1997 McDonald's Championship

1997 McDonald's Championship
League McDonald's Championship
Sport Basketball
Finals champions United States Chicago Bulls
  Runners-up Greece Olympiacos
MVP United States Michael Jordan

The 1997 McDonald's Championship took place at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France.

Participants

Continent Teams Clubs
Europe 4 Spain FC Barcelona France Paris Saint-Germain Racing Greece Olympiacos Italy Benetton Treviso
North America 1 United States Chicago Bulls
South America 1 Argentina Atenas

Preliminary round

October 16, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Atenas Argentina 87–78 Italy Benetton Treviso
Paris Saint-Germain Racing France 97–84 Spain FC Barcelona

Semi finals

October 17, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Olympiacos Greece 89–86 Argentina Atenas
Chicago Bulls United States 89–82 France Paris Saint-Germain Racing

5th place game

October 18, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Benetton Treviso Italy 106–103 Spain FC Barcelona

3rd place game

October 18, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Atenas Argentina 88–78 France Paris Saint-Germain Racing

Final

October 18, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Chicago Bulls United States 104–78 Greece Olympiacos
1997 McDonald's Champions
United States
Chicago Bulls
1st title

Final standings

Club Record
United States Chicago Bulls 2-0
Greece Olympiacos 1-1
Argentina Atenas 2-1
4. France Paris Saint-Germain Racing 1-2
5. Italy Benetton Treviso 1-1
6. Spain FC Barcelona 0-2

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, April 03, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.