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by: Chris Maynard
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With a 22-point victory against the Seattle Sonics in Game 3 of the 1996 NBA Finals, the Chicago Bulls moved just one game way from its first sweep in the league's world championship series.
At this point in the organization's history, Chicago was now 3-1 in Game Threes of the NBA Finals.
During Chicago's six championship seasons, the Bulls would finish 4-2 in Game Threes of the NBA Finals, with dominant performances in the 1996 and 1998 series against Seattle and Utah, respectively.
With this in mind, make the jump to recap Chicago's Game Three performances during the 90s' NBA Finals, including the:
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With a 22-point victory against the Seattle Sonics in Game 3 of the 1996 NBA Finals, the Chicago Bulls moved just one game way from its first sweep in the league's world championship series.
At this point in the organization's history, Chicago was now 3-1 in Game Threes of the NBA Finals.
During Chicago's six championship seasons, the Bulls would finish 4-2 in Game Threes of the NBA Finals, with dominant performances in the 1996 and 1998 series against Seattle and Utah, respectively.
With this in mind, make the jump to recap Chicago's Game Three performances during the 90s' NBA Finals, including the:
- Series Shifter.
- Regulator.
- All-Timer.
- Gut Puncher.
- Hiccup.
- Dominator.
The Series Shifter: 1991 NBA Finals, Game 3
Chicago Bulls 104, Los Angeles Lakers 96 (O.T.)
After losing home-court advantage during a split of the first two games in Chicago, the Bulls looked to be in trouble on the road during Game Three against the Lakers, trailing by double-digits in the second half before rallying on a late Michael Jordan jumper to force overtime, where the team took control of the game and series.
The Regulator: 1992 NBA Finals, Game 3
Chicago Bulls 94, Portland Trail Blazers 84
After blowing a late lead in Game Two that could have meant a 2-0 series advantage in the 1992 NBA Finals, Chicago controlled Game Three at a raucous Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon, showing who was the boss in this series.
The Classic: 1993 NBA Finals, Game 3
Phoenix Suns 129, Chicago Bulls 121 (Triple Overtime)
With a chance to go up 3-0 after winning the first two games of the 1993 NBA Finals in Phoenix, Chicago couldn't get over the hump during a three-overtime classic, when the late Stacey King made a major blunder, throwing an inbound pass to the Suns' Barkley for a game-changing layup.
The Gut Puncher: 1996 NBA Finals, Game 3
Chicago Bulls 108, Seattle SuperSonics 86
After not playing its best basketball during sloppy and sluggish victories during the first two games of the 1996 NBA Finals, the Bulls quickly quieted the rambunctious Key Arena by taking a 34-12 lead on the Sonics during a dominating performance that set up the franchise for its first opportunity to sweep a Finals.
The Hiccup: 1997 NBA Finals, Game 3
Utah Jazz 104, Chicago Bulls 93
Up 2-0 in the 1997 NBA Finals, Chicago got seven three pointers from Scottie Pippen but couldn't outlast regular-season MVP Karl Malone's 37 points during a Game Three loss that didn't seem like a big deal at the time but would foreshadow that a much tougher series was to come.
The Dominator: 1998 NBA Finals, Game 3
Chicago Bulls 96, Utah Jazz 54
I am not sure anyone saw this obliteration coming after Utah and Chicago split two tight first games, with the Bulls holding the Jazz to the lowest points ever scored in an NBA Finals game during this shocker on many levels.
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