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Chicago Bulls 1995-96: The 72-10 Machine
For twenty years, 72-10 was the number every NBA team was measured against. Michael Jordan returned for his first full season after baseball, Dennis Rodman arrived to do the dirty work, and the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls produced the most feared regular season in basketball history.
In Go Unbeaten you can take that team one game further. Spin the NBA wheel until it lands on the Bulls, draft the 1995-96 starting five, and simulate a full 82-game season. They went 72-10 in real life — your job is to go 82-0.
Spin for this squadThe legends
Marquee names from this squad's player pool in Go Unbeaten, with their in-game overall ratings.
- PGRon Harper84
- SGMichael Jordan99
- SFScottie Pippen93
- PFDennis Rodman88
- CLuc Longley78
The story
The 1995-96 Bulls were built on a simple, terrifying premise: surround the best player alive with elite defenders and let nobody breathe. Jordan won the scoring title and the regular-season MVP, Scottie Pippen ran the offence and locked up wings, and Rodman led the league in rebounding for a fifth straight year while Ron Harper and Luc Longley filled out a starting unit that suffocated opponents.
They lost just ten games all season — a record 72 wins that stood until the 2015-16 Warriors edged it with 73. Then they kept going. Chicago tore through the playoffs at 15-3 and beat the Seattle SuperSonics 4-2 in the Finals, where Jordan collected Finals MVP to complete a clean sweep of the season awards.
It was the fourth of Jordan’s six championships and the start of a second three-peat. When people argue about the greatest single-season team ever, this is usually where the argument starts — and often where it ends.
- Finished the regular season 72-10, an NBA record that stood until 2016.
- Michael Jordan won the scoring title, regular-season MVP and Finals MVP in the same campaign.
- Dennis Rodman led the NBA in rebounding for the fifth consecutive season.
- Beat the Seattle SuperSonics 4-2 in the 1996 NBA Finals.
- Went 87-13 overall, including a 15-3 playoff run.
Frequently asked
What was the Chicago Bulls’ record in 1995-96?
The Bulls went 72-10 in the regular season, an NBA record at the time. It stood for twenty years until the Golden State Warriors went 73-9 in 2015-16.
Who was in the 1995-96 Bulls starting five?
Ron Harper at point guard, Michael Jordan at shooting guard, Scottie Pippen at small forward, Dennis Rodman at power forward and Luc Longley at centre.
Can I draft the 1995-96 Bulls in Go Unbeaten?
Yes. In the NBA game each spin locks in a team for your next pick, so whenever the wheel lands on the Chicago Bulls you draft from the 1995-96 squad — Jordan is rated 99. Fill your Starting 5, simulate the 82-game season, and a perfect 82-0 hits the IMMORTAL tier.