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NBA1997 NBA Finals Game 5

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1997 NBA Finals Game 5 · Jun 11, 1997

Chicago and Utah played a pivotal Finals game in Salt Lake City with Michael Jordan visibly diminished.

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Starting fives

Verified starters

Home starting five
Utah Jazz
StarterBRBryon Russell
StarterGOGreg Ostertag
StarterJHJeff Hornacek
StarterJSJohn Stockton

Before the game

Spoiler-free context

Utah had tied the Finals after two wins in Salt Lake City, and Michael Jordan spent the day visibly ill and depleted. With the series reduced to a best-of-three, Chicago risked returning home one loss from elimination.

  • The series was tied 2–2, making Game 5 the last game in Utah.
  • Jordan's illness left uncertain whether he could finish, much less carry Chicago's normal offensive burden.

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Epic Score

96.3

Fan Rating

★ 4.88

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Starter
KMKarl Malone
Away starting five
Chicago Bulls
StarterDRDennis Rodman
StarterLLLuc Longley
StarterMJMichael Jordan
StarterRHRon Harper
StarterSPScottie Pippen

The five starters come from each team’s saved NBA box-score order. Exact positions are omitted because this archive does not reliably provide them.