Jeffrey S. Curtis' Chicago Bulls Pictures

Pictures from Game Six of the 1994 Eastern Conference Semifinals, which was the last game ever played in the old Chicago Stadium, not including an exhibition game over the summer:

Me on the court before the game, looking particularly dorky, with B.J. Armstrong, Scottie Pippen and Bill Cartwright in warmups behind me
The scoreboard tells the tale before the game
Tip-off (Patrick Ewing and Bill Cartwright jumping it up)
The Luvabulls, the Bulls Brothers, and Benny the Bull rev the crowd up with four minutes left in the game

Pictures from one of the first games after Michael Jordan's return to the Bulls, still wearing number 45. This game was against Indiana; my friend Matt and I heckled Reggie Miller to death from our courtside seats throughout the game, leading to Miller's 9% effort from downtown (well, ok, the Bulls' defense might have had a little to do with that, too):

Jordan is introduced amid fireworks
Jordan shoots a free throw with the game already in hand (hence the empty seats) as Toni Kukoc and Luc Longley watch
Jordan sees me open in the corner and feeds me a gorgeous no-look pass for the wide-open jumper from downtown!
The Luvabulls - can't get enough of them!

And, for nostalgia's sake, here's a picture of the Madhouse on Madison, the beautiful old Chicago Stadium, just days before its demolition began (you can see the cranes preparing for their duty). Just above the right tip of the Stadium, way off in the distance, you can just make out the outline of the Sears Tower through the fog. At the right edge of the picture is, of course, the new United Center. The UC is a nice place as new stadiums go, but it lacks the breathtaking architecture of the "ol' barn" across the street, and is so spread out on the inside that it's almost impossible to make noise. The Stadium, on the other hand, was all cramped up and crowded (like a good stadium should be, darnit!), and rocked-n-rolled when the fans got roaring.

This page is maintained by Jeffrey S. Curtis (curtis@anl.gov)

Last updated 6/23/96

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