Exterior of the Delta Center in 2023, where the game was held.
Chicago Bulls
Utah Jazz
87
86
1
2
3
4
Total
Chicago Bulls
22
23
16
26
87
Utah Jazz
25
24
17
20
86
Date
June 14, 1998
Venue
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Referees
Dick Bavetta, Hue Hollins, Danny Crawford
Attendance
19,911
Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals was a professional basketball game that was played on June 14, 1998 between the visiting Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz at the Delta Center, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The game is widely cited as one of the most intense and iconic games in NBA history, and it is best known for Bulls superstar Michael Jordan executing a quick cross-over on Jazz forward Bryon Russell, and then hitting a jumpshot from behind the free throw line with 5.2 seconds remaining in the 4th quarter to put the Bulls up 87-86. Chicago then held on to win after John Stockton missed a 3-point field goal, winning their sixth NBA championship in eight years. Game 6 was the final game with the Bulls for Michael Jordan and coach Phil Jackson (both would retire from the National Basketball Association (NBA), then eventually return). This game earned, and still holds, the highest TV ratings of an NBA game of all time.[1]
^Urbina, Frank (June 13, 2022). "NBA Finals: The games with the highest ratings of all time". HoopsHype. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
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