The 1997 NBA Playoffs featured numerous clutch shots and other moments. April 30: Chicago Bulls vs. Washington Bullets, Game 3 Scottie Pippen made the series-winning dunk with 7.4 seconds left as the Bulls swept the Bullets 96–95 and advanced. May 1: Seattle SuperSonics vs. Phoenix Suns, Game 4 With his team trailing 107–104 with 4.3 seconds left, Phoenix guard Rex Chapman took the inbounds pass, launched a 3-point shot while falling out of bounds, and made the shot to tie the game. The Sonics would however win in OT 122-115. May 6: Chicago Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks, Game 1 Scottie Pippen broke a 97-97 tie by making a 3-point shot with 43.9 seconds left. Neither team would score after that, and the Bulls beat Atlanta 100–97. May 14: New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat, Game 5 A courtside brawl erupted when Heat forward P.J. Brown body-slammed Knicks guard Charlie Ward causing both teams' benches to clear. For the Knicks, Patrick Ewing, John Starks, Allan Houston and Larry Johnson left the bench. All of the players involved were suspended. The Knicks, under-manned by the suspensions, lost the series in 7 games to start the Heat-Knicks rivalry. This was the first time in history where a New York-based major league sports team lost a playoff series after securing a 3–1 series lead; this would later be repeated when the New York Yankees blew a 3–0 series lead against the Boston Red Sox in 2004 and when the New York Rangers blew a 3–1 series lead against the Washington Capitals in 2009. May 25: Utah Jazz vs. Houston Rockets, Game 4 Eddie Johnson made a 3 as time expired to tie the Western Conference Finals at 2. May 29: Utah Jazz vs. Houston Rockets, Game 6 John Stockton scored 25 points and Karl Malone scored 24. John Stockton capped off a spectacular 4th quarter performance by hitting a 3 as time expired to send Utah to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. June 1: Chicago Bulls vs. Utah Jazz, Game 1 With the game tied at 82 with 9.2 seconds left, Jazz forward Karl Malone missed two crucial free throws. Chicago regained possession and Michael Jordan hit a jumper as time expired for the Bulls to win 84–82. June 13: Chicago Bulls vs. Utah Jazz, Game 6 With most NBC viewers thinking Jordan would take the last shot with