A Computer Simulation between '86 C's and '96 Bulls

Flame me if you wish. I know this is pretty darn stupid, but maybe it is a
way of deciding who really is the better of these two great teams.

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    EA SPORTS - '96 Bulls 108, '86 Celtics 101 
 Vintage Jordan Leads '96 Bulls over '86 Celtics


                In an NBA LIVE 97
                simulation, the 1996
                Bulls proved to be too
                much for the '86 Celtics,
                winning 108-101. 
                      The Celtics played a
                flawless first half but were
                only able to manage to stay
                even with the Bulls, 56-56
                at halftime. The second half
                proved the Celtics undoing,
                as the Bulls were more than
                a match for Boston in the
                paint and were also on fire
                from downtown. In the
                game, the Bulls were
                7-of-16 from three-point
                range, as compared to a
                woeful 2-of-10 for Celtics. Scottie Pippen shot 3-of-5
                from beyond the arc, and Michael Jordan was 2-of-3. 
                      In the post, the Bulls' triangle offense created good
                shots for Jordan, Pippen, and Luc Longley. Jordan was
                the EA SPORTS Player of the Game, compiling 40
                points, 8 boards, 5 assists, 2 steals, and a block. Other
                Bulls in double figures were Pippen with 20 points, 5
                assists and 5 rebounds and Longley with 12 points and 5
                rebounds. 
                      The top scorer for the Celtics was Larry Bird with 25
                points. Guard Dennis Johnson also had a good scoring
                performance with 19 points but only a single assist.
                Fortunately for Boston, Danny Ainge (6 assists) and Bird
                (7 assists) picked up the passing slack. 
                      Dennis Rodman, meanwhile, was a rebounding
                machine as usual, collecting 14 rebounds. The athletic
                Bulls were generally found near the basket when the
                Celtics missed a shot, outrebounding Boston 41-34.
                With the Celtics' poor outside shooting, the Bulls focused
                on boxing out Parish and McHale, limiting them to 9 and
                7 boards respectively. 
                      The Bulls' bench also performed well. Toni Kukoc
                chipped in 7 points and 2 assists, while Bill Wennington,
                Jud Buechler and Steve Kerr each scored 5 points. For
                the Celtics, Bill Walton played a steady 15 minutes in
                relief of Parish, contributing 6 points, 4 rebounds and 2
                assists. Jerry Sichting was also effective, scoring 5 points,
                but he was unable to get free of Harper, Jordan, or Kerr
                to launch a three-point attack when the Celtics attempted
                a comeback late in the fourth quarter. 

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There is also a boxscore, if anyone cares enough to look...

http://www.nba.com/nbaat50/teams/matchup/96bulls_86celtics_ea_boxscore.html



Cheers, 

	Michael