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Top Teams

Champion: Chicago Bulls

Runner-up: Utah Jazz

Best Offense: Utah Jazz: 110.9 ORating

Best Defense: Cleveland Cavaliers: 98.2 DRating

Best Net: Seattle SuperSonics: +8.5 NetRating

Awards

MVP: Michael Jordan

Finals MVP: Michael Jordan

Defensive Player of the Year: Dikembe Mutombo

Sixth Man of the Year: Danny Manning

Most Improved Player: Alan Henderson

Rookie of the Year: Tim Duncan

Historical Context

Relative ORating: 1.02

Relative Pace: 0.91

Relative TS%: 1.00

Relative FG%: 0.99

Relative FT%: 0.98

Relative 3-Point Attempt Rate: 0.85

Relative Free Throw Attempt Rate: 1.01

ALL-NBA 1ST TEAM

PLAYERGPMINPTSREBASTTOVSTLBLKPFFG%eFG%TS%OWSDWSWIN_SHARESWIN_SHARES_48O-RAPMD-RAPMRAPMTHREE_YR_RAPMFIVE_YR_RAPMO_RATINGD_RATINGNET_RATINGNET_ON_OFF
Tim Duncan 82.039.121.111.92.73.40.72.53.1.548.54857.76.27.013.2.1972.181.603.783.143.14106.598.58.012.98
Karl Malone 81.037.427.010.33.93.01.20.92.9.530.53159.712.84.217.0.2693.240.403.653.613.61114.5104.89.79.5
Shaquille O'Neal 60.036.228.311.42.42.90.62.43.2.584.58458.77.23.410.6.2354.031.745.774.674.67116.6101.415.214.52
Gary Payton 82.038.419.24.68.32.82.30.22.4.453.50554.49.83.713.5.2072.330.923.253.253.25113.2103.69.64.91
Michael Jordan 82.038.828.75.83.52.31.70.51.8.465.47353.311.15.116.2.2452.821.023.854.384.38110.8100.610.29.55

ALL-NBA 2ND TEAM

PLAYERGPMINPTSREBASTTOVSTLBLKPFFG%eFG%TS%OWSDWSWIN_SHARESWIN_SHARES_48O-RAPMD-RAPMRAPMTHREE_YR_RAPMFIVE_YR_RAPMO_RATINGD_RATINGNET_RATINGNET_ON_OFF
Vin Baker 82.035.919.28.01.92.11.11.03.4.542.54256.47.43.310.7.1740.41-0.60-0.190.690.69111.7105.16.7-7.43
Tim Hardaway 81.037.418.93.78.32.81.70.22.5.431.49053.09.13.412.5.1982.440.352.793.493.49109.7102.17.66.25
Grant Hill 81.040.721.17.76.83.51.80.72.4.452.45352.06.14.911.0.1601.761.012.773.423.42105.9103.72.19.22
David Robinson 73.033.721.610.62.72.80.92.62.8.511.51158.18.25.914.1.275-0.172.372.202.382.38104.397.17.34.53
Rod Strickland 76.039.717.85.310.53.51.70.32.4.434.43950.16.42.79.1.1451.160.842.001.311.31106.1104.12.07.19

ALL-NBA 3RD TEAM

PLAYERGPMINPTSREBASTTOVSTLBLKPFFG%eFG%TS%OWSDWSWIN_SHARESWIN_SHARES_48O-RAPMD-RAPMRAPMTHREE_YR_RAPMFIVE_YR_RAPMO_RATINGD_RATINGNET_RATINGNET_ON_OFF
Reggie Miller 81.034.519.52.92.11.61.00.11.8.477.55261.99.52.612.1.2083.120.463.572.662.66111.9102.09.914.06
Dikembe Mutombo 82.035.613.411.41.02.00.43.43.1.537.53758.45.95.211.1.1830.523.353.872.922.92107.8100.07.816.86
Scottie Pippen 44.037.519.15.25.82.51.81.02.6.447.49153.33.72.76.4.1982.56-0.581.983.843.84113.4102.810.64.04
Glen Rice 82.040.222.34.32.22.20.90.32.4.457.50456.87.81.99.7.1411.36-0.331.031.311.31107.1105.31.96.96
Mitch Richmond 70.036.723.23.34.02.61.30.22.2.445.49856.97.01.08.0.1491.57-0.041.530.990.99104.0106.7-2.78.71