The pace of the game has also quickened with about four more possessions per 48 minutes in 2016 than during the Bulls’ era.Ī more nuanced way of looking at how the game has changed is through Dean Oliver’s Four Factors of Basketball Success. We can look at the raw numbers to see that NBA teams are averaging about eight more 3-pointers and 2.2 fewer offensive rebounds per game today than in the mid 90s. The rise of the 3-point shot and demise of the low-post presence are two of the greatest changes in the past two decades. Much has been made of the evolution of the NBA in terms of rules and style of play. The answer might be that each team would win if the game was played in that team's time. Which team would win in a seven-game series? Potentially both. The rules, style of play and athleticism of players has changed dramatically in a mere 20 years. Of course, we can’t forget Scottie Pippen’s now-infamous claim that the Bulls would sweep the Warriors in a best-of-seven series.Ĭomparing teams across decades is a tricky proposition. Meanwhile, 2K Sports’ simulation found a different result with the Warriors in six as the most likely outcome. FiveThirtyEight simulated the series on a neutral court using each team’s Box Plus/Minus ratings and found that there is a 65 percent chance the Bulls win, and the most likely outcome is they win in six games. With the Warriors on the brink of surpassing the 1995-96 Bulls for the best regular-season record of all time, people can’t help but debate which team is better.ĭepending on whom you ask and what rules the series is played under, the answer could be drastically different. Who would win between 1995-96 Bulls and 2015-16 Warriors? Depends on when they play Paul Sabin & Sharon Katz, ESPN Stats & Information You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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