1998 Chicago Bulls vs. 1998 New Jersey Nets - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1997-98 Bulls and the 1997-98 Nets, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1998
Chicago

Bulls

vs.

1998
New Jersey

Nets

On this page: Summary -

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1998 Bulls	1º in Eastern Conference
	1998 Nets	8º in Eastern Conference

Season Record

	1998 Bulls	62 - 20
	1998 Nets	43 - 39

Winning %

	1998 Bulls	.756
	1998 Nets	.524

Longest Streaks

	1998 Bulls	Winning Streak: 13 Losing Streak: 2
	1998 Nets	Winning Streak: 5 Losing Streak: 7

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1998 Bulls	17 players
	1998 Nets	18 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1998 Bulls	NBA Champions
	1998 Nets	Lost Eastern Conference 1st Rd

Playoff Record

	1998 Bulls	15 - 6
	1998 Nets	0 - 3

Winning %

	1998 Bulls	.714
	1998 Nets	.000

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1998 Bulls	12 players
	1998 Nets	11 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1998 Bulls	6 - Season MVP: Michael Jordan Finals MVP: Michael Jordan All-NBA 1st Team: Michael Jordan All-NBA 3rd Team: Scottie Pippen All-Defensive 1st Team: Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen
	1998 Nets	1 - All-Rookie 1st Team: Keith Van Horn

NBA Leaders

	1998 Bulls	2 - Scoring Leader: Michael Jordan Rebounds Leader: Dennis Rodman
	1998 Nets	- none

Hall of Famers

	1998 Bulls	4 - Michael Jordan, Toni Kukoc, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman
	1998 Nets	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1998 Bulls	96.7
	1998 Nets	99.6

Rebounds

	1998 Bulls	44.9
	1998 Nets	42.5

Assists

	1998 Bulls	23.8
	1998 Nets	20.5

Steals

	1998 Bulls	8.5
	1998 Nets	9.5

Blocks

	1998 Bulls	4.3
	1998 Nets	3.8

3-Pointers Made

	1998 Bulls	3.8
	1998 Nets	3.8

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1998 Bulls	.451
	1998 Nets	.441

3-Point %

	1998 Bulls	.323
	1998 Nets	.331

Free Throw %

	1998 Bulls	.743
	1998 Nets	.744

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1998 Bulls	93.1
	1998 Nets	95.0

Rebounds

	1998 Bulls	41.0
	1998 Nets	39.3

Assists

	1998 Bulls	20.5
	1998 Nets	16.7

Steals

	1998 Bulls	9.0
	1998 Nets	7.0

Blocks

	1998 Bulls	4.5
	1998 Nets	3.3

3-Pointers Made

	1998 Bulls	4.2
	1998 Nets	2.3

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1998 Bulls	.445
	1998 Nets	.470

3-Point %

	1998 Bulls	.324
	1998 Nets	.318

Free Throw %

	1998 Bulls	.734
	1998 Nets	.757

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1998 Bulls	28.7 ppg Michael Jordan
1998 Nets	19.7 ppg Keith Van Horn

Rebounds

1998 Bulls	15.0 rpg Dennis Rodman
1998 Nets	13.6 rpg Jayson Williams

Assists

1998 Bulls	5.8 apg Scottie Pippen
1998 Nets	8.0 apg Sam Cassell

Steals

1998 Bulls	1.8 spg Scottie Pippen
1998 Nets	1.9 spg Kendall Gill

Blocks

1998 Bulls	1.1 bpg Luc Longley
1998 Nets	0.8 bpg Kendall Gill

NBA Playoffs

Points

1998 Bulls	32.4 ppg Michael Jordan
1998 Nets	18.3 ppg Sherman Douglas

Rebounds

1998 Bulls	11.8 rpg Dennis Rodman
1998 Nets	14.0 rpg Jayson Williams

Assists

1998 Bulls	5.2 apg Scottie Pippen
1998 Nets	8.3 apg Sherman Douglas

Steals

1998 Bulls	2.1 spg Scottie Pippen
1998 Nets	2.0 spg Sherman Douglas

Blocks

1998 Bulls	1.0 bpg Scottie Pippen
1998 Nets	1.0 bpg David Vaughn

Head to Head this Season

Regular Season

Games Won

	1998 Bulls	4
	1998 Nets	0

Games:

Nov 8, 1997

Chicago Bulls

New Jersey Nets

at Chicago

Dec 20, 1997

Chicago Bulls

100

New Jersey Nets

at New Jersey

Jan 23, 1998

Chicago Bulls

100

New Jersey Nets

(OT) at New Jersey

Mar 16, 1998

Chicago Bulls

New Jersey Nets

at Chicago

Playoffs

Playoffs Series

NBA Eastern Conference First Round

Games Won

	1998 Bulls	3
	1998 Nets	0

Games:

Apr 24, 1998

Chicago Bulls

New Jersey Nets

(OT) at Chicago

Apr 26, 1998

Chicago Bulls

New Jersey Nets

at Chicago

Apr 29, 1998

Chicago Bulls

116

101

New Jersey Nets

at New Jersey