1990–91 Chicago Bulls season

Bulls' 25th season in the National Basketball Association From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 1990–91 NBA season was the Bulls' 25th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the Bulls acquired Dennis Hopson from the New Jersey Nets,[2][3] and signed free agent Cliff Levingston.[4][5] The Bulls overcame a slow start, losing their first three games of the season,[6] as they later on went on an 11-game winning streak between February and March,[7] held a 32–14 record at the All-Star break,[8] then posted a nine-game winning streak also in March.[9] The Bulls finished in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 61–21 record,[10] surpassing their previous franchise-best from the 1971–72 season.[11] Widely regarded as one of the greatest teams of all time, the Bulls had the best team offensive rating and the seventh best team defensive rating in the NBA.

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1990–91 Chicago Bulls season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachPhil Jackson
General managerJerry Krause
Owner(s)Jerry Reinsdorf
ArenaChicago Stadium
Results
Record6121 (.744)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Lakers 4–1)

Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionWGN-TV 9
SportsChannel Chicago
(Jim Durham, Johnny "Red" Kerr)
RadioWLUP–AM 1000
(Jim Durham, Johnny "Red" Kerr, John Rooney, Tom Boerwinkle)
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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 Valuable Player award,[12][13][14][15] while being named to the All-NBA First Team, NBA All-Defensive First Team, and was selected for the 1991 NBA All-Star Game.[16][17] 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.[18] Three-point specialist Craig Hodges won the Three-Point Shootout for the second consecutive year during the All-Star Weekend in Charlotte,[19][20] and head coach Phil Jackson finished in fourth place in Coach of the Year voting.[21][22]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Bulls swept the New York Knicks in three straight games.[23][24][25][26] Then in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, they defeated Charles Barkley and the 5th-seeded Philadelphia 76ers in five games.[27][28][29][30] 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.[31][32][33][34]

After losing Game 1 at home, 93–91 to Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers,[35][36] the Bulls would win the 1991 NBA Finals in five games, winning their first ever championship in franchise history.[37][38][39][40][41] 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 five more championships over the next seven seasons. In 2024, following the Boston Celtics winning their 18th NBA Finals championship, this Chicago Bulls squad would tie that same Celtics team for the 20th easiest route to the NBA Finals championship according to HoopsHype, with Chicago being docked due to their first round opponent, the New York Knicks, having a losing record that season.[42]

Draft picks

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
2 29 Toni Kukoč SF  Yugoslavia
( Croatia)
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Roster

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1990–91 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 10 Armstrong, BJ 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1967–09–09 Iowa
C 24 Cartwright, Bill 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1957–07–30 San Francisco
F 54 Grant, Horace 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1965–07–04 Clemson
G 14 Hodges, Craig 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1960–06–27 Long Beach State
G/F 2 Hopson, Dennis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1965–04–22 Ohio State
G 23 Jordan, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1963–02–17 North Carolina
F/C 34 King, Stacey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967–01–29 Oklahoma
F 53 Levingston, Cliff 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1961–01–04 Wichita State
G 5 Paxson, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1960–09–29 Notre Dame
C 32 Perdue, Will 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1965–08–29 Vanderbilt
F 33 Pippen, Scottie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1965–09–25 Central Arkansas
F 42 Williams, Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1968–03–21 North Carolina
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Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: October 15, 1990

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Regular season

Season standings

More information W, L ...
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Chicago Bulls6121.74435–626–1525–5
x-Detroit Pistons5032.6101132–918–2319-11
x-Milwaukee Bucks4834.5851333–815–2616–14
x-Atlanta Hawks4339.5241829–1214–2711–19
x-Indiana Pacers4141.5002029-1212–2915-15
Cleveland Cavaliers3349.4022823–1810–3111-19
Charlotte Hornets2656.3173517–249–328–22
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More information #, Team ...
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Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Chicago Bulls6121.744
2 y-Boston Celtics5626.6835
3 x-Detroit Pistons5032.61011
4 x-Milwaukee Bucks4834.58513
5 x-Philadelphia 76ers4438.53717
6 x-Atlanta Hawks4339.52418
7 x-Indiana Pacers4141.50020
8 x-New York Knicks3943.47622
9 Cleveland Cavaliers3349.40228
10 Washington Bullets3052.36631
11 New Jersey Nets2656.31735
12 Charlotte Hornets2656.31735
13 Miami Heat2458.29337
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Record vs. opponents

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1990–91 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 3–11–41–43–22–01–10–51–11–14–12–01–14–02–31–13–13–11–10–40–21–12–02–01–11–12–2
Boston 1–33–12–23–12–02–02–21–12–02–22–01–14–12–22–04–15–01–12–31–11–12–01–12–01–15–1
Charlotte 4–11–30–51–41–10–21–41–10–20–51–10–22–22–31–12–20–42–02–20–20–22–01–10–20–22–2
Chicago 4–12–25–05–02–02–03–21–10–24–12–01–14–04–12–03–14–02–01–31–10–22–00–22–02–03–1
Cleveland 2–31–34–10–52–01–12–30–20–21–41–11–13–12–31–12–23–12–02–20–20–21–10–21–10–21–3
Dallas 0–20–21–10–20–23–10–22–21–32–01–32–20–21–11–42–02–01–41–10–41–32–21–42–20–52–0
Denver 1–10–22–00–21–11–30–21–30–50–20–40–40–21–13–21–11–12–30–20–40–43–11–40–41–31–1
Detroit 5–02–24–12–33–22–02–01–12–03–22–00–23–12–32–03–11–32–02–20–21–12–00–21–10–23–1
Golden State 1–11–11–11–12–02–23–11–12–21–13–22–32–01–13–11–12–02–22–01–32–32–32–23–11–30–2
Houston 1–10–22–02–02–03–15–00–22–21–12–21–32–02–05–02–02–03–22–03–10–43–12–32–22–21–1
Indiana 1–42–25–01–44–10–22–02–31–11–11–10–22–22–31–13–12–21–11–31–10–22–01–11–12–02–2
L.A. Clippers 0–20–21–10–21–13–14–00–22–32–21–10–40–21–13–11–10–21–30–22–31–33–22–22–31–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–11–12–01–11–12–24–02–03–23–12–04–02–00–23–12–01–14–01–13–22–34–03–13–22–22–0
Miami 0–41–42–20–41–32–02–01–30–20–22–22–00–20–40–23–31–41–11–40–20–21–10–20–21–13–2
Milwaukee 3–22–23–21–43–21–11–13–21–10–23–21–12–04–01–12–24–02–02–21–11–11–11–11–11–13–1
Minnesota 1–10–21–10–21–14–12–30–21–30–51–11–31–32–01–11–11–12–22–00–40–43–10–42–21–41–1
New Jersey 1–31–42–21–32–20–21–11–31–10–21–31–10–23–32–21–10–51–12–31–10–21–10–21–10–22–3
New York 1–30–54–00–41–30–21–13–10–20–22–22–01–14–10–41–15–00–25–10–20–22–01–11–12–03–2
Orlando 1–11–10–20–20–24–13–20–22–22–31–13–10–41–10–22–21–12–00–22–20–42–21–31–31–41–1
Philadelphia 4–03–22–23–12–21–12–02–20–20–23–12–01–14–12–20–23–21–52–01–11–11–10–21–10–23–2
Phoenix 2–01–12–01–12–04–04–02–03–11–31–13–22–32–01–14–01–12–02–21–13–23–11–33–22–22–0
Portland 1–11–12–02–02–03–14–01–13–24–02–03–13–22–01–14–02–02–04–01–12–33–22–24–03–12–0
Sacramento 0–20–20–20–21–12–21–30–23–21–30–22–30–41–11–11–31–10–22–21–11–32–31–31–41–32–0
San Antonio 0–21–11–12–02–04–14–12–02–23–21–12–21–32–01–14–02–01–13–12–03–12–23–13–12–32–0
Seattle 1–10–22–00–21–12–24–01–11–32–21–13–22–32–01–12–21–11–13–11–12–30–44–11–31–32–0
Utah 1–11–12–00–22–05–03–12–03–12–20–23–12–21–11–14–12–00–24–12–02–21–33–13–23–12–0
Washington 2–21–52–21–33–10–21–11–32–01–12–22–00–22–31–31–13–22–31–12–30–20–20–20–20–20–2
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Game log

Regular season

More information 1990–91 game log Total: 61–21 (Home: 35–6; Road: 26–15), Game ...
1990–91 game log
Total: 61–21 (Home: 35–6; Road: 26–15)
November: 9–6 (home: 3–2; road: 6–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 November 2, 1990 Philadelphia L 116–124 Michael Jordan (34) Cliff Levingston (6) Jordan & Paxson (7) Chicago Stadium
18,676
0–1
2 November 3, 1990 @ Washington L 102–103 Michael Jordan (28) Michael Jordan (10) B. J. Armstrong (4) Capital Centre
18,756
0–2
3 November 6, 1990 Boston L 108–110 Michael Jordan (33) Cartwright & Jordan (8) Michael Jordan (12) Chicago Stadium
18,676
0–3
4 November 7, 1990 @ Minnesota W 96–91 Grant & Jordan (17) Horace Grant (10) Michael Jordan (6) Target Center
19,006
1–3
5 November 9, 1990 @ Boston W 120–100 Michael Jordan (41) Cliff Levingston (12) Scottie Pippen (10) Boston Garden
14,890
2–3
6 November 10, 1990 Charlotte W 105–86 Michael Jordan (23) Bill Cartwright (7) Michael Jordan (8) Chicago Stadium
18,676
3–3
7 November 13, 1990 @ Utah W 84–82 Michael Jordan (29) Grant & Jordan (11) Scottie Pippen (6) Salt Palace
12,616
4–3
8 November 15, 1990 @ Golden State L 93–103 Horace Grant (18) Scottie Pippen (9) Scottie Pippen (7) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025
4–4
9 November 17, 1990 @ Seattle W 116–95 Michael Jordan (33) Scottie Pippen (10) Scottie Pippen (6) Seattle Center Coliseum
14,692
5–4
10 November 18, 1990 @ Portland L 112–125 Michael Jordan (29) Bill Cartwright (8) Michael Jordan (7) Memorial Coliseum
12,884
5–5
11 November 21, 1990 @ Phoenix L 107–109 Michael Jordan (34) Bill Cartwright (12) 3 players tied (4) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,487
5–6
12 November 23, 1990 @ L.A. Clippers W 105–97 John Paxson (26) Scottie Pippen (13) Scottie Pippen (12) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,357
6–6
13 November 24, 1990 @ Denver W 151–145 Michael Jordan (38) Bill Cartwright (8) Michael Jordan (12) McNichols Sports Arena
17,022
7–6
14 November 28, 1990 Washington W 118–94 Michael Jordan (24) Bill Cartwright (8) Michael Jordan (7) Chicago Stadium
18,165
8–6
15 November 30, 1990 Indiana W 124–95 Michael Jordan (37) Horace Grant (9) Scottie Pippen (15) Chicago Stadium
18,346
9–6
December: 11–3 (home: 10–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
16 December 1, 1990 @ Cleveland W 120–85 Michael Jordan (32) Bill Cartwright (9) Scottie Pippen (13) Richfield Coliseum
20,273
10–6
17 December 4, 1990 Phoenix W 155–127 Michael Jordan (27) Horace Grant (12) Scottie Pippen (11) Chicago Stadium
18,094
11–6
18 December 7, 1990 New York W 108–98 Michael Jordan (33) Horace Grant (13) Michael Jordan (9) Chicago Stadium
18,676
12–6
19 December 8, 1990 Portland L 101–109 Michael Jordan (35) Scottie Pippen (14) John Paxson (11) Chicago Stadium
18,676
12–7
20 December 11, 1990 @ Milwaukee L 87–99 Michael Jordan (31) Horace Grant (9) Michael Jordan (5) Bradley Center
18,633
12–8
21 December 14, 1990 L.A. Clippers W 128–88 Scottie Pippen (22) Will Perdue (9) B. J. Armstrong (9) Chicago Stadium
17,893
13–8
22 December 15, 1990 Cleveland W 116–98 Michael Jordan (24) Michael Jordan (9) Hodges & Jordan (6) Chicago Stadium
18,228
14–8
23 December 18, 1990 Miami W 112–103 Michael Jordan (39) Michael Jordan (9) 3 players tied (6) Chicago Stadium
17,877
15–8
24 December 19, 1990 @ Detroit L 84–105 Michael Jordan (33) Grant & Pippen (9) Michael Jordan (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454
15–9
25 December 21, 1990 L.A. Lakers W 114–103 Michael Jordan (33) Michael Jordan (15) Jordan & Pippen (9) Chicago Stadium
18,676
16–9
26 December 22, 1990 Indiana W 128–118 Michael Jordan (29) Cartwright & Pippen (10) Scottie Pippen (11) Chicago Stadium
18,261
17–9
27 December 25, 1990 Detroit W 98–86 Michael Jordan (37) Bill Cartwright (10) John Paxson (8) Chicago Stadium
18,676
18–9
28 December 27, 1990 Golden State W 128–113 Michael Jordan (42) Michael Jordan (14) Scottie Pippen (10) Chicago Stadium
18,676
19–9
29 December 29, 1990 Seattle W 116–91 Michael Jordan (31) Bill Cartwright (13) B. J. Armstrong (8) Chicago Stadium
18,676
20–9
January: 9–4 (home: 5–0; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
30 January 3, 1991 @ Houston L 92–114 Michael Jordan (32) Horace Grant (12) Jordan & Pippen (7) The Summit
16,611
20–10
31 January 5, 1991 Cleveland W 108–92 Michael Jordan (30) Horace Grant (11) B. J. Armstrong (8) Chicago Stadium
18,676
21–10
32 January 8, 1991 New Jersey W 111–102 Michael Jordan (41) Scottie Pippen (12) Scottie Pippen (7) Chicago Stadium
18,169
22–10
33 January 9, 1991 @ Philadelphia W 107–99 Michael Jordan (40) Horace Grant (10) Michael Jordan (9) The Spectrum
18,168
23–10
34 January 11, 1991 Atlanta W 99–96 Michael Jordan (31) 3 players tied (10) Scottie Pippen (9) Chicago Stadium
18,676
24–10
35 January 12, 1991 @ Charlotte W 106–95 Michael Jordan (33) Cartwright & Grant (11) Scottie Pippen (12) Charlotte Coliseum
23,901
25–10
36 January 14, 1991 Milwaukee W 110–97 Michael Jordan (34) Horace Grant (12) Michael Jordan (9) Chicago Stadium
18,676
26–10
37 January 16, 1991 @ Orlando W 99–88 Michael Jordan (29) Horace Grant (13) Armstrong & Jordan (4) Orlando Arena
15,077
27–10
38 January 18, 1991 @ Atlanta L 105–114 Michael Jordan (30) Horace Grant (10) Michael Jordan (8) The Omni
16,390
27–11
39 January 21, 1991 @ Miami W 117–106 Michael Jordan (37) Horace Grant (10) 4 players tied (5) Miami Arena
15,008
28–11
40 January 23, 1991 @ New Jersey L 95–99 Michael Jordan (35) Horace Grant (11) Michael Jordan (5) Brendan Byrne Arena
18,333
28–12
41 January 25, 1991 Miami W 108–87 Michael Jordan (26) Cliff Levingston (10) B. J. Armstrong (6) Chicago Stadium
18,676
29–12
42 January 31, 1991 @ San Antonio L 102–106 Michael Jordan (36) Horace Grant (16) John Paxson (4) HemisFair Arena
15,908
29–13
February: 11–1 (home: 6–0; road: 5–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
43 February 1, 1991 @ Dallas W 101–90 Michael Jordan (31) Scottie Pippen (14) Grant & Jordan (8) Reunion Arena
17,007
30–13
44 February 3, 1991 @ L.A. Lakers L 86–99 Scottie Pippen (24) Will Perdue (11) Michael Jordan (9) Great Western Forum
17,505
30–14
45 February 4, 1991 @ Sacramento W 108–97 Michael Jordan (24) Will Perdue (14) Scottie Pippen (8) ARCO Arena
17,014
31–14
46 February 7, 1991 @ Detroit W 95–93 Michael Jordan (30) Michael Jordan (9) 3 players tied (3) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454
32–14
All-Star Break
47 February 12, 1991 Atlanta W 122–113 Michael Jordan (32) Grant & King (6) Scottie Pippen (10) Chicago Stadium
18,545
33–14
48 February 14, 1991 @ New York W 102–92 Michael Jordan (29) Stacey King (9) Scottie Pippen (6) Madison Square Garden
19,081
34–14
49 February 16, 1991 New Jersey W 99–87 Michael Jordan (26) Jordan & Perdue (11) Michael Jordan (7) Chicago Stadium
18,676
35–14
50 February 18, 1991 @ Cleveland W 110–95 Michael Jordan (32) Bill Cartwright (7) Scottie Pippen (6) Richfield Coliseum
20,273
36–14
51 February 19, 1991 Washington W 118–113 Michael Jordan (40) Scottie Pippen (13) Scottie Pippen (8) Chicago Stadium
17,894
37–14
52 February 22, 1991 Sacramento W 129–82 Michael Jordan (34) Scottie Pippen (10) Scottie Pippen (9) Chicago Stadium
18,413
38–14
53 February 23, 1991 Charlotte W 129–108 Scottie Pippen (43) Horace Grant (17) Paxson & Pippen (6) Chicago Stadium
18,676
39–14
54 February 26, 1991 Boston W 129–99 Michael Jordan (39) Jordan & Perdue (8) B. J. Armstrong (8) Chicago Stadium
18,676
40–14
March: 13–4 (home: 7–1; road: 6–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
55 March 1, 1991 Dallas W 109–86 Michael Jordan (29) Michael Jordan (11) B. J. Armstrong (10) Chicago Stadium
18,676
41–14
56 March 2, 1991 @ Indiana L 114–135 Michael Jordan (22) Will Perdue (13) B. J. Armstrong (5) Market Square Arena
16,530
41–15
57 March 5, 1991 Milwaukee W 104–86 Michael Jordan (30) Scottie Pippen (10) B. J. Armstrong (7) Chicago Stadium
18,335
42–15
58 March 8, 1991 Utah W 99–89 Michael Jordan (37) Bill Cartwright (9) Scottie Pippen (11) Chicago Stadium
18,676
43–15
59 March 10, 1991 @ Atlanta W 122–87 Michael Jordan (25) Cliff Levingston (10) Michael Jordan (9) The Omni
16,371
44–15
60 March 12, 1991 Minnesota W 131–99 Grant & Jordan (20) Horace Grant (12) Michael Jordan (10) Chicago Stadium
18,268
45–15
61 March 13, 1991 @ Milwaukee W 102–101 Michael Jordan (39) Horace Grant (11) Scottie Pippen (6) Bradley Center
18,633
46–15
62 March 15, 1991 @ Charlotte W 105–92 Michael Jordan (34) Will Perdue (12) Michael Jordan (8) Charlotte Coliseum
23,901
47–15
63 March 16, 1991 @ Cleveland W 102–98 Michael Jordan (37) Horace Grant (9) Scottie Pippen (7) Richfield Coliseum
20,273
48–15
64 March 18, 1991 Denver W 121–108 Michael Jordan (31) Scottie Pippen (11) B. J. Armstrong (9) Chicago Stadium
18,163
49–15
65 March 20, 1991 Atlanta W 129–107 Michael Jordan (22) Horace Grant (10) Michael Jordan (11) Chicago Stadium
18,439
50–15
66 March 22, 1991 @ Philadelphia L 90–95 Michael Jordan (20) Horace Grant (10) B. J. Armstrong (7) The Spectrum
18,168
50–16
67 March 23, 1991 Indiana W 133–119 Michael Jordan (39) Will Perdue (11) Scottie Pippen (8) Chicago Stadium
18,676
51–16
68 March 25, 1991 Houston L 90–100 Michael Jordan (34) Grant & Pippen (12) Scottie Pippen (8) Chicago Stadium
18,676
51–17
69 March 28, 1991 @ New Jersey W 128–94 Michael Jordan (42) Scottie Pippen (14) Michael Jordan (4) Brendan Byrne Arena
20,049
52–17
70 March 29, 1991 @ Washington W 112–94 Grant & Pippen (22) Horace Grant (13) Jordan & Pippen (5) Capital Centre
18,756
53–17
71 March 31, 1991 @ Boston L 132–135 (2OT) Michael Jordan (37) Horace Grant (18) Jordan & Pippen (9) Boston Garden
14,890
53–18
April: 8–3 (home: 4–2; road: 4–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
72 April 2, 1991 Orlando W 106–102 Michael Jordan (44) Horace Grant (7) Michael Jordan (6) Chicago Stadium
18,264
54–18
73 April 4, 1991 @ New York W 101–91 Michael Jordan (34) Scottie Pippen (10) Scottie Pippen (12) Madison Square Garden
19,081
55–18
74 April 5, 1991 San Antonio L 107–110 Michael Jordan (39) Horace Grant (10) Michael Jordan (9) Chicago Stadium
18,676
55–19
75 April 7, 1991 Philadelphia L 111–114 (OT) Michael Jordan (41) Horace Grant (7) Scottie Pippen (9) Chicago Stadium
18,676
55–20
76 April 9, 1991 New York W 108–106 Michael Jordan (28) Horace Grant (14) Michael Jordan (8) Chicago Stadium
18,676
56–20
77 April 10, 1991 @ Indiana W 101–96 Michael Jordan (28) Horace Grant (7) Scottie Pippen (6) Market Square Arena
16,530
57–20
78 April 12, 1991 @ Detroit L 91–95 Michael Jordan (40) Scottie Pippen (11) Scottie Pippen (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454
57–21
79 April 15, 1991 Milwaukee W 103–94 Michael Jordan (46) Horace Grant (11) Scottie Pippen (6) Chicago Stadium
18,117
58–21
80 April 17, 1991 @ Miami W 111–101 Michael Jordan (26) Scottie Pippen (11) Scottie Pippen (9) Miami Arena
15,008
59–21
81 April 19, 1991 @ Charlotte W 115–99 Michael Jordan (41) Horace Grant (11) Scottie Pippen (8) Charlotte Coliseum
23,901
60–21
82 April 21, 1991 Detroit W 108–100 Scottie Pippen (28) Will Perdue (10) Scottie Pippen (5) Chicago Stadium
18,678
61–21
1990–91 schedule
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Playoffs

More information 1991 playoff game log Total: 15–2 (Home: 8–1; Road: 7–1), Game ...
1991 playoff game log
Total: 15–2 (Home: 8–1; Road: 7–1)
First Round: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1 April 25, 1991 New York W 126–85 Michael Jordan (28) Horace Grant (8) B. J. Armstrong (10) Chicago Stadium
18,676
1–0
2 April 28, 1991 New York W 89–79 Michael Jordan (26) Scottie Pippen (8) Scottie Pippen (7) Chicago Stadium
18,676
2–0
3 April 30, 1991 @ New York W 103–94 Michael Jordan (33) Scottie Pippen (11) Michael Jordan (7) Madison Square Garden
18,021
3–0
Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1 May 4, 1991 Philadelphia W 105–92 Michael Jordan (29) Horace Grant (9) Scottie Pippen (7) Chicago Stadium
18,676
1–0
2 May 6, 1991 Philadelphia W 112–100 Michael Jordan (29) Scottie Pippen (11) Michael Jordan (9) Chicago Stadium
18,676
2–0
3 May 10, 1991 @ Philadelphia L 97–99 Michael Jordan (46) Scottie Pippen (13) Jordan & Pippen (6) Spectrum
18,168
2–1
4 May 12, 1991 @ Philadelphia W 101–85 Michael Jordan (25) Horace Grant (11) Michael Jordan (12) Spectrum
17,514
3–1
5 May 14, 1991 Philadelphia W 100–95 Michael Jordan (38) Michael Jordan (19) Michael Jordan (7) Chicago Stadium
18,676
4–1
Conference Finals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1 May 19, 1991 Detroit W 94–83 Michael Jordan (22) Horace Grant (10) three players tied (6) Chicago Stadium
18,676
1–0
2 May 21, 1991 Detroit W 105–97 Michael Jordan (35) Scottie Pippen (10) Michael Jordan (7) Chicago Stadium
18,676
2–0
3 May 25, 1991 @ Detroit W 113–107 Michael Jordan (33) Scottie Pippen (10) Michael Jordan (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454
3–0
4 May 27, 1991 @ Detroit W 115–94 Michael Jordan (29) Horace Grant (9) Scottie Pippen (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454
4–0
NBA Finals: 4–1 (home: 1–1; road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1 June 2, 1991 L.A. Lakers L 91–93 Michael Jordan (36) Horace Grant (10) Michael Jordan (12) Chicago Stadium
18,676
0–1
2 June 5, 1991 L.A. Lakers W 107–86 Michael Jordan (33) Jordan & Perdue (7) Michael Jordan (13) Chicago Stadium
18,676
1–1
3 June 7, 1991 @ L.A. Lakers W 104–96 (OT) Michael Jordan (29) Scottie Pippen (13) Michael Jordan (9) Great Western Forum
17,506
2–1
4 June 9, 1991 @ L.A. Lakers W 97–82 Michael Jordan (28) Scottie Pippen (9) Michael Jordan (13) Great Western Forum
17,506
3–1
5 June 12, 1991 @ L.A. Lakers W 108–101 Scottie Pippen (32) Scottie Pippen (13) Michael Jordan (10) Great Western Forum
17,506
4–1
1991 schedule
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Player stats

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

More information Player, GP ...
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
B. J. Armstrong 82021.1.481.500.8741.83.7.85.058.8
Bill Cartwright 797928.8.490.000.6976.21.6.41.199.6
Horace Grant 787633.9.547.167.7118.42.31.22.8812.8
Craig Hodges 73011.5.424.383.963.61.3.47.035.0
Dennis Hopson 61011.9.426.200.6631.81.1.41.234.3
Michael Jordan 828237.0.539.312.8516.05.52.721.0131.5
Stacey King 76615.8.467.000.7042.7.9.32.555.5
Cliff Levingston 78013.0.450.250.6482.9.7.37.554.0
John Paxson 828224.0.548.438.8291.13.6.76.048.7
Will Perdue 74313.1.494.000.6704.5.6.31.774.1
Scottie Pippen 828236.8.520.309.7067.36.22.351.1317.8
Scott Williams 5106.6.510.500.7141.9.3.24.252.5
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Playoffs

More information Player, GP ...
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
B. J. Armstrong 1716.1.500.600.8001.62.51.12.065.5
Bill Cartwright 1730.1.519.000.6884.71.9.53.419.5
Horace Grant 1739.2.583.000.7338.12.2.88.3513.3
Craig Hodges 1712.3.423.393.750.2.6.65.004.7
Dennis Hopson 53.6.333.000.444.8.2.00.201.6
Michael Jordan 1740.5.524.385.8456.48.42.351.3531.1
Stacey King 117.8.296.000.6362.0.2.09.092.1
Cliff Levingston 1711.3.512.000.5002.4.4.59.412.6
John Paxson 1728.6.530.1431.0001.43.1.65.008.2
Will Perdue 1711.6.547.000.5453.8.2.12.474.1
Scottie Pippen 1741.4.504.235.7928.95.82.471.1221.6
Scott Williams 126.0.462.000.5501.7.2.08.251.9
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NBA Finals

Summarize
Perspective

Game 1

Sunday, June 2, at the Chicago Stadium

More information Team, Tot. ...
Team 1 2 3 4 Tot.
Los Angeles 292224 1893
Chicago 302315 2391
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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.[43]

More information Team, Tot. ...
Team 1 2 3 4 Tot.
Los Angeles 232026 1786
Chicago 282038 21107
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Game 3

Friday, June 7, at the Great Western Forum

More information Team, OT ...
Team 1 2 3 4 OT Tot.
Chicago 252318 2612104
Los Angeles 252225 20496
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Michael Jordan sends Game 3 to overtime with a pull-up jumper with 3.4 seconds to go.[44]

Game 4

Sunday, June 9, at the Great Western Forum

More information Team, Tot. ...
Team 1 2 3 4 Tot.
Chicago 272522 2397
Los Angeles 281614 2482
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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.[38]

More information Team, Tot. ...
Team 1 2 3 4 Tot.
Chicago 272132 28108
Los Angeles 252431 21101
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Award winners

NBA All-Star Game

  • Michael Jordan, Guard

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