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

The 1990-91 Chicago Bulls finished in first place in the Central Division, as well as first overall in the Eastern Conference with a 61-21 record. In the playoffs, the Bulls swept the New York Knicks in the first round. Then in the semifinals, they defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in five games. In the Eastern Conference Finals, they swept the defending champions Detroit Pistons. The Bulls would go on to beat the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1991 NBA Finals, winning their first ever championship in franchise history. This season was the first of three consecutive NBA titles for the Bulls.

Draft picks

Main article: 1990 NBA Draft

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

Roster

1990-91 Chicago Bulls roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
1.0 !PG	10	USA !	Armstrong, B.J.	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Iowa
6.0 !C	24	USA !	Cartwright, Bill	7000215899999999999♠7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	San Francisco
4.5 !PF	54	USA !	Grant, Horace	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Clemson
2.0 !SG	14	USA !	Hodges, Craig	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Long Beach State
2.0 !SG	2	USA !	Hopson, Dennis	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Ohio State
2.0 !SG	23	USA !	Jordan, Michael (C)	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	North Carolina
4.5 !PF	21	USA !	King, Stacey	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Oklahoma
4.5 !PF	53	USA !	Levingston, Cliff	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Wichita State
1.0 !PG	5	USA !	Paxson, John	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Notre Dame
6.0 !C	32	USA !	Perdue, Will	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Vanderbilt
3.0 !SF	33	USA !	Pippen, Scottie	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Central Arkansas
4.5 !PF	42	USA !	Williams, Scott	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	North Carolina

Head coach

Phil Jackson (North Dakota)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Chicago Bulls depth chart

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	17–24	9–32	8–22

Game log

Key: Win Loss

1990–91 game log Total: 61–21 (Home: 35–6; Road: 26–15)

November: 9–6 (Home: 3–2; Road: 6–4)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
1	November 2, 1990 7:00 PM CST	76ers	116–124	Chicago Stadium	0–1
2	November 3, 1990 6:30 PM CST	@ Bullets	102–103	Capital Centre	0–2
3	November 6, 1990 7:00 PM CST	Celtics	108–110	Chicago Stadium	0–3
5	November 9, 1990 6:30 PM CST	Celtics	120–100	Boston Garden	2–3
14	November 28, 1990 7:30 PM CST	Bullets	118–94	Chicago Stadium	8–6

December: 11–3 (Home: 10–1; Road: 1–2)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

January: 9–4 (Home: 5–0; Road: 4–4)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
33	January 9, 1991 6:30 PM CST	@ 76ers	107–99				The Spectrum	23–10

February: 10–1 (Home: 6–0; Road: 4–1)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
51	February 19, 1991 7:30 PM CST	Bullets	118–113				Chicago Stadium	37–14
54	February 26, 1991 7:30 PM CST	Celtics	129–99				Chicago Stadium	40–14

March: 13–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 6–3)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	Location Attendance	Record
66	March 22, 1991 6:30 PM CST	@ 76ers	90–95	The Spectrum	50–16
70	March 29, 1991 6:30 PM CST	@ Bullets	112–94	Capital Centre	53–17
71	March 29, 1991 12 Noon CDT	Celtics	132–135 (2 OT)	Boston Garden	53–18

April: 8–3 (Home: 4–2; Road: 4–1)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
75	April 7, 1991 2:30 PM CDT	76ers	111–114 (OT)				Chicago Stadium	55–20

1990–91 season schedule

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	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

Playoffs

East First Round

(1) Chicago Bulls vs. (8) New York Knicks: Bulls win series 3-0

Game 1 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (April 25): Chicago 126, New York 85
Game 2 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (April 28): Chicago 89, New York 79
Game 3 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (April 30): Chicago 103, New York 94

Last Playoff Meeting: 1989 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Chicago won 4-2)

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Chicago Bulls vs. (5) Philadelphia 76ers: Bulls win series 4-1

Game 1 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 4): Chicago 105, Philadelphia 92
Game 2 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 6): Chicago 112, Philadelphia 100
Game 3 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 10): Philadelphia 99, Chicago 97
Game 4 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 12): Chicago 101, Philadelphia 85
Game 5 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 14): Chicago 100, Philadelphia 95

Last Playoff Meeting: 1990 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Chicago won 4-1)

East Conference Finals

(1) Chicago Bulls vs. (3) Detroit Pistons: Bulls win series 4-0

Game 1 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 19): Chicago 94, Detroit 83
Game 2 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 21): Chicago 105, Detroit 97
Game 3 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills (May 25): Chicago 113, Detroit 107
Game 4 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills (May 27): Chicago 115, Detroit 94

Last Playoff Meeting: 1990 Eastern Conference Finals (Detroit won 4-3)

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

Award winners

Michael Jordan, All-NBA First Team
Michael Jordan, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
Michael Jordan, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
Michael Jordan, NBA All-Defensive First Team
Scottie Pippen, NBA All-Defensive Second 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

↑ Associated Press Athlete of the Year (male)

1990–91 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Miami New Jersey New York Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Charlotte Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Minnesota Orlando San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle

NBA champions

Chicago Bulls

Founded in 1966 Based in Chicago, Illinois

Franchise	Franchise Expansion Draft All-time roster Draft history Seasons Records Broadcasters Head coaches Current season

Arenas	International Amphitheatre Chicago Stadium United Center

Personnel	Owner: Jerry Reinsdorf Vice President of Basketball Operations: John Paxson General Manager: Gar Forman Coach: Fred Hoiberg

NBA Championships (6)	1991 1992 1993 1996 1997 1998

Conference Championships (6)	1991 1992 1993 1996 1997 1998

Retired numbers	4 10 23 33 Coach General Manager

Hall of Famers	George Gervin Artis Gilmore Phil Jackson Michael Jordan Robert Parish Scottie Pippen Dennis Rodman Jerry Sloan Nate Thurmond Tex Winter

D-League affiliate	Dakota Wizards (2006–07) Iowa Energy (2007–14) Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2014–15) Chicago (beginning in 2016–17)

Rivals	Detroit Pistons Indiana Pacers Miami Heat New York Knicks

Culture and lore	Phantom Buzzer Game The Shot Air Jordan Jumpman Tommy Edwards Benny the Bull "Sirius" Ray Clay 72–10 Michael Jordan's last shot Jordan Rules Triangle offense Ashland Green/Pink Line Station Tex Winter The Spirit

Media	TV WGN9 (through WGN Sports) WGN America My50 Comcast SportsNet Chicago CN100 Radio ESPN Chicago Announcers Neil Funk Stacey King Chuck Swirsky Bill Wennington

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