1990–91 Chicago Bulls season

The 1990–91 Chicago Bulls season was the 25th season for the Chicago Bulls in the National Basketball Association. During the off-season, the Bulls acquired Dennis Hopson from the New Jersey Nets, and signed free agent Cliff Levingston.

The Bulls got off to a slow start losing their first three games, and later on holding a 5–6 start to the regular season. However, the team soon recovered posting a seven-game winning streak between November and December afterwards, and posting another seven-game winning streak in January, as the team held a 32–14 record at the All-Star break. The Bulls posted an 11-game winning streak between February and March, and then posted a nine-game winning streak in March, finishing in first place in the Central Division with a 61–21 record, surpassing their previous franchise-best record from the 1971–72 season, and earning the first seed in the Eastern Conference; the team qualified for the NBA playoffs for the seventh consecutive year. Widely regarded as one of the greatest teams of all time, the Bulls had the best team offensive rating and the seventh best team defensive rating in the NBA.

Michael Jordan won another scoring title averaging 31.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.7 steals per game, and also won his second NBA Most Valuable Player of the Year award, while being named to the All-NBA First Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. In addition, Scottie Pippen averaged 17.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 2.4 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, while Horace Grant provided the team with 12.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, and Bill Cartwright contributed 9.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, second-year guard B.J. Armstrong provided with 8.8 points and 3.7 assists per game off the bench, John Paxson contributed 8.7 points and 3.6 assists per game, second-year forward Stacey King averaged 5.5 points per game, three-point specialist Craig Hodges contributed 5.0 points per game, Will Perdue averaged 4.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, and Levingston provided with 4.0 points per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, Jordan was selected for the 1991 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team. Jordan scored 26 points along with 5 assists and 2 steals, despite committing 10 turnovers, as the Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference, 116–114. Meanwhile, Hodges won the NBA Three-Point Shootout for the second consecutive year. Despite a stellar season, Pippen was not selected for the NBA All-Star Game. Jordan and Pippen both finished tied in seventh place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, while Pippen finished tied in eighth place in Most Improved Player voting, and head coach Phil Jackson finished in fourth place in Coach of the Year voting.

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1991 NBA playoffs, the Bulls faced off against the 8th–seeded New York Knicks, a team that featured All-Star center Patrick Ewing, Kiki Vandeweghe, and former Bulls forward Charles Oakley. The Bulls defeated the Knicks in Game 1 at home by a 41-point margin, 126–85 at the Chicago Stadium. After winning Game 2 at home, 89–79, the Bulls won Game 3 over the Knicks on the road, 103–94 at Madison Square Garden to win the series in a three-game sweep.

In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, and for the second consecutive year, the team faced off against the 5th–seeded Philadelphia 76ers, a team that featured All-Star forward Charles Barkley, All-Star guard Hersey Hawkins, and Armen Gilliam. The Bulls won the first two games over the 76ers at the Chicago Stadium, before losing Game 3 on the road, 99–97 at The Spectrum. The Bulls won the next two games, which included a Game 5 win over the 76ers at the Chicago Stadium, 100–95 to win the series in five games.

In the Eastern Conference Finals, and for the fourth consecutive year, the Bulls faced off against the 3rd–seeded, and 2-time defending NBA champion Detroit Pistons, who were led by the All-Star trio of Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, and Defensive Player of the Year, Dennis Rodman. The Bulls won the first two games over the Pistons at the Chicago Stadium, and then won the next two games on the road, including a Game 4 win over the Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills, 115–94 to win the series in a four-game sweep, and advance to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history.

In the 1991 NBA Finals, the Bulls faced off against the 3rd–seeded Los Angeles Lakers, who were led by the trio of All-Star guard Magic Johnson, All-Star forward James Worthy, and Byron Scott. The Bulls lost Game 1 to the Lakers at home, 93–91 at the Chicago Stadium, but managed to win Game 2 at home, 107–86 to even the series. The Bulls then won the next three games on the road, including a Game 5 win over the Lakers at the Great Western Forum, 108–101 to win the series in five games, and winning their first ever NBA championship in franchise history, as Jordan was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player. This season was the first of three consecutive NBA titles for the Bulls, as well as marking the beginning of the legendary Bulls dynasty, which would net the team five more championships over the next seven seasons.

The Bulls finished fourth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 757,745 at the Chicago Stadium during the regular season. In 2024, following the Boston Celtics winning their 18th NBA Finals championship, this Chicago Bulls squad would tie that same Celtics team for the 20th easiest route to the NBA Finals championship according to HoopsHype, with Chicago being docked due to their first round opponent, the New York Knicks, having a losing record that season.

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

Regular season

|- | 1 | November 2, 1990 | Philadelphia | L 116–124 | Michael Jordan (34) | Cliff Levingston (6) | Jordan & Paxson (7) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 0–1 |- | 2 | November 3, 1990 | @ Washington | L 102–103 | Michael Jordan (28) | Michael Jordan (10) | B. J. Armstrong (4) | Capital Centre<br />18,756 | 0–2 |- | 3 | November 6, 1990 | Boston | L 108–110 | Michael Jordan (33) | Cartwright & Jordan (8) | Michael Jordan (12) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 0–3 |- | 4 | November 7, 1990 | @ Minnesota | W 96–91 | Grant & Jordan (17) | Horace Grant (10) | Michael Jordan (6) | Target Center<br />19,006 | 1–3 |- | 5 | November 9, 1990 | @ Boston | W 120–100 | Michael Jordan (41) | Cliff Levingston (12) | Scottie Pippen (10) | Boston Garden<br />14,890 | 2–3 |- | 6 | November 10, 1990 | Charlotte | W 105–86 | Michael Jordan (23) | Bill Cartwright (7) | Michael Jordan (8) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 3–3 |- | 7 | November 13, 1990 | @ Utah | W 84–82 | Michael Jordan (29) | Grant & Jordan (11) | Scottie Pippen (6) | Salt Palace<br />12,616 | 4–3 |- | 8 | November 15, 1990 | @ Golden State | L 93–103 | Horace Grant (18) | Scottie Pippen (9) | Scottie Pippen (7) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena<br />15,025 | 4–4 |- | 9 | November 17, 1990 | @ Seattle | W 116–95 | Michael Jordan (33) | Scottie Pippen (10) | Scottie Pippen (6) | Seattle Center Coliseum<br />14,692 | 5–4 |- | 10 | November 18, 1990 | @ Portland | L 112–125 | Michael Jordan (29) | Bill Cartwright (8) | Michael Jordan (7) | Memorial Coliseum<br />12,884 | 5–5 |- | 11 | November 21, 1990 | @ Phoenix | L 107–109 | Michael Jordan (34) | Bill Cartwright (12) | 3 players tied (4) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum<br />14,487 | 5–6 |- | 12 | November 23, 1990 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 105–97 | John Paxson (26) | Scottie Pippen (13) | Scottie Pippen (12) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena<br />15,357 | 6–6 |- | 13 | November 24, 1990 | @ Denver | W 151–145 | Michael Jordan (38) | Bill Cartwright (8) | Michael Jordan (12) | McNichols Sports Arena<br />17,022 | 7–6 |- | 14 | November 28, 1990 | Washington | W 118–94 | Michael Jordan (24) | Bill Cartwright (8) | Michael Jordan (7) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,165 | 8–6 |- | 15 | November 30, 1990 | Indiana | W 124–95 | Michael Jordan (37) | Horace Grant (9) | Scottie Pippen (15) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,346 | 9–6

|- | 16 | December 1, 1990 | @ Cleveland | W 120–85 | Michael Jordan (32) | Bill Cartwright (9) | Scottie Pippen (13) | Richfield Coliseum<br />20,273 | 10–6 |- | 17 | December 4, 1990 | Phoenix | W 155–127 | Michael Jordan (27) | Horace Grant (12) | Scottie Pippen (11) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,094 | 11–6 |- | 18 | December 7, 1990 | New York | W 108–98 | Michael Jordan (33) | Horace Grant (13) | Michael Jordan (9) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 12–6 |- | 19 | December 8, 1990 | Portland | L 101–109 | Michael Jordan (35) | Scottie Pippen (14) | John Paxson (11) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 12–7 |- | 20 | December 11, 1990 | @ Milwaukee | L 87–99 | Michael Jordan (31) | Horace Grant (9) | Michael Jordan (5) | Bradley Center<br />18,633 | 12–8 |- | 21 | December 14, 1990 | L.A. Clippers | W 128–88 | Scottie Pippen (22) | Will Perdue (9) | B. J. Armstrong (9) | Chicago Stadium<br />17,893 | 13–8 |- | 22 | December 15, 1990 | Cleveland | W 116–98 | Michael Jordan (24) | Michael Jordan (9) | Hodges & Jordan (6) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,228 | 14–8 |- | 23 | December 18, 1990 | Miami | W 112–103 | Michael Jordan (39) | Michael Jordan (9) | 3 players tied (6) | Chicago Stadium<br />17,877 | 15–8 |- | 24 | December 19, 1990 | @ Detroit | L 84–105 | Michael Jordan (33) | Grant & Pippen (9) | Michael Jordan (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br />21,454 | 15–9 |- | 25 | December 21, 1990 | L.A. Lakers | W 114–103 | Michael Jordan (33) | Michael Jordan (15) | Jordan & Pippen (9) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 16–9 |- | 26 | December 22, 1990 | Indiana | W 128–118 | Michael Jordan (29) | Cartwright & Pippen (10) | Scottie Pippen (11) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,261 | 17–9 |- | 27 | December 25, 1990 | Detroit | W 98–86 | Michael Jordan (37) | Bill Cartwright (10) | John Paxson (8) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 18–9 |- | 28 | December 27, 1990 | Golden State | W 128–113 | Michael Jordan (42) | Michael Jordan (14) | Scottie Pippen (10) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 19–9 |- | 29 | December 29, 1990 | Seattle | W 116–91 | Michael Jordan (31) | Bill Cartwright (13) | B. J. Armstrong (8) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 20–9

|- | 30 | January 3, 1991 | @ Houston | L 92–114 | Michael Jordan (32) | Horace Grant (12) | Jordan & Pippen (7) | The Summit<br />16,611 | 20–10 |- | 31 | January 5, 1991 | Cleveland | W 108–92 | Michael Jordan (30) | Horace Grant (11) | B. J. Armstrong (8) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 21–10 |- | 32 | January 8, 1991 | New Jersey | W 111–102 | Michael Jordan (41) | Scottie Pippen (12) | Scottie Pippen (7) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,169 | 22–10 |- | 33 | January 9, 1991 | @ Philadelphia | W 107–99 | Michael Jordan (40) | Horace Grant (10) | Michael Jordan (9) | The Spectrum<br />18,168 | 23–10 |- | 34 | January 11, 1991 | Atlanta | W 99–96 | Michael Jordan (31) | 3 players tied (10) | Scottie Pippen (9) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 24–10 |- | 35 | January 12, 1991 | @ Charlotte | W 106–95 | Michael Jordan (33) | Cartwright & Grant (11) | Scottie Pippen (12) | Charlotte Coliseum<br />23,901 | 25–10 |- | 36 | January 14, 1991 | Milwaukee | W 110–97 | Michael Jordan (34) | Horace Grant (12) | Michael Jordan (9) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 26–10 |- | 37 | January 16, 1991 | @ Orlando | W 99–88 | Michael Jordan (29) | Horace Grant (13) | Armstrong & Jordan (4) | Orlando Arena<br />15,077 | 27–10 |- | 38 | January 18, 1991 | @ Atlanta | L 105–114 | Michael Jordan (30) | Horace Grant (10) | Michael Jordan (8) | The Omni<br />16,390 | 27–11 |- | 39 | January 21, 1991 | @ Miami | W 117–106 | Michael Jordan (37) | Horace Grant (10) | 4 players tied (5) | Miami Arena<br />15,008 | 28–11 |- | 40 | January 23, 1991 | @ New Jersey | L 95–99 | Michael Jordan (35) | Horace Grant (11) | Michael Jordan (5) | Brendan Byrne Arena<br />18,333 | 28–12 |- | 41 | January 25, 1991 | Miami | W 108–87 | Michael Jordan (26) | Cliff Levingston (10) | B. J. Armstrong (6) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 29–12 |- | 42 | January 31, 1991 | @ San Antonio | L 102–106 | Michael Jordan (36) | Horace Grant (16) | John Paxson (4) | HemisFair Arena<br />15,908 | 29–13

|- | 43 | February 1, 1991 | @ Dallas | W 101–90 | Michael Jordan (31) | Scottie Pippen (14) | Grant & Jordan (8) | Reunion Arena<br />17,007 | 30–13 |- | 44 | February 3, 1991 | @ L.A. Lakers | L 86–99 | Scottie Pippen (24) | Will Perdue (11) | Michael Jordan (9) | Great Western Forum<br />17,505 | 30–14 |- | 45 | February 4, 1991 | @ Sacramento | W 108–97 | Michael Jordan (24) | Will Perdue (14) | Scottie Pippen (8) | ARCO Arena<br />17,014 | 31–14 |- | 46 | February 7, 1991 | @ Detroit | W 95–93 | Michael Jordan (30) | Michael Jordan (9) | 3 players tied (3) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br />21,454 | 32–14 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- | 47 | February 12, 1991 | Atlanta | W 122–113 | Michael Jordan (32) | Grant & King (6) | Scottie Pippen (10) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,545 | 33–14 |- | 48 | February 14, 1991 | @ New York | W 102–92 | Michael Jordan (29) | Stacey King (9) | Scottie Pippen (6) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,081 | 34–14 |- | 49 | February 16, 1991 | New Jersey | W 99–87 | Michael Jordan (26) | Jordan & Perdue (11) | Michael Jordan (7) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 35–14 |- | 50 | February 18, 1991 | @ Cleveland | W 110–95 | Michael Jordan (32) | Bill Cartwright (7) | Scottie Pippen (6) | Richfield Coliseum<br />20,273 | 36–14 |- | 51 | February 19, 1991 | Washington | W 118–113 | Michael Jordan (40) | Scottie Pippen (13) | Scottie Pippen (8) | Chicago Stadium<br />17,894 | 37–14 |- | 52 | February 22, 1991 | Sacramento | W 129–82 | Michael Jordan (34) | Scottie Pippen (10) | Scottie Pippen (9) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,413 | 38–14 |- | 53 | February 23, 1991 | Charlotte | W 129–108 | Scottie Pippen (43) | Horace Grant (17) | Paxson & Pippen (6) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 39–14 |- | 54 | February 26, 1991 | Boston | W 129–99 | Michael Jordan (39) | Jordan & Perdue (8) | B. J. Armstrong (8) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 40–14

|- | 55 | March 1, 1991 | Dallas | W 109–86 | Michael Jordan (29) | Michael Jordan (11) | B. J. Armstrong (10) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 41–14 |- | 56 | March 2, 1991 | @ Indiana | L 114–135 | Michael Jordan (22) | Will Perdue (13) | B. J. Armstrong (5) | Market Square Arena<br />16,530 | 41–15 |- | 57 | March 5, 1991 | Milwaukee | W 104–86 | Michael Jordan (30) | Scottie Pippen (10) | B. J. Armstrong (7) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,335 | 42–15 |- | 58 | March 8, 1991 | Utah | W 99–89 | Michael Jordan (37) | Bill Cartwright (9) | Scottie Pippen (11) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 43–15 |- | 59 | March 10, 1991 | @ Atlanta | W 122–87 | Michael Jordan (25) | Cliff Levingston (10) | Michael Jordan (9) | The Omni<br />16,371 | 44–15 |- | 60 | March 12, 1991 | Minnesota | W 131–99 | Grant & Jordan (20) | Horace Grant (12) | Michael Jordan (10) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,268 | 45–15 |- | 61 | March 13, 1991 | @ Milwaukee | W 102–101 | Michael Jordan (39) | Horace Grant (11) | Scottie Pippen (6) | Bradley Center<br />18,633 | 46–15 |- | 62 | March 15, 1991 | @ Charlotte | W 105–92 | Michael Jordan (34) | Will Perdue (12) | Michael Jordan (8) | Charlotte Coliseum<br />23,901 | 47–15 |- | 63 | March 16, 1991 | @ Cleveland | W 102–98 | Michael Jordan (37) | Horace Grant (9) | Scottie Pippen (7) | Richfield Coliseum<br />20,273 | 48–15 |- | 64 | March 18, 1991 | Denver | W 121–108 | Michael Jordan (31) | Scottie Pippen (11) | B. J. Armstrong (9) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,163 | 49–15 |- | 65 | March 20, 1991 | Atlanta | W 129–107 | Michael Jordan (22) | Horace Grant (10) | Michael Jordan (11) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,439 | 50–15 |- | 66 | March 22, 1991 | @ Philadelphia | L 90–95 | Michael Jordan (20) | Horace Grant (10) | B. J. Armstrong (7) | The Spectrum<br />18,168 | 50–16 |- | 67 | March 23, 1991 | Indiana | W 133–119 | Michael Jordan (39) | Will Perdue (11) | Scottie Pippen (8) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 51–16 |- | 68 | March 25, 1991 | Houston | L 90–100 | Michael Jordan (34) | Grant & Pippen (12) | Scottie Pippen (8) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 51–17 |- | 69 | March 28, 1991 | @ New Jersey | W 128–94 | Michael Jordan (42) | Scottie Pippen (14) | Michael Jordan (4) | Brendan Byrne Arena<br />20,049 | 52–17 |- | 70 | March 29, 1991 | @ Washington | W 112–94 | Grant & Pippen (22) | Horace Grant (13) | Jordan & Pippen (5) | Capital Centre<br />18,756 | 53–17 |- | 71 | March 31, 1991 | @ Boston | L 132–135 (2OT) | Michael Jordan (37) | Horace Grant (18) | Jordan & Pippen (9) | Boston Garden<br />14,890 | 53–18

|- | 72 | April 2, 1991 | Orlando | W 106–102 | Michael Jordan (44) | Horace Grant (7) | Michael Jordan (6) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,264 | 54–18 |- | 73 | April 4, 1991 | @ New York | W 101–91 | Michael Jordan (34) | Scottie Pippen (10) | Scottie Pippen (12) | Madison Square Garden<br />19,081 | 55–18 |- | 74 | April 5, 1991 | San Antonio | L 107–110 | Michael Jordan (39) | Horace Grant (10) | Michael Jordan (9) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 55–19 |- | 75 | April 7, 1991 | Philadelphia | L 111–114 (OT) | Michael Jordan (41) | Horace Grant (7) | Scottie Pippen (9) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 55–20 |- | 76 | April 9, 1991 | New York | W 108–106 | Michael Jordan (28) | Horace Grant (14) | Michael Jordan (8) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 56–20 |- | 77 | April 10, 1991 | @ Indiana | W 101–96 | Michael Jordan (28) | Horace Grant (7) | Scottie Pippen (6) | Market Square Arena<br />16,530 | 57–20 |- | 78 | April 12, 1991 | @ Detroit | L 91–95 | Michael Jordan (40) | Scottie Pippen (11) | Scottie Pippen (5) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br />21,454 | 57–21 |- | 79 | April 15, 1991 | Milwaukee | W 103–94 | Michael Jordan (46) | Horace Grant (11) | Scottie Pippen (6) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,117 | 58–21 |- | 80 | April 17, 1991 | @ Miami | W 111–101 | Michael Jordan (26) | Scottie Pippen (11) | Scottie Pippen (9) | Miami Arena<br />15,008 | 59–21 |- | 81 | April 19, 1991 | @ Charlotte | W 115–99 | Michael Jordan (41) | Horace Grant (11) | Scottie Pippen (8) | Charlotte Coliseum<br />23,901 | 60–21 |- | 82 | April 21, 1991 | Detroit | W 108–100 | Scottie Pippen (28) | Will Perdue (10) | Scottie Pippen (5) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,678 | 61–21

Playoffs

|- | 1 | April 25, 1991 | New York | W 126–85 | Michael Jordan (28) | Horace Grant (8) | B. J. Armstrong (10) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 1–0 |- | 2 | April 28, 1991 | New York | W 89–79 | Michael Jordan (26) | Scottie Pippen (8) | Scottie Pippen (7) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 2–0 |- | 3 | April 30, 1991 | @ New York | W 103–94 | Michael Jordan (33) | Scottie Pippen (11) | Michael Jordan (7) | Madison Square Garden<br />18,021 | 3–0

|- | 1 | May 4, 1991 | Philadelphia | W 105–92 | Michael Jordan (29) | Horace Grant (9) | Scottie Pippen (7) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 1–0 |- | 2 | May 6, 1991 | Philadelphia | W 112–100 | Michael Jordan (29) | Scottie Pippen (11) | Michael Jordan (9) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 2–0 |- | 3 | May 10, 1991 | @ Philadelphia | L 97–99 | Michael Jordan (46) | Scottie Pippen (13) | Jordan & Pippen (6) | Spectrum<br />18,168 | 2–1 |- | 4 | May 12, 1991 | @ Philadelphia | W 101–85 | Michael Jordan (25) | Horace Grant (11) | Michael Jordan (12) | Spectrum<br />17,514 | 3–1 |- | 5 | May 14, 1991 | Philadelphia | W 100–95 | Michael Jordan (38) | Michael Jordan (19) | Michael Jordan (7) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 4–1

|- | 1 | May 19, 1991 | Detroit | W 94–83 | Michael Jordan (22) | Horace Grant (10) | three players tied (6) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 1–0 |- | 2 | May 21, 1991 | Detroit | W 105–97 | Michael Jordan (35) | Scottie Pippen (10) | Michael Jordan (7) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 2–0 |- | 3 | May 25, 1991 | @ Detroit | W 113–107 | Michael Jordan (33) | Scottie Pippen (10) | Michael Jordan (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br />21,454 | 3–0 |- | 4 | May 27, 1991 | @ Detroit | W 115–94 | Michael Jordan (29) | Horace Grant (9) | Scottie Pippen (10) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br />21,454 | 4–0

|- | 1 | June 2, 1991 | L.A. Lakers | L 91–93 | Michael Jordan (36) | Horace Grant (10) | Michael Jordan (12) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 0–1 |- | 2 | June 5, 1991 | L.A. Lakers | W 107–86 | Michael Jordan (33) | Jordan & Perdue (7) | Michael Jordan (13) | Chicago Stadium<br />18,676 | 1–1 |- | 3 | June 7, 1991 | @ L.A. Lakers | W 104–96 (OT) | Michael Jordan (29) | Scottie Pippen (13) | Michael Jordan (9) | Great Western Forum<br />17,506 | 2–1 |- | 4 | June 9, 1991 | @ L.A. Lakers | W 97–82 | Michael Jordan (28) | Scottie Pippen (9) | Michael Jordan (13) | Great Western Forum<br />17,506 | 3–1 |- | 5 | June 12, 1991 | @ L.A. Lakers | W 108–101 | Scottie Pippen (32) | Scottie Pippen (13) | Michael Jordan (10) | Great Western Forum<br />17,506 | 4–1

Player stats

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics citation:

NBA Finals

Game 1

Sunday, June 2, at the Chicago Stadium

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.

Game 3

Friday, June 7, at the Great Western Forum

Michael Jordan sends Game 3 to overtime with a pull-up jumper with 3.4 seconds to go.

Game 4

Sunday, June 9, at the Great Western Forum

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.

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
• Michael Jordan, Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year

NBA All-Star Game

• Michael Jordan, Guard

References

• Bulls on Basketball Reference