UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, April 17, 1996
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Record win No. 70 comes for Bulls
The Associated Press
MILWAUKEE — The Chicago Bulls stamped a big 70 on a season of superlatives last night.
It just wasn't the decisive win they wanted.
The Bulls barely got past the Milwaukee Bucks with an 86-80 victory and didn't exactly look like the most dominating team in NBA history.
Still, it made Chicago 70-9, breaking the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers' record of 69 wins.
The Bulls shot just 39 percent, didn't get a spectacular game from
any of their superstars and needed a scoreless final four minutes from the Bucks to get it done.
"We didn't really play our kind of basketball," said Michael Jordan, who scored 22 points. "Somehow, our defense kind of got hot and we were able to hold them down."
Some of the Bulls already have called themselves the greatest team in NBA history, a boast that's sure to be debated. They'd get a good argument from anyone using last night's performance to judge.
The Bulls were out of sync all night, looking tight in their biggest game of the season.
Jordan shot just nine of 27 from the field, missing all his shots in the final four minutes when Chicago struggled to pull away.
Jordan's biggest play, however, was blocking a three-point attempt by Johnny Newman with 16 seconds left that could have pulled the Bucks within one.
Instead, Steve Kerr was fouled and made two foul shots, and the outcome was sealed.
The Bucks didn't even play defense in the final six seconds, allowing the Bulls to walk off the court hugging and high-fiving, their season-long quest finally fulfilled.
Scottie Pippen and Luc Longley had 16 each for Chicago, and no one else reached double figures.
Vin Baker led Milwaukee with 28 points, but the Bucks had five of their 10 turnovers in the final four minutes as the Bulls' pressure turned out to be too much.
It's been a season almost beyond comparison for the Bulls, a run of success unlike any that's been seen in the NBA's 49-year history.
They won their first 37 home games, setting a mark for most consecutive victories at the start of a season and most spanning two seasons—44.
Mississippi State star to enter NBA draft
The Associated Press
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State junior Dontae' Jones has hired an agent, ensuring the end of his collegiate basketball career.
Jones, who in his only season helped the Bulldogs reach their first NCAA Final Four, said in a statement that he will forgo his senior season at Mississippi State and enter the NBA draft.
"I have accomplished quite a bit in a short period of time and now feel prepared to accept the challenge of playing in the NBA," Jones said in the
statement released late Monday by his California-based agent, Bill Duffy.
Duffy calls Jones, a 6-foot-7 forward, a legitimate top-15 prospect.
"He helped himself tremendously during the NCAA tournament," Duffy told USA Today. "Clubs that are interested in him will bring him in for individual workouts and get a feel for him as a person."
Jones averaged 14.6 points and 6.8 rebounds last season. But he was at top form during the postseason, earning MVP honors at both the Southeastern Conference tournament and the NCAA Southeast Regional.
After the Bulldogs lost to Syracuse in the national semifinals on March 30, Jones said his decision on the NBA draft depended on his expected draft status.
Mississippi State coach Richard Williams said he has not discussed the situation with Jones.
But the coach had said Sunday night during a live cable television broadcast that it appeared Jones would not return next season.
"In Dontae's case, it's probably a zero-percent chance he'll be back.
because he has withdrawn from school," Williams said in response to a fan's question about the futures of Jones and junior center Erick Dampier.
Williams said Dampier, a two-time All-SEC selection, had not made up his mind.
Mississippi State assistant athletic counselor Linda Buehler told the Columbus newspaper that Dampier has enrolled for summer and fall classes.
Jones had not enrolled for any more classes at State, the counselor said.
Recycled Art Contest
- Event is in conjunction with the Earth Awareness Open House which is Wednesday April 24th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Kansas and Burge Unions, sponsored by SUA and The Kansas and Burge Unions. All students, faculty, staff are welcome to enter.
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9. Prizes will be awarded to the first three winners. First place prize is a $25.00 gift certificate to the KU Bookstore and a case of pop from KU Concessions, Second and Third place winners will receive prize packages from the Kansas and Burge Unions
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