Nets shock Bulls, hand them just their 9th loss in 64 games

March 14, 1997. The Nets, playing without their 2 best bigs (Jayson Williams & Chris Gatling), pull off a stunning win over the defending champion Chicago Bulls, who were a league-best 55-8 coming into the game & would end up with the 2nd best record in NBA history (69-13)..

STARTERS
G Sam Cassell: 28 points, 12 assists, 5 rebounds & 2 assists in 44 minutes.
G Jim Jackson: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists & 1 block in 35 minutes.
F Kendall Gill: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 assists & 2 blocks in 36 minutes.
F Tony Massenburg: 9 points, 14 rebounds & 1 block in 25 minutes.
C Eric Montross: 7 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists & 1 block in 34 minutes.

BENCH
Kerry Kittles: 6 points, 2 rebounds & 1 assist in 25 minutes.
Xavier McDaniel: 11 points & 9 rebounds in 24 minutes.
Joe Kleine: 2 points & 5 rebounds in 14 minutes.
Kevin Edwards: 2 points in 3 minutes.

[thedangerwich]

had no idea sam cassell played for the nets.

[CoreyT]

Bulls were so good it was national news if they lost!