Chicago Bulls Playoff Rosters

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1997-1998 Chicago Bulls Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Keith Booth SF 6-6 226 Oct 9, 1974 23 Maryland 0 1997 1st Rnd, #28, Chicago Bulls
Randy Brown PG 6-2 190 May 22, 1968 29 New Mexico State 6 1991 2nd Rnd, #31, Sacramento Kings
Jud Buechler G-F 6-6 220 Jun 19, 1968 29 Arizona 7 1990 2nd Rnd, #38, Seattle SuperSonics
Scott Burrell G-F 6-7 218 Jan 12, 1971 27 UConn 4 1993 1st Rnd, #20, Charlotte Hornets (1988)
Ron Harper G-F 6-6 185 Jan 20, 1964 34 Miami (OH) 11 1986 1st Rnd, #8, Cleveland Cavaliers
Michael Jordan SG 6-6 215 Feb 17, 1963 35 North Carolina 12 1984 1st Rnd, #3, Chicago Bulls
Steve Kerr PG 6-3 175 Sep 27, 1965 32 Arizona 9 1988 2nd Rnd, #50, Phoenix Suns
Joe Kleine C 6-11 255 Jan 4, 1962 36 Arkansas 12 1985 1st Rnd, #6, Kansas City Kings
Toni Kukoc PF 6-11 235 Sep 18, 1968 29 KK Split (Croatia) 4 1990 2nd Rnd, #29, Chicago Bulls
Rusty LaRue PG 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 1st Rnd, #7, Minnesota Timberwolves
Scottie Pippen F-G 6-8 228 Sep 25, 1965 32 Central Arkansas 10 1987 1st Rnd, #5, Seattle SuperSonics
Dennis Rodman SF 6-7 210 May 13, 1961 36 Southeastern Oklahoma State 11 1986 2nd Rnd, #27, Detroit Pistons
Dickey Simpkins PF 6-9 248 Apr 6, 1972 26 Providence 3 1994 1st Rnd, #21, Chicago Bulls
Bill Wennington C 7-0 245 Dec 26, 1963 34 St. John's 10 1985 1st Rnd, #16, Dallas Mavericks

1997-1998 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Chicago Bulls #8 New Jersey Nets CHI in 3
First Round #2 Miami Heat #7 New York Knicks NYK in 5
First Round #3 Indiana Pacers #6 Cleveland Cavaliers IND in 4
First Round #4 Charlotte Hornets #5 Atlanta Hawks CHA in 4
Second Round #1 Chicago Bulls #4 Charlotte Hornets CHI in 5
Second Round #3 Indiana Pacers #7 New York Knicks IND in 5
Conference Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #3 Indiana Pacers CHI in 7

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Utah Jazz #8 Houston Rockets UTA in 5
First Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #7 Minnesota Timberwolves SEA in 5
First Round #3 Los Angeles Lakers #6 Portland Trail Blazers LAL in 4
First Round #4 Phoenix Suns #5 San Antonio Spurs SAS in 4
Second Round #1 Utah Jazz #5 San Antonio Spurs UTA in 5
Second Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #3 Los Angeles Lakers LAL in 5
Conference Finals #1 Utah Jazz #3 Los Angeles Lakers UTA in 4

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Utah Jazz #1 Chicago Bulls CHI in 6

1997-1998 Chicago Playoff Stats

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

1997-1998 Chicago Bulls Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Chicago Leaders New Jersey Leaders
Apr 24, 1998
v.
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: 21. J. Williams
AST: 5. S. Douglas
Apr 26, 1998
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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

1997-1998 Chicago Bulls Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Chicago Leaders Charlotte Leaders
May 3, 1998
v.
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
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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
v.
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

1997-1998 Chicago Bulls Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Chicago Leaders Indiana Leaders
May 17, 1998
v.
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
v.
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
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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
v.
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

1997-1998 Chicago Bulls NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Chicago Leaders Utah Leaders
Jun 3, 1998
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Utah		 L, 88-85 Delta Center
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 Delta Center
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
v.
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
v.
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
v.
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 Delta Center
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