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      1997-98  
       
      
      
         
          | Oct 31 | 
          @BOS | 
          L | 
          92-85 | 
          6 | 
          4 | 
           
             30 
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          | Nov 5 | 
          ORL | 
          W | 
          94-81 | 
          17 | 
          4 | 
           
             29 
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          | Nov 7 | 
          @ATL | 
          L | 
          80-78 | 
          9 | 
          6 | 
           
             27 
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          | Nov 11 | 
          @CLE | 
          L | 
          101-80 | 
          6 | 
          1 | 
           
             19 
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          | Nov 12 | 
          WAS | 
          L | 
          90-83 | 
          7 | 
          3 | 
           
             28 
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          | Nov 14 | 
          CHA | 
          W | 
          105-92 | 
          4 | 
          7 | 
           
             28 
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          | Nov 15 | 
          CLE | 
          W | 
          79-70 | 
          2 | 
          4 | 
           
             27 
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          | Nov 20 | 
          @PHO | 
          L | 
          89-85 | 
          6 | 
          3 | 
           
             30 
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          | Nov 21 | 
          @LAC | 
          W | 
          111-102 | 
          5 | 
          5 | 
           
             49 
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          | Nov 23 | 
          @SAC | 
          W | 
          103-88 | 
          3 | 
          5 | 
           
             33 
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          | Nov 25 | 
          @SEA | 
          L | 
          91-90 | 
          6 | 
          5 | 
           
             26 
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          | Nov 28 | 
          @IND | 
          L | 
          94-83 | 
          7 | 
          2 | 
           
             26 
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          | Nov 29 | 
          @WAS | 
          W | 
          88-83 | 
          4 | 
          3 | 
           
             29 
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          | Dec 3 | 
          @BOS | 
          W | 
          97-87 | 
          9 | 
          5 | 
           
             29 
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          | Dec 10 | 
          @ORL | 
          L | 
          106-98 | 
          2 | 
          5 | 
           
             25 
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          | Dec 12 | 
          @CHA | 
          L | 
          79-77 | 
          9 | 
          5 | 
           
             28 
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          | Dec 13 | 
          TOR | 
          W | 
          97-70 | 
          6 | 
          2 | 
           
             11 
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          | Dec 15 | 
          PHO | 
          W | 
          111-104 | 
          9 | 
          4 | 
           
             31 
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          | Dec 17 | 
          LAL | 
          W | 
          104-83 | 
          5 | 
          4 | 
           
             36 
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          | Dec 20 | 
          @NJ | 
          W | 
          100-92 | 
          5 | 
          3 | 
           
             24 
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          | Dec 23 | 
          LAC | 
          W | 
          94-89 | 
          12 | 
          4 | 
           
             27 
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          | Dec 25 | 
          MIA | 
          W | 
          90-80 | 
          11 | 
          4 | 
           
             24 
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          | Dec 27 | 
          ATL | 
          W | 
          97-80 | 
          4 | 
          2 | 
           
             47 
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          | Dec 29 | 
          DAL | 
          W | 
          111-105 | 
          7 | 
          0 | 
           
             41 
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          | Dec 30 | 
          @MIN | 
          L | 
          99-95 | 
          4 | 
          1 | 
           
             33 
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          | Jan 2 | 
          MIL | 
          W | 
          114-100 | 
          5 | 
          1 | 
           
             44 
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          | Jan 3 | 
          @DET | 
          W | 
          105-96 | 
          9 | 
          9 | 
           
             34 
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          | Jan 7 | 
          @MIA | 
          L | 
          99-72 | 
          4 | 
          1 | 
           
             26 
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          | Jan 13 | 
          SEA | 
          W | 
          101-91 | 
          1 | 
          2 | 
           
             40 
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          | Jan 15 | 
          @PHI | 
          L | 
          106-96 | 
          9 | 
          4 | 
           
             20 
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          | Jan 16 | 
          @MIL | 
          W | 
          96-86 | 
          8 | 
          2 | 
           
             27 
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          | Jan 18 | 
          HOU | 
          W | 
          106-100 | 
          3 | 
          3 | 
           
             45 
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          | Jan 21 | 
          CHA | 
          W | 
          110-79 | 
          5 | 
          6 | 
           
             33 
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          | Jan 23 | 
          @NJ | 
          W | 
          100-98 | 
          5 | 
          1 | 
           
             32 
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          | Jan 25 | 
          UTA | 
          L | 
          101-94 | 
          5 | 
          7 | 
           
             32 
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          | Jan 27 | 
          @VAN | 
          W | 
          103-85 | 
          0 | 
          3 | 
           
             20 
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          | Jan 29 | 
          @POR | 
          W | 
          100-87 | 
          5 | 
          4 | 
           
             29 
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          | Jan 30 | 
          @GS | 
          W | 
          87-80 | 
          8 | 
          3 | 
           
             14 
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          | Feb 1 | 
          @LAL | 
          L | 
          112-87 | 
          5 | 
          2 | 
           
             31 
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          | Feb 2 | 
          @DEN | 
          W | 
          111-72 | 
          6 | 
          3 | 
           
             15 
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          | Feb 4 | 
          @UTA | 
          L | 
          101-93 | 
          7 | 
          3 | 
           
             40 
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          | Feb 10 | 
          TOR | 
          W | 
          93-86 | 
          5 | 
          1 | 
           
             18 
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          | Feb 11 | 
          @CHA | 
          W | 
          92-90 | 
          4 | 
          6 | 
           
             29 
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          | Feb 13 | 
          ATL | 
          W | 
          112-100 | 
          7 | 
          1 | 
           
             37 
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          | Feb 15 | 
          DET | 
          W | 
          99-90 | 
          12 | 
          5 | 
           
             21 
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          | Feb 17 | 
          IND | 
          W | 
          105-97 | 
          4 | 
          6 | 
           
             27 
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          | Feb 19 | 
          @TOR | 
          W | 
          123-86 | 
          4 | 
          5 | 
           
             16 
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          | Feb 21 | 
          @WAS | 
          W | 
          94-88 | 
          8 | 
          3 | 
           
             19 
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          | Feb 23 | 
          CLE | 
          W | 
          97-75 | 
          7 | 
          6 | 
           
             17 
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          | Feb 25 | 
          POR | 
          L | 
          106-101 | 
          4 | 
          3 | 
           
             33 
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          | Feb 28 | 
          SAC | 
          W | 
          109-94 | 
          2 | 
          2 | 
           
             28 
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          | Mar 3 | 
          DEN | 
          W | 
          118-90 | 
          7 | 
          2 | 
           
             30 
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          | Mar 8 | 
          @NY | 
          W | 
          102-89 | 
          8 | 
          6 | 
           
             42 
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          | Mar 10 | 
          MIA | 
          W | 
          106-91 | 
          4 | 
          4 | 
           
             37 
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          | Mar 12 | 
          @DAL | 
          L | 
          104-97 | 
          7 | 
          3 | 
           
             26 
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          | Mar 14 | 
          @SA | 
          W | 
          96-86 | 
          5 | 
          3 | 
           
             30 
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          | Mar 17 | 
          @IND | 
          W | 
          90-84 | 
          4 | 
          2 | 
           
             35 
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          | Mar 20 | 
          VAN | 
          W | 
          98-92 | 
          4 | 
          3 | 
           
             24 
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          | Mar 22 | 
          @TOR | 
          W | 
          102-100 | 
          4 | 
          3 | 
           
             33 
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          | Mar 23 | 
          BOS | 
          W | 
          111-88 | 
          7 | 
          2 | 
           
             24 
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          | Mar 25 | 
          @ORL | 
          W | 
          85-70 | 
          7 | 
          8 | 
           
             17 
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          | Mar 27 | 
          @ATL | 
          W | 
          89-74 | 
          5 | 
          4 | 
           
             34 
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          | Mar 29 | 
          @MIL | 
          W | 
          104-87 | 
          2 | 
          0 | 
           
             30 
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          | Mar 31 | 
          DET | 
          W | 
          106-101 | 
          3 | 
          8 | 
           
             26 
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          | Apr 3 | 
          MIN | 
          W | 
          107-93 | 
          6 | 
          4 | 
           
             41 
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          | Apr 5 | 
          @HOU | 
          W | 
          109-94 | 
          4 | 
          3 | 
           
             40 
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          | Apr 7 | 
          WAS | 
          W | 
          103-85 | 
          4 | 
          3 | 
           
             30 
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          | Apr 9 | 
          @CLE | 
          L | 
          91-85 | 
          6 | 
          4 | 
           
             29 
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          | Apr 11 | 
          ORL | 
          W | 
          87-78 | 
          4 | 
          2 | 
           
             37 
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          | Apr 13 | 
          IND | 
          L | 
          114-105 | 
          4 | 
          3 | 
           
             27 
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          | Apr 15 | 
          @DET | 
          L | 
          87-79 | 
          6 | 
          4 | 
           
             19 
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          | Apr 17 | 
          @PHI | 
          W | 
          87-80 | 
          6 | 
          2 | 
           
             24 
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          | Apr 18 | 
          NY | 
          W | 
          111-109 | 
          3 | 
          3 | 
           
             44 
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          | Apr 29 | 
          @NJ | 
          W | 
          116-101 | 
          4 | 
          3 | 
           
             38 
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          | May 3 | 
          CHA | 
          W | 
          83-70 | 
          11 | 
          4 | 
           
             35 
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          | May 8 | 
          @CHA | 
          W | 
          103-89 | 
          5 | 
          6 | 
           
             27 
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          | May 10 | 
          @CHA | 
          W | 
          94-80 | 
          3 | 
          4 | 
           
             31 
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          | May 13 | 
          CHA | 
          W | 
          93-84 | 
          4 | 
          3 | 
           
             33 
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          | May 17 | 
          IND | 
          W | 
          85-79 | 
          6 | 
          1 | 
           
             31 
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          | May 19 | 
          IND | 
          W | 
          104-98 | 
          4 | 
          5 | 
           
             41 
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          | May 23 | 
          @IND | 
          L | 
          107-105 | 
          4 | 
          7 | 
           
             30 
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          | May 25 | 
          @IND | 
          L | 
          96-94 | 
          7 | 
          2 | 
           
             28 
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          | May 27 | 
          IND | 
          W | 
          106-87 | 
          7 | 
          4 | 
           
             29 
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          | May 29 | 
          @IND | 
          L | 
          92-89 | 
          5 | 
          2 | 
           
             35 
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          | May 31 | 
          IND | 
          W | 
          88-83 | 
          9 | 
          8 | 
           
             28 
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          | Jun 3 | 
          @UTA | 
          L | 
          88-85 | 
          3 | 
          2 | 
           
             33 
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          | Jun 5 | 
          @UTA | 
          W | 
          93-88 | 
          5 | 
          3 | 
           
             37 
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          | Jun 10 | 
          UTA | 
          W | 
          86-82 | 
          8 | 
          2 | 
           
             34 
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          | Jun 12 | 
          UTA | 
          L | 
          83-81 | 
          4 | 
          4 | 
           
             28 
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          | Jun 14 | 
          @UTA | 
          W | 
          87-86 | 
          1 | 
          1 | 
           
             45 
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         1997-98: 
        Named NBA Most Valuable Player for the fifth time in 1997-98 and a unanimous 
        selection to the 1997-98 All-NBA First Team....Named to the NBA All-Defensive 
        First Team for a record ninth time in 1997-98....Named to the 1997-98 
        NBA All-Interview First Team....Totaled a game-high 44 points (22-24 FT), 
        3 rebounds and 3 assists in a 111-109 victory over the New York Knicks 
        on 4/18....Notched his 5,000th career assist, recording a game-high 37 
        points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals, in an 87-78 win over the Orlando Magic 
        on 4/11....Registered a game-high 40 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 
        3 steals in a 109-94 victory over the Houston Rockets on 4/5....Named 
        NBA Player of the Week for the week ending 4/5, averaging a league-high 
        35.7 ppg, 5.0 apg and 4.3 rpg for the 3-0 Bulls....Scored his 29,000th 
        career point, posting a game-high 41 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, 
        in a 107-93 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on 4/3....Named NBA Player 
        of the Month for March, averaging a league-leading 28.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 
        3.5 apg and 2.07 spg for the 13-1 Bulls....Totalled a game-high 42 points, 
        8 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals in a 102-89 victory over the New York 
        Knicks on 3/8....Named All-Star Game MVP for the third time, recording 
        a game-high 23 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds and 3 steals, in the 1998 
        NBA All-Star Game in New York....Registered a game-high 40 points, 7 rebounds 
        and 3 assists against the Utah Jazz on 2/4....Posted a game-high 45 points, 
        3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in a 106-100 victory over the Houston 
        Rockets on 1/18....Totalled a game-high 44 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals 
        in a 90-89 victory over the New York Knicks on 1/9....Recorded game-highs 
        of 34 points and 9 assists and grabbed 9 rebounds in a 105-96 win over 
        the Detroit Pistons on 1/3....Registered a game-high 44 points (15-22 
        FG) and 5 rebounds in a 114-100 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on 1/2....Named 
        NBA Player of the Month for December, averaging a league-best 28.4 ppg, 
        6.9 rpg and 3.2 apg for the 11-3 Bulls Broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's NBA 
        record by scoring in double-digits for the 788th consecutive game, scoring 
        a game-high 33 points, against the Minnesota Timberwolves on 12/30 Posted 
        a game-high 47 points (18-26 FG, 11-13 FT), 4 rebounds and 3 steals in 
        a 97-90 win over the Atlanta Hawks on 12/27 Named NBA Player of the Week 
        for the week ending 12/21, averaging 30.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 3.7 apg and 2.00 
        spg to lead the Bulls to a 3-0 week Scored a game-high 29 points, moving 
        past Moses Malone into 3rd place on the NBA all-time scoring list, in 
        a 100-82 victory over the New York Knicks on 12/9 Named NBA Player of 
        the Week for the week ending 11/23, averaging 37.3 ppg (.500 FG), 4.7 
        rpg, 4.3 apg and 1.33 spg for the 2-1 Bulls. Totalled a season-high 49 
        points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in a 111-102 double-overtime win over 
        the L.A. Clippers on 11/21 Recorded 29 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists 
        in a 94-81 victory over the Orlando Magic on 11/5. 
         
      
         
          | HIGHLIGHTS | 
         
         
           
            
              - Wins All-Star MVP, Season MVP and Finals 
                MVP.
				
 - Wins 6th championship trophy by hitting game winning jumper with 6.6 secs left on the clock.
				
              
 - Highest paid athlete in a season with his 
                US$33.6 million Bulls contract.
 
             
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