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1994–95 Chicago Bulls season

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1994–95 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachPhil Jackson
General managerJerry Krause
Owner(s)Jerry Reinsdorf
ArenaUnited Center
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to Magic 2–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television
RadioWMAQ
< 1993–94 1995–96 >

The 1994–95 NBA season was the 29th season for the Chicago Bulls in the National Basketball Association.[1] This was also the team's first season playing at the United Center.[2][3][4] During the off-season, the Bulls signed free agents Ron Harper,[5][6][7] and Jud Buechler.[8] The Bulls struggled in the first half of the regular season with a 23–25 record at the All-Star break.[9]

However, there were rumors that retired All-Star guard Michael Jordan would come out of his retirement to rejoin the team, after an unsuccessful baseball career.[10] The Bulls received a major boost upon Jordan's return, as he faxed a memo that simply said "I'm back."[11][12][13][14][15] The Bulls won 24 of their final 34 games of the season, and finished in third place in the Central Division with a 47–35 record, earning the #5 seed in the Eastern Conference.[16]

Jordan averaged 26.9 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.8 steals per game in 17 games, but only shot just .411 in field-goal percentage.[17] One notable highlight of the season was Jordan scoring a season-high of 55 points, in a 113–111 road win over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on March 28, 1995.[18][19][20][21][22] He also changed his jersey number to #45, but later on changed it back to #23 during the NBA playoffs.[23][24][25][26][27]

In addition, Scottie Pippen led the team with 21.4 points, 8.1 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 2.9 steals and 1.1 blocks per game, and also with 109 three-point field goals; he was named to the All-NBA First Team, named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, and was selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game in Phoenix, Arizona.[28][29][30][31] Meanwhile, second-year forward Toni Kukoč provided the team with 15.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, while B.J. Armstrong provided with 14.0 points per game and 108 three-point field goals, three-point specialist Steve Kerr contributed 8.2 points per game and shot .524 in three-point field goal percentage off the bench, and Will Perdue averaged 8.0 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Harper played a limited role and only contributed 6.9 points per game, and Luc Longley averaged 6.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game off the bench.[17]

Pippen finished in seventh place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Jordan finished in eleventh place;[32][33][34][35] Pippen also finished in second place in Defensive Player of the Year voting.[36][37][38][35]

The Bulls defeated the 4th-seeded Charlotte Hornets three games to one in the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1995 NBA playoffs,[39][40][41][42] but would eventually lose in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals to the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic in six games.[43][44][45][46] The Magic eventually reached to the NBA Finals for the first time, but were unable to stop the 6th-seeded, and eventual two-time NBA Champion Houston Rockets, as they were swept in four straight hard-fought games.[47][48][49][50][51]

Following the season, Armstrong was left unprotected in the 1995 NBA expansion draft, where he was selected by the newly expansion Toronto Raptors,[52][53][54][55][56] while Perdue was traded to the San Antonio Spurs,[57][58][59] and Pete Myers was released to free agency.

Draft picks

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Main article: 1994 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Team
1 21 Dickey Simpkins PF  United States Providence
2 49 Kris Bruton SF  United States Benedict

Roster

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1994–95 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 10 BJ Armstrong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1967–09–09 Iowa
F 44 Corie Blount 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1969–01–04 Cincinnati
F 30 Jud Buechler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1968–06–19 Arizona
G 3 Jo Jo English 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1970–02–04 South Carolina
G 9 Ron Harper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1964–01–20 Miami (OH)
G 45 – 23 Michael Jordan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1963–02–17 North Carolina
G 25 Steve Kerr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1965–09–27 Arizona
F 42 Larry Krystkowiak Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1964–09–23 Montana
F 7 Toni Kukoč 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1968–09–18 Croatia
C 13 Luc Longley 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1969–01–19 New Mexico
G 20 Pete Myers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1963–09–15 Little Rock
C 32 Will Perdue 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1965–08–29 Vanderbilt
F 33 Scottie Pippen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1965–09–25 Central Arkansas
F 8 Dickey Simpkins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1972–04–06 Providence
C 34 Bill Wennington 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1963–04–26 St. John's
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: December 12, 1994

Regular season

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Season standings

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Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Indiana Pacers 52 30 .634 – 33–8 19–22 18–10
x-Charlotte Hornets 50 32 .610 2 29–12 21–20 17–11
x-Chicago Bulls 47 35 .573 5 28–13 19–22 16–12
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 43 39 .524 9 26–15 17–24 17–11
x-Atlanta Hawks 42 40 .512 10 24–17 18–23 9–19
Milwaukee Bucks 34 48 .415 18 22–19 12–29 13–15
Detroit Pistons 28 54 .341 24 22–19 6–35 8–20
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Orlando Magic 57 25 .695 –
2 y-Indiana Pacers 52 30 .634 5
3 x-New York Knicks 55 27 .671 2
4 x-Charlotte Hornets 50 32 .610 7
5 x-Chicago Bulls 47 35 .573 10
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 43 39 .524 14
7 x-Atlanta Hawks 42 40 .512 15
8 x-Boston Celtics 35 47 .427 22
9 Milwaukee Bucks 34 48 .415 23
10 Miami Heat 32 50 .390 25
11 New Jersey Nets 30 52 .366 27
12 Detroit Pistons 28 54 .341 29
13 Philadelphia 76ers 24 58 .293 33
14 Washington Bullets 21 61 .256 36

Record vs. opponents

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1994–95 NBA records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta — 3–1 2–2 1–4 1–4 2–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 0–2 1–4 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0
Boston 1–3 — 1–3 0–4 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 4–1 1–3 2–0 2–3 0–5 2–3 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1
Charlotte 2–2 3–1 — 2–2 3–2 0–2 1–1 5–0 2–0 0–2 1–4 2–0 0–2 3–1 4–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–1
Chicago 4–1 4–0 2–2 — 2–3 1–1 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–4 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–3 4–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2
Cleveland 4–1 2–2 2–3 3–2 — 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 4–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1
Dallas 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 — 1–4 1–1 3–1 2–3 1–1 3–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 4–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–4 3–1 2–2 2–3 0–4 2–4 1–1
Denver 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 — 1–1 1–3 1–4 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 6–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–2 1–4 1–3 1–4 2–0
Detroit 2–3 1–3 0–5 0–5 2–2 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–3 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–3 4–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1
Golden State 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 — 0–4 0–2 3–2 3–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–4 0–5 1–3 1–4 2–2 2–0
Houston 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–2 4–1 2–0 4–0 — 1–1 3–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–5 0–4 2–3 2–0
Indiana 4–1 2–2 4–1 2–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1
L.A. Clippers 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 2–3 1–3 0–2 — 2–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–4 0–5 1–4 0–4 0–5 1–3 0–2
L.A. Lakers 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–3 4–0 1–1 3–2 — 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 2–3 3–2 1–3 4–1 2–2 2–0
Miami 2–2 1–4 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 — 4–0 1–1 1–3 1–4 1–3 1–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–1
Milwaukee 3–1 3–1 1–4 4–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–4 — 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–4 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1
Minnesota 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–4 0–6 1–1 3–1 2–3 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–4 1–3 0–5 0–4 1–4 1–1
New Jersey 0–4 3–2 1–3 2–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 — 1–4 2–2 2–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–3
New York 2–2 5–0 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–1 2–2 2–0 4–1 — 2–3 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0
Orlando 3–1 3–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 3–2 — 4–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–2
Philadelphia 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–3 1–1 3–2 0–4 1–4 — 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–2
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 2–3 1–3 1–1 4–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 — 5–0 4–1 2–2 4–1 2–2 2–0
Portland 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 2–0 4–1 3–1 1–1 5–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–5 — 3–2 1–3 2–3 1–3 2–0
Sacramento 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 5–0 1–3 0–2 4–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 2–3 — 0–4 3–2 0–4 1–1
San Antonio 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 4–1 2–0 3–1 5–1 0–2 4–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 4–0 — 2–2 3–2 2–0
Seattle 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 4–1 4–0 1–1 5–0 1–4 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–4 3–2 2–3 2–2 — 1–3 2–0
Utah 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–2 4–1 2–0 2–2 3–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 4–0 2–3 3–1 — 2–0
Washington 0–4 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–4 1–3 1–1 3–2 0–4 2–3 2–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 —

Game log

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1994–95 game log
Total: 47–35 (home: 28–13; road: 19–22)
November: 7–6 (home: 3–2; road: 4–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 4 Charlotte W 89–83 Scottie Pippen (22) Will Perdue (12) Ron Harper (6) United Center
22,313 		1–0
2 November 5 Washington L 100–99 (OT) Scottie Pippen (29) Scottie Pippen (14) Scottie Pippen (6) United Center
22,186 		1–1
3 November 7 Philadelphia W 98–83 Toni Kukoč (28) Scottie Pippen (10) Scottie Pippen (5) United Center
22,122 		2–1
4 November 9 @ New Jersey L 110–109 Scottie Pippen (28) Will Perdue (9) Scottie Pippen (6) Brendan Byrne Arena
20,049 		2–2
5 November 11 @ Minnesota W 112–100 Scottie Pippen (22) Perdue, Pippen (8) Kukoč, Pippen (5) Target Center
15,109 		3–2
6 November 12 Dallas L 124–120 Scottie Pippen (26) Will Perdue (12) Scottie Pippen (5) United Center
22,195 		3–3
7 November 16 @ San Antonio W 94–92 Ron Harper (27) Scottie Pippen (7) Scottie Pippen (9) Alamodome
16,059 		4–3
8 November 17 @ Houston L 106–83 Scottie Pippen (15) Pippen, Wennington (6) Scottie Pippen (6) The Summit
16,199 		4–4
9 November 19 @ Dallas W 111–85 Scottie Pippen (36) Scottie Pippen (14) Toni Kukoč (5) Reunion Arena
17,502 		5–4
10 November 22 @ L.A. Clippers W 105–93 Ron Harper (21) Scottie Pippen (8) Scottie Pippen (10) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
9,080 		6–4
11 November 23 @ Denver L 113–111 Scottie Pippen (29) Foster, Wennington (6) B.J. Armstrong (5) McNichols Sports Arena
17,171 		6–5
12 November 25 @ Utah L 124–94 Scottie Pippen (15) Dickey Simpkins (7) Armstrong, Pippen (4) Delta Center
19,911 		6–6
13 November 30 @ Phoenix W 118–105 Scottie Pippen (35) Scottie Pippen (9) Myers, Pippen (6) America West Arena
22,414 		7–6 
December: 8–7 (home: 5–5; road: 3–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
January: 7–8 (home: 5–4; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
39 January 22
12 Noon CST 		Houston W 100–81 Armstrong (20) Perdue (11) Pippen (6) United Center
22,647 		20–19
February: 5–8 (home: 3–0; road: 2–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
All-Star Break
March: 11–4 (home: 6–2; road: 5–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
April: 9–2 (home: 6–0; road: 3–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1994–95 schedule

Playoffs

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1995 playoff game log
First Round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 28 @ Charlotte W 108–100 (OT) Michael Jordan (48) Michael Jordan (9) Toni Kukoč (9) Charlotte Coliseum
23,859 		1–0
2 April 30 @ Charlotte L 89–106 Michael Jordan (32) Scottie Pippen (8) Michael Jordan (7) Charlotte Coliseum
23,859 		1–1
3 May 2 Charlotte W 103–80 Michael Jordan (25) Jordan, Perdue (6) Scottie Pippen (9) United Center
24,114 		2–1
4 May 4 Charlotte W 85–84 Jordan, Pippen (24) Toni Kukoč (11) Scottie Pippen (6) United Center
24,221 		3–1
Conference semifinals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 7 @ Orlando L 91–94 Michael Jordan (19) Scottie Pippen (10) Jordan, Pippen (7) Orlando Arena
16,010 		0–1
2 May 10 @ Orlando W 104–94 Michael Jordan (38) Kukoč, Perdue (8) Scottie Pippen (5) Orlando Arena
16,010 		1–1
3 May 12 Orlando L 101–110 Michael Jordan (40) Scottie Pippen (12) Toni Kukoč (7) United Center
24,281 		1–2
4 May 14 Orlando W 106–95 Michael Jordan (26) Jordan, Pippen (7) Toni Kukoč (9) United Center
24,358 		2–2
5 May 16 @ Orlando L 95–103 Michael Jordan (39) Scottie Pippen (11) Toni Kukoč (6) Orlando Arena
16,010 		2–3
6 May 18 Orlando L 102–108 Scottie Pippen (26) Scottie Pippen (12) Michael Jordan (7) United Center
24,322 		2–4
1995 schedule

Player statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular Season

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
B.J. Armstrong 82 82 31.4 .468 .427 .884 2.3 3.0 1.0 0.1 14.0
Corie Blount 68 9 13.1 .476 .000 .567 3.5 0.9 0.4 0.5 3.5
Jud Buechler 57 0 10.6 .492 .313 .564 1.7 0.9 0.4 0.2 3.8
Jo Jo English 8 0 15.9 .385 .250 .769 0.4 0.9 0.9 0.1 5.4
Greg Foster 17 3 17.6 .477 .000 .710 3.2 0.9 0.1 0.5 6.1
Ron Harper 77 53 19.9 .426 .282 .618 2.3 2.0 1.3 0.4 6.9
Michael Jordan 17 17 39.3 .411 .500 .801 6.9 5.3 1.8 0.8 26.9
Steve Kerr 82 0 22.4 .527 .524 .778 1.5 1.8 0.5 0.0 8.2
Larry Krystkowiak 19 14 15.1 .389 .000 .900 3.1 1.4 0.5 0.1 4.4
Toni Kukoč 81 55 31.9 .504 .313 .748 5.4 4.6 1.3 0.2 15.7
Luc Longley 55 0 18.2 .447 .000 .822 4.8 1.3 0.4 0.8 6.5
Pete Myers 71 14 17.9 .415 .256 .614 2.0 2.1 0.8 0.2 4.5
Will Perdue 78 78 20.4 .553 .000 .582 6.7 1.2 0.3 0.7 8.0
Scottie Pippen 79 79 38.2 .480 .345 .716 8.1 5.2 2.9 1.1 21.4
Dickey Simpkins 59 5 9.9 .424 .000 .694 2.6 0.6 0.2 0.1 3.5
Bill Wennington 73 1 13.1 .492 .000 .810 2.6 0.5 0.3 0.2 5.0

Playoffs

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
B.J. Armstrong 10 10 28.8 .456 .448 .818 1.8 2.7 0.6 0.0 10.3
Corie Blount 8 0 2.5 .000 .000 .000 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jud Buechler 10 0 10.4 .429 .000 .500 2.0 0.5 0.4 0.3 2.0
Ron Harper 6 0 6.7 .429 .000 .000 1.0 0.7 0.5 0.2 2.0
Michael Jordan 10 10 42.0 .484 .367 .810 6.5 4.5 2.3 1.4 31.5
Steve Kerr 10 0 19.3 .475 .421 1.000 0.6 1.5 0.1 0.0 5.1
Toni Kukoč 10 10 37.2 .477 .438 .692 6.8 5.7 1.0 0.2 13.8
Luc Longley 10 8 20.4 .480 .000 .800 3.2 1.1 0.7 0.5 5.6
Pete Myers 9 0 8.8 .357 .500 .333 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.1 1.4
Will Perdue 10 2 17.6 .514 .000 .571 4.8 0.6 0.1 0.3 5.0
Scottie Pippen 10 10 39.6 .443 .368 .676 8.6 5.8 1.4 1.0 17.8
Bill Wennington 10 0 13.3 .412 .000 1.000 2.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 4.8

Player Statistics Citation:[17]

Awards and records

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NBA All-Star Game

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Transactions

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