1990–91 Chicago Bulls season
1990–91 Chicago Bulls season | |
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NBA champions | |
Conference champions | |
Division champions | |
Head coach | Phil Jackson |
Owners | Jerry Reinsdorf |
Arena | Chicago Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 61–21 (.744) |
Place | Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 1st (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | NBA Champions (Defeated Lakers 4–1) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WGN-TV SportsChannel Chicago (Jim Durham, Johnny "Red" Kerr) |
Radio | WLUP (Jim Durham, Johnny "Red" Kerr) |
The 1990–91 NBA season was the Bulls' 25th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Bulls overcame a slow start, losing their first three games, to finish in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 61–21 record,[2] surpassing their previous franchise-best from the 1971–72 season. Michael Jordan averaged 31.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.7 steals per game, and won another scoring title and his second Most Vaulable Player of the Year award,[3] while being named to the All-NBA First Team, NBA All-Defensive First Team, and was selected for the 1991 NBA All-Star Game.[4] Scottie Pippen averaged 17.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 2.4 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, while Horace Grant provided the team with 12.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, and Bill Cartwright contributed 9.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.[5]
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Bulls swept the New York Knicks in three straight games.[6] Then in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, they defeated Charles Barkley and the 5th-seeded Philadelphia 76ers in five games.[7] In the Eastern Conference Finals, they swept the defending champion Detroit Pistons in four straight games, and advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time.[8] The Bulls beat Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1991 NBA Finals in five games, winning their first ever championship in franchise history.[9] This season was the first of three consecutive NBA titles for the Bulls, as well as marking the beginning of the legendary Bulls dynasty, which would net the team another five more championships over the next seven seasons.
Draft picks[]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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2 | 29 | Toni Kukoč | SF | Yugoslavia ( Croatia) |
KK Split |
Roster[]
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Regular season[]
Season standings[]
Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Chicago Bulls | 61 | 21 | .744 | — | 35–6 | 26–15 | 25–5 |
x-Detroit Pistons | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 | 32–9 | 18–23 | 19-11 |
x-Milwaukee Bucks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 13 | 33–8 | 15–26 | 16–14 |
x-Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 18 | 29–12 | 14–27 | 11–19 |
x-Indiana Pacers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 | 29-12 | 12–29 | 15-15 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 28 | 23–18 | 10–31 | 11-19 |
Charlotte Hornets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 35 | 17–24 | 9–32 | 8–22 |
# | Eastern Conference | ||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c-Chicago Bulls | 61 | 21 | .744 | – |
2 | y-Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | 5 |
3 | x-Detroit Pistons | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 |
4 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 13 |
5 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 17 |
6 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 18 |
7 | x-Indiana Pacers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 |
8 | x-New York Knicks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 |
9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 28 |
10 | Washington Bullets | 30 | 52 | .366 | 31 |
11 | New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 35 |
12 | Charlotte Hornets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 35 |
13 | Miami Heat | 24 | 58 | .293 | 37 |
Record vs. opponents[]
1990–91 NBA records | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Boston | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
Charlotte | 4–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–5 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
Chicago | 4–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | — | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
Cleveland | 2–3 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–5 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
Dallas | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 2–0 |
Denver | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
Detroit | 5–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
Golden State | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
Houston | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Indiana | 1–4 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
Miami | 0–4 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
Milwaukee | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Minnesota | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
New Jersey | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
New York | 1–3 | 0–5 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 5–0 | — | 0–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
Orlando | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
Philadelphia | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
Phoenix | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
Portland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
Sacramento | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | — | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
San Antonio | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 |
Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 4–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–3 | 2–0 |
Utah | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 |
Washington | 2–2 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
Game log[]
Regular season[]
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November: 9–6 (Home: 3–2; Road: 6–4)
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December: 11–3 (Home: 10–1; Road: 1–2)
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January: 9–4 (Home: 5–0; Road: 4–4)
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February: 11–1 (Home: 6–0; Road: 5–1)
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March: 13–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 6–3)
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April: 8–3 (Home: 4–2; Road: 4–1)
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1990–91 schedule |
Playoffs[]
1991 playoff game log Total: 15–2 (Home: 8–1; Road: 7–1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
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Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
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Conference Finals: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
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NBA Finals: 4–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 3–0)
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1991 schedule |
Player stats[]
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[]
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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B. J. Armstrong | 82 | 0 | 21.1 | .481 | .500 | .874 | 1.8 | 3.7 | .85 | .05 | 8.8 |
Bill Cartwright | 79 | 79 | 28.8 | .490 | .000 | .697 | 6.2 | 1.6 | .41 | .19 | 9.6 |
Horace Grant | 78 | 76 | 33.9 | .547 | .167 | .711 | 8.4 | 2.3 | 1.22 | .88 | 12.8 |
Craig Hodges | 73 | 0 | 11.5 | .424 | .383 | .963 | .6 | 1.3 | .47 | .03 | 5.0 |
Dennis Hopson | 61 | 0 | 11.9 | .426 | .200 | .663 | 1.8 | 1.1 | .41 | .23 | 4.3 |
Michael Jordan | 82 | 82 | 37.0 | .539 | .312 | .851 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 2.72 | 1.01 | 31.5 |
Stacey King | 76 | 6 | 15.8 | .467 | .000 | .704 | 2.7 | .9 | .32 | .55 | 5.5 |
Cliff Levingston | 78 | 0 | 13.0 | .450 | .250 | .648 | 2.9 | .7 | .37 | .55 | 4.0 |
John Paxson | 82 | 82 | 24.0 | .548 | .438 | .829 | 1.1 | 3.6 | .76 | .04 | 8.7 |
Will Perdue | 74 | 3 | 13.1 | .494 | .000 | .670 | 4.5 | .6 | .31 | .77 | 4.1 |
Scottie Pippen | 82 | 82 | 36.8 | .520 | .309 | .706 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 2.35 | 1.13 | 17.8 |
Scott Williams | 51 | 0 | 6.6 | .510 | .500 | .714 | 1.9 | .3 | .24 | .25 | 2.5 |
Playoffs[]
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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B. J. Armstrong | 17 | 16.1 | .500 | .600 | .800 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.12 | .06 | 5.5 | |
Bill Cartwright | 17 | 30.1 | .519 | .000 | .688 | 4.7 | 1.9 | .53 | .41 | 9.5 | |
Horace Grant | 17 | 39.2 | .583 | .000 | .733 | 8.1 | 2.2 | .88 | .35 | 13.3 | |
Craig Hodges | 17 | 12.3 | .423 | .393 | .750 | .2 | .6 | .65 | .00 | 4.7 | |
Dennis Hopson | 5 | 3.6 | .333 | .000 | .444 | .8 | .2 | .00 | .20 | 1.6 | |
Michael Jordan | 17 | 40.5 | .524 | .385 | .845 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 2.35 | 1.35 | 31.1 | |
Stacey King | 11 | 7.8 | .296 | .000 | .636 | 2.0 | .2 | .09 | .09 | 2.1 | |
Cliff Levingston | 17 | 11.3 | .512 | .000 | .500 | 2.4 | .4 | .59 | .41 | 2.6 | |
John Paxson | 17 | 28.6 | .530 | .143 | 1.000 | 1.4 | 3.1 | .65 | .00 | 8.2 | |
Will Perdue | 17 | 11.6 | .547 | .000 | .545 | 3.8 | .2 | .12 | .47 | 4.1 | |
Scottie Pippen | 17 | 41.4 | .504 | .235 | .792 | 8.9 | 5.8 | 2.47 | 1.12 | 21.6 | |
Scott Williams | 12 | 6.0 | .462 | .000 | .550 | 1.7 | .2 | .08 | .25 | 1.9 |
NBA Finals[]
Game 1[]
Sunday, June 2, at the Chicago Stadium
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Tot. |
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Los Angeles | 29 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 93 |
Chicago | 30 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 91 |
Game 2[]
Wednesday, June 5, at the Chicago Stadium The Bulls shot a Finals record 61.7% from the floor, with a Jordan layup over Sam Perkins a highlight.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Tot. |
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Los Angeles | 23 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 86 |
Chicago | 28 | 20 | 38 | 21 | 107 |
Game 3[]
Friday, June 7, at the Great Western Forum
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Tot. |
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Chicago | 25 | 23 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 104 |
Los Angeles | 25 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 96 |
Michael Jordan sends Game 3 to overtime with a pull-up jumper with 3.4 seconds to go.
Game 4[]
Sunday, June 9, at the Great Western Forum
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Tot. |
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Chicago | 27 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 97 |
Los Angeles | 28 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 82 |
Game 5[]
Wednesday, June 12, at the Great Western Forum
The Lakers were facing elimination, and the lack of Worthy and Scott was not any help to the Lakers. This would not stop Magic Johnson as Johnson had 20 assists in the game, but it was not enough. Elden Campbell outscored Michael Jordan with 13 points in the first half, but it was not enough. The Lakers still fought and even led 93-90 in the fourth quarter, but a Bulls 9-0 run, and Paxson's 10 points in the final half of the fourth quarter helped secure the Chicago Bulls', and Michael Jordan's first NBA title.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Tot. |
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Chicago | 27 | 21 | 32 | 28 | 108 |
Los Angeles | 25 | 24 | 31 | 21 | 101 |
Award winners[]
- Michael Jordan, All-NBA First Team
- Michael Jordan, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
- Michael Jordan, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
- Michael Jordan, NBA All-Defensive First Team
- Scottie Pippen, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
- Michael Jordan, Regular season leader, Field Goals (990)
- Michael Jordan, Regular season leader, Field Goal Attempts (1837)
- Michael Jordan, Regular season leader, Total Points (2580)
- Michael Jordan, Regular season leader, Scoring Average (31.5 points per game)
- Michael Jordan, Associated Press Athlete of the Year[10]
- Michael Jordan, Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year
NBA All-Star Game[]
- Michael Jordan, Guard
Transactions[]
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- ^ Associated Press Athlete of the Year (male)
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