1990–91 Chicago Bulls season

1990–91 Chicago Bulls season
First World Championship
Head coach	Phil Jackson
Owner(s)	Jerry Reinsdorf
Arena	Chicago Stadium
Results
Record	61–21 (.744)
Place	Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	NBA Champions
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportsChannel Chicago, WGN
Radio	WLUP
Chicago Bulls seasons
< 1989–90	1991–92 >

The Chicago Bulls finished in first place in the Central Division. The Bulls would go on to beat the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1991 NBA Finals.

Contents 1 Offseason 1.1 NBA Draft 2 Regular season 2.1 Season standings 3 Player stats 3.1 Regular season 3.2 Playoffs 4 NBA finals 4.1 Game 1 4.2 Game 2 4.3 Game 3 4.4 Game 4 4.5 Game 5 5 Roster 5.1 Depth chart 6 Award winners 6.1 NBA All-Star Game 7 References

Offseason

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
2	29	Toni Kukoč	F	Yugoslavia ( Croatia)	KK Split

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Chicago Bulls	61	21	.744	—	35–6	26–15	25–5
x-Detroit Pistons	50	32	.610	11	32–9	18–23	19-11
x-Milwaukee Bucks	48	34	.585	13	33–8	15–26	16–14
x-Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	18	29–12	14–27	11–19
x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	20	29-12	12–29	15-15
Cleveland Cavaliers	33	49	.402	28	23–18	10–31	11-19
Charlotte Hornets	26	56	.317	35	12–24	9–32	8–22

Player stats

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Armstrong, B.J. !B. J. Armstrong	82	0	21.1	.481	.500	.874	1.8	3.7	.85	.05	8.8
Cartwright, Bill !Bill Cartwright	79	79	28.8	.490	.000	.697	6.2	1.6	.41	.19	9.6
Grant, Horace !Horace Grant	78	76	33.9	.547	.167	.711	8.4	2.3	1.22	.88	12.8
Hodges, Craig !Craig Hodges	73	0	11.5	.424	.383	.963	.6	1.3	.47	.03	5.0
Hopson, Dennis !Dennis Hopson	61	0	11.9	.426	.200	.663	1.8	1.1	.41	.23	4.3
Jordan, Michael !Michael Jordan	82	82	37.0	.539	.312	.851	6.0	5.5	2.72	1.01	31.5
King, Stacey !Stacey King	76	6	15.8	.467	.000	.704	2.7	.9	.32	.55	5.5
Levingston, Cliff !Cliff Levingston	78	0	13.0	.450	.250	.648	2.9	.7	.37	.55	4.0
Paxson, John !John Paxson	82	82	24.0	.548	.438	.829	1.1	3.6	.76	.04	8.7
Perdue, Will !Will Perdue	74	3	13.1	.494	.000	.670	4.5	.6	.31	.77	4.1
Pippen, Scottie !Scottie Pippen	82	82	36.8	.520	.309	.706	7.3	6.2	2.35	1.13	17.8
Williams, Scott !Scott Williams	51	0	6.6	.510	.500	.714	1.9	.3	.24	.25	2.5

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Armstrong, B.J. !B. J. Armstrong	17		16.1	.500	.600	.800	1.6	2.5	1.12	.06	5.5
Cartwright, Bill !Bill Cartwright	17		30.1	.519	.000	.688	4.7	1.9	.53	.41	9.5
Grant, Horace !Horace Grant	17		39.2	.583	.000	.733	8.1	2.2	.88	.35	13.3
Hodges, Craig !Craig Hodges	17		12.3	.423	.393	.750	.2	.6	.65	.00	4.7
Hopson, Dennis !Dennis Hopson	5		3.6	.333	.000	.444	.8	.2	.00	.20	1.6
Jordan, Michael !Michael Jordan	17		40.5	.524	.385	.845	6.4	8.4	2.35	1.35	31.1
King, Stacey !Stacey King	11		7.8	.296	.000	.636	2.0	.2	.09	.09	2.1
Levingston, Cliff !Cliff Levingston	17		11.3	.512	.000	.500	2.4	.4	.59	.41	2.6
Paxson, John !John Paxson	17		28.6	.530	.143	1.000	1.4	3.1	.65	.00	8.2
Perdue, Will !Will Perdue	17		11.6	.547	.000	.545	3.8	.2	.12	.47	4.1
Pippen, Scottie !Scottie Pippen	17		41.4	.504	.235	.792	8.9	5.8	2.47	1.12	21.6
Williams, Scott !Scott Williams	12		6.0	.462	.000	.550	1.7	.2	.08	.25	1.9

NBA finals

Game 1

Sunday, June 2, at the Chicago Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	Tot.
Los Angeles	29	22	24	18	93
Chicago	30	23	15	23	91

Game 2

Wednesday, June 5, at the Chicago Stadium The Bulls shot a Finals record 61.7% from the floor, with a Jordan layup over Sam Perkins a highlight.

Team	1	2	3	4	Tot.
Los Angeles	23	20	26	17	86
Chicago	28	20	38	21	107

Game 3

Friday, June 7, at the Great Western Forum

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	Tot.
Chicago	25	23	18	26	12	104
Los Angeles	25	22	25	20	4	96

Game 4

Sunday, June 9, at the Great Western Forum

Team	1	2	3	4	Tot.
Chicago	27	25	22	23	97
Los Angeles	28	16	14	24	82

Game 5

Wednesday, June 12, at the Great Western Forum

The Lakers were facing elimination, and the lack of Worthy and Scott was not any help to the Lakers. This would not stop Magic Johnson as Johnson had 20 assists in the game, but it was not enough. Elden Campbell outscored Michael Jordan with 13 points in the first half, but it was not enough. The Lakers still fought and even led 93-90 in the fourth quarter, but a Bulls 9-0 run, and Paxson's 10 points in the final half of the fourth quarter helped secure the Chicago Bulls', and Michael Jordan's, first NBA title.

Team	1	2	3	4	Tot.
Chicago	27	21	32	28	108
Los Angeles	25	24	31	21	101

Roster

1990-91 Chicago Bulls roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From 1.0 !PG 10 USA ! Armstrong, B.J. 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Iowa 6.0 !C 24 USA ! Cartwright, Bill 85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) San Francisco 4.5 !PF 54 USA ! Grant, Horace 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Clemson 1.0 !PG 14 USA ! Hodges, Craig 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Long Beach State 2.0 !SG 2 USA ! Hopson, Dennis 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Ohio State 2.0 !SG 23 USA ! Jordan, Michael (C) 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) North Carolina 4.5 !PF 21 USA ! King, Stacey 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Oklahoma 4.5 !PF 53 USA ! Levingston, Cliff 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Wichita State* 1.0 !PG 5 USA ! Paxson, John 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Notre Dame 6.0 !C 32 USA ! Perdue, Will 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Vanderbilt 3.0 !SF 33 USA ! Pippen, Scottie 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Central Arkansas* 4.5 !PF 42 USA ! Williams, Scott 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina	Head coach Phil Jackson (North Dakota) Assistant coach(es) Johnny Bach (Fordham) Jim Cleamons (Ohio State) Tex Winter (Southern California) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Bill Cartwright	Will Perdue	Scott Williams
PF	Horace Grant	Stacey King
SF	Scottie Pippen	Cliff Levingston
SG	Michael Jordan	Craig Hodges	Dennis Hopson
PG	John Paxson	B. J. Armstrong

Award winners

• Michael Jordan, All-NBA Team, First Team
• Michael Jordan, Guard, NBA MVP
• Michael Jordan, Guard, NBA Finals MVP
• Michael Jordan, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Michael Jordan, Regular season leader, Field Goals (990)
• Michael Jordan, Regular season leader, Field Goal Attempts (1837)
• Michael Jordan, Regular season leader, Total Points (2580)
• Michael Jordan, Regular season leader, Scoring Average (31.5 points per game)
• Michael Jordan, Associated Press Athlete of the Year^[1]

NBA All-Star Game

• Michael Jordan, Guard

References

• Bulls on Database Basketball
• Bulls on Basketball Reference

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