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- The 1997 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1996–97 season. The tournament concluded with the defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls defeating the Western Conference champion Utah Jazz 4 games to 2. This was the Bulls' second straight title, and fifth overall (They completed the 3-peat by beating Utah again in 1998). Michael Jordan was named NBA Finals MVP for the fifth time. This was the first Western Conference title for the Jazz in their 23-year history. The Miami Heat's run to the Eastern Conference Finals marked the farthest they had reached in the playoffs up to that point; they did not return until 2005, and won the NBA Finals in 2006. The Minnesota Timberwolves made their playoff debut after failing to win more than 30 games in their first 7 seasons. It was also the first of 7 straight years in which they made the playoffs only to lose in the first round. They were the last of the 1988/89 expansion four to make their playoff debut This season was the first, and to date only, season since the ABA–NBA merger that none of the four former ABA teams (the San Antonio Spurs, the Denver Nuggets, the Indiana Pacers, and the New Jersey Nets) qualified for the playoffs. It was also one of only four times that the Spurs failed to make the playoffs since their admission to the NBA. The Spurs would not miss the playoffs again until 2020. All four 1988/89 expansion teams (Minnesota, Miami, Orlando and Charlotte) made the playoffs for the first time. This would happen again in 2001. The two #8 seeds in this tournament, the Washington Bullets and the Los Angeles Clippers, broke long playoff droughts (Bullets eight years, Clippers only just three) with their appearances in the 1997 Playoffs. (The Bullets' last playoff appearance was in 1988; the Clippers in 1993). Unfortunately for both teams, it would be a long time before they made the playoffs again; the renamed Wizards made their return in 2005; the Clippers in 2006). The Bullets qualified by defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in a regular season finale that saw both teams fighting for the #8 seed. Game 4 of the Bulls–Hawks series was the last game ever played at the Omni Coliseum. The Hawks' home playoff games for 1998 and 1999 were played at the Georgia Dome while the Omni was demolished to make way for what is now State Farm Arena, which would open in September 1999. The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena hosted its final NBA playoff game in Game 3 of the Clippers–Jazz series. When the Clippers returned to the playoffs in 2006, they had moved to the Staples Center (Now Crypto.com Arena), their home since the 1999–2000 season. The Sports Arena remained active until its closure and demolition in 2016; the site is now Banc of California Stadium, home to MLS' Los Angeles FC. Game 3 of the Bulls–Bullets series was the last playoff game ever played at the Capital Centre (named USAir Arena at the time). They moved into a new arena in December of the next season. In addition, the Bullets changed their team name to the Wizards on May 15, making it the last time the team was officially named the "Bullets". After losing in the Western Conference Finals, the Houston Rockets would not win a playoff series until 2009 and would not return to the Conference Finals until 2015. (en)
- Los Playoffs de la NBA de 1997 fueron el torneo final de la temporada 1996-97 de la NBA. El campeón fue Chicago Bulls (Conferencia Este) que conseguía su quinto campeonato en la década, venciendo a Utah Jazz por 4 a 2. El MVP de las Finales fue Michael Jordan de los Chicago Bulls. (es)
- Les playoffs NBA 1997 sont les séries éliminatoires (en anglais, playoffs) de la saison NBA 1996-1997. Les Bulls de Chicago battent en finale l'Jazz de l'Utah. (fr)
- Gli NBA Playoffs 1997 si conclusero con la vittoria dei Chicago Bulls (campioni della Eastern Conference) che sconfissero i campioni della Western Conference, gli Utah Jazz. (it)
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- Joe Crawford, Hue Hollins, Jack Nies (en)
- Hugh Evans, Bennett Salvatore, Don Vaden (en)
- Dick Bavetta, Joe Forte, Ed T. Rush (en)
- Joe Crawford, Hue Hollins, Don Vaden (en)
- Dick Bavetta, Ron Garretson, Jack Nies (en)
- Dick Bavetta, Steve Javie, Eddie F. Rush (en)
- Hugh Evans, Ron Garretson, Bennett Salvatore (en)
- Bernie Fryer, Steve Javie, Bill Oakes (en)
- Bill Oakes, Ron Olesiak, Bennett Salvatore (en)
- Bob Delaney, Ed T. Rush, Tom Washington (en)
- Bob Delaney, Hugh Evans, Derrick Stafford (en)
- Bob Delaney, Joe Forte, Ed T. Rush (en)
- Bob Delaney, Tommy Nunez Sr., Ed T. Rush (en)
- Dan Crawford, Bernie Fryer, Bill Oakes (en)
- Dan Crawford, Bill Oakes, Ed T. Rush (en)
- Dan Crawford, Bob Delaney, Jack Nies (en)
- Dan Crawford, Ed T. Rush, Don Vaden (en)
- Dan Crawford, Hugh Evans, Bill Oakes (en)
- Dan Crawford, Joe Crawford, Jack Nies (en)
- Dan Crawford, Joe Forte, David Jones (en)
- Dan Crawford, Joe Forte, Tommy Nunez Sr. (en)
- Dan Crawford, Ron Garretson, Derrick Stafford (en)
- Dan Crawford, Ron Garretson, Ed Middleton (en)
- Dick Bavetta, Bernie Fryer, Greg Willard (en)
- Dick Bavetta, Bill Oakes, Don Vaden (en)
- Dick Bavetta, Bob Delaney, Joe Forte (en)
- Dick Bavetta, David Jones, Ken Mauer (en)
- Dick Bavetta, Jim Clark, Bob Delaney (en)
- Dick Bavetta, Joe Borgia, Bernie Fryer (en)
- Dick Bavetta, Joe Forte, Bill Oakes (en)
- Dick Bavetta, Nolan Fine, Bill Oakes (en)
- Dick Bavetta, Terry Durham, Bill Oakes (en)
- Hue Hollins, Ken Mauer, Jack Nies (en)
- Hugh Evans, Ed Middleton, Derrick Stafford (en)
- Hugh Evans, Eddie F. Rush, Bennett Salvatore (en)
- Hugh Evans, Hue Hollins, Jack Nies (en)
- Hugh Evans, Nolan Fine, Don Vaden (en)
- Hugh Evans, Ron Garretson, Derrick Stafford (en)
- Hugh Evans, Ron Garretson, Ed Middleton (en)
- Hugh Evans, Steve Javie, Bennett Salvatore (en)
- Jim Clark, Dan Crawford, Jack Nies (en)
- Jim Clark, Hue Hollins, Jack Nies (en)
- Jim Clark, Jack Nies, Ed T. Rush (en)
- Jim Clark, Joe Crawford, Eddie F. Rush (en)
- Jim Clark, Joe Forte, Ed T. Rush (en)
- Joe Crawford, Bernie Fryer, Eddie F. Rush (en)
- Joe Crawford, Bernie Fryer, Tommy Nunez Sr. (en)
- Joe Crawford, Eddie F. Rush, Greg Willard (en)
- Joe Crawford, Ron Garretson, Tommy Nunez Sr. (en)
- Joe Crawford, Steve Javie, Bennett Salvatore (en)
- Joe DeRosa, Hue Hollins, Bennett Salvatore (en)
- Joe DeRosa, Luis Grillo, Steve Javie (en)
- Joe DeRosa, Steve Javie, Bennett Salvatore (en)
- Joe DeRosa, Steve Javie, Ron Olesiak (en)
- Joe Forte, Ed Middleton, Ed T. Rush (en)
- Joe Forte, Ken Mauer, Ed T. Rush (en)
- Luis Grillo, Hue Hollins, Jack Nies (en)
- Mike Callahan, Bill Oakes, Bennett Salvatore (en)
- Nolan Fine, Steve Javie, Eddie F. Rush (en)
- Ron Garretson, Hue Hollins, Eddie F. Rush (en)
- Steve Javie, Ron Olesiak, Bennett Salvatore (en)
- Ted Bernhardt, Joe Forte, Steve Javie (en)
- Ted Bernhardt, Ron Garretson, Ed T. Rush (en)
- Terry Durham, Bill Oakes, Bennett Salvatore (en)
- Terry Durham, Hue Hollins, Jack Nies (en)
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- Chicago leads series, 1–0 (en)
- Chicago leads series, 2–0 (en)
- Chicago leads series, 3–0 (en)
- Chicago leads series, 3–1 (en)
- Chicago leads series, 3–2 (en)
- Chicago wins series, 4–2 (en)
- New York leads series, 1–0 (en)
- Series tied, 1–1 (en)
- Series tied, 2–2 (en)
- Series tied, 3–3 (en)
- New York leads series, 2–1 (en)
- Detroit leads series, 2–1 (en)
- Atlanta leads series, 1–0 (en)
- New York leads series, 2–0 (en)
- New York leads series, 3–1 (en)
- New York leads series, 3–2 (en)
- Phoenix leads series, 2–1 (en)
- Chicago leads series, 2–1 (en)
- Houston leads series, 1–0 (en)
- Houston leads series, 3–2 (en)
- Phoenix leads series, 1–0 (en)
- Houston leads series, 2–1 (en)
- Houston leads series, 3–1 (en)
- Houston wins series, 4–3 (en)
- Utah leads series, 1–0 (en)
- LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 (en)
- LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 (en)
- LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 (en)
- Utah leads series, 2–1 (en)
- Houston leads series, 2–0 (en)
- Houston wins series, 3–0 (en)
- Utah leads series, 2–0 (en)
- Atlanta wins series, 3–2 (en)
- New York wins series, 3–0 (en)
- Chicago wins series, 4–1 (en)
- LA Lakers win series, 3–1 (en)
- Chicago wins series, 3–0 (en)
- Utah leads series, 3–1 (en)
- Utah wins series, 4–1 (en)
- Seattle wins series, 3–2 (en)
- Miami leads series, 1–0 (en)
- Miami leads series, 2–1 (en)
- Utah leads series, 3–2 (en)
- Utah wins series, 4–2 (en)
- Miami leads series, 2–0 (en)
- Miami wins series, 3–2 (en)
- Miami wins series, 4–3 (en)
- Utah wins series, 3–0 (en)
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