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1997-1998 Chicago Bulls Playoff Roster
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Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Born Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Keith Booth F 6-6 226 Oct 9, 1974 23 Maryland 0 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 28, Chicago Bulls
Randy Brown G 6-2 190 May 22, 1968 29 New Mexico State 6 1991 Rnd 2 Pick 4, Sacramento Kings
Jud Buechler G-F 6-6 220 Jun 19, 1968 29 Arizona 7 1990 Rnd 2 Pick 11, Seattle SuperSonics
Scott Burrell G-F 6-7 218 Jan 12, 1971 27 Connecticut 4 1993 Rnd 1 Pick 20, Charlotte Hornets
Ron Harper G-F 6-6 185 Jan 20, 1964 34 Miami (OH) 11 1986 Rnd 1 Pick 8, Cleveland Cavaliers
Michael Jordan G 6-6 215 Feb 17, 1963 35 North Carolina 12 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 3, Chicago Bulls
Steve Kerr G 6-3 175 Sep 27, 1965 32 Arizona 9 1988 Rnd 2 Pick 25, Phoenix Suns
Joe Kleine C 6-11 255 Jan 4, 1962 36 Arkansas 12 1985 Rnd 1 Pick 6, Kansas City Kings
Toni Kukoc F 6-11 235 Sep 18, 1968 29 KK Split (Croatia) 4 1990 Rnd 2 Pick 2, Chicago Bulls
Rusty LaRue G 6-2 210 Dec 10, 1973 24 Wake Forest 0 1996 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Luc Longley C 7-3 298 Jan 19, 1969 29 New Mexico 6 1991 Rnd 1 Pick 7, Minnesota Timberwolves
Scottie Pippen F-G 6-8 228 Sep 25, 1965 32 Central Arkansas 10 1987 Rnd 1 Pick 5, Seattle SuperSonics
Dennis Rodman F 6-7 210 May 13, 1961 36 Southeastern Oklahoma State 11 1986 Rnd 2 Pick 3, Detroit Pistons
Dickey Simpkins F 6-9 248 Apr 6, 1972 26 Providence 3 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 21, Chicago Bulls
Bill Wennington C 7-0 245 Dec 26, 1963 34 St. John's 10 1985 Rnd 1 Pick 16, Dallas Mavericks

Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Chicago Bulls #8 New Jersey Nets Chicago in 3
First Round #2 Miami Heat #7 New York Knicks New York in 5
First Round #3 Indiana Pacers #6 Cleveland Cavaliers Indiana in 4
First Round #4 Charlotte Hornets #5 Atlanta Hawks Charlotte in 4
Second Round #1 Chicago Bulls #4 Charlotte Hornets Chicago in 5
Second Round #3 Indiana Pacers #7 New York Knicks Indiana in 5
Conference Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #3 Indiana Pacers Chicago in 7
Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Utah Jazz #8 Houston Rockets Utah in 5
First Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #7 Minnesota Timberwolves Seattle in 5
First Round #3 Los Angeles Lakers #6 Portland Trail Blazers L.A. Lakers in 4
First Round #4 Phoenix Suns #5 San Antonio Spurs San Antonio in 4
Second Round #1 Utah Jazz #5 San Antonio Spurs Utah in 5
Second Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #3 Los Angeles Lakers L.A. Lakers in 5
Conference Finals #1 Utah Jazz #3 Los Angeles Lakers Utah in 4
NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Utah Jazz #1 Chicago Bulls Chicago in 6

Chicago Playoff Stat Leaders Full Team Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Scottie Pippen 21 39.8 16.8 7.1 5.2 2.1 1.0 2.4
Jud Buechler 16 4.0 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
Ron Harper 21 26.8 6.7 3.7 2.3 1.0 0.9 0.9
Toni Kukoc 21 30.3 13.1 3.9 2.9 1.2 0.5 1.3
Luc Longley 18 25.3 7.9 5.0 1.9 0.7 0.8 2.0
Randy Brown 14 5.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.5
Michael Jordan 21 41.5 32.4 5.1 3.5 1.5 0.6 2.1
Dickey Simpkins 13 5.7 1.2 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2
Scott Burrell 21 12.4 3.8 2.0 0.5 0.9 0.1 0.5
Steve Kerr 21 19.8 4.9 0.8 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.2
Bill Wennington 16 7.4 2.8 0.9 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.5
Dennis Rodman 21 34.4 4.9 11.8 2.0 0.7 0.6 1.7

Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue/Game Type Record Chicago Leaders New Jersey Leaders
Apr 24, 1998
VS
New Jersey
 W, 96-93 United Center
Opening Round 		1-0 PTS: 39. M. Jordan
REB: 8. D. Rodman
AST: 5. S. Pippen 		PTS: 24. C. Gatling
REB: 31. J. Williams
AST: 5. S. Douglas
Apr 26, 1998
VS
New Jersey
 W, 96-91 United Center
Opening Round 		2-0 PTS: 32. M. Jordan
REB: 16. D. Rodman
AST: 4. D. Rodman 		PTS: 23. K. Kittles
REB: 11. J. Williams
AST: 12. S. Douglas
Apr 29, 1998
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New Jersey
 W, 101-116 Izod Center
Opening Round 		3-0 PTS: 38. M. Jordan
REB: 17. D. Rodman
AST: 10. S. Pippen 		PTS: 19. S. Douglas
REB: 10. J. Williams
AST: 8. S. Douglas

Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue/Game Type Record Chicago Leaders Charlotte Leaders
May 3, 1998
VS
Charlotte
 W, 83-70 United Center
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 35. M. Jordan
REB: 14. D. Rodman
AST: 4. M. Jordan 		PTS: 25. Glen Rice
REB: 14. Vlade Divac
AST: 9. David Wesley
May 6, 1998
VS
Charlotte
 L, 76-78 United Center
Conference Semi Finals 		1-1 PTS: 22. M. Jordan
REB: 18. D. Rodman
AST: 6. M. Jordan 		PTS: 15. A. Mason
REB: 19. Vlade Divac
AST: 4. A. Mason
May 8, 1998
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Charlotte
 W, 89-103 Charlotte Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals 		2-1 PTS: 27. M. Jordan
REB: 17. D. Rodman
AST: 6. M. Jordan 		PTS: 31. Glen Rice
REB: 13. Vlade Divac
AST: 8. David Wesley
May 10, 1998
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Charlotte
 W, 80-94 Charlotte Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals 		3-1 PTS: 31. M. Jordan
REB: 18. D. Rodman
AST: 8. S. Pippen 		PTS: 15. Vlade Divac
REB: 9. Glen Rice
AST: 5. A. Mason
May 13, 1998
VS
Charlotte
 W, 93-84 United Center
Conference Semi Finals 		4-1 PTS: 33. M. Jordan
REB: 21. D. Rodman
AST: 5. S. Pippen 		PTS: 30. Glen Rice
REB: 15. Vlade Divac
AST: 5. Vlade Divac

Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue/Game Type Record Chicago Leaders Indiana Leaders
May 17, 1998
VS
Indiana
 W, 85-79 United Center
Conference Finals 		1-0 PTS: 31. M. Jordan
REB: 10. D. Rodman
AST: 7. S. Pippen 		PTS: 16. R. Miller
REB: 11. A. Davis
AST: 6. Mark Jackson
May 19, 1998
VS
Indiana
 W, 104-98 United Center
Conference Finals 		2-0 PTS: 41. M. Jordan
REB: 9. Ron Harper
AST: 5. M. Jordan 		PTS: 19. R. Miller
REB: 9. Dale Davis
AST: 8. Mark Jackson
May 23, 1998
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Indiana
 L, 107-105 Market Square Arena
Conference Finals 		2-1 PTS: 30. M. Jordan
REB: 12. D. Rodman
AST: 7. M. Jordan 		PTS: 28. R. Miller
REB: 12. A. Davis
AST: 6. Mark Jackson
May 25, 1998
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Indiana
 L, 96-94 Market Square Arena
Conference Finals 		2-2 PTS: 28. M. Jordan
REB: 16. D. Rodman
AST: 10. S. Pippen 		PTS: 26. Rik Smits
REB: 9. Chris Mullin
AST: 7. Mark Jackson
May 27, 1998
VS
Indiana
 W, 106-87 United Center
Conference Finals 		3-2 PTS: 29. M. Jordan
REB: 8. S. Pippen
AST: 7. Toni Kukoc 		PTS: 14. Travis Best
REB: 7. Rik Smits
AST: 5. Mark Jackson
May 29, 1998
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Indiana
 L, 92-89 Market Square Arena
Conference Finals 		3-3 PTS: 35. M. Jordan
REB: 12. D. Rodman
AST: 2. M. Jordan 		PTS: 25. Rik Smits
REB: 8. Dale Davis
AST: 3. Mark Jackson
May 31, 1998
VS
Indiana
 W, 88-83 United Center
Conference Finals 		4-3 PTS: 28. M. Jordan
REB: 12. S. Pippen
AST: 8. M. Jordan 		PTS: 22. R. Miller
REB: 10. A. Davis
AST: 6. Mark Jackson

NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue/Game Type Record Chicago Leaders Utah Leaders
Jun 3, 1998
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Utah
 L, 88-85 EnergySolutions Arena
NBA Finals 		0-1 PTS: 33. M. Jordan
REB: 10. D. Rodman
AST: 5. Steve Kerr 		PTS: 24. J. Stockton
REB: 14. Karl Malone
AST: 8. J. Stockton
Jun 5, 1998
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Utah
 W, 88-93 EnergySolutions Arena
NBA Finals 		1-1 PTS: 37. M. Jordan
REB: 9. D. Rodman
AST: 4. S. Pippen 		PTS: 20. J. Hornacek
REB: 12. Karl Malone
AST: 7. J. Stockton
Jun 7, 1998
VS
Utah
 W, 96-54 United Center
NBA Finals 		2-1 PTS: 24. M. Jordan
REB: 10. Ron Harper
AST: 7. Ron Harper 		PTS: 22. Karl Malone
REB: 9. G. Ostertag
AST: 7. J. Stockton
Jun 10, 1998
VS
Utah
 W, 86-82 United Center
NBA Finals 		3-1 PTS: 34. M. Jordan
REB: 14. D. Rodman
AST: 5. S. Pippen 		PTS: 21. Karl Malone
REB: 14. Karl Malone
AST: 13. J. Stockton
Jun 12, 1998
VS
Utah
 L, 81-83 United Center
NBA Finals 		3-2 PTS: 30. Toni Kukoc
REB: 11. S. Pippen
AST: 11. S. Pippen 		PTS: 39. Karl Malone
REB: 9. Karl Malone
AST: 12. J. Stockton
Jun 14, 1998
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Utah
 W, 86-87 EnergySolutions Arena
NBA Finals 		4-2 PTS: 45. M. Jordan
REB: 8. D. Rodman
AST: 4. Toni Kukoc 		PTS: 31. Karl Malone
REB: 11. Karl Malone
AST: 7. Karl Malone