#2 Chicago Bulls vs New York Knicks (32 points)
This was the heaviest loss Chicago Bulls suffered since the return of Michael Jordan in March 1995 after a stint in Minor League Baseball. The Bulls were having a great season with a record of 54-7 before they had this forgettable day (10th March 1996) at New York. Knicks, on the other hand, were having a fairly poor season (35-26) but they took this opportunity to thwart the Bulls' attack. Michael Jordan was the leading scorer on the day with 32 points. Scottie Pippen and Steve Kerr were the only other Bulls to get double-figure points with 11 and 10 respectively.
Chicago Bulls managed to score 32 points in the second half with just 12 points in the last quarter. Knicks were led by Patrick Ewing who scored 26 points and Derek Harper (23 points) who shot 16 points at a stretch including four three-pointers. The 104-72 victory for the Knicks also broke a six-game streak of the Bulls, who had 20 turnovers in the game.
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Chicago Bulls, however, went on to win the season with an impressive record of 72-10 in the regular season. Michael Jordan was also the NBA Most Valuable Player of the season.
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