missed a reverse layup. The Jazz argued that this was due to Pippen grabbing the rim before the shot, causing the basketball standard to shake. However, the officials ruled that the ball had no chance of going in. Dennis Rodman grabbed the rebound and called time-out with 28 seconds left in a tie game. The Jazz expected Jordan to take the final shot. Instead, Jordan drew a double-team, then passed to a wide-open Steve Kerr, who hit a 17-footer with 5 seconds left to send the United Center into a frenzy. The Jazz looked for a final shot to stay alive, but Scottie Pippen made a significant defensive play as he knocked away Bryon Russell's inbound pass intended for Shandon Anderson and rolled the ball over to Toni Kukoč, who dunked the final 2 points of the game before the roaring crowd to bring the Finals to an end, despite there being 0.6 seconds left in the game. Jordan finished with 39 points to go along with 11 rebounds and four assists, and he was named Finals MVP for the 5th time. This would also be the last United Center championship celebration until the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks beat the Tampa Bay Lightning to win the 2015 Stanley Cup. Player statistics Chicago Bulls |- | align="left" | || 5 || 0 || 4.8 || .200 || .000 || 1.000 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 0.8 |- | align="left" | || 6 || 0 || 8.7 || .500 || .250 || .500 || 1.2 || 0.3 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 1.7 |- | align="left" | || 5 || 0 || 3.4 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 |- | align="left" | || 6 || 0 || 20.2 || .472 || .000 || .538 || 3.3 || 0.8 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 6.8 |- | align="left" | || 6 || 6 || 27.0 || .344 || .273 || .667 || 4.5 || 2.3 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 4.8 |-! style="background:#FDE910;" | align="left" | || 6 || 6 || 42.7 || .456 || .320 || .764 || 7.0 || 6.0 || 1.2 || 0.8 || 32.3 |- | align="left" | || 6 || 0 || 19.5 || .360 || .250 || 1.000 || 0.8 || 1.0 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 4.3 |- | align="left" | ||