Jordan era
JORDAN ERA
At the beginning of the season, Jordan began to be slightly tired, his shooting percentage and three-point rate have dropped slightly, and his rebounds have dropped a lot compared to last season. Bulls coach Jackson began to use tactics to adjust Jordan's physical strength, releasing more of Jordan's attacking power, and asked Jordan to appropriately reduce the physical exertion in defense. In the regular season, the Bulls finished with 69 wins and 13 losses, just one step away from the previous year's historic 72 wins and 13 losses.
Jordan's lethality and dominance are unmatched by any opponent of his generation, which was once again confirmed in the playoffs. The Eastern Conference playoffs were no wonder, with the Chicago Bulls standing in the Finals after knocking back the Washington Bullets, atlanta Hawks and Miami, this time against the Jazz led by Utah and Stockton.
On June 12, 1997, in the fifth game between the two sides, Jordan insisted on playing with illness, and one man scored 38 points to lead the Bulls to a narrow 90-88 away win, rewriting the total score to 3-2.
On June 13, in the final stages of game six, Jordan teleported the ball to his midfield teammate Kerr after attracting defense on the left, who made a solid mid-range shot to help Gongsheng win the final victory of the 1996-1997 season 90-86, and the Bulls once again won the championship.
Jordan had 39 points, 11 rebounds and a crucial assist. Although the technical statistics are slightly inferior to the previous seasons, Jordan still won the honor of finals MVP and regular season scoring champion without dispute with his leadership ability to the team.