Best Buzzer Beaters in Modern Chicago Bulls History
5. Dennis Rodman
Although he was career 23 percent three-point shooter, the Chicago Bulls found magic with Dennis Rodman when they welcomed the Philadelphia Sixers to the United Center in the late 1990’s.
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It all started on January 16, 1996 during a game where Dennis Rodman racked up a triple-double—an accolade that serves as a career first for the big man. It had been nearly two years since Rodman completed a shot from beyond the arc.
For a mid-season trip to Philadelphia, Rodman’s shot holds entertainment value but it falls short on significance. The Chicago Bulls’ history contains a number of emphatic buzzer-beaters during each of its six championship playoff runs.
Still, none of that played a factor in the way this buzzer beating moment shook Bulls fans.
Rodman’s shot possessed a degree of difficult, in part, because he’s not a good career shooter from deep. That doesn’t mean it didn’t warrant the emphatic response afforded to many other Chicago Bulls stars. The question is was the shot a mere stroke of luck or was it a matter of timing and dedication.
Still, it remains clear to fans why this moment stacks high in modern Chicago Bulls history. It can’t be denied the extent to which the Rodman’s buzzer-beating shot generated entertainment value. The way his teammates on the bench reacted adds to the hype.