| REGULAR SEASON | (69-13) | R | A | PTS |
| Nov 1 | @BOS | W | 107-98 | 4 | 3 |
30
|
| Nov 2 | PHI | W | 115-86 | 2 | 5 |
27
|
| Nov 5 | VAN | W | 96-73 | 7 | 3 |
22
|
| Nov 6 | @MIA | W | 106-100 | 6 | 0 |
50
|
| Nov 8 | @DET | W | 98-80 | 4 | 8 |
15
|
| Nov 9 | BOS | W | 104-92 | 3 | 3 |
27
|
| Nov 11 | PHO | W | 97-79 | 2 | 5 |
26
|
| Nov 13 | MIA | W | 103-71 | 5 | 3 |
28
|
| Nov 15 | @CHA | W | 110-87 | 1 | 2 |
38
|
| Nov 16 | ATL | W | 97-69 | 5 | 3 |
25
|
| Nov 20 | @PHO | W | 113-99 | 4 | 4 |
37
|
| Nov 21 | @DEN | W | 110-92 | 7 | 3 |
31
|
| Nov 23 | @UTA | L | 105-100 | 6 | 4 |
44
|
| Nov 25 | @LAC | W | 88-84 | 7 | 2 |
40
|
| Nov 29 | @DAL | W | 116-97 | 7 | 4 |
36
|
| Nov 30 | @SA | W | 97-88 | 9 | 3 |
35
|
| Dec 3 | @MIL | W | 107-104 | 6 | 6 |
40
|
| Dec 5 | LAC | W | 114-96 | 4 | 6 |
20
|
| Dec 7 | MIA | L | 83-80 | 9 | 3 |
37
|
| Dec 8 | @TOR | L | 97-89 | 9 | 8 |
13
|
| Dec 11 | MIN | W | 103-86 | 7 | 3 |
27
|
| Dec 13 | @NJ | W | 113-92 | 6 | 6 |
32
|
| Dec 14 | CHA | W | 87-82 | 9 | 5 |
29
|
| Dec 17 | LAL | W | 129-123 | 9 | 3 |
30
|
| Dec 19 | @CHA | W | 93-72 | 8 | 1 |
35
|
| Dec 21 | @PHI | W | 111-105 | 1 | 3 |
31
|
| Dec 23 | NJ | W | 113-81 | 3 | 4 |
24
|
| Dec 25 | DET | W | 95-83 | 10 | 2 |
23
|
| Dec 26 | @ATL | L | 108-103 | 3 | 1 |
34
|
| Dec 28 | CLE | W | 102-97 | 7 | 5 |
45
|
| Dec 30 | IND | W | 81-79 | 7 | 4 |
28
|
| Jan 3 | ORL | W | 110-89 | 4 | 6 |
22
|
| Jan 6 | UTA | W | 102-89 | 8 | 3 |
23
|
| Jan 10 | @MIL | W | 116-101 | 5 | 3 |
33
|
| Jan 11 | HOU | W | 110-86 | 6 | 7 |
32
|
| Jan 14 | WAS | W | 108-107 | 2 | 2 |
39
|
| Jan 15 | @MIN | W | 112-102 | 3 | 4 |
25
|
| Jan 17 | MIL | W | 100-73 | 7 | 11 |
24
|
| Jan 19 | @HOU | L | 102-86 | 14 | 5 |
26
|
| Jan 21 | NY | W | 88-87 | 4 | 4 |
51
|
| Jan 23 | @CLE | W | 87-71 | 9 | 0 |
32
|
| Jan 25 | TOR | W | 110-98 | 3 | 4 |
24
|
| Jan 28 | @VAN | W | 111-96 | 4 | 3 |
28
|
| Jan 30 | @SAC | W | 111-93 | 6 | 2 |
32
|
| Jan 31 | @GS | W | 115-92 | 4 | 8 |
18
|
| Feb 2 | SEA | W | 91-84 | 7 | 3 |
45
|
| Feb 4 | @POR | W | 88-84 | 5 | 2 |
36
|
| Feb 5 | @LAL | L | 106-90 | 4 | 4 |
27
|
| Feb 11 | CHA | W | 103-100 | 5 | 4 |
43
|
| Feb 14 | @ATL | W | 89-88 | 8 | 4 |
30
|
| Feb 16 | ORL | W | 110-89 | 8 | 10 |
19
|
| Feb 18 | DEN | W | 134-123 | 5 | 12 |
24
|
| Feb 21 | @WAS | W | 103-99 | 4 | 4 |
36
|
| Feb 22 | GS | W | 120-87 | 5 | 1 |
34
|
| Feb 24 | POR | W | 116-89 | 4 | 3 |
37
|
| Feb 27 | @CLE | L | 73-70 | 8 | 4 |
23
|
| Feb 28 | SAC | W | 126-108 | 9 | 6 |
35
|
| Mar 3 | MIL | W | 108-90 | 3 | 6 |
31
|
| Mar 5 | SA | W | 111-69 | 2 | 4 |
16
|
| Mar 7 | IND | W | 104-96 | 4 | 5 |
38
|
| Mar 9 | @NY | L | 97-93 | 6 | 4 |
36
|
| Mar 11 | @BOS | W | 117-106 | 4 | 9 |
32
|
| Mar 12 | @PHI | W | 108-104 | 5 | 3 |
23
|
| Mar 14 | @NJ | L | 99-98 | 8 | 5 |
36
|
| Mar 15 | ATL | W | 99-79 | 4 | 3 |
10
|
| Mar 18 | SEA | W | 89-87 | 18 | 2 |
32
|
| Mar 21 | @IND | W | 117-98 | 6 | 4 |
36
|
| Mar 22 | DET | W | 103-88 | 5 | 7 |
23
|
| Mar 25 | DAL | W | 94-92 | 1 | 3 |
20
|
| Mar 27 | @TOR | W | 96-83 | 10 | 4 |
12
|
| Mar 29 | NJ | W | 111-101 | 6 | 10 |
21
|
| Apr 1 | BOS | W | 111-106 | 8 | 2 |
21
|
| Apr 3 | @WAS | L | 110-102 | 1 | 6 |
34
|
| Apr 4 | CLE | W | 84-71 | 5 | 3 |
22
|
| Apr 6 | @ORL | W | 110-94 | 8 | 5 |
37
|
| Apr 7 | PHI | W | 128-102 | 8 | 2 |
30
|
| Apr 9 | @IND | W | 86-80 | 3 | 2 |
23
|
| Apr 10 | @NY | W | 105-103 | 8 | 6 |
34
|
| Apr 13 | @DET | L | 108-91 | 9 | 7 |
18
|
| Apr 14 | TOR | W | 117-100 | 11 | 10 |
30
|
| Apr 16 | @MIA | L | 102-92 | 8 | 5 |
26
|
| Apr 19 | NY | L | 103-101 | 3 | 3 |
33
|
| Season AVG | 5.9 | 4.3 |
29.6
|
| PLAYOFFS | R | A | PTS |
| First Round | (3-0) |
| Apr 25 | WAS | W | 98--86 | 8 | 8 |
29
|
| Apr 27 | WAS | W | 109-104 | 7 | 2 |
55
|
| Apr 30 | @WAS | W | 96-95 | 2 | 6 |
28
|
| Conference Semis | (4-1) |
| May 6 | ATL | W | 100-97 | 11 | 6 |
34
|
| May 8 | ATL | L | 103-95 | 16 | 6 |
27
|
| May 10 | @ATL | W | 100-80 | 9 | 3 |
21
|
| May 11 | @ATL | W | 89-80 | 8 | 4 |
27
|
| May 13 | ATL | W | 107-92 | 7 | 7 |
24
|
| Conference Finals | (4-1) |
| May 20 | MIA | W | 84-77 | 9 | 3 |
37
|
| May 22 | MIA | W | 75-68 | 9 | 3 |
23
|
| May 24 | @MIA | W | 98-74 | 8 | 1 |
34
|
| May 26 | @MIA | L | 87-80 | 8 | 1 |
29
|
| May 28 | MIA | W | 100-87 | 6 | 5 |
28
|
| NBA Finals | (4-2) |
| Jun 1 | UTA | W | 84-82 | 4 | 8 |
31
|
| Jun 4 | UTA | W | 97-85 | 13 | 9 |
38
|
| Jun 6 | @UTA | L | 104-93 | 3 | 6 |
26
|
| Jun 8 | @UTA | L | 78-73 | 4 | 4 |
22
|
| Jun 11 | @UTA | W | 90-88 | 7 | 5 |
38
|
| Jun 13 | UTA | W | 90-86 | 11 | 4 |
39
|
| Playoffs AVG | 7.9 | 4.8 |
31.1
|
1996-97:
Jordan had another great season, leading the league in scoring for the
ninth time at 29.6 ppg, contributing 5.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.71
steals per game and being voted to his accustomed spots on the All-NBA
and All-NBA Defensive First Teams. Although the voters elected Karl Malone
of Utah as the league's MVP by a slim margin over Jordan, he gained revenge
by leading the Bulls past Malone's Jazz in the NBA Finals and capturing
Finals MVP honors for the fifth time in five trips to the championship
series. The NBA's Player of the Month for November, Jordan started all
82 games and climbed past Alex English, Dominique Wilkins, John Havlicek
and Oscar Robertson into fifth place on the all-time scoring list with
26,920 points. Jordan, who has now scored in double figures in 758 consecutive
games, tallied a season-high 51 points in an 88-87 win over New York on
Jan. 21 and got 50 points in a 106-100 triumph over Miami on Nov. 6. He
scored at least 40 points eight times and 30 or more on 44 occasions.
Jordan, who matched his career high of 18 rebounds in an 89-87 overtime
win over Seattle on March 6, became the first player to post a triple-double
in NBA All-Star history when he got 14 points, a game-high 11 rebounds
and a game-high 11 assists in Cleveland. During the weekend he also participated
in the ceremonies honoring the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History."
Jordan averaged an NBA-high 31.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, and team-highs
of 4.8 assists and 1.58 steals per game in 19 playoff contests, and averaged
32.3 ppg in the NBA Finals against the Jazz. Jordan hit a buzzer-beating
shot to win Game 1 of the Finals, had 38 points in Game 2 and came up
with another 38 points, this time despite a stomach virus, in Game 5.
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