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World Champions!
Steve Kerr hit the game-winning jumper in the final seconds of Friday's Game 6 of the 1997 NBA Finals as the Bulls beat the Jazz 90-86. Series MVP Michael Jordan scored 39 points for Chicago, which won its fifth NBA Championship in seven years.
Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls staked their claim to the best basketball dynasty in 30 years, rallying in the fourth quarter to defeat the Utah Jazz, 90-86, and win their second straight NBA championship.
The Bulls have won five championships in seven years, surpassing the five in nine years won by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s. Since the inception of the shot clock in 1954, only the Boston Celtics, who won eight straight titles from 1959 to 1966, have had a stronger hold on the title.

In the last two seasons, the Bulls have won a record 141 games and roared through the postseason with a 30-7 mark. Both years, they ignored constant distractions and easily met the enormous expectations placed upon them by everyone, especially Jordan.

Bulls Reign: MJ is MVP Steve Kerr hit the game-winning jumper in the final seconds as the Chicago Bulls won their fifth NBA Championship in seven years, beating the Utah Jazz 90-86 in Friday's Game 6 of the 1997 NBA Finals to take the series 4 games to 2. Finals MVP Michael Jordan's 39 points led the Bulls; Karl Malone's 21 paced Utah.


"Everybody in the gym knew it was coming to me, but I looked at Steve and said, 'This is your chance.' " -- Michael Jordan on his words in the huddle before Steve Kerr hit the game-winning shot for the Bulls