knee injury which cost him to miss the final 13 games of the regular season. Kukoč provided scoring off the bench, averaging 13.2 points per game, but only played 57 games due to a foot injury, while Luc Longley provided the team with 9.1 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, Kerr contributed 8.1 points per game off the bench, while shooting .464 in three-point field goal percentage, second-year forward Jason Caffey averaged 7.3 points and 4.0 rebounds per game, starting at power forward in a few games during Rodman's suspension, and Ron Harper contributed 6.3 points and 2.5 assists per game. Jordan also finished in second place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Pippen finished in fourth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, while Jordan finished in fifth place, and Kukoč finished in second place in Sixth Man of the Year voting. Kerr also won the Three-Point Shootout during the All-Star Weekend in Cleveland. In the playoffs, the Bulls would sweep the Washington Bullets in three straight games in the Eastern Conference First Round. In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, they defeated the Atlanta Hawks in five games, despite losing Game 2 at the United Center, 103–95. In the Eastern Conference Finals, they defeated the Miami Heat in five games to advance to the NBA Finals, where they defeated regular season MVP Karl Malone, John Stockton and the Utah Jazz in six games for their fifth title in seven years. Following the season, Parish retired after 21 seasons in the NBA, while Williams signed as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons, and Dickey Simpkins was traded to the Golden State Warriors. Offseason NBA draft Roster Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Game log Regular season |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | November 1 | @ Boston | W 107–98 | Michael Jordan (30) | Dennis Rodman (13) | Toni Kukoč (7) | FleetCenter18,624 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | November 2 | Philadelphia | W 115–86 | Michael Jordan (27) | Dennis Rodman (12) | Scottie Pippen (9) | United Center24,040 | 2–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | November 5 | Vancouver | W 96–73 | Michael Jordan (22) | Dennis Rodman (19) | Scottie Pippen (8) | United Center23,726 | 3–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | November 6 | @ Miami | W 106–100 | Michael Jordan (50) | Dennis Rodman (22) | Scottie Pippen (5)