Keeping Score

Regular season versus final series scoring for last six NBA champions:

San Antonio Spurs, 1999 Averaged 92.8 points a game in season, 84.8 in finals

Chicago Bulls, 1998 Averaged 96.7 in season, 88.0 in finals

Chicago Bulls, 1997 Averaged 103.1 in season, 87.8 in finals

Chicago Bulls, 1996 Averaged 105.2 in season, 93.5 in finals

Houston Rockets, 1995 Averaged 103.5 in season, 114.0 in finals

Houston Rockets, 1994 Averaged 101.1 in season, 86.1 in finals

Source: World Features Syndicate