DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1997-98 Chicago Bulls
62–20 · #1 in the league · NBA Champion
Season snapshotCHI
Chicago Bulls went 62–20 in the regular season, good for the #1 record in the league, and finished as nba champion.
League rank
#1
Net rating
+7.9
Home floor
United Center
Roster
17 players
Record
62–20
75.6% win rate
League rank
#1
Playoff team
Net rating
+7.9
SRS +7.2
Finish
CHAMPS
Finished the season holding the trophy.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | G-F | 23 | 82 | 82 | 28.7 | 5.8 | 3.5 |
| Ron Harper | G-F | 9 | 82 | 82 | 9.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
| Dennis Rodman | F | 91 | 80 | 66 | 4.7 | 15.0 | 2.9 |
| Luc Longley | C | 13 | 58 | 58 | 11.4 | 5.9 | 2.8 |
| Toni Kukoč | F | 7 | 74 | 52 | 13.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| Scottie Pippen | F-G | 33 | 44 | 44 | 19.1 | 5.2 | 5.8 |
| Jason Caffey | F | 35 | 51 | 8 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 0.7 |
| Bill Wennington | C | 34 | 48 | 8 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 |
| Randy Brown | G | 1 | 71 | 6 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| Scott Burrell | G-F | 24 | 80 | 3 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 0.8 |
| Joe Kleine | C | 53 | 46 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| Jud Buechler | F-G | 30 | 74 | 0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Steve Kerr | G | 25 | 50 | 0 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| Dickey Simpkins | F | 8 | 21 | 0 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| Rusty LaRue | G | 5 | 14 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Keith Booth | F | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| David Vaughn | F | 42 | 3 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
107.7
ORtg
99.8
DRtg
89.0
Pace
+7.2
SRS
+7.1
MOV
51.6%
TS%
47.3%
eFG%
31.7
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Phil Jackson
head_coach
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NBA Champion
Finished the season holding the trophy.
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United Center
23,986 average attendance
Then and now
Chicago Bulls
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17 players