High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1996-97 Chicago Bulls, on the backs of recording another first place finish in their division and conference, repeated as NBA champions. The Bulls would go on to beat the Utah Jazz in the 1997 NBA Finals, their fifth title in seven years. The team was led by Michael Jordan, rebound ace Dennis Rodman and perennial all star small forward Scottie Pippen. Other notable players on the club`s roster that year were clutch-specialist Croatian Toni Kukoc, and sharp-shooting point guard Steve Kerr. The Bulls finished with a 69-13 record, just missing out on becoming the first team in NBA history to have back-to-back 70 wins seasons.