And the Greatest NBA Team of All Time Is …

30.4 POINTS PER GAME (LEAGUE LEADER)

MICHAEL JORDAN, guard

SCOTTIE PIPPEN, forward

19.4 POINTS/GAME

LUC LONGLEY, center

5.1 REBOUNDS/GAME

DENNIS RODMAN, forward

14.9 REBOUNDS/GAME

RON HARPER, guard

1.3 STEALS/GAME

1995–96

Chicago

Bulls

Michael Jordan’s Bulls squad set the record for most wins in a season en route to their first of three consecutive titles. They featured the best player ever along with the versatile Scottie Pippen and rebounding machine Dennis Rodman–Hall of Famers all. And for long-range shooting off the bench, Chicago called on Steve Kerr, now the Warriors’ coach. In a dream matchup between the NBA’s greatest teams, how would Kerr stop himself?

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20% OF ALL SHOTS TAKEN WERE 3-POINTERS

OFFENSE

52%

4TH IN LEAGUE

EFFECTIVE FIELD-GOAL PCT.

+12 DIFFERENCE

105 POINTS PER GAME

93 POINTS ALLOWED PER GAME

6TH IN LEAGUE

48% OPPONENTS’ EFFECTIVE FIELD-GOAL PCT.

DEFENSE

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BULLS

72 W-10 L

FULL 82-GAME SEASON

Win

Loss

OT

Longest winning streak 18

BULLS

WARRIORS

67 W-7 L

THROUGH 74 GAMES, 8 REMAINING

Longest winning streak 24

WARRIORS

SEASON START

30.0 POINTS PER GAME (LEAGUE LEADER)

STEPHEN CURRY, guard

KLAY THOMPSON, guard

22.6 POINTS/GAME

ANDREW BOGUT, center

7.0 REBOUNDS/GAME

DRAYMOND GREEN, forward

7.5 ASSISTS/GAME

HARRISON BARNES, forward

4.8 REBOUNDS/GAME

2015–16

Golden State

Warriors

Stephen Curry and his merry band have blitzed through the NBA this season, shattering records and threatening the Bulls’ season-wins mark. So who would come out on top? The Bulls were lockdown defenders, but Curry has proven he can rainbow threes over anyone–a key skill in a league that increasingly relies on perimeter shooting. The Warriors play faster and flashier than the Bulls, and they’re even more fun to watch. Advantage: Warriors. In seven.

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36% OF ALL SHOTS TAKEN ARE 3-POINTERS

OFFENSE

56%

1ST IN LEAGUE

EFFECTIVE FIELD-GOAL PCT.

+11 DIFFERENCE

115 POINTS PER GAME

104 POINTS ALLOWED PER GAME

TIED FOR 2ND IN LEAGUE

48% OPPONENTS’ EFFECTIVE FIELD-GOAL PCT.

DEFENSE

EFFECTIVE FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE GIVES MORE WEIGHT TO 3-POINT SHOTS SOURCE: BASKETBALL-REFERENCE.COM