Great teams comparison

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Posted: Sunday June 14, 1998 07:28 PM

Arguably, there have only been a handful of truly immortal teams in NBA history. Surely the 1996 Chicago team which won an NBA record 72 contests and the fourth of their six championships is among them. But a closer look at the Bulls' title teams reveals that even the 1993 club, which was the worst of the team's six titlists, fares well statistically against the 1996 team which some say is the best team ever in the sport:

            NBA Champ       Wins PPG  Avg.    Margin of Victory
            1996 Bulls          72    105.2        +12.2 
            1972 Lakers         69    121.0        +12.3    
            1967 Sixers         68    125.2        +9.4  
            1986 Celtics        67    114.1        +9.4 
            1971 Bucks          66    118.4        +12.2 
            1987 Lakers         65    117.8        +9.3 
            1983 Sixers         65    112.1        +7.7 
            1965 Celtics        62    112.8        +8.3 
            1993 Bulls          57    105.2        +6.3