NBA1996-97 Regular Season

BullsVERSUS76ers

1996-97 Regular Season · Mar 12, 1997

The defending champions visited Philadelphia, where the league's most electric rookie challenged Michael Jordan.

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Philadelphia 76ers

StarterAIAllen Iverson

StarterCWClar. Weatherspoon

StarterDCDerrick Coleman

StarterJSJerry Stackhouse

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Allen Iverson's rookie season unfolded under the shadow of Michael Jordan, whose Bulls were defending champions and the standard for the entire league. Their Philadelphia meeting offered the 21-year-old guard a direct possession against the player every new perimeter star was measured against.

Iverson was on his way to Rookie of the Year, while Jordan was pursuing a fifth championship.
Chicago was the vastly stronger team, so the enduring stakes belonged to a single one-on-one exchange rather than the standings.

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Epic Score

90.6

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★ 4.64

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