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1995–96 Chicago Bulls season

NBA basketball team season (won championship)

NBA basketball team season (won championship)

FieldValue
teamChicago Bulls
ChampionshipWinyes
ConferenceWinyes
DivisionWinyes
end_year1996
wins72
losses10
divisionCentral
division_place1
conf_place1
coachPhil Jackson
arenaUnited Center
gmJerry Krause
ownersJerry Reinsdorf
televisionWGN-TV
(Wayne Larrivee, Johnny "Red" Kerr)
SportsChannel Chicago
(Tom Dore, Johnny "Red" Kerr)
radioWMAQ
playoffs**[NBA champions](1996-nba-finals)**
(Defeated [SuperSonics](1995-96-seattle-supersonics-season) 4–2)
bbr_teamCHI

(Wayne Larrivee, Johnny "Red" Kerr) SportsChannel Chicago (Tom Dore, Johnny "Red" Kerr) (Defeated SuperSonics 4–2) The 1995–96 Chicago Bulls season was the 30th season for the Chicago Bulls in the National Basketball Association. During the off-season, the Bulls acquired controversial All-Star forward and rebound specialist Dennis Rodman from the San Antonio Spurs, and signed free agents Randy Brown, and James Edwards. At mid-season, the team signed John Salley, who was previously released by the expansion Toronto Raptors; Rodman, Edwards and Salley were all teammates on the Detroit Pistons during the "Bad Boy" era, where they won two consecutive NBA championships between 1989 and 1990. The Bulls had the best team offensive rating and the best team defensive rating in the NBA, and are widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in NBA history.

The 1995–96 Bulls were named one of the Top 10 Teams in NBA History during the celebration of the league's 50th anniversary in 1996. The team set the record for most wins in an NBA regular season in which they won the championship, finishing with 72 wins and 10 losses. The 2015–16 Golden State Warriors set a new milestone by finishing with a 73–9 regular season record, but did not win the championship; despite their remarkable performance, the team ultimately fell short in the 2016 NBA Finals. Notably, the Warriors' head coach, Steve Kerr, had a significant link to the 1995–96 Bulls team, having previously played as a point guard for the Bulls during that time.

The Bulls' started 37–0 at home, part of a then-NBA-record 44-game winning streak that included games from the 1994–95 regular-season. Their 33 road wins were the most in NBA history until the 2015–16 Warriors won 34 road games. The season was the best 3-loss start in NBA history at 41–3 (.932), which included an 18-game winning streak for the team. The team also went undefeated in January with a 14–0 record, and held a 42–5 record at the All-Star break. The Bulls became the first NBA team to ever win 70 regular season games, finishing in first place in the Central Division, in the Eastern Conference, and the entire league, and posted a league best 39–2 home record at the United Center. They are also the only team in NBA history to win more than 70 games and an NBA title in the same season. The Bulls qualified for the NBA playoffs for the 12th consecutive year.

In his first full season with the Bulls since the 1992–93 season, Michael Jordan averaged 30.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.2 steals per game, contributed 111 three-point field goals, and was named the NBA Most Valuable Player of the Year. In addition, Scottie Pippen averaged 19.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and also led the Bulls with 150 three-point field goals, while Rodman averaged 5.5 points and 14.9 rebounds per game, but only played 64 games this season, and served a six-game suspension for head butting a referee during a road game against the New Jersey Nets on March 16, 1996, and Croatian small forward Toni Kukoč played a sixth man role off the bench, averaging 13.1 points per game, and was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year. Meanwhile, Luc Longley provided the team with 9.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, three-point specialist Kerr contributed 8.4 points per game and 122 three-point field goals off the bench, while shooting .515 in three-point field-goal percentage, Ron Harper provided with 7.4 points and 1.3 steals per game, and Bill Wennington averaged 5.3 points and 2.5 rebounds per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, Jordan and Pippen were both selected for the 1996 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Eastern Conference All-Star team, while head coach Phil Jackson was selected to coach the Eastern Conference; Jordan scored 20 points in 22 minutes, and won his second NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player award, as the Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference, 129–118. Meanwhile, Kerr participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout for the third consecutive year.

Jordan and Pippen were both named to the All-NBA First Team, and NBA All-Defensive First Team, with Rodman being selected to the latter team, and Jackson was named the NBA Coach of the Year. Pippen finished in fifth place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Rodman finished in 15th place; Pippen also finished in second place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, behind Gary Payton of the Seattle SuperSonics, while Jordan finished in sixth place, and Rodman finished in seventh place, and Kerr finished in ninth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting.

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1996 NBA playoffs, the Bulls faced off against the 8th–seeded Miami Heat, a team that featured All-Star center Alonzo Mourning, All-Star guard Tim Hardaway, and Rex Chapman. The Bulls won their first two home games over the Heat at the United Center, before winning Game 3 on the road, 112–91 at the Miami Arena to win the series in a three-game sweep.

In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the team faced off against the 5th–seeded New York Knicks, a team that featured All-Star center Patrick Ewing, Anthony Mason and John Starks. The Bulls won the first two games at home, before losing Game 3 to the Knicks on the road in overtime, 102–99 at Madison Square Garden. After winning Game 4 on the road, 94–91, the Bulls won Game 5 over the Knicks at the United Center, 94–81 to win the series in five games.

In the Eastern Conference Finals, and for the second consecutive year, the Bulls faced off against the 2nd–seeded, and Atlantic Division champion Orlando Magic, who were led by the trio of All-Star center Shaquille O'Neal, All-Star guard Penny Hardaway, and former Bulls forward Horace Grant. The Bulls won the first two games at the United Center to take a 2–0 series lead, and then won the next two games over the Magic on the road, including a Game 4 win at the Orlando Arena, 106–101, in which Jordan scored 45 points; the Bulls won the series over the Magic in a four-game sweep to advance to the NBA Finals.

In the 1996 NBA Finals, the Bulls faced off against the top–seeded SuperSonics, who were led by the All-Star trio of Payton, Shawn Kemp and Detlef Schrempf. The Bulls won the first two games over the SuperSonics at the United Center, then won Game 3 on the road, 108–86 at the KeyArena at Seattle Center to take a 3–0 series lead. However, the Bulls then lost the next two games to the SuperSonics on the road. With a 3–2 series lead, the Bulls won Game 6 over the SuperSonics at the United Center, 87–75, thus winning the series in six games, and also winning their fourth NBA championship in six years; Jordan was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player for the fourth time, after scoring 22 points in Game 6, despite struggling as he only made 5 out of 19 field-goal attempts. The Bulls have the best combined regular and postseason record in NBA history at 87–13 (.870 in winning percentage).

The Bulls finished second in the NBA in home-game attendance behind the Charlotte Hornets, with an attendance of 969,149 at the United Center during the regular season. Following the season, Edwards retired, and Salley left to play overseas in Greece. For the season, the Bulls added new black alternate road uniforms with red pinstripes; eventually, they would remove the pinstripes from their jerseys in 1997.

Off-season

Before the 1995–96 NBA season, the Bulls acquired Dennis Rodman and Jack Haley from the Spurs in exchange for Will Perdue and cash considerations to fill a void at power forward left by Horace Grant, who left the Bulls before the 1994–95 NBA season.

In his book Bad as I Wanna Be, Rodman wrote that Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen had to approve the trade. Rodman chose the number 91 (9+1=10 according to Rodman for why he chose that number) for his jersey since #10 was retired by the Bulls in 1995 in honor of Bob Love.

Haley played in one game, the final game of the regular season, and didn't participate in the playoffs. He was best known for his friendship with the enigmatic Rodman.

NBA draft

Main article: 1995 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/Club team
120Jason CaffeyPFUnited StatesAlabama
231Dragan TarlaćCOlympiakos (Greece)

Roster

  • Phil Jackson
  • Jim Cleamons
  • John Paxson
  • Jimmy Rodgers
  • Tex Winter

Standings

Central Division

Eastern Conference

Regular season

November

The Bulls began the 1995–96 season on November 3 against the Charlotte Hornets and defeated them, 105–91, with Michael Jordan scoring 42 points. The next day, Chicago defeated the Boston Celtics in a 22-point blowout, 107–85, behind Scottie Pippen's 21 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. On November 7, the Bulls defeated the Toronto Raptors behind Jordan's 38 points. In Gund Arena, Chicago defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers on November 9, where Scottie Pippen accumulated a triple-double with 18 points, 13 rebounds, and 12 assists. After defeating the Portland Trail Blazers on November 11, the Bulls reached a 5–0 start for the season. On November 14, Chicago's undefeated streak ended with a loss to the Orlando Magic, despite a double-double performance by Pippen who recorded 17 points and 10 rebounds. Jordan also scored 23 points and grabbed 7 rebounds for the Bulls Following their first loss of the season, Chicago bounced back to defeat Cleveland on November 15. The Bulls would continue their winning ways by defeating the New Jersey Nets on November 17. Toni Kukoc recorded a game-high 19 points and 7 assists for the Bulls.

The Bulls went on a road trip to play against seven Western Conference teams. On November 21, Chicago played in its first overtime game of the season in a win against the Dallas Mavericks, 108–102, backed by a double-double performance by Pippen who recorded 26 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists and 36 points from Jordan. On the next day, the Bulls defeated the San Antonio Spurs behind another triple-double by Pippen who recorded 15 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists. and Jordan's 38 points and 9 rebounds. Chicago then went to Delta Center to play against the Utah Jazz on November 24. In the game, the Bulls defeated the Jazz, 90–85. On November 26, the Bulls headed to Seattle and led the Sonics 64–51 after the first half, but the Sonics mounted a comeback outscoring the Bulls on the next two quarters, thus handing the visiting Bulls their second loss of the season, 92–97. Jordan led the Bulls with 22 points and 5 rebounds. The next game, the Bulls would visit the Trailblazers. Jordan led all scorers with 33 points to go along with 8 assists, as the Bulls won, 107–104. In their last game of the month, the Bulls went to Canada to play against the Vancouver Grizzlies and defeated them, 94–88.

December

Chicago's road trip ended in Los Angeles on December 2 after defeating the Clippers behind Jordan's double-double of 37 points and 11 rebounds. On December 6, the Bulls headed back to the United Center to play the New York Knicks and had defeated them despite Jordan's struggle that night who shot just 8-for-27 from the field. In that game also, Rodman grabbed a game-high 20 rebounds. The Bulls won their fifth straight game on December 8 against the Spurs, behind Jordan's statline of 28 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. On the next day, Chicago defeated the Milwaukee Bucks behind Jordan's 45-point performance and Pippen's 28 points and 6 assists. On December 13, the Bulls were visited by the Orlando Magic. Jordan recorded 36 points and 6 rebounds, Pippen recorded 26 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists and Rodman recorded 8 points and 19 rebounds as they got their 17th win of the season, beating the visiting Magic, 112–103. The next day, the Bulls traveled to Atlanta to take on the Hawks on the road. The Bulls outscored the Hawks 65 to 55 in the first half, thus fueling them towards their 8th straight win and 18th win of the season. Pippen led the Bulls having recorded a near triple-double of 30 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. On December 16, Pippen recorded a double-double of 33 points and 13 rebounds as the Bulls got the win over the visiting L.A. Lakers, 108–88. Two days after, Jordan and Pippen both scored 37 points as they fueled the Bulls towards their 20th win of the season, after beating the Celtics, 123–114.

January

The Bulls went undefeated in January.

February

The Bulls continued their success in February, winning 11 of 14 of the games played this month. And also, this is their first and only time they have lost back-to-back games for the whole season. On February 4, they had been defeated by the Denver Nuggets despite a stellar performance by Michael Jordan who recorded 39 points and 4 assists on the road. The following game, the Bulls also lost another road game, this time to the Phoenix Suns. In this game, Charles Barkley proved too much to be handle by the Bulls as he dropped a double-double of 35 points and 16 rebounds to guide his team in winning. After losing two straight road games, the Bulls followed it with 7 straight wins. In that 7-game streak, the Bulls defeated the Warriors, Bullets, Pistons (in OT), Timberwolves, Pacers, Cavaliers and Hawks. Their 7-game winning streak were stopped by the home team, the Miami Heat. The Heat, guided by Rex Chapman who shot 9-for-10 from 3-point range, proved too much to be handled by the visiting Bulls. With this loss, the Bulls now have lost 6 games for the whole season, and all 6 of those games are on the road.

March

The Bulls added 2 of their final 10 losses in March:

On Sunday, March 10, they were blown out 104–72 in Madison Square Garden by Ewing's Knicks – their largest margin of defeat on the season.

Two weeks later, they dropped a game at the hands of the expansion Raptors, 109–108. Damon Stoudamire posted an efficient 30-point, 11-assist effort to lead Toronto.

April

The Bulls lost two home games in the final month losing to the Charlotte Hornets, then their final home game of the season to the Indiana Pacers. Those were their only home losses of the entire season, including the playoffs, as Chicago finished with an overall 39–2 record at the United Center.

Playoffs

Main article: 1996 NBA Playoffs

First round

Net.GameDateTime
TBSGame 1April 269:30 EDT
NBCGame 2April 285:30 EDT
TNTGame 3May 18:00 EDT

The Bulls' playoff run began on April 26. Their First Round opponent was the Miami Heat, whom they defeated 3–1 in the regular season. In Game 1, the Bulls defeated Miami in a blowout victory behind Jordan's 35 points. Winning in a 31-point blowout, Chicago once again defeated the Heat. To reach the Conference Semifinals, the Bulls defeated the Heat in Miami in a game where Pippen accumulated a triple-double with 22 points, 18 rebounds, and 10 assists.

Conference semifinals

Net.GameDateTime
NBCGame 1May 55:30 EDT
TNTGame 2May 79:30 EDT
NBCGame 3May 111:00 EDT
NBCGame 4May 125:30 EDT
TNTGame 5May 148:00 EDT

The Bulls met rival New York Knicks in the Conference Semifinals. In the regular season, Chicago won the season series, 4–1. In Game 1 on May 5, the Bulls defeated the Knicks behind Jordan's 44 points. Chicago would defeat New York again on May 7 to take a 2–0 series lead. Playing at Madison Square Garden, the Bulls lost Game 3 in overtime, despite a 46-point offensive performance by Jordan. In Game 4, Chicago defeated the Knicks by three points to take a 3–1 series lead. To close out the series, the Bulls defeated New York at home behind double-double performances by Pippen and Rodman.

Conference finals

Net.GameDateTime
NBCGame 1May 193:30 EDT
TNTGame 2May 218:30 EDT
NBCGame 3May 253:30 EDT
NBCGame 4May 273:30 EDT

In the Conference Finals, the Bulls met the Atlantic Division champions, Orlando Magic, a team led by Shaquille O'Neal and Penny Hardaway, who had reached the finals the previous year and were swept by Hakeem Olajuwon and the Houston Rockets. The Bulls won the regular-season series against the Magic, 3–1. To start the series, the Bulls took Game 1 in a 38-point blowout on May 19. Behind Jordan's 35 points, Chicago defeated Orlando on May 21. In Game 3, the Bulls continued their winning ways by taking a 3–0 series lead against the Magic. Completing the series sweep, the Bulls won Game 4 by five points behind a 45-point performance by Jordan.

NBA Finals

Main article: 1996 NBA Finals

Net.GameDateTime
NBCGame 1June 59:00 EDT
NBCGame 2June 79:00 EDT
NBCGame 3June 97:30 EDT
NBCGame 4June 129:00 EDT
NBCGame 5June 149:00 EDT
NBCGame 6June 167:30 EDT

Chicago took on the Seattle SuperSonics, whose 64–18 franchise-best regular season record was overshadowed by the Bulls' 72–10 record. In the regular season, the two teams split the season series, 1–1. In Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Chicago defeated Seattle by 17 points. The Bulls took a 2–0 series lead against the Sonics in the second game where Rodman accumulated 20 rebounds. In KeyArena, Chicago won Game 3 behind Jordan's 36 points. The Bulls lost Game 4 in a 21-point blowout on June 12. On June 14, the Bulls lost against Seattle in Game 5. Back in the United Center, Chicago defeated Seattle in Game 6 to win the NBA championship four games to two.

Game log

Regular season

|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | November 3 | Charlotte | W 105–91 | Michael Jordan (42) | Dennis Rodman (11) | Michael Jordan (7) | United Center 23,862 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 | November 4 | Boston | W 107–85 | Scottie Pippen (21) | Longley & Rodman (8) | Kukoč & Pippen (5) | United Center 23,608 | 2–0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | November 7 | Toronto | W 117–108 | Michael Jordan (38) | Dennis Rodman (13) | Scottie Pippen (8) | United Center 23,102 | 3–0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | November 9 | @ Cleveland | W 106–88 | Michael Jordan (29) | Scottie Pippen (13) | Scottie Pippen (12) | Gund Arena 20,562 | 4–0 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 | November 11 | Portland | W 110–106 | Michael Jordan (36) | Scottie Pippen (9) | Michael Jordan (7) | United Center 23,384 | 5–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | November 14 | @ Orlando | L 88–94 | Michael Jordan (23) | Scottie Pippen (10) | Jordan & Pippen (6) | Orlando Arena 17,248 | 5–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 7 | November 15 | Cleveland | W 113–94 | Scottie Pippen (27) | Jason Caffey (8) | Scottie Pippen (8) | United Center 23,257 | 6–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 8 | November 17 | New Jersey | W 109–94 | Toni Kukoč (19) | Luc Longley (8) | Toni Kukoč (7) | United Center 23,312 | 7–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 9 | November 21 | @ Dallas | W 108–102 (OT) | Michael Jordan (36) | Scottie Pippen (12) | Scottie Pippen (7) | Reunion Arena 17,502 | 8–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 10 | November 22 | @ San Antonio | W 103–94 | Michael Jordan (38) | Luc Longley (11) | Scottie Pippen (13) | Alamodome 35,888 | 9–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 11 | November 24 | @ Utah | W 90–85 | Michael Jordan (34) | Luc Longley (10) | Michael Jordan (6) | Delta Center 19,911 | 10–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 26 | @ Seattle | L 92–97 | Michael Jordan (22) | Scottie Pippen (12) | Scottie Pippen (5) | KeyArena 17,072 | 10–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 13 | November 27 | @ Portland | W 107–104 | Michael Jordan (33) | Pippen & Wennington (5) | Scottie Pippen (10) | Rose Garden 21,401 | 11–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 14 | November 30 | @ Vancouver | W 94–88 | Michael Jordan (29) | Luc Longley (10) | Scottie Pippen (8) | General Motors Place 19,193

12–2
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
15
December 2
@ L.A. Clippers
W 104–98
Michael Jordan (37)
Scottie Pippen (13)
Scottie Pippen (6)
Arrowhead Pond
18,321
13–2
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
16
December 6
New York
W 101–94
Jordan & Pippen (22)
Dennis Rodman (20)
Jordan & Pippen (8)
United Center
23,828
14–2
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
17
December 8
San Antonio
W 106–87
Michael Jordan (28)
Dennis Rodman (21)
Michael Jordan (6)
United Center
23,802
15–2
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
18
December 9
@ Milwaukee
W 118–106
Michael Jordan (45)
Dennis Rodman (21)
Scottie Pippen (6)
Bradley Center
18,633
16–2
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
19
December 13
Orlando
W 112–103
Michael Jordan (36)
Dennis Rodman (19)
Scottie Pippen (6)
United Center
23,895
17–2
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
20
December 14
@ Atlanta
W 127–108
Scottie Pippen (30)
Dennis Rodman (10)
Kukoč & Pippen (8)
Omni Coliseum
16,378
18–2
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
21
December 16
L.A. Lakers
W 108–88
Scottie Pippen (33)
Dennis Rodman (15)
Jordan & Pippen (6)
United Center
23,824
19–2
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
22
December 18
@ Boston
W 123–114
Jordan & Pippen (37)
Dennis Rodman (17)
Scottie Pippen (12)
FleetCenter
18,624
20–2
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
23
December 19
Dallas
W 114–101
Michael Jordan (32)
Dennis Rodman (13)
Steve Kerr (6)
United Center
23,208
21–2
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
24
December 22
Toronto
W 113–104
Michael Jordan (27)
Michael Jordan (10)
Michael Jordan (5)
United Center
22,987
22–2
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
25
December 23
Utah
W 100–86
Michael Jordan (30)
Dennis Rodman (12)
Michael Jordan (8)
United Center
23,906
23–2
- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
26
December 26
@ Indiana
L 97–103
Michael Jordan (30)
Dennis Rodman (11)
Scottie Pippen (6)
Market Square Arena
16,728
23–3
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
27
December 29
Indiana
W 120–93
Michael Jordan (29)
Dennis Rodman (16)
Scottie Pippen (8)
United Center
23,739
24–3
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
28
December 30
Atlanta
W 95–93
Michael Jordan (33)
Dennis Rodman (21)
Michael Jordan (6)
United Center
23,587
25–3
-
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
29
January 3
Houston
W 100–86
Michael Jordan (38)
Dennis Rodman (15)
Scottie Pippen (9)
United Center
23,854
26–3
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
30
January 4
@ Charlotte
W 117–93
Michael Jordan (27)
Dennis Rodman (11)
Ron Harper (7)
Charlotte Coliseum
24,042
27–3
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
31
January 6
Milwaukee
W 113–84
Michael Jordan (32)
Dennis Rodman (16)
Scottie Pippen (6)
United Center
23,801
28–3
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
32
January 10
Seattle
W 113–87
Michael Jordan (35)
Michael Jordan (14)
3 players tied (5)
United Center
23,877
29–3
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
33
January 13
@ Philadelphia
W 120–93
Michael Jordan (48)
Dennis Rodman (16)
Scottie Pippen (10)
CoreStates Spectrum
18,168
30–3
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
34
January 15
@ Washington
W 116–109
Michael Jordan (46)
Dennis Rodman (15)
Scottie Pippen (6)
USAir Arena
18,756
31–3
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
35
January 16
Philadelphia
W 116–104
Michael Jordan (32)
Dennis Rodman (21)
Dennis Rodman (10)
United Center
23,587
32–3
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
36
January 18
@ Toronto
W 92–89
Michael Jordan (38)
Dennis Rodman (13)
Pippen & Rodman (4)
SkyDome
36,118
33–3
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
37
January 21
@ Detroit
W 111–96
Michael Jordan (36)
Dennis Rodman (9)
Scottie Pippen (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454
34–3
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
38
January 23
@ New York
W 99–79
Michael Jordan (33)
Dennis Rodman (13)
Scottie Pippen (6)
Madison Square Garden
19,763
35–3
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
39
January 24
Vancouver
W 104–84
Scottie Pippen (30)
Dennis Rodman (16)
Ron Harper (7)
United Center
23,652
36–3
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
40
January 26
Miami
W 102–80
Michael Jordan (25)
Dennis Rodman (16)
Pippen & Rodman (5)
United Center
23,814
37–3
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
41
January 28
Phoenix
W 93–82
Michael Jordan (31)
Dennis Rodman (20)
Michael Jordan (6)
United Center
23,927
38–3
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
42
January 30
@ Houston
W 98–87
Scottie Pippen (28)
Scottie Pippen (12)
Scottie Pippen (5)
The Summit
16,286
39–3
-
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
43
February 1
@ Sacramento
W 105–85
Michael Jordan (27)
Dennis Rodman (21)
Toni Kukoč (5)
ARCO Arena
17,317
40–3
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
44
February 2
@ L.A. Lakers
W 99–84
Scottie Pippen (30)
Dennis Rodman (23)
Michael Jordan (7)
Great Western Forum
17,505
41–3
- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
45
February 4
@ Denver
L 99–105
Michael Jordan (39)
Dennis Rodman (12)
3 players tied (5)
McNichols Sports Arena
17,171
41–4
- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
46
February 6
@ Phoenix
L 96–106
Michael Jordan (28)
Dennis Rodman (14)
Scottie Pippen (8)
America West Arena
19,023
41–5
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
47
February 7
@ Golden State
W 99–95
Michael Jordan (40)
Dennis Rodman (18)
Michael Jordan (6)
Oakland Coliseum Arena
15,025
42–5
- align="center"
- style="background:#cfc;"
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
48
February 13
Washington
W 111–98
Michael Jordan (32)
Dennis Rodman (16)
Scottie Pippen (4)
United Center
23,494
43–5
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
49
February 15
@ Detroit
W 112–109 (OT)
Michael Jordan (32)
Dennis Rodman (19)
Scottie Pippen (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454
44–5
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
50
February 16
@ Minnesota
W 103–100
Michael Jordan (35)
Dennis Rodman (19)
Scottie Pippen (7)
Target Center
20,214
45–5
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
51
February 18
@ Indiana
W 110–102
Michael Jordan (44)
Dennis Rodman (23)
Michael Jordan (7)
Market Square Arena
16,770
46–5
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
52
February 20
Cleveland
W 102–76
Ron Harper (22)
Dennis Rodman (15)
Scottie Pippen (8)
United Center
23,604
47–5
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
53
February 22
@ Atlanta
W 96–91
Michael Jordan (34)
Dennis Rodman (20)
Scottie Pippen (10)
Omni Coliseum
16,378
48–5
- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
54
February 23
@ Miami
L 104–113
Michael Jordan (31)
Dennis Rodman (11)
Scottie Pippen (6)
Miami Arena
15,200
48–6
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
55
February 25
Orlando
W 111–91
Toni Kukoč (24)
Dennis Rodman (17)
Michael Jordan (7)
United Center
24,102
49–6
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
56
February 27
Minnesota
W 120–99
Michael Jordan (35)
Dennis Rodman (24)
Michael Jordan (7)
United Center
23,716
50–6
-
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
57
March 1
Golden State
W 110–87
Scottie Pippen (25)
Dennis Rodman (17)
Michael Jordan (6)
United Center
23,596
51–6
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
58
March 2
Boston
W 107–75
Michael Jordan (21)
Dennis Rodman (15)
Michael Jordan (8)
United Center
23,721
52–6
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
59
March 5
Milwaukee
W 115–106
Michael Jordan (33)
Dennis Rodman (9)
Harper & Kukoč (7)
United Center
23,547
53–6
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
60
March 7
Detroit
W 102–81
Michael Jordan (53)
Dennis Rodman (13)
Scottie Pippen (10)
United Center
23,369
54–6
- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
61
March 10
@ New York
L 72–104
Michael Jordan (32)
Dennis Rodman (10)
Scottie Pippen (5)
Madison Square Garden
19,763
54–7
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
62
March 13
Washington
W 103–86
Michael Jordan (37)
Dennis Rodman (14)
Michael Jordan (5)
United Center
23,652
55–7
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
63
March 15
Denver
W 108–87
Michael Jordan (33)
Dennis Rodman (15)
Toni Kukoč (10)
United Center
23,692
56–7
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
64
March 16
@ New Jersey
W 97–93
Michael Jordan (37)
Michael Jordan (16)
Michael Jordan (5)
Continental Airlines Arena
20,049
57–7
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
65
March 18
@ Philadelphia
W 98–94
Michael Jordan (38)
Michael Jordan (11)
Toni Kukoč (11)
CoreStates Spectrum
18,168
58–7
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
66
March 19
Sacramento
W 89–67
Michael Jordan (20)
Michael Jordan (9)
Toni Kukoč (7)
United Center
23,312
59–7
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
67
March 21
New York
W 107–86
Michael Jordan (36)
Michael Jordan (11)
Jordan & Kukoč (5)
United Center
23,802
60–7
- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
68
March 24
@ Toronto
L 108–109
Michael Jordan (36)
3 player tied (9)
Scottie Pippen (6)
SkyDome
36,131
60–8
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
69
March 28
Atlanta
W 111–80
Toni Kukoč (24)
Scottie Pippen (11)
Scottie Pippen (8)
United Center
23,642
61–8
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
70
March 30
L.A. Clippers
W 106–85
Scottie Pippen (22)
Jordan & Kukoč (9)
Michael Jordan (6)
United Center
23,764
62–8
-
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
71
April 2
@ Miami
W 110–92
Jordan & Pippen (32)
Dennis Rodman (13)
Ron Harper (6)
Miami Arena
15,200
63–8
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
72
April 4
Miami
W 100–92
Michael Jordan (40)
Dennis Rodman (12)
Scottie Pippen (8)
United Center
23,702
64–8
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
73
April 5
@ Charlotte
W 126–92
Scottie Pippen (28)
Dennis Rodman (17)
Scottie Pippen (14)
Charlotte Coliseum
24,042
65–8
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
74
April 7
@ Orlando
W 90–86
Michael Jordan (27)
Pippen & Rodman (13)
Scottie Pippen (5)
Orlando Arena
17,248
66–8
- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
75
April 8
Charlotte
L 97–98
Michael Jordan (40)
Dennis Rodman (17)
Scottie Pippen (6)
United Center
23,590
66–9
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
76
April 11
@ New Jersey
W 113–100
Michael Jordan (17)
Dennis Rodman (12)
Toni Kukoč (6)
Continental Airlines Arena
20,049
67–9
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
77
April 12
Philadelphia
W 112–82
Michael Jordan (23)
Dennis Rodman (16)
Scottie Pippen (6)
United Center
23,633
68–9
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
78
April 14
@ Cleveland
W 98–72
Michael Jordan (32)
Michael Jordan (12)
Toni Kukoč (5)
Gund Arena
20,562
69–9
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
79
April 16
@ Milwaukee
W 86–80
Michael Jordan (22)
Dennis Rodman (19)
3 players tied (4)
Bradley Center
18,633
70–9
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
80
April 18
Detroit
W 110–79
Michael Jordan (30)
Dennis Rodman (18)
Scottie Pippen (8)
United Center
23,614
71–9
- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
81
April 20
Indiana
L 99–100
Michael Jordan (24)
Dennis Rodman (15)
Brown & Jordan (6)
United Center
23,784
71–10
- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
82
April 21
@ Washington
W 103–93
Michael Jordan (26)
Dennis Rodman (11)
Scottie Pippen (5)
USAir Arena
18,756
72–10

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 26 | Miami | | Michael Jordan (35) | Dennis Rodman (10) | 3 players tied (3) | United Center 24,104 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 28 | Miami | | Michael Jordan (29) | Scottie Pippen (8) | Scottie Pippen (8) | United Center 24,202 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 1 | @ Miami | | Michael Jordan (26) | Scottie Pippen (18) | Scottie Pippen (10) | Miami Arena 15,200 | 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | May 5 | New York | | Michael Jordan (44) | Dennis Rodman (12) | Scottie Pippen (7) | United Center 24,394 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 7 | New York | | Michael Jordan (28) | Dennis Rodman (19) | Scottie Pippen (6) | United Center 24,328 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 11 | @ New York | | Michael Jordan (46) | Dennis Rodman (16) | Scottie Pippen (6) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 12 | @ New York | | Michael Jordan (27) | Dennis Rodman (19) | Michael Jordan (8) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 14 | New York | | Michael Jordan (35) | Dennis Rodman (12) | Harper & Jordan (5) | United Center 24,396 | 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | May 19 | Orlando | | Michael Jordan (21) | Dennis Rodman (21) | Toni Kukoč (10) | United Center 24,411 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 21 | Orlando | | Michael Jordan (35) | Dennis Rodman (12) | Scottie Pippen (9) | United Center 24,395 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 25 | @ Orlando | | Michael Jordan (35) | Dennis Rodman (12) | Scottie Pippen (9) | Orlando Arena 17,248 | 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 27 | @ Orlando | | Michael Jordan (45) | Dennis Rodman (14) | Scottie Pippen (8) | Orlando Arena 17,248 | 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | June 5 | Seattle | | Michael Jordan (28) | Dennis Rodman (13) | Ron Harper (7) | United Center 24,544 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | June 7 | Seattle | | Michael Jordan (29) | Dennis Rodman (20) | Michael Jordan (8) | United Center 24,544 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | June 9 | @ Seattle | | Michael Jordan (36) | Dennis Rodman (10) | Scottie Pippen (9) | KeyArena 17,072 | 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | June 12 | @ Seattle | | Michael Jordan (23) | Dennis Rodman (14) | Scottie Pippen (8) | KeyArena 17,072 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | June 14 | @ Seattle | | Michael Jordan (26) | Dennis Rodman (12) | Scottie Pippen (5) | KeyArena 17,072 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | June 16 | Seattle | | Michael Jordan (22) | Dennis Rodman (19) | Michael Jordan (7) | United Center 24,544 | 4–2

Player statistics

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
6809.9.406.091.6091.01.1.84.182.7
74010.0.463.444.6361.5.8.46.093.8
5709.6.438.000.5881.9.4.21.123.2
2809.8.373.000.6151.4.4.04.293.5
107.0.333.000.5002.0.0.00.005.0
808023.6.467.269.7052.72.61.31.407.4
828237.7.495.427.8346.64.32.20.5130.4
82023.4.506.515.9291.32.3.77.028.4
{{sortnameToniKukočKukoc, Toni}}812026.0.490.403.7724.03.5.79.35
626226.5.482.000.7775.11.9.351.359.1
777736.7.463.374.6796.45.91.73.7419.4
645732.6.480.111.52814.92.5.56.425.5
17011.2.343.000.6002.5.9.47.882.1
601211.4.4811.000.6292.6.6.15.133.6
712015.0.4931.000.8602.5.6.30.235.3

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
167.0.571.500.750.6.4.31.062.8
177.5.474.381.500.6.4.41.002.7
64.7.444.000.750.7.0.00.001.8
1827.4.425.319.6903.72.51.39.398.8
1840.7.459.403.8184.94.11.83.3330.7
1819.8.448.321.8711.01.7.78.006.8
1529.3.391.191.8384.23.9.93.2710.8
1824.4.469.000.7574.61.6.391.398.3
1841.2.390.286.6388.55.92.61.8916.9
1834.4.485.000.59313.72.1.78.447.5
165.3.545.000.286.7.4.06.12.9
189.4.520.000.5001.7.5.22.063.0

Player statistics citation:

Playoff leaders

Rate statistic requirements

5[Karl Malone](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/malonka01.html)* ▪ UTA725

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5[Shaquille O'Neal](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/o/onealsh01.html)* ▪ ORL131

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5[Detlef Schrempf](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/schrede01.html) ▪ SEA259

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5[Gary Payton](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/paytoga01.html)* ▪ SEA121

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5[Shaquille O'Neal](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/o/onealsh01.html)* ▪ ORL216

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5[Scottie Pippen](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/pippesc01.html)* ▪ CHI30

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5[Dennis Scott](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/scottde01.html) ▪ ORL69

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5[Detlef Schrempf](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/schrede01.html) ▪ SEA136

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5[Jeff Hornacek](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hornaje01.html) ▪ UTA73

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5[Gary Payton](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/paytoga01.html)* ▪ SEA109

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5[Karl Malone](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/malonka01.html)* ▪ UTA47

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5[Gary Payton](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/paytoga01.html)* ▪ SEA89

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5[Shaquille O'Neal](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/o/onealsh01.html)* ▪ ORL120

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5[Karl Malone](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/malonka01.html)* ▪ UTA79

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5[John Stockton](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/stockjo01.html)* ▪ UTA29

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5[Felton Spencer](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/spencfe01.html) ▪ UTA22

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5[Karl Malone](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/malonka01.html)* ▪ UTA45

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5[Antoine Carr](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/carran01.html) ▪ UTA66

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5[Detlef Schrempf](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/schrede01.html) ▪ SEA336

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5[Mark Bryant](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bryanma01.html) ▪ HOU.600

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5[Shaquille O'Neal](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/o/onealsh01.html)* ▪ ORL.607

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5[Chuck Person](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/persoch01.html) ▪ SAS.532

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5[Hersey Hawkins](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hawkihe01.html) ▪ SEA.895

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5[Steve Smith](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/smithst01.html) ▪ ATL42.1

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[Arvydas Sabonis](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sabonar01.html)* ▪ POR23.6

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5[Horace Grant](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/grantho01.html) ▪ ORL10.4

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5[Gary Payton](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/paytoga01.html)* ▪ SEA6.8

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5[Mookie Blaylock](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/blaylmo01.html) ▪ ATL2.2

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5[Robert Horry](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/horryro01.html) ▪ HOU1.6

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5[Arvydas Sabonis](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sabonar01.html)* ▪ POR24.7

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5[Jeff Hornacek](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hornaje01.html) ▪ UTA.648

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5[Horace Grant](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/grantho01.html) ▪ ORL.649

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5[Will Perdue](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/perduwi01.html) ▪ SAS13.4

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5[Patrick Ewing](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/ewingpa01.html)* ▪ NYK25.4

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5[Shawn Kemp](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kempsh01.html) ▪ SEA18.2

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5[Howard Eisley](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/eisleho01.html) ▪ UTA33.5

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5[Craig Ehlo](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/ehlocr01.html) ▪ ATL3.0

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5[Ervin Johnson](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/johnser02.html) ▪ SEA5.0

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5[Bryon Russell](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/russebr01.html) ▪ UTA6.6

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5[Arvydas Sabonis](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sabonar01.html)* ▪ POR30.7

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5[Steve Kerr](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kerrst01.html) ▪ CHI126.2

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5[Greg Ostertag](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/o/ostergr01.html) ▪ UTA97.6

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5[Shawn Kemp](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kempsh01.html) ▪ SEA1.5

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5[Michael Jordan](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jordami01.html)* ▪ CHI1.3

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5[Shawn Kemp](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kempsh01.html) ▪ SEA3.0

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5[Bryon Russell](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/russebr01.html) ▪ UTA.213

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5[Karl Malone](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/malonka01.html)* ▪ UTA7.1

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5[Eddie Jones](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jonesed02.html) ▪ LAL4.6

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5[Clyde Drexler](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/drexlcl01.html)* ▪ HOU4.3

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5[Jeff Hornacek](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hornaje01.html) ▪ UTA1.6

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Salaries

RkPlayerSalary
1.[Michael Jordan](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jordami01.html)$3,850,000
2[Toni Kukoč](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kukocto01.html)$3,560,000
3[Ron Harper](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/harpero01.html)$3,120,000
4[Scottie Pippen](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/pippesc01.html)$2,925,000
5[Dennis Rodman](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/rodmade01.html)$2,500,000
6[Luc Longley](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/longllu01.html)$2,300,000
7[Bill Wennington](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/wennibi01.html)$1,000,000
8[Randy Brown](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownra02.html)$900,000
9[Dickey Simpkins](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/simpkdi01.html)$845,000
10[Steve Kerr](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/k/kerrst01.html)$800,000
11[Jason Caffey](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/caffeja01.html)$627,000
12[Jud Buechler](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/buechju01.html)$300,000
13[James Edwards](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/edwarja01.html)$225,000
14[Jack Haley](https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/haleyja01.html)$225,000

Award winners

  • Phil Jackson, NBA Coach of the Year
  • Michael Jordan, All-NBA First Team
  • Michael Jordan, All-Star Game MVP
  • Michael Jordan, NBA MVP
  • Michael Jordan, NBA Finals MVP
  • Michael Jordan, NBA All-Defensive First Team
  • Michael Jordan, Regular season leader, Field Goals (916)
  • Michael Jordan, Regular season leader, Field Goal Attempts (1850)
  • Michael Jordan, Regular season leader, Total Points (2491)
  • Michael Jordan, Regular season leader, Scoring Average (30.4 points per game)
  • Scottie Pippen, All-NBA First Team
  • Scottie Pippen, NBA All-Defensive First Team
  • Dennis Rodman, NBA All-Defensive First Team
  • Dennis Rodman, Regular season leader, Rebounds Per Game (14.9)
  • Dennis Rodman, Regular season leader, Offensive Rebounds (356)
  • Dennis Rodman, Regular season leader, Rebound Rate (26.6)
  • Toni Kukoč, NBA Sixth Man of the Year
  • Jerry Krause, NBA Executive of the Year Award

NBA All-Star Game

  • Michael Jordan, Guard
  • Scottie Pippen, Forward

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