However, one Michael Finley was not enough to make Gan Guoyang return. He indeed longed to come back, watching his former adversaries dominate for an entire year was unbearable for him.
But he couldn't find that spark in his heart, that moment that would make him willing to return to the fiery basketball life.
In the 1995-1996 season, with ample rest and returning from injury, Michael Jordan and the Bulls reasserted their dominance on the court.
In a league without Ah Gan, Jordan proved he was the first, the strongest, and they were even better than in the 1993-1994 season.
They crushed their way to an incredible 72 wins and 10 losses in the regular season, staging a regal comeback.
This time, even the Heat and Olajuwon couldn't stop Jordan, as the Bulls crushed all the way to the finals.
The SuperSonics entered the finals for the second consecutive year, with Gary Payton performing the second-best defense on Jordan in history, and Ewing causing enough trouble for the Bulls.
