1991–92 Chicago Bulls season

The 1991–92 NBA season was the 26th season for the Chicago Bulls in the National Basketball Association.^[1] The Bulls entered the regular season as defending NBA champions, having defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1991 NBA Finals in five games, and winning their first NBA championship in franchise history. The 1991-92 Bulls team are widely regarded as one of the greatest teams of all time. Early into the regular season, the Bulls traded Dennis Hopson to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Bob Hansen after the first two games.^[2][3]

1991–92 Chicago Bulls season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coach	Phil Jackson
General manager	Jerry Krause
Owners	Jerry Reinsdorf
Arena	Chicago Stadium
Results
Record	67–15 (.817)
Place	Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	NBA champions (Defeated Trail Blazers 4–2)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WGN-TV (Wayne Larrivee, Johnny "Red" Kerr) SportsChannel Chicago (Tom Dore, Johnny "Red" Kerr)
Radio	WMAQ (Neil Funk, Tom Boerwinkle) WTAQ (John Morales, Christian Ramos)
< 1990–91 1992–93 >

Coming off their first ever championship, the Bulls had a very successful season winning 14 consecutive games after a 1–2 start to the regular season.^[4] The team later on posted a 13-game winning streak in January, which led them to a 37–5 start,^[5] and held a 39–9 record at the All-Star break.^[6] The Bulls finished in first place in the Central Division with a league-best 67–15 record, earned the first seed in the Eastern Conference, and qualified for the NBA playoffs for the eighth consecutive year.^[7]

Michael Jordan captured his sixth straight scoring title, averaging 30.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 2.3 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, and was also named the NBA Most Valuable Player of the Year for the second consecutive year, and for the third time.^{[8][9][10][11]} In addition, Scottie Pippen averaged 21.0 points, 7.7 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 1.9 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Horace Grant provided the team with 14.2 points, 10.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, and B.J. Armstrong contributed 9.9 points and 3.2 assists per game off the bench. Meanwhile, Bill Cartwright provided with 8.0 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, John Paxson and Stacey King both contributed 7.0 points per game each, and Will Perdue averaged 4.5 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.^[12] Jordan and Pippen were also both named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team.

During the NBA All-Star weekend in Orlando, Florida, Jordan and Pippen were both selected for the 1992 NBA All-Star Game, with head coach Phil Jackson coaching the Eastern Conference,^{[13][14][15][16]} and three-point specialist Craig Hodges won the NBA Three-Point Shootout for the third consecutive year.^{[17][18][15][19]} Pippen also finished in ninth place in Most Valuable Player voting, and Jordan and Pippen both finished tied in third place in Defensive Player of the Year voting.^[20] Jackson finished in third place in Coach of the Year voting,^[21]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1992 NBA playoffs, the Bulls swept the Miami Heat in three straight games after Jordan scored 56 points in a 119–114 road win in Game 3.^[22][23][24] In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, they faced off against the New York Knicks, who were led by Patrick Ewing and coached by Pat Riley. The Bulls would lose Game 1 at home, 94–89,^[25][26] but managed to win the next two games, then take a 3–2 series lead until the Knicks won Game 6 at home, 100–86.^[27][28] The Bulls won Game 7 at home, 110–81 to win the series in seven games.^{[29][30][31][32]} As they advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, they faced off against the 3rd-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers. Despite a 26-point home loss in Game 2, 107–81,^[33][34] the Bulls would win the series in six games,^{[35][36][37][38]} and make their second straight trip to the NBA Finals.

In the 1992 NBA Finals, the Bulls defeated Clyde Drexler, and the Portland Trail Blazers four games to two to win their second consecutive NBA championship, as Jordan was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player for the second straight year.^{[39][40][41][42]} Following the season, Hodges and Hansen were both released to free agency.^[43]

Draft picks

Main article: 1991 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	26	Mark Randall	PF	United States	Kansas

Roster

1991–92 Chicago Bulls roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From PG 10 BJ Armstrong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1967–09–09 Iowa C 24 Bill Cartwright 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1957–07–30 San Francisco PF 54 Horace Grant 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1965–07–04 Clemson SG 20 Bobby Hansen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1961–01–18 Iowa PG 14 Craig Hodges 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1960–06–27 Long Beach State SG 23 Michael Jordan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1963–02–17 North Carolina PF 21 Stacey King 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967–01–29 Oklahoma PF 53 Cliff Levingston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1961–01–04 Wichita State PG 5 John Paxson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1960–09–29 Notre Dame C 32 Will Perdue 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1965–08–29 Vanderbilt SF 33 Scottie Pippen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1965–09–25 Central Arkansas PF 42 Scott Williams 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1968–03–21 North Carolina

Head coach Phil Jackson Assistant(s) Johnny Bach Jim Cleamons Tex Winter Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Updated: January 2, 1992

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Chicago Bulls	67	15	.817	—	36–5	31–10	22–6
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	57	25	.695	10	35–6	22–19	21–7
x-Detroit Pistons	48	34	.585	19	25–16	23–18	15–13
x-Indiana Pacers	40	42	.488	27	26–15	14–27	13–15
Atlanta Hawks	38	44	.463	29	23–18	15–26	7–21
Milwaukee Bucks	31	51	.378	36	25–16	6–35	10–18
Charlotte Hornets	31	51	.378	36	22–19	9–32	10–18

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Chicago Bulls	67	15	.817	–
2	y-Boston Celtics	51	31	.622	16
3	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	57	25	.695	10
4	x-New York Knicks	51	31	.622	16
5	x-Detroit Pistons	48	34	.585	19
6	x-New Jersey Nets	40	42	.488	27
7	x-Indiana Pacers	40	42	.488	27
8	x-Miami Heat	38	44	.463	29
9	Atlanta Hawks	38	44	.463	29
10	Philadelphia 76ers	35	47	.427	32
11	Milwaukee Bucks	31	51	.378	36
12	Charlotte Hornets	31	51	.378	36
13	Washington Bullets	25	57	.305	42
14	Orlando Magic	21	61	.256	46

z – clinched conference

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1991–92 NBA records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	3–1	2–2	0–5	0–5	2–0	2–0	1–4	1–1	2–0	1–4	1–1	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2
Boston	1–3	—	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–2	0–2	2–3	3–2	5–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1
Charlotte	2–2	1–3	—	0–4	2–3	1–1	1–1	1–4	1–1	0–2	3–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–3	1–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–2
Chicago	5–0	3–1	4–0	—	3–2	2–0	2–0	4–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	3–2	2–0	4–0	4–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0
Cleveland	5–0	1–3	3–2	2–3	—	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	5–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0
Dallas	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	—	3–2	0–2	0–4	4–2	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	0–5	0–4	1–4	0–2
Denver	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–3	—	0–2	0–4	2–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–4	1–3	1–5	1–1
Detroit	4–1	0–4	4–1	1–4	1–3	2–0	2–0	—	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–2	3–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Golden State	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	—	2–2	2–0	3–2	3–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–3	5–0	2–2	3–2	1–3	2–0
Houston	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–4	3–2	0–2	2–2	—	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	3–1	3–1	3–2	1–3	1–4	2–0
Indiana	4–1	2–2	2–3	1–3	0–5	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	2–0	3–1	4–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–2
L.A. Clippers	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	4–0	2–0	2–3	2–2	2–0	—	2–3	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–3	2–3	2–2	2–3	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–3	2–2	0–2	3–2	—	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–3	1–4	4–1	1–3	1–4	1–3	1–1
Miami	2–2	2–3	3–1	0–4	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	—	4–0	2–0	2–2	1–4	3–1	1–4	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–0
Milwaukee	1–3	2–2	3–2	2–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	—	2–0	0–4	1–3	3–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Minnesota	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–3	3–2	1–1	0–4	2–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–2	—	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–6	0–4	2–3	0–2
New Jersey	1–3	3–2	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	4–0	2–0	—	2–3	3–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–3
New York	2–2	2–3	4–0	0–4	0–4	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	4–1	3–1	2–0	3–2	—	4–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	4–0
Orlando	2–2	0–5	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–3	1–4	—	3–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–3
Philadelphia	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	4–1	1–3	2–0	2–3	1–3	2–3	—	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	5–0
Phoenix	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–3	3–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	—	3–2	4–1	3–1	3–2	2–2	2–0
Portland	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	3–2	1–3	2–0	3–2	4–1	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	—	5–0	2–2	4–1	2–2	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	0–5	1–3	1–1	3–2	1–4	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–4	0–5	—	1–3	1–4	1–3	2–0
San Antonio	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	5–0	4–1	1–1	2–2	2–3	0–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	6–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	—	3–1	1–4	0–2
Seattle	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–3	3–1	2–0	3–2	4–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–3	1–4	4–1	1–3	—	3–1	2–0
Utah	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1	5–1	1–1	3–1	4–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	4–1	1–3	—	2–0
Washington	2–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	0–4	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–5	1–3	2–0	3–2	0–4	3–2	0–5	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	—

Game log

Regular season

1991–92 game log Total: 67–15 (Home: 36–5; Road: 31–10)
November: 13–2 (home: 5–1; road: 8–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 1, 1991 Philadelphia W 110–90 Michael Jordan (26) Scottie Pippen (8) John Paxson (9) Chicago Stadium 18,676 1–0 2 November 2, 1991 @ Milwaukee L 107–109 Michael Jordan (46) Horace Grant (11) Paxson & Pippen (5) Bradley Center 18,633 1–1 3 November 5, 1991 Golden State L 110–118 Michael Jordan (40) Scottie Pippen (11) Scottie Pippen (7) Chicago Stadium 18,136 1–2 4 November 6, 1991 @ Boston W 132–113 Michael Jordan (44) Bill Cartwright (10) B. J. Armstrong (9) Boston Garden 14,890 2–2 5 November 8, 1991 Dallas W 108–92 Michael Jordan (26) Grant & Pippen (10) Scottie Pippen (8) Chicago Stadium 18,120 3–2 6 November 9, 1991 Orlando W 107–76 Michael Jordan (27) Horace Grant (10) Michael Jordan (9) Chicago Stadium 18,131 4–2 7 November 12, 1991 Detroit W 110–93 Michael Jordan (20) Horace Grant (12) Scottie Pippen (9) Chicago Stadium 18,676 5–2 8 November 13, 1991 @ Charlotte W 117–95 Michael Jordan (35) Horace Grant (10) Scottie Pippen (9) Charlotte Coliseum 23,698 6–2 9 November 15, 1991 Milwaukee W 114–101 Scottie Pippen (23) Grant & Levingston (8) Michael Jordan (11) Chicago Stadium 18,686 7–2 10 November 20, 1991 @ Golden State W 112–108 Michael Jordan (35) Horace Grant (14) Michael Jordan (7) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025 8–2 11 November 22, 1991 @ Seattle W 112–109 (OT) Michael Jordan (31) Stacey King (7) Scottie Pippen (5) Kingdome 38,067 9–2 12 November 23, 1991 @ Denver W 107–100 Michael Jordan (37) Stacey King (9) Scottie Pippen (5) McNichols Sports Arena 17,022 10–2 13 November 26, 1991 @ L.A. Clippers W 116–79 Michael Jordan (23) Michael Jordan (10) Scottie Pippen (8) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 15,800 11–2 14 November 29, 1991 @ Portland W 116–114 (2OT) Michael Jordan (40) Grant & Pippen (11) Scottie Pippen (8) Memorial Coliseum 12,888 12–2 15 November 30, 1991 @ Sacramento W 118–102 Michael Jordan (30) Horace Grant (10) Michael Jordan (8) ARCO Arena 17,014 13–2
December: 11–2 (home: 7–1; road: 4–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 16 December 4, 1991 Cleveland W 108–102 Scottie Pippen (28) Scottie Pippen (15) Scottie Pippen (10) Chicago Stadium 18,489 14–2 17 December 6, 1991 Charlotte W 114–96 Michael Jordan (19) Michael Jordan (11) Michael Jordan (10) Chicago Stadium 18,237 15–2 18 December 7, 1991 @ Philadelphia L 100–103 Michael Jordan (32) Michael Jordan (14) Michael Jordan (9) The Spectrum 18,168 15–3 19 December 10, 1991 Seattle W 108–103 Scottie Pippen (23) Horace Grant (13) Scottie Pippen (8) Chicago Stadium 18,061 16–3 20 December 13, 1991 New York W 99–89 Michael Jordan (27) Grant & Jordan (8) Jordan & Paxson (6) Chicago Stadium 18,676 17–3 21 December 14, 1991 @ Washington W 113–100 Michael Jordan (29) Horace Grant (13) 3 players tied (3) Capital Centre 18,756 18–3 22 December 17, 1991 L.A. Lakers L 89–102 Michael Jordan (21) Horace Grant (10) Scottie Pippen (8) Chicago Stadium 18,676 18–4 23 December 20, 1991 @ New Jersey W 115–98 Horace Grant (28) Horace Grant (8) B. J. Armstrong (6) Brendan Byrne Arena 20,049 19–4 24 December 21, 1991 Atlanta W 117–103 Jordan & Pippen (37) Michael Jordan (9) Michael Jordan (10) Chicago Stadium 18,676 20–4 25 December 25, 1991 Boston W 121–99 Scottie Pippen (27) Horace Grant (12) Scottie Pippen (8) Chicago Stadium 18,676 21–4 26 December 26, 1991 @ Atlanta W 122–111 Michael Jordan (34) Horace Grant (18) Armstrong & Pippen (7) Omni Coliseum 16,425 22–4 27 December 28, 1991 Sacramento W 127–118 Michael Jordan (33) Scottie Pippen (12) Scottie Pippen (9) Chicago Stadium 18,676 23–4 28 December 30, 1991 @ Indiana W 109–104 Michael Jordan (29) Horace Grant (10) Jordan & Paxson (7) Market Square Arena 16,530 24–4
January: 14–3 (home: 9–0; road: 5–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 29 January 3, 1992 @ Milwaukee L 108–113 Michael Jordan (44) Horace Grant (8) Scottie Pippen (8) Bradley Center 18,633 24–5 30 January 4, 1992 New Jersey W 140–96 Michael Jordan (27) Horace Grant (17) Scottie Pippen (9) Chicago Stadium 18,676 25–5 31 January 7, 1992 Washington W 102–89 Michael Jordan (21) Horace Grant (10) Michael Jordan (9) Chicago Stadium 18,236 26–5 32 January 8, 1992 @ Miami W 108–106 Michael Jordan (40) Horace Grant (10) Jordan & Pippen (8) Miami Arena 15,008 27–5 33 January 10, 1992 Utah W 105–90 Michael Jordan (37) Horace Grant (8) Scottie Pippen (6) Chicago Stadium 18,676 28–5 34 January 11, 1992 Miami W 108–99 Michael Jordan (30) Horace Grant (18) Scottie Pippen (8) Chicago Stadium 18,676 29–5 35 January 14, 1992 Philadelphia W 103–80 Michael Jordan (26) Horace Grant (12) Scottie Pippen (7) Chicago Stadium 18,338 30–5 36 January 16, 1992 @ Cleveland W 100–85 Michael Jordan (35) Horace Grant (12) Michael Jordan (8) Richfield Coliseum 20,273 31–5 37 January 17, 1992 San Antonio W 102–96 Michael Jordan (31) Will Perdue (14) Michael Jordan (8) Chicago Stadium 18,676 32–5 38 January 19, 1992 @ Detroit W 87–85 Michael Jordan (34) Horace Grant (12) 3 players tied (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 21,454 33–5 39 January 21, 1992 Phoenix Suns W 108–102 Michael Jordan (30) Horace Grant (11) Scottie Pippen (6) Chicago Stadium 18,676 34–5 40 January 22, 1992 @ Charlotte W 115–112 Michael Jordan (23) Bill Cartwright (10) Scottie Pippen (8) Charlotte Coliseum 23,698 35–5 41 January 24, 1992 Detroit W 117–93 Scottie Pippen (29) Stacey King (7) Armstrong & Pippen (8) Chicago Stadium 18,676 36–5 42 January 25, 1992 Houston W 114–100 Michael Jordan (35) Grant & Pippen (9) Scottie Pippen (11) Chicago Stadium 18,676 37–5 43 January 28, 1992 @ San Antonio L 104–109 Michael Jordan (39) Scottie Pippen (10) Michael Jordan (7) HemisFair Arena 16,057 37–6 44 January 30, 1992 @ Houston L 102–105 Michael Jordan (22) Horace Grant (12) Horace Grant (6) The Summit 16,611 37–7 45 January 31, 1992 @ Dallas W 107–92 Michael Jordan (25) Michael Jordan (10) Michael Jordan (9) Reunion Arena 17,502 38–7
February: 9–4 (home: 4–1; road: 5–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 46 February 2, 1992 @ L.A. Lakers W 103–97 Michael Jordan (33) Horace Grant (11) Michael Jordan (11) Great Western Forum 17,505 39–7 47 February 3, 1992 @ Utah L 123–126 (3OT) Michael Jordan (34) 3 players tied (13) Michael Jordan (8) Delta Center 19,911 39–8 48 February 5, 1992 @ Phoenix L 114–126 Scottie Pippen (26) Horace Grant (16) Scottie Pippen (12) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,496 39–9 All-Star Break 49 February 11, 1992 New Jersey W 133–113 Michael Jordan (34) Grant & Pippen (8) Scottie Pippen (8) Chicago Stadium 18,233 40–9 50 February 13, 1992 @ New York W 106–85 Horace Grant (18) Horace Grant (11) Scottie Pippen (13) Madison Square Garden 19,763 41–9 51 February 15, 1992 New York W 99–98 Michael Jordan (29) Horace Grant (11) Scottie Pippen (8) Chicago Stadium 18,676 42–9 52 February 17, 1992 Cleveland L 112–113 Michael Jordan (46) Horace Grant (11) Scottie Pippen (7) Chicago Stadium 18,676 42–10 53 February 19, 1992 @ Orlando W 112–99 Michael Jordan (46) Horace Grant (11) Scottie Pippen (7) Orlando Arena 15,151 43–10 54 February 21, 1992 @ Atlanta W 103–88 Michael Jordan (33) Will Perdue (13) Michael Jordan (14) Omni Coliseum 16,531 44–10 55 February 22, 1992 Minnesota W 105–90 Michael Jordan (30) Horace Grant (17) Michael Jordan (8) Chicago Stadium 18,676 45–10 56 February 25, 1992 @ Detroit L 106–108 Scottie Pippen (33) Horace Grant (13) Scottie Pippen (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills 21,454 45–11 57 February 26, 1992 Washington W 122–103 Michael Jordan (26) Pippen & Williams (9) B. J. Armstrong (7) Chicago Stadium 18,104 46–11 58 February 28, 1992 @ Milwaukee W 109–105 Scottie Pippen (41) Bill Cartwright (8) Michael Jordan (6) Bradley Center 18,633 47–11
March: 12–2 (home: 5–2; road: 7–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 1, 1992 Portland W 111–91 Michael Jordan (31) Will Perdue (12) Scottie Pippen (10) Chicago Stadium 18,676 48–11 60 March 3, 1992 Indiana L 101–103 Michael Jordan (27) Horace Grant (9) Scottie Pippen (9) Chicago Stadium 18,402 48–12 61 March 5, 1992 @ Minnesota W 113–100 Michael Jordan (33) Will Perdue (11) Scottie Pippen (8) Target Center 19,006 49–12 62 March 6, 1992 Miami W 123–81 Michael Jordan (27) Horace Grant (14) Armstrong & Pippen (6) Chicago Stadium 18,487 50–12 63 March 8, 1992 @ Philadelphia W 103–99 Michael Jordan (34) Michael Jordan (11) Michael Jordan (8) The Spectrum 18,168 51–12 64 March 11, 1992 Boston W 119–85 Michael Jordan (32) Michael Jordan (13) Scottie Pippen (11) Chicago Stadium 18,676 52–12 65 March 14, 1992 @ Orlando W 112–96 Michael Jordan (26) Horace Grant (12) Michael Jordan (9) Orlando Arena 15,151 53–12 66 March 16, 1992 @ Miami W 116–100 Michael Jordan (37) Scottie Pippen (13) Michael Jordan (13) Miami Arena 15,008 54–12 67 March 17, 1992 @ New Jersey W 90–79 Michael Jordan (40) Horace Grant (12) Jordan & Pippen (4) Brendan Byrne Arena 20,049 55–12 68 March 19, 1992 @ Washington W 106–100 Michael Jordan (51) Michael Jordan (11) Horace Grant (4) Capital Centre 18,756 56–12 69 March 21, 1992 Orlando L 108–111 Scottie Pippen (27) Michael Jordan (15) John Paxson (6) Chicago Stadium 18,676 56–13 70 March 24, 1992 Denver W 116–103 Michael Jordan (50) Horace Grant (20) Scottie Pippen (13) Chicago Stadium 18,382 57–13 71 March 28, 1992 Denver W 126–102 Michael Jordan (44) Horace Grant (18) B. J. Armstrong (7) Chicago Stadium 18,676 58–13 72 March 31, 1992 @ New York W 96–90 Michael Jordan (36) Scottie Pippen (18) Scottie Pippen (7) Madison Square Garden 19,763 59–13
April: 8–2 (home: 6–0; road: 2–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 73 April 1, 1992 Charlotte W 100–94 Michael Jordan (31) Horace Grant (14) Scottie Pippen (12) Chicago Stadium 18,362 60–13 74 April 3, 1992 L.A. Clippers W 114–103 Scottie Pippen (24) Scottie Pippen (11) Jordan & Pippen (7) Chicago Stadium 18,676 61–13 75 April 5, 1992 @ Boston L 86–97 Michael Jordan (26) Horace Grant (11) Grant & Pippen (4) Boston Garden 14,890 61–14 76 April 7, 1992 Milwaukee W 116–101 Michael Jordan (30) 3 players tied (8) Michael Jordan (7) Chicago Stadium 18,676 62–14 77 April 10, 1992 @ Indiana W 108–96 Michael Jordan (35) Horace Grant (11) Michael Jordan (6) Market Square Arena 16,530 63–14 78 April 11, 1992 Indiana W 108–106 Michael Jordan (23) Horace Grant (7) Michael Jordan (8) Chicago Stadium 18,676 64–14 79 April 13, 1992 Atlanta W 100–93 Scottie Pippen (16) Scott Williams (11) Scottie Pippen (8) Chicago Stadium 18,676 65–14 80 April 14, 1992 @ Cleveland L 100–115 Scottie Pippen (24) Scottie Pippen (10) B. J. Armstrong (10) Richfield Coliseum 20,273 65–15 81 April 17, 1992 @ Atlanta W 121–95 Michael Jordan (21) Scott Williams (7) Michael Jordan (8) Omni Coliseum 16,531 66–15 82 April 19, 1992 Detroit W 103–85 Michael Jordan (32) Scott Williams (16) Michael Jordan (7) Chicago Stadium 18,676 67–15
1991–92 schedule

Playoffs

1992 playoff game log Total: 15–7 (Home: 9–3; Road: 6–4)
First Round: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 24, 1992 Miami W 113–94 Michael Jordan (46) Michael Jordan (11) Scottie Pippen (11) Chicago Stadium 18,676 1–0 2 April 26, 1992 Miami W 120–90 Michael Jordan (33) Michael Jordan (13) Michael Jordan (6) Chicago Stadium 18,676 2–0 3 April 29, 1992 @ Miami W 119–114 Michael Jordan (56) Grant & Pippen (8) Jordan & Pippen (5) Miami Arena 15,008 3–0
Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 5, 1992 New York L 89–94 Michael Jordan (31) Cartwright & Pippen (8) Scottie Pippen (9) Chicago Stadium 18,676 0–1 2 May 7, 1992 New York W 86–78 Michael Jordan (27) Horace Grant (11) John Paxson (7) Chicago Stadium 18,676 1–1 3 May 9, 1992 @ New York W 94–86 Michael Jordan (32) Horace Grant (13) John Paxson (4) Madison Square Garden 19,763 2–1 4 May 10, 1992 @ New York L 86–93 Michael Jordan (29) Scottie Pippen (8) Scottie Pippen (7) Madison Square Garden 19,763 2–2 5 May 12, 1992 New York W 96–88 Michael Jordan (37) Scottie Pippen (10) Scottie Pippen (8) Chicago Stadium 18,676 3–2 6 May 14, 1992 @ New York L 86–100 Michael Jordan (21) Scottie Pippen (10) Michael Jordan (8) Madison Square Garden 19,763 3–3 7 May 17, 1992 New York W 110–81 Michael Jordan (42) Scottie Pippen (11) Scottie Pippen (11) Chicago Stadium 18,676 4–3
Conference Finals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 19, 1992 Cleveland W 103–89 Michael Jordan (33) Scottie Pippen (12) Scottie Pippen (9) Chicago Stadium 18,676 1–0 2 May 21, 1992 Cleveland L 81–107 Michael Jordan (20) Horace Grant (12) 4 players tied (3) Chicago Stadium 18,676 1–1 3 May 23, 1992 @ Cleveland W 105–96 Michael Jordan (36) Horace Grant (11) Michael Jordan (9) Richfield Coliseum 20,273 2–1 4 May 25, 1992 @ Cleveland L 85–99 Michael Jordan (35) Horace Grant (15) Michael Jordan (6) Richfield Coliseum 20,273 2–2 5 May 27, 1992 Cleveland W 112–89 Michael Jordan (37) Scottie Pippen (15) Scottie Pippen (6) Chicago Stadium 18,676 3–2 6 May 29, 1992 @ Cleveland W 99–94 Jordan & Pippen (29) Scottie Pippen (12) Michael Jordan (8) Richfield Coliseum 20,273 4–2
NBA Finals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 June 3, 1992 Portland W 122–89 Michael Jordan (39) Pippen & Williams (9) Michael Jordan (11) Chicago Stadium 18,676 1–0 2 June 5, 1992 Portland L 104–115 (OT) Michael Jordan (39) Horace Grant (12) Jordan & Pippen (10) Chicago Stadium 18,676 1–1 3 June 7, 1992 @ Portland W 94–84 Michael Jordan (26) Grant & Pippen (8) Scottie Pippen (7) Memorial Coliseum 12,888 2–1 4 June 10, 1992 @ Portland L 88–93 Michael Jordan (32) Horace Grant (10) Jordan & Pippen (6) Memorial Coliseum 12,888 2–2 5 June 12, 1992 @ Portland W 119–106 Michael Jordan (46) Scottie Pippen (11) Scottie Pippen (9) Memorial Coliseum 12,888 3–2 6 June 14, 1992 Portland W 97–93 Michael Jordan (33) Scott Williams (8) Horace Grant (5) Chicago Stadium 18,678 4–2
1992 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
B. J. Armstrong	82	3	22.9	.481	.402	.806	1.8	3.2	.56	.06	9.9
Bill Cartwright	64	64	23.0	.467	.000	.604	5.1	1.4	.34	.22	8.0
Horace Grant	81	81	35.3	.578	.000	.741	10.0	2.7	1.23	1.62	14.2
Bob Hansen	66	0	11.7	.444	.280	.364	1.1	1.0	.39	.05	2.5
Craig Hodges	56	2	9.9	.384	.375	.941	.4	1.0	.25	.02	4.2
Dennis Hopson	2	0	5.0	.500	.000	.000	.0	.0	.50	.00	1.0
Michael Jordan	80	80	38.8	.519	.270	.832	6.4	6.1	2.28	.94	30.1
Stacey King	79	12	16.1	.506	.400	.753	2.6	1.0	.27	.32	7.0
Cliff Levingston	79	0	12.9	.498	.167	.625	2.9	.8	.34	.57	3.9
Chuck Nevitt	4	0	2.2	.333	.000	.000	.2	.2	.00	.00	.5
John Paxson	79	79	24.6	.528	.273	.784	1.2	3.1	.62	.11	7.0
Will Perdue	77	7	13.1	.547	.500	.495	4.1	1.0	.21	.56	4.5
Scottie Pippen	82	82	38.6	.506	.200	.760	7.7	7.0	1.89	1.13	21.0
Mark Randall	15	0	4.5	.455	.000	.750	.6	.5	.00	.00	1.7
Rory Sparrow	4	0	4.5	.125	.500	.000	.2	1.0	.00	.00	.8
Scott Williams	63	0	11.0	.483	.000	.649	3.9	.8	.21	.57	3.4

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
B. J. Armstrong	22		19.7	.453	.294	.789	1.1	2.1	.64	.00	7.3
Bill Cartwright	22	22	27.8	.474	.000	.419	4.5	1.7	.50	.18	5.6
Horace Grant	22	22	38.9	.541	.000	.671	8.8	3.0	1.09	1.77	11.3
Bob Hansen	9		7.7	.409	.500	.333	1.0	1.1	.11	.00	2.4
Craig Hodges	17		8.1	.390	.450	.500	.2	.3	.29	.00	2.5
Michael Jordan	22	22	41.8	.499	.386	.857	6.2	5.8	2.00	.73	34.5
Stacey King	14		7.9	.450	1.000	.652	1.4	.4	.36	.14	3.8
Cliff Levingston	22		8.7	.439	.000	.500	1.9	.4	.18	.27	2.9
John Paxson	22	22	27.2	.525	.444	.842	1.0	2.8	.64	.05	7.9
Will Perdue	18		8.7	.486	.000	.450	2.2	.5	.17	.56	2.5
Scottie Pippen	22	22	40.9	.468	.250	.761	8.8	6.7	1.86	1.14	19.5
Scott Williams	22		14.6	.486	.000	.714	4.3	.3	.27	.82	4.0

Player Statistics Citation:^[12]

Impact of the Stanley Cup Finals

See also: 1992 Stanley Cup Finals

The Chicago Blackhawks were in the Stanley Cup Finals at the same time the Bulls won the NBA championship, but got swept by the defending champions, Pittsburgh Penguins,^[44] (It would not be until 2010 when the Blackhawks won their first Stanley Cup since 1961, when they beat the Philadelphia Flyers, in-state rivals of the Penguins, winning in Philadelphia). This was the only year that both the Bulls and the Blackhawks reached their respective league's finals. However, the coach of the Blackhawks, Mike Keenan, would see a concurrent finals series in basketball and hockey taking place in the same city again when he coached the New York Rangers to their first Stanley Cup in 54 years two years later.

Awards and records

• Michael Jordan, Associated Press Athlete of the Year
• Michael Jordan, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
• Michael Jordan, All-NBA First Team
• Scottie Pippen, All-NBA Second Team
• Michael Jordan, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
• Michael Jordan, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Scottie Pippen, NBA All-Defensive First Team

NBA All-Star Game

• Michael Jordan, Guard
• Scottie Pippen, Forward

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