document_title: Avignon Papacy

question_text: from 1309 to 1377 the headquarters of the papacy was located in a town in southern

text: Avignon Papacy

text: Avignon popes[edit]

text: Among the popes who resided in Avignon, subsequent Catholic historiography grants legitimacy to these:

text:
Pope Clement V: 1305–1314 (curia moved to Avignon March 9, 1309)
Pope John XXII: 1316–1334
Pope Benedict XII: 1334–1342
Pope Clement VI: 1342–1352
Pope Innocent VI: 1352–1362
Pope Urban V: 1362–1370 (in Rome 1367-1370; returned to Avignon 1370)
Pope Gregory XI: 1370–1378 (left Avignon to return to Rome on September 13, 1376)

text: The two Avignon-based antipopes were:

text:
Clement VII: 1378–1394
Benedict XIII: 1394–1423 (expelled from Avignon in 1403)

text: Benedict XIII was succeeded by three antipopes, who had little or no public following, and were not resident at Avignon:

text:
Clement VIII: 1423–1429 (recognized in the Crown of Aragon; abdicated)
Benedict XIV (Bernard Garnier): 1424–1429 or 1430
Benedict XIV (Jean Carrier): 1430?–1437

text: The period from 1378 to 1417, when there were rival claimants to the title of pope, is referred to as the "Western Schism" or "the great controversy of the antipopes" by some Roman Catholic scholars and "the second great schism" by many secular and Protestant historians. Parties within the Roman Church were divided in their allegiance among the various claimants to the office of pope. The Council of Constance finally resolved the controversy in 1417 when the election of Pope Martin V was accepted by all.

text: Avignon and the small enclave to the east (Comtat Venaissin) remained part of the Papal States until 1791, when, under pressure from French revolutionaries, they were absorbed by the short-lived revolutionary Kingdom of France (1791–92), which, in turn, was abolished in favor of the French First Republic the following year.[7]

text: Background[edit]

text: Temporal role of the Roman Church[edit]

text: The papacy in the Late Middle Ages played a major temporal role in addition to its spiritual role. The conflict between the pope and the Holy Roman Emperor was fundamentally a dispute over which of them was the leader of Christendom in secular matters. In the early 14th century, the papacy was well past the prime of its secular rule – its importance had peaked in the 12th and 13th centuries. The success of the early Crusades added greatly to the prestige of the Popes as secular leaders of Christendom, with monarchs like those of England, France, and even the Holy Roman Emperor merely acting as marshals for the popes and leading "their" armies. One exception was Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, who was twice excommunicated by the Pope during a Crusade. Frederick II ignored this and was moderately successful in the Holy Land.

text: This state of affairs culminated in the unbridled declaration of papal supremacy, Unam sanctam, in November 1302. In that papal bull, Pope Boniface VIII decreed that "it is necessary to salvation that every human creature be subject to the Roman pontiff." This was directed primarily to King Phillip IV of France who responded by saying, "Your venerable conceitedness may know that we are nobody's vassal in temporal matters." In 1303 AD, Pope Boniface VIII followed up with a bull that would excommunicate the king of France and put the interdict over France, and depose the entire clergy of France. Before this was finalized, Italian allies of the King of France broke into the papal residence and beat Pope Boniface VIII. He died shortly thereafter. Nicholas Boccasini was elected as his successor and took the name Pope Benedict XI. He absolved King Phillip IV and his subjects of their actions against Pope Boniface VIII; though the culprits who assaulted Boniface were excommunicated and ordered to appear before a pontifical tribunal. However, Benedict XI died within eight months of being elected to the papacy. After eleven months, Bertrand de Got, a French man and a personal friend of King Phillip IV, was elected as pope and took the name Pope Clement V.

text: Beginning with Clement V, elected 1305, all popes during the Avignon papacy were French. However, this makes French influence seem greater than it was. Southern France at that time had a culture quite independent from Northern France, where most of the advisers to the King of France were based. The Kingdom of Arles was still independent at that time, formally a part of the Holy Roman Empire. The literature produced by the troubadours in the Languedoc is unique and strongly distinct from that of Royal circles in the north. Even in terms of religion, the South produced its own variety of Christianity, Catharism, which was ultimately declared heretical. The movement was fueled in no small part by the strong sense of independence in the South even though the region had been severely weakened during the Albigensian Crusade a hundred years before. By the time of the Avignon Papacy, the power of the French King in this region was uncontested, although still not legally binding.

text: A stronger impact was made by the move of the Roman Curia from Rome to Poitiers in France in 1305, and then to Avignon in 1309. Following the impasse during the previous conclave, and to escape from the infighting of the powerful Roman families that had produced earlier Popes, such as the Colonna and Orsini families, the Roman Church looked for a safer place and found it in Avignon, which was surrounded by the lands of the papal fief of Comtat Venaissin. Formally it was part of Arles, but in reality it was under the influence of the French king. During its time in Avignon, the papacy adopted many features of the Royal court: the life-style of its cardinals was more reminiscent of princes than clerics; more and more French cardinals, often relatives of the ruling pope, took key positions; and the proximity of French troops was a constant reminder of where secular power lay, with the memory of Pope Boniface VIII still fresh.

text: Centralization of Church administration[edit]

text: The temporal role of the Catholic Church increased the pressure upon the papal court to emulate the governmental practices and procedures of secular courts. The Catholic Church successfully reorganised and centralized its administration under Clement V and John XXII. The papacy now directly controlled the appointments of benefices, abandoning the customary election process that traditionally allotted this considerable income. Many other forms of payment brought riches to the Holy See and its cardinals: tithes, a ten-percent tax on church property; annates, the income of the first year after filling a position such as a bishopric; special taxes for crusades that never took place; and many forms of dispensation, from the entering of benefices without basic qualifications like literacy for newly appointed priests to the request of a converted Jew to visit his unconverted parents. Popes such as John XXII, Benedict XII, and Clement VI reportedly spent fortunes on expensive wardrobes, and silver and gold plates were used at banquets.

text: Overall the public life of leading church members began to resemble the lives of princes rather than members of the clergy. This splendor and corruption at the head of the Church found its way to the lower ranks: when a bishop had to pay up to a year's income for gaining a benefice, he sought ways of raising this money from his new office. This was taken to extremes by the pardoners who sold absolutions for all kinds of sins to the poor. While pardoners were hated but needed to redeem one's soul, the friars who failed to follow the Church's moral commandments by failing their vows of chastity and poverty were despised. This sentiment strengthened movements calling for a return to absolute poverty, relinquishment of all personal and ecclesiastical belongings, and preaching as the Lord and his disciples had.

text: A political Church[edit]

text: For the Catholic Church, an institution embedded in the secular structure and its focus on property, this was a dangerous development, and beginning in the early 14th century most of these movements were declared heretical. These included the Fraticelli and Waldensian movements in Italy and the Hussites in Bohemia (inspired by John Wycliffe in England). Furthermore, the display of wealth by the upper ranks of the church, which contrasted with the common expectation of poverty and strict adherence to principles, was used by enemies of the papacy to raise charges against the popes; King Philippe of France employed this strategy, as did Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor. In his conflict with the latter, Pope John XXII excommunicated two leading philosophers, Marsilius of Padua and William of Ockham, who were outspoken critics of the papacy, and who had found refuge with Louis IV in Munich. In response, William charged the pope with seventy errors and seven heresies.

text: The proceedings against the Knights Templar in the Council of Vienne are representative of this time, reflecting the various powers and their relationships. In 1314 the collegium at Vienne convened to make a ruling concerning the Templars. The council, overall unconvinced about the guilt of the order as a whole, was unlikely to condemn the entire order based on the scarce evidence brought forward. Exerting massive pressure in order to gain part of the substantial funds of the Order, the King managed to get the ruling he wanted, and Pope Clement V ordered by decree the suppression of the order. In the cathedral of Saint Maurice in Vienne, the King of France and his son, the King of Navarre, were sitting next to him when he issued the decree. Under pain of excommunication, no one was allowed to speak at that occasion except when asked by the Pope. The Templars who appeared in Vienne to defend their order were not allowed to present their case — the cardinals of the collegium originally ruled that they should be allowed to raise a defense, but the arrival of the King of France in Vienne put pressure on the collegium, and that decision was revoked.

text: Papacy in the 14th century[edit]

text: Curia[edit]

text: After the arrest of the Bishop of Pamiers by Philip IV of France in 1301, Pope Boniface VIII issued the bull Salvator Mundi, retracting all privileges granted to the French king by previous popes, and a few weeks later Ausculta fili with charges against the king, summoning him before a council to Rome. In a bold assertion of papal sovereignty, Boniface declared that "God has placed us over the Kings and Kingdoms."

text: In response, Philippe wrote "Your venerable conceitedness may know, that we are nobody's vassal in temporal matters," and called for a meeting of the Estates General, a council of the lords of France, who had supported his position. The King of France issued charges of sodomy, simony, sorcery, and heresy against the pope and summoned him before the council. The pope's response was the strongest affirmation to date of papal sovereignty. In Unam Sanctam (November 18, 1302), he decreed that "it is necessary to salvation that every human creature be subject to the Roman pontiff." He was preparing a bull that would excommunicate the King of France and put the interdict over France, and to depose the entire clergy of France, when in September 1303, William Nogaret, the strongest critic of the papacy in the French inner circle, led a delegation to Rome, with intentionally loose orders by the king to bring the pope, if necessary by force, before a council to rule on the charges brought against him. Nogaret coordinated with the cardinals of the Colonna family, long-standing rivals against whom the pope had even preached a crusade earlier in his papacy. In 1303 French and Italian troops attacked the pope in Anagni, his home town, and arrested him. He was freed three days later by the population of Anagni. However, Boniface VIII, then 68 years of age, was deeply shattered by this attack on his own person and died a few weeks later.

text: Cooperation[edit]

text: The death of Pope Boniface VIII deprived the papacy of its most able politician who could stand against the secular power of the king of France. After the conciliatory papacy of Benedict XI (1303–04), Pope Clement V (1305–1314) became the next pontiff. He was born in Gascony, in southern France, but was not directly connected to the French court. He owed his election to the French clerics. He decided against moving to Rome and established his court in Avignon. In this situation of dependency on powerful neighbors in France, three principles characterized the politics of Clement V: the suppression of heretic movements (such as the Cathars in southern France); the reorganization of the internal administration of the church; and the preservation of an untainted image of the church as the sole instrument of God's will on earth. The latter was directly challenged by Philippe IV when he demanded a posthumous trial of his former adversary, the late Boniface VIII, for alleged heresy. Phillipe exerted strong influence on the cardinals of the collegium, and compliance with his demand could mean a severe blow to the church's authority. Much of Clement's politics was designed to avoid such a blow, which he finally did (persuading Phillipe to leave the trial to the Council of Vienne, where it lapsed). However, the price was concessions on various fronts; despite strong personal doubts, Clement supported Phillipe's proceedings against the Templars, and he personally ruled to suppress the order.

text: One important issue during the papacy of Pope John XXII (born Jacques Duèze in Cahors, and previously archbishop in Avignon) was his conflict with Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, who denied the sole authority of the Pope to crown the Emperor. Louis followed the example of Philippe IV, and summoned the nobles of Germany to back his position. Marsilius of Padua justified secular supremacy in the territory of the Holy Roman Empire. This conflict with the Emperor, often fought out in expensive wars, drove the papacy even more into the arms of the French king.

text: Pope Benedict XII (1334–1342), born Jaques Fournier in Pamiers, was previously active in the inquisition against the Cathar movement. In contrast to the rather bloody picture of the Inquisition in general, he was reported to be very careful about the souls of the examined, taking a lot of time in the proceedings. His interest in pacifying southern France was also motivation for mediating between the King of France and the King of England, before the outbreak of the Hundred Years' War.

text: Submission[edit]

text: Under Pope Clement VI (1342–1352) the French interests started dominating the papacy. Clement VI had been Archbishop of Rouen and adviser to Philippe IV before, so his links to the French court were much stronger than those of his predecessors. At some point he even financed French war efforts out of his own pockets. He reportedly loved luxurious wardrobe and under his rule the extravagant life style in Avignon reached new heights.

text: Clement VI was also pope during the Black Death, the epidemic that swept through Europe between 1347–1350 and is believed to have killed about one-third of Europe's population. Also during his reign, in 1348, the Avignon papacy bought the city of Avignon from the Angevins.[8]

text: Pope Innocent VI (1352–1362), born Etienne Aubert, was less partisan than Clement VI. He was keen on establishing peace between France and England, having worked to this end in papal delegations in 1345 and 1348. His gaunt appearance and austere manners commanded higher respect in the eyes of nobles at both sides of the conflict. However, he was also indecisive and impressionable, already an old man when being elected Pope. In this situation, the King of France managed to influence the papacy, although papal legates played key roles in various attempts to stop the conflict. Most notably in 1353 the Bishop of Porto, Guy de Boulogne, tried to set up a conference. After initial successful talks the effort failed, largely due to the mistrust from English side over Guy's strong ties with the French court. In a letter Innocent VI himself wrote to the Duke of Lancaster: "Although we were born in France and although for that and other reasons we hold the realm of France in special affection, yet in working for peace we have put aside our private prejudices and tried to serve the interests of everyone".

text: With Pope Urban V (1362–1370), the control by Charles V of France of the papacy became more direct. Urban V himself is described as the most austere of the Avignon popes after Benedict XII and probably the most spiritual of all. However, he was not a strategist and made substantial concessions to the French crown especially in finances, a crucial issue during the war with England. In 1369 Pope Urban V supported the marriage of Philip the Bold of the Duchy of Burgundy and Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, rather than giving dispensation to one of Edward III of England's sons to marry Margaret. This clearly showed the partisanship of the papacy; correspondingly, the respect for the church dropped.

text: Schism[edit]

text: The most influential decision in the reign of Pope Gregory XI (1370–1378) was the return to Rome, beginning on 13 September 1376 and ending with his arrival on 17 January 1377.[9][10] Although the Pope was French born and still under strong influence by the French King, the increasing conflict between factions friendly and hostile to the Pope posed a threat to the papal lands and to the allegiance of Rome itself. When the papacy established an embargo against grain exports during a food scarcity 1374 and 1375, Florence organized several cities into a league against the papacy: Milan, Bologna, Perugia, Pisa, Lucca and Genoa. The papal legate, Robert of Geneva, a relative of the House of Savoy, pursued a particularly ruthless policy against the league to re-establish control over these cities. He convinced Pope Gregory to hire Breton mercenaries. To quell an uprising of the inhabitants of Cesena he hired John Hawkwood and had the majority of the people massacred (between 2,500 and 3,500 people were reported dead). Following such events opposition against the papacy strengthened. Florence came in open conflict with the Pope, a conflict called "the war of the eight saints" in reference to the eight Florentine councilors who were chosen to orchestrate the conflict. The entire city of Florence was excommunicated and as reply the export of clerical taxes was stopped. The trade was seriously hampered and both sides had to find a solution. In his decision about returning to Rome, the Pope was also under the influence of Catherine of Siena, later canonized, who preached for a return to Rome.

text: This resolution was short-lived, however, when, having returned the papal court to Rome, Pope Gregory XI died. A conclave met and elected an Italian pope, Urban VI. Pope Urban alienated the French cardinals, who held a second conclave electing one of their own, Robert of Geneva, who took the name Clement VII, to succeed Gregory XI, thus founding a second line of Avignon popes. Clement VII, along with his successors are not regarded as legitimate, and are referred to as antipopes by the Catholic Church. This situation, known as the Western Schism, persisted from 1378 until the ecumenical Council of Constance (1414–1418) resolved the question of papal succession and declared the French conclave of 1378 to be invalid. A new Pope, Pope Martin V, was elected in 1417; other claimants to succeed to the line of the Avignon Popes (though not resident at Avignon) continued until c. 1437.

text: History[edit]

text: The period has been called the "Babylonian captivity" of the popes. When and where this term originated is uncertain although it may have sprung from Petrarch, who in a letter to a friend (1340–1353) written during his stay at Avignon, described Avignon of that time as the "Babylon of the west," referring to the worldly practices of the church hierarchy.[11] The nickname is polemical, in referring to the claim by critics that the prosperity of the church at that time was accompanied by a profound compromise of the papacy's spiritual integrity, especially in the alleged subordination of the powers of the Church to the ambitions of the French kings. As noted, the "captivity" of the popes at Avignon lasted about the same amount of time as the exile of the Jews in Babylon, making the analogy convenient and rhetorically potent. The Avignon papacy has been and is often today depicted as being totally dependent on the French kings, and sometimes as even being treacherous to its spiritual role and its heritage in Rome.

text: Almost a century and a half later, Protestant reformer Martin Luther wrote his treatise On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church (1520), but he claimed it had nothing to do with the Western Schism or papacy in Avignon.

text: Effects on the papacy[edit]

text: The relationship between the papacy and France changed drastically over the course of the 14th century. Starting with open conflict between Pope Boniface VIII and King Philip IV of France, it turned to cooperation from 1305 to 1342, and finally to a papacy under strong influence by the French throne up to 1378. Such partisanship of the papacy was one of the reasons for the dropping esteem for the institution, which in turn was one of the reasons for the schism from 1378–1417. In the period of the Schism, the power struggle in the papacy became a battlefield of the major powers, with France supporting the Pope in Avignon and England supporting the Pope in Rome. At the end of the century, still in the state of schism, the papacy had lost most of its direct political power, and the nation states of France and England were established as two of the main powers in Europe.


document_title: List of career achievements by Michael Jordan

question_text: how many triple doubles did mj have in his career

question_tokens: how many triple doubles did mj have in his career

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text: List of career achievements by Michael Jordan

text: College statistics[edit]

text: The three-point line did not exist during Michael Jordan's freshman and junior seasons.  During his sophomore season, the three-point line was tested within ACC play.  Many other conferences also tested with the line during this season, but again, only within their respective conference competition.

tag: p

text: Averages[edit]

text:
Year
Team
GP
MIN
FG%
3P%
FT%
REB
AST
STL
BLK
PTS

1981–82

North Carolina

34
31.7
.534
–
.722
4.4
1.8
1.2
.2
13.5

1982–83

North Carolina

36
30.9
.535
.447
.737
5.5
1.6
2.2
.8
20.0

1983–84

North Carolina

31
29.5
.551
–
.779
5.3
2.1
1.6
1.1
19.6

Career
101
30.8
.540
.447
.748
5.0
1.8
1.7
.7
17.7

tag: table

text: Totals[edit]

text:
Year
Team
GP
MIN
FGM
FGA
3PM
3PA
FTM
FTA
REB
AST
TOV
STL
BLK
PF
PTS

1981–82

North Carolina

34

191
358
–
–
78
108
149
61
57
41
8
91
460

1982–83

North Carolina

36

282
527
34
76
123
167
197
56
76
78
28
110
721

1983–84

North Carolina

31

247
448
–
–
113
145
163
64
67
50
35
70
607

Career
101
3,107
720
1,333
34
76
314
420
509
181
200
169
71
271
1,788

text: NBA career statistics[edit]

text:
†

Denotes seasons in which Jordan won an NBA Championship

Led the league

Bold

Denotes career highs

text:
GP

Games played

  GS

Games started

 W-L

Games won-Games lost

 MIN

Minutes per game

 FG%

Field-goal percentage

 3P%

3-point field-goal percentage

 FT%

Free-throw percentage

 OFF

Offensive rebounds per game

 DEF

Defensive rebounds per game

 REB

Total rebounds per game

 AST

Assists per game

 STL

Steals per game

 BLK

Blocks per game

 TOV

Turnovers per game

 PF

Personal fouls per game

 PTS

Points per game

text: Averages[edit]

text:
Season

Age

Team

GP
GS
MIN
FG%
3P%
FT%
OFF
DEF
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TOV
PF
PTS

1984–85

21–22

Chicago

82
82
38.3
.515
.173
.845
2.0
4.5
6.5
5.9
2.39
.84
3.55
3.5
28.2

1985–86

22–23

Chicago

18
7
25.1
.457
.167
.840
1.3
2.3
3.6
2.9
2.06
1.17
2.50
2.6
22.7

1986–87

23–24

Chicago

82
82
40.0
.482
.182
.857
2.0
3.2
5.2
4.6
2.88
1.52
3.32
2.9
37.1

1987–88

24–25

Chicago

82
82
40.4
.535
.132
.841
1.7
3.8
5.5
5.9
3.16
1.60
3.07
3.3
35.0

1988–89

25–26

Chicago

81
81
40.2
.538
.276
.850
1.8
6.2
8.0
8.0
2.89
.80
3.58
3.0
32.5

1989–90

26–27

Chicago

82
82
39.0
.526
.376
.848
1.7
5.1
6.9
6.3
2.77
.66
3.01
2.9
33.6

1990–91†

27–28

Chicago

82
82
37.0
.539
.312
.851
1.4
4.6
6.0
5.5
2.72
1.01
2.46
2.8
31.5

1991–92†

28–29

Chicago

80
80
38.8
.519
.270
.832
1.1
5.3
6.4
6.1
2.28
.94
2.50
2.5
30.1

1992–93†

29–30

Chicago

78
78
39.3
.495
.352
.837
1.7
5.0
6.7
5.5
2.83
.78
2.65
2.4
32.6

1994–95

31–32

Chicago

17
17
39.3
.411
.500
.801
1.5
5.4
6.9
5.3
1.76
.76
2.06
2.8
26.9

1995–96†

32–33

Chicago

82
82
37.7
.495
.427
.834
1.8
4.8
6.6
4.3
2.20
.51
2.40
2.4
30.4

1996–97†

33–34

Chicago

82
82
37.9
.486
.374
.833
1.4
4.5
5.9
4.3
1.71
.54
2.02
1.9
29.6

1997–98†

34–35

Chicago

82
82
38.8
.465
.238
.784
1.6
4.2
5.8
3.5
1.72
.55
2.26
1.8
28.7

2001–02

38–39

Washington

60
53
34.9
.416
.189
.790
.8
4.8
5.7
5.2
1.42
.43
2.70
2.0
22.9

2002–03

39–40

Washington

82
67
37.0
.445
.291
.821
.9
5.2
6.1
3.8
1.50
.48
2.11
2.1
20.0

Career

1,072
1,039
38.3
.497
.327
.835
1.6
4.7
6.3
5.3
2.35
.82
2.73
2.6
30.1

First Retirement

667
656
38.7
.516
.301
.846
1.7
4.6
6.3
5.9
2.72
1.03
3.00
2.9
32.3

Second Retirement

930
919
38.6
.505
.332
.838
1.7
4.6
6.3
5.4
2.48
.89
2.78
2.7
31.5

Playoffs

179
179
41.8
.487
.332
.828
1.7
4.7
6.4
5.7
2.10
.88
3.05
3.0
33.4

All-Star

13
13
29.4
.472
.273
.750
1.7
3.0
4.7
4.2
2.85
.46
3.23
2.4
20.2

text: Totals[edit]

text:
Season

Team

GP
GS
W-L
MIN
FGM
FGA
3PM
3PA
FTM
FTA
OFF
DEF
REB
AST
STL
BLK
TOV
PF
PTS

1984–85

Chicago

82
82
38–44
3,144
837
1,625
9
52
630
746
167
367
534
481
196
69
291
285
2,313

1985–86

Chicago

18
7
9–9
451
150
328
3
18
105
125
23
41
64
53
37
21
45
46
408

1986–87

Chicago

82
82
40–42
3,281
1,098
2,279
12
66
833
972
166
264
430
377
236
125
272
237
3,041

1987–88

Chicago

82
82
50–32
3,311
1,069
1,998
7
53
723
860
139
310
449
485
259
131
252
270
2,868

1988–89

Chicago

81
81
47–34
3,255
966
1,795
27
98
674
793
149
503
652
650
234
65
290
247
2,633

1989–90

Chicago

82
82
55–27
3,197
1,034
1,964
92
245
593
699
143
422
565
519
227
54
247
241
2,753

1990–91†

Chicago

82
82
61–21
3,034
990
1,837
29
93
571
671
118
374
492
453
223
83
202
229
2,580

1991–92†

Chicago

80
80
67–13
3,102
943
1,818
27
100
491
590
91
420
511
489
182
75
200
201
2,404

1992–93†

Chicago

78
78
56–22
3,067
992
2,003
81
230
476
569
135
387
522
428
221
61
207
188
2,541

1994–95

Chicago

17
17
13–4
668
166
404
16
32
109
136
25
92
117
90
30
13
35
47
457

1995–96†

Chicago

82
82
72–10
3,090
916
1,850
111
260
548
657
148
395
543
352
180
42
197
195
2,491

1996–97†

Chicago

82
82
69–13
3,106
920
1,892
111
297
480
576
113
369
482
352
140
44
166
156
2,431

1997–98†

Chicago

82
82
62–20
3,181
881
1,893
30
126
565
721
130
345
475
283
141
45
185
151
2,357

2001–02

Washington

60
53
30–30
2,093
551
1,324
10
53
263
333
50
289
339
310
85
26
162
119
1,375

2002–03

Washington

82
67
37–45
3,031
679
1,527
16
55
266
324
71
426
497
311
123
39
173
171
1,640

Career

1,072
1,039
706–366
41,011
12,192
24,537
581
1,778
7,327
8,772
1,668
5,004
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
32,292

First Retirement

667
656
423–244
25,842
8,079
15,647
287
955
5,096
6,025
1,131
3,088
4,219
3,935
1,815
684
2,006
1,944
21,541

Second Retirement

930
919
639–291
35,887
10,962
21,686
555
1,670
6,798
8,115
1,547
4,289
5,836
5,012
2,306
828
2,589
2,493
29,277

Playoffs

179
179
119–60
7,474
2,188
4,497
148
446
1,463
1,766
305
847
1,152
1,022
376
158
546
541
5,987

All-Star

13
13
6–7
382
110
233
3
11
39
52
22
39
61
54
37
6
42
31
262

text: Source: basketball-reference.com and nba.com

text: Playoffs[edit]

text:
Round
Opponent
Games
MIN
FG%
FT%
REB
AST
STL
BLK
PTS

1985 First Round
Milwaukee Bucks
4
42.8
.436
.828
5.8
8.5
2.8
1.0
29.3

1986 First Round
Boston Celtics
3
45.0
.505
.872
6.3
5.7
2.3
1.3
43.7

1987 First Round
Boston Celtics
3
42.7
.417
.897
7.0
6.0
2.0
2.3
35.7

1988 First Round
Cleveland Cavaliers
5
43.4
.559
.918
5.4
4.8
2.8
1.6
45.2

1988 Conference Semifinals
Detroit Pistons
5
42.0
.491
.789
8.8
4.6
2.0
.6
27.4

1989 First Round
Cleveland Cavaliers
5
42.0
.518
.821
5.8
8.2
3.0
.4
39.8

1989 Conference Semifinals
New York Knicks
6
41.5
.550
.819
9.5
8.3
2.5
1.3
35.7

1989 Conference Finals
Detroit Pistons
6
43.2
.460
.759
5.5
6.5
2.0
.5
29.7

1990 First Round
Milwaukee Bucks
4
41.5
.539
.766
8.0
7.0
2.5
1.0
36.8

1990 Conference Semifinals
Philadelphia 76ers
5
42.4
.548
.850
6.6
7.4
4.0
1.2
43.0

1990 Conference Finals
Detroit Pistons
7
42.3
.467
.875
7.1
6.3
2.1
.6
32.1

1991 First Round
New York Knicks
3
37.7
.525
.957
4.7
6.0
2.7
.7
29.0

1991 Conference Semifinals
Philadelphia 76ers
5
39.2
.489
.795
8.0
7.8
1.8
1.4
33.4

1991 Conference Finals
Detroit Pistons
4
40.0
.535
.833
5.3
7.0
2.3
1.8
29.8

1991 NBA Finals
Los Angeles Lakers
5
44.0
.558
.848
6.6
11.4
2.8
1.4
31.2

1992 First Round
Miami Heat
3
39.7
.609
.906
9.7
6.7
3.0
1.0
45.0

1992 Conference Semifinals
New York Knicks
7
43.1
.477
.823
5.7
4.3
1.4
1.1
31.3

1992 Conference Finals
Cleveland Cavaliers
6
40.8
.440
.911
6.5
6.3
2.5
.5
31.7

1992 NBA Finals
Portland Trail Blazers
6
42.3
.526
.891
4.8
6.5
1.7
.3
35.8

1993 First Round
Atlanta Hawks
3
35.7
.526
.882
6.7
4.3
1.7
1.7
34.3

1993 Conference Semifinals
Cleveland Cavaliers
4
38.3
.490
.800
5.0
5.3
2.3
.5
31.0

1993 Conference Finals
New York Knicks
6
41.5
.400
.868
6.2
7.0
2.5
1.0
32.2

1993 NBA Finals
Phoenix Suns
6
45.7
.508
.694
8.5
6.3
1.7
.7
41.0

1995 First Round
Charlotte Hornets
4
41.5
.495
.833
6.5
5.8
2.0
.8
32.3

1995 Conference Semifinals
Orlando Magic
6
42.3
.477
.796
6.5
3.7
2.5
1.8
31.0

1996 First Round
Miami Heat
3
34.3
.516
.778
3.7
2.7
1.7
.3
30.0

1996 Conference Semifinals
New York Knicks
5
43.0
.442
.878
4.8
4.4
1.8
.2
36.0

1996 Conference Finals
Orlando Magic
4
40.8
.520
.750
5.5
4.8
2.3
.8
29.5

1996 NBA Finals
Seattle SuperSonics
6
42.0
.415
.836
5.3
4.2
1.7
.2
27.3

1997 First Round
Washington Bullets
3
43.0
.571
1.000
5.7
5.3
1.3
.3
37.3

1997 Conference Semifinals
Atlanta Hawks
5
42.0
.454
.821
10.2
5.2
2.0
1.4
26.6

1997 Conference Finals
Miami Heat
5
41.8
.387
.860
8.0
2.6
1.8
.8
30.2

1997 NBA Finals
Utah Jazz
6
42.7
.456
.764
7.0
6.0
1.2
.8
32.3

1998 First Round
New Jersey Nets
3
43.3
.529
.778
5.0
2.7
1.3
1.0
36.3

1998 Conference Semifinals
Charlotte Hornets
5
41.0
.465
.853
5.6
4.6
1.0
.4
29.6

1998 Conference Finals
Indiana Pacers
7
41.0
.467
.811
5.7
4.1
1.7
.4
31.7

1998 NBA Finals
Utah Jazz
6
41.7
.427
.814
4.0
2.3
1.8
.7
33.5

text: Awards and accomplishments[edit]

text: NBA achievements[edit]

text:
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2009
6× NBA champion: 1991–93, 1996–98
5× NBA Most Valuable Player: 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998[1][2]
6× NBA Finals MVP: 1991–93, 1996–98[3]
NBA Defensive Player of the Year: 1987–88[4]
10× scoring champion: 1987–93, 1996–98[5]
3× steals leader: 1988, 1990, 1993
3× minutes leader: 1987–89
14× NBA All-Star: 1985–93, 1996–98, 2002–03[6]
3× NBA All-Star Game MVP: 1988, 1996, 1998[7]
2× IBM Award winner: 1985, 1989
11× All-NBA selection:

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text:
First Team: 1987–93, 1996–98[8][9]
Second Team: 1985[8][9]

text: 9× All-Defensive selection:

text: First Team: 1988–93, 1996–98[10][11]

text: NBA All-Rookie selection:

text: First Team: 1985[12][13]

text:
NBA Rookie of the Year: 1985[14]
2× NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion: 1987, 1988[15]

text: Runner-up in 1985

text:
7× The Sporting News Most Valuable Player: 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98
The Sporting News Rookie of the Year: 1985
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year: 1991
Ranked #1 by SLAM Magazine's Top 50 Players of All-time[16]
Ranked #1 by ESPN SportsCentury's Top North American Athletes of the 20th Century[17]
Selected in 1996 as one of the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History"
Selected in 1996 as member of two of the "Top 10 Teams in NBA History"

text:
1991–92 Chicago Bulls (67–15; .817)
1995–96 Chicago Bulls (72–10; .878)

text:
25 NBA Player of the Week [18]
16 NBA Player of the Month[19]

text: United States National Team[edit]

text:
2× Olympic gold medals: 1984, 1992
Tournament of the Americas gold medal: 1992
Pan American Games gold medal: 1983
3× USA Basketball male athlete of the year: 1983, 1984 (with Sam Perkins), 1992 (as a part of the 1992 Olympic Team)
FIBA Hall of Fame (Class of 2015)

text: College[edit]

text:
NCAA National Championship – University of North Carolina: 1981–82
3× Atlantic Coast Conference regular season champions: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84 (undefeated)
1982 ACC Tournament champions
ACC Rookie of the Year: 1982
Naismith College Player of the Year: 1984
John R. Wooden Award: 1984
Adolph Rupp Trophy: 1984
USBWA College Player of the Year: 1984
AP College Basketball Player of the Year: 1984
ACC Athlete of the Year: 1984
ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year: 1984
All-ACC First Team: 1983, 1984
All-ACC Tournament First Team: 1982
All-ACC Tournament Second Team: 1983, 1984
2× The Sporting News College Player of the Year: 1983, 1984
2× Consensus First Team All-American: 1983, 1984
All-NCAA Tournament Team: 1982
NCAA Tournament East Regional Team: 1983

text: Achievements[edit]

text: Total games: 1,264 (1,072 regular season, 179 postseason, 13 All-Star)

text:
Scored 0–10 points in 15 games (13 regular season, 2 All-Star)
Scored 10+ points in 1,249 games (1,059 regular season, 179 postseason, 11 All-Star)
Scored 20+ points in 1,106 games (926 regular season, 173 postseason, 7 All-Star)
Scored 30+ points in 673 games (562 regular season, 109 postseason, 2 All-Star)
Scored 40+ points in 212 games (173 regular season, 38 postseason, 1 All-Star)
Scored 50+ points in 39 games (31 regular season, 8 postseason)
Scored 60+ points in 5 games (4 regular season, 1 postseason)
Recorded 31 triple-doubles (28 regular season, 2 postseason, 1 All-Star)
Recorded 241 double-doubles (201 regular season, 39 postseason, 1 All-Star)
Recorded 28 Game-winning shots (21 regular season, 7 postseason)
11-time regular season leader, total points (1985, '87–'93, '96–'98)
10-time regular season leader, scoring average ('86–'93, '95–'98)
3-time regular season leader, steals ('88, '90, '93)

text: University of North Carolina Tar Heels records[edit]

text: Most points scored by a sophomore: 721 (in 36 games; 1982–83)

text: During this season, Jordan set his UNC career high with 39 points against Georgia Tech on January 29, 1983.  His previous career high was against Duke on January 22, 1983 (32 points).

text: NBA records and former records[edit]

text: Regular season[edit]

text: Scoring[edit]

text: Seasons leading the league in scoring: 10 (1986–87–1992–93, 1995–96–1997–98)[20]

text: Consecutive seasons leading the league in scoring: 7 (1986–87–1992–93)[20]

text:
Also holds second (see below)
Tied Wilt Chamberlain

text: Seasons leading the league in total points: 11 (1984–85, 1986–87–1992–93, 1995–96–1997–98)

text: In his rookie year (1984–85), Jordan led the league in points scored, but was third in scoring average behind Bernard King and Larry Bird.

text: First scoring champion with at least 100 three pointers 1995–96 – 1996–97

text: Highest scoring average, points per game, career: 30.12 (32,292/1,072)[20]

text: Seasons averaging 30 or more points per game: 8 (1986–87–1992–93, 1995–96)

text: Games scoring 30 or more points, career: 562

text: Consecutive games scoring 10 or more points: 866, March 25, 1986 to December 26, 2001[20][21]

text:
840 with the Chicago Bulls; 26 with the Washington Wizards
Jordan failed to score in double digits only once as a Bull (8 points in only 16 minutes of play on March 22, 1986 vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers, his fifth game upon returning from a broken foot).
Broken by Lebron James in 2018

text: Consecutive points scored in a game: 23, vs. Atlanta Hawks, April 16, 1987[22]

text:
Occurred during the last 6:33 of second quarter (17 points) and first 2:12 of third quarter (6 points)[23]
Broken since then by several players
Jordan scored 61 points and set or tied several league records in this game
Jordan also scored 18 consecutive points, all in the fourth quarter, vs. the New York Knicks on November 21, 1986

text: Seasons scoring 2,000 or more points: 11 (1984–85, 1986–87–1992–93, 1995–96–1997–98)

text: Broken by Karl Malone in 2000

text: Oldest player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring: 35 years, 61 days (1997–98)

text: Oldest player in NBA history to score 50 points in a game: 38 years, 315 days (51 points, vs. New Orleans Hornets, December 29, 2001)

text: Oldest player in NBA history to score 40 points in a game: 40 years, 4 days (43 points, vs. New Jersey Nets, February 21, 2003)[24]

text:
Jordan is also the only player to score 40+ at age 40 or older.
In his final season, Jordan scored 40+ 3 times, 30+ 9 times and 20+ 42 times.

text: Fewest games played to reach 31,000 points: 1,011 games, achieved vs. Portland Trail Blazers, December 10, 2002

text: Fewest games played to reach 32,000 points: 1,059 games, achieved at Golden State Warriors, March 23, 2003

text: Outscoring the opposing starting five: Jordan outscored the entire opposing starting five 58–54, Chicago Bulls vs. New Jersey Nets, February 26, 1987

text: Other players have accomplished this.

text: Field goals[edit]

text: Seasons leading the league in field goals made: 10 (1986–87–1992–93, 1995–96–1997–98)[25]

text: Consecutive seasons leading the league in field goals made: 7 (1986–87–1992–93)[25]

text: Also holds second (see below)

text: Seasons leading the league in field goal attempts: 9 (1986–87–1987–88, 1989–90–1992–93, 1995–96–1997–98)[25]

text: Free throws[edit]

text: Free throws made, half: 20, second half, at Miami Heat, December 30, 1992 (since tied by Devin Booker)[26]

text: Also holds third (see below)

text: Free throws made, quarter: 14, twice[26]

text:
Broken by Vince Carter on December 23, 2005
Jordan also made 13 free throws in the second quarter of his last regular season game as a Bull, vs. the New York Knicks on April 18, 1998.

text: Free throw attempts, half: 23, second half, at Miami Heat, December 30, 1992[26]

text: Free throw attempts, quarter: 16, fourth quarter, at Miami Heat, December 30, 1992[26]

text: Broken by Ben Wallace on December 11, 2005

text: Consecutive free throws made in a game: 19, vs. New Jersey Nets, February 26, 1987

text:
Shared with others including Bob Pettit on November 22, 1961
Broken by Dominique Wilkins on December 8, 1992 (23)

text: Steals[edit]

text: Seasons leading the league in steals: 3 (1987–88, 1989–90, 1992–93)[27]

text: Broken by Chris Paul

text: Steals, half: 8, first half, at Boston Celtics, November 9, 1988[27]

text: Games with 8 or more steals, career: 11

text: Personal fouls[edit]

text: Personal fouls, quarter: 6, fourth quarter, vs. Detroit Pistons, January 31, 1989

text: Playoffs[edit]

text: Scoring[edit]

text: Points, career: 5,987

text: Broken by LeBron James in 2017

text: Highest scoring average, points per game, career: 33.4 (5,987/179)

text: Games scoring 50 or more points, career: 8

text: Consecutive games scoring 50 or more points: 2, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, April 28, 1988 to May 1, 1988[28]

text:
Jordan is the only player in NBA history to record back-to-back 50-point games in the playoffs, scoring 50 and 55 in Games 1 and 2 against the Cavs.
He also scored 49 points on April 17, 1986 and 63 on April 20, 1986 in back-to-back games against the Boston Celtics.

text: Games scoring 40 or more points, career: 38

text: Games scoring 30 or more points, career: 109

text: Games scoring 20 or more points, career: 173

text: Jordan failed to score 20 points only six times in 179 playoff games.

text: Consecutive games scoring 20 or more points: 60, June 2, 1989 to May 11, 1993[29]

text: Also holds fourth (see below)

text: Consecutive games scoring 10 or more points: 179, April 19, 1985 to June 14, 1998

text: Jordan's entire playoff career

text: Consecutive points scored in a game: 17, during second half (from 73 to 90 points), at New York Knicks, June 2, 1993

text: Broken by Ray Allen on June 1, 2001

text: Points, one postseason: 759 (1992)

text:
Scoring 35 or more points in all games, any playoff series: Twice
5 games, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1988 First Round
5 games, vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1990 Conference Semifinals

text: Joined by Jerry West (6 games, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Baltimore Bullets, 1965) and Bernard King (5 games, New York Knicks vs. Detroit Pistons, 1984)

text:
Scoring 30 or more points in all games, any playoff series: Seven times
3 games, vs. Boston Celtics, 1987 First Round
5 games, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1988 First Round
5 games, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1989 First Round
5 games, vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1990 Conference Semifinals
3 games, vs. Miami Heat, 1992 First Round
6 games, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals
3 games, vs. New Jersey Nets, 1998 First Round

text: Joined by Rick Barry, Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Bernard King, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O'Neal, and Jerry West.

text: Points, 3-game series: 135, vs. Miami Heat, 1992 First Round (45.0 ppg)

text: Also holds second and fourth (see below)

text: Points, 5-game series: 226, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 1988 First Round (45.2 ppg)

text: Points, game: 63, at Boston Celtics, April 20, 1986 (2 OT)[29]

text:
Jordan has 5 of the top 10 highest scoring games in NBA playoff history.
Also holds third and fourth (see below)

text: Points, two consecutive games: 112, at Boston Celtics, 1986 Eastern Conference First Round, April 17 (49), 20 (63), 1986 (56.0 ppg)

text: Outscoring the opposing team in a quarter: Jordan outscored the entire opposing team 20–19 in the second quarter of Game 1 of the 1988 Eastern Conference First Round, Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, April 28, 1988[citation needed]

text: Stephen Curry outscored the entire opposing team 16–15 in the first quarter of Game 1 of the 2016 Western Conference First Round, Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets, April 16, 2016

text: Most points in three quarters: Jordan scored 54 points in three quarters (17 points in the second, 19 in the third and 18 in the fourth) in Game 3 of the 1992 Eastern Conference First Round, Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat, April 29, 1992[citation needed]

text: Most points without making the NBA Finals, one postseason: 591, 1989, and 587, 1990

text: Jordan was the playoff leader in points despite not even making the NBA Finals, the only time this has happened.  He did so twice.

text: NBA record 5 playoff series averaging at least 40 points per game

text:
1986 First Round vs Celtics – 43.7 ppg on 51%
1988 First Round vs Cavaliers – 45.2 ppg on 56%
1990 Eastern Conference Semifinals vs Sixers – 43 ppg on 55%
1992 First Round vs Heat – 45 ppg on 61%
1993 Finals vs Suns – 41 ppg on 51%

text: Field goals[edit]

text: Field goals made, 3-game series: 53, vs. Miami Heat, 1992 First Round

text: Also holds third (see below)

text: Field goals made, 5-game series: 86, vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1990 Conference Semifinals

text: Also holds second (see below)

text: Field goals made, 6-game series: 101, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals

text: Field goals made, game: 24, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, May 1, 1988[30]

text: Also holds third and fourth (see below)

text: Consecutive field goals made in a game without a miss: 13, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, June 5, 1991

text: Field goal attempts, career: 4,497

text: Broken by Kobe Bryant on May 21, 2012

text: Field goal attempts, half: 25, first half, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, May 1, 1988[30]

text: Also holds second and third (see below)

text: Three-point field goals[edit]

text: Three-point field goals made, half: 6, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992[31]

text: Broken by Vince Carter on May 11, 2001

text: Three-point field goal attempts, half: 9, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992

text: Broken by John Starks on June 22, 1994

text: Free throws[edit]

text: Free throws made, career: 1,463

text: Free throws made, one postseason: 183 (1989)

text: Broken by Dirk Nowitzki in 2006

text: Free throws made, game (regulation): 23, vs. New York Knicks, May 14, 1989[31]

text:
Broken by Dirk Nowitzki on May 17, 2011
Bob Cousy made 30 of 32 free throws in a four-overtime game on March 21, 1953.
Also holds third (see below)

text: Free throws made, half: 14, second half, vs. Detroit Pistons, May 28, 1990

text: Broken by Magic Johnson on May 8, 1991

text: Free throws made, quarter: 13, fourth quarter, vs. Detroit Pistons, May 21, 1991[32]

text:
Tied by Dirk Nowitzki on April 16, 2011
Also holds third (see below)

text: Free throw attempts, career: 1,766

text: Broken by Shaquille O'Neal

text: Free throw attempts, one postseason: 229 (1989)

text: Broken by Shaquille O'Neal in 1995

text: Free throw attempts, 4-game series: 58, vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 1985 First Round

text: Broken by Shaquille O'Neal in 1999

text: Free throw attempts, game (regulation): 28, vs. New York Knicks, May 14, 1989

text:
Broken by Shaquille O'Neal on June 9, 2000
Also holds fourth (see below)

text: Free throw attempts, half: 17, second half, vs. New York Knicks, May 14, 1989

text: Broken by Magic Johnson on May 8, 1991

text: Free throw attempts, quarter: 14, fourth quarter, vs. Detroit Pistons, May 21, 1991

text: Broken by Shaquille O'Neal on May 20, 2000

text: Steals[edit]

text: Steals, career: 376

text: Broken by LeBron James in 2017

text: NBA Finals[edit]

text: Scoring[edit]

text: Highest scoring average, points per game, any championship series: 41.0 (246/6), vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals[33]

text: Points, 6-game series: 246, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals (41.0 ppg)

text: Also holds fourth (see below)

text: Consecutive games scoring 40 or more points: 4, vs. Phoenix Suns, June 11, 1993 to June 18, 1993[33]

text: Consecutive games scoring 20 or more points: 35, June 2, 1991 to June 14, 1998[33]

text: Jordan's entire Finals career

text: Scoring 30 or more points in all games, any championship series: 6 games, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals

text: Also achieved by Elgin Baylor (1962), Rick Barry (1967), Hakeem Olajuwon (1995), and Shaquille O'Neal (2000, 2002)

text: Points, half: 35, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992[33]

text: Also holds second (see below)

text: Field goals[edit]

text:
Field goals made, half: 14, twice[34]
14, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992
14, first half, vs. Phoenix Suns, June 16, 1993

text: Also holds third and fourth (see below)

text: Field goals made, 5-game series: 63, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 1991 NBA Finals

text: Broken by Allen Iverson in 2001

text: Field goal attempts, 6-game series: 199, vs. Phoenix Suns, 1993 NBA Finals

text: Three-point field goals[edit]

text: Three-point field goals made, career: 42

text: Broken by Robert Horry

text: Three-point field goals made, game: 6, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992[33]

text: Broken by Kenny Smith on June 7, 1995

text: Three-point field goals made, half: 6, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992[35]

text: Broken by Ray Allen on June 6, 2010

text: Three-point field goal attempts, game: 10, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992

text: Broken by John Starks on June 22, 1994

text: Three-point field goal attempts, half: 10, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992

text: Broken by John Starks on June 22, 1994

text: Free throws[edit]

text: Free throws made, quarter: 9, second quarter, at Utah Jazz, June 11, 1997[36]

text: Free throw attempts, half: 15, second half, vs. Utah Jazz, June 4, 1997

text: Broken by Shaquille O'Neal on June 9, 2000

text: Free throw attempts, quarter: 12, fourth quarter, vs. Utah Jazz, June 4, 1997

text: Steals[edit]

text: Steals, 5-game series: 14, vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 1991 NBA Finals (2.8 spg)

text: All-Star[edit]

text: Points, career: 262

text: Broken by Kobe Bryant (290) and then LeBron James (291)

text: Field goals made, career: 110

text: Broken by Kobe Bryant and LeBron James (119)

text: Field goals made, game: 17, 1988

text: Broken by Blake Griffin

text: Field goal attempts, career: 233

text: Field goal attempts, game: 27, 2003 (2 OT)

text: Broken by Russell Westbrook

text: Steals, career: 37

text: Blocked shots, half: 4, 1988

text: Other records[edit]

text: Regular season[edit]

text: NBA All-Defensive First Team selections: 9

text: Blocked shots by a guard, career: 893

text: Blocked shots by a guard, season: 131 (1987–88)

text: Highest Player Efficiency Rating, career: 27.91

text: Only rookie in NBA history to lead his team in four statistics (1984–85)

text:
Jordan led the 1984–85 Chicago Bulls in scoring (28.2 ppg), rebounding (6.5 rpg), assists (5.9 apg) and steals (2.4 spg).
Jordan again led the Bulls in four statistics in 1987–88, this time leading the team in scoring (35.0 ppg), assists (5.9 apg), steals (3.2 spg) and blocked shots (1.6 bpg).

text: Second rookie in NBA history to average 20+ points, 5+ rebounds, and 5+ assists (1984–85)

text:
Oscar Robertson (1960–61), LeBron James (2003–04) and Tyreke Evans (2009–10) have also achieved this.
Jordan averaged 28.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game.  He led all rookies in scoring and steals (2.4 per game).

text: One of two players in NBA history to score 3,000 points in a season: 3,041 points scored in 82 games played (37.1 ppg) (1986–87)

text: Wilt Chamberlain is the only other player to achieve this.[22]

text: First player in NBA history to record 200 steals and 100 blocked shots in a season: 236 steals, 125 blocks (1986–87)[37]

text: Hakeem Olajuwon (1988–89) and Scottie Pippen (1989–90) are the only other players to do so.

text: Only player in NBA history with more than one season of 200 steals and 100 blocked shots: 259 steals, 131 blocks (1987–88)[37]

text: Only player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring and win Defensive Player of the Year in the same season (1987–88)[37]

text: Jordan averaged 35 points per game.

text: First player in NBA history to win Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player during his career

text:
David Robinson is the only other player to achieve this.
Hakeem Olajuwon won Defensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player during his career, but finished second in Rookie of the Year voting to Jordan in 1984–85.

text: First player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring and win Defensive Player of the Year during his career

text: David Robinson is the only other player to achieve this.

text: Only player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring, win Most Valuable Player, and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season (1987–88)[37]

text: First player in NBA history to win Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season (1987–88)[37]

text: Hakeem Olajuwon (1993–94) is the only other player to achieve this.

text: First player in NBA history to lead the league both in scoring and steals in the same season (1987–88, 1989–90, 1992–93)

text: Allen Iverson is the only other player to do so, and has performed the feat twice.

text: Fourth player in NBA history to lead the league in scoring and win the NBA championship in the same season

text: Jordan is the only player to achieve this more than once; he did this six times (1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98)

text: One of three players in history to sweep the Most Valuable Player awards for the regular season, All-Star Game and NBA Finals in the same season (1995–96, 1997–98)

text: Willis Reed (1969–70) and Shaquille O'Neal (1999–2000) are the only other players to achieve this; Jordan is the only player to perform the feat twice.

text: One of three players in history to win an Olympic gold medal both as an amateur and professional (1984, 1992)

text: Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullin have also achieved this, playing on the same teams with Jordan.

text: Sixth player in history to win an Olympic gold medal, NCAA championship and NBA championship

text: Clyde Lovellette, Bill Russell, K.C. Jones, Jerry Lucas, Quinn Buckner and Earvin "Magic" Johnson have also achieved this.

text: Only player in NBA history to win Rookie of the Year (1984–85), Defensive Player of the Year (1987–88), NBA MVP (1987–88, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1997–98), All-Star MVP (1988, 1996, 1998), and Finals MVP (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998)

text: Led the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls to the second-best regular season record in NBA history (72 wins, 10 losses)

text:
Jordan averaged a league-leading 30.4 ppg
The 2015–16 Golden State Warriors, who won 73 regular season games, are the winningest regular season team in NBA history.

text: Led the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls to the best combined regular season and postseason record in NBA history (87 wins, 13 losses)

text: Playoffs[edit]

text: Only player in NBA history to score 15 or more points in all games in his career: 179 games

text: Blocked shots by a guard, career: 158

text: Only guard in NBA history to lead his team in all 5 categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks) during a playoff series

text: 1989 Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. New York Knicks

text: Jordan came close to leading all 5 categories in a playoff series on 3 more occasions

text:
1991 Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Philadelphia 76ers, (short 7 rebounds)
1993 Eastern Conference Finals vs. New York Knicks, (short 3 rebounds)
1997 Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Atlanta Hawks, (short 2 assists)

text: Only player in NBA history to average at least 30 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals in a playoff run (7 times)

text: Jordan did this in the 1986, 1987, 1989, and 1990 Playoffs, and in the Bulls' 1991, 1992, and 1993 championship runs

text: Only player in NBA history to average at least 30 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals in a playoff run (5 times)

text: Jordan did this in the 1987, 1989, and 1990 Playoffs, and in the Bulls' 1991 and 1993 championship runs

text: Only player in NBA history to average at least 30 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists in a title run (2 times)

text: Jordan did this in the Bulls' 1991 and 1993 championship runs, while also averaging at least 2 steals in both of those runs

text: Averaged at least 30 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals in a record 9 different playoff runs

text:
Jordan did this in each of his 9 playoff appearances from 1986 to 1995 (Jordan was retired during the 1994 Playoffs)
Tracy McGrady is the only other player to average at least 30 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals in a playoff run, when he lost in the first round of the 2003 Playoffs.

text: Only player in NBA history to shoot at least 38% on 3-point field goals in 3 NBA Finals runs (minimum 15 points per game and 1.5 three-point attempts per game)

text:
Jordan did this in the Bulls' 1991, 1992, and 1993 championship runs under the original 3-point line. He also did it in the 1996 championship run, but with a shorter 3-point line
Four other players meet this criteria in multiple NBA Finals runs
Terry Porter (1990 and 1992)
Manu Ginobili (2005 and 2007)
Ray Allen (2008 and 2010)
Stephen Curry (2015 and 2016)

text: In the 1997 title run, Jordan led a championship team in all 5 main categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks) for the last 3 rounds of the 1997 Playoffs

text:
Hakeem Olajuwon is the only other player to do this, when he led the 1994 Rockets in all 5 main categories for the entire 4-round playoffs
Jordan and Dennis Rodman tied with 133 rebounds (8.3 rpg) for the last 3 rounds.
Jordan was 10 rebounds (0.53 rebounds per game) and 1 block (0.05 blocks per game) shy of leading the Bulls in all 5 categories for the entire 4-round playoffs

text: Only player in NBA history to lead a team to the championship with only one teammate averaging double figures in scoring

text: In the Bulls' 1997 playoff run, Scottie Pippen averaged 19 points per game on 42% shooting. All other teammates of Jordan averaged under 8 points per game

text: Finals[edit]

text: Most Valuable Player awards: 6 (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998)

text: Jordan was named MVP in every Finals appearance.  He averaged 33.6 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists per game for his Finals career.

text: Scoring 20 or more points in all games, career: 35 games

text: Jordan and Rick Barry (10 games) are the only players in NBA history to score 20+ in every Finals game.

text: One of seven players to lead a team in 4 out of 5 categories for an NBA Finals

text:
Jordan led the 1991 Bulls in points, assists, steals, and blocks. This is the only time that a player has led a team in those 4 categories during an NBA Finals
The other players to do this are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1974), Hakeem Olajuwon (1986), Magic Johnson (1987), Larry Bird (1987), Tim Duncan (2003, 2007), and LeBron James (2013, 2014)

text: All-Star[edit]

text: Most Valuable Player awards: 3 (1988, 1996, 1998)

text: Tied with Bob Pettit and Kobe Bryant, both of whom won 3 outright, and 1 shared.

text: First player to record a triple-double in All-Star Game history: 14 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists in 26 minutes (1997)

text:
LeBron James recorded the second triple-double in All-Star Game history in 2011, with 29 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists in 32 minutes.
Dwyane Wade recorded the third triple-double in All-Star game history in 2012 NBA All-Star Game, with 24 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists in 33 minutes

text: Set with Scottie Pippen[edit]

text: Ninth pair of teammates in NBA history to score 40 or more points in the same game: Chicago Bulls (110) at Indiana Pacers (102), February 18, 1996[20]

text:
Jordan: 44 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks in 42 minutes
Pippen: 40 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals in 44 minutes

text: One of at least three pairs of teammates in NBA history to record triple-doubles in the same game: Chicago Bulls (126) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (121), January 3, 1989 (OT)

text:
Jordan: 41 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists (and six steals) in 47 minutes
Pippen: 15 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists (and two steals) in 42 minutes
Jason Kidd and Vince Carter achieved this feat as well on April 7, 2007

text: Chicago Bulls franchise records[edit]

text: Michael Jordan holds approximately 200 records as a Chicago Bull; these are some of them.

text: Regular season[edit]

text: Service[edit]

text: Seasons played: 13

text: Games played, career: 930

text: Games played, season: 82 (1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98)

text: Tied with many other players

text: Minutes played, career: 35,887

text: Scoring[edit]

text: Points, career: 29,277

text: Scoring average, points per game, career: 31.5 (29,277/930)

text: Points, season: 3,041 (1986–87)

text: Scoring average, points per game, season: 37.1 (3,041/82) (1986–87)

text: Points, game (overtime): 69, at Cleveland Cavaliers, March 28, 1990

text: Points, game (regulation): 61, vs. Atlanta Hawks, April 16, 1987

text: Points, half: 39, second half, vs. Milwaukee Bucks, February 16, 1988

text: Broken by Jimmy Butler (40, at Toronto Raptors, January 3, 2016)

text: Points, quarter: 30, fourth quarter, at Denver Nuggets, November 26, 1988

text: Consecutive points, game: 23, last 6:33 of second quarter and first 2:12 of third quarter, vs. Atlanta Hawks, April 16, 1987

text: Consecutive points, quarter: 18, vs. New York Knicks, November 21, 1986

text: Field goals[edit]

text: Field goals made, career: 10,962

text: Field goals made, season: 1,098 (1986–87)

text: Field goals made, game (overtime): 27, vs. Orlando Magic, January 16, 1993

text: Field goals made, game (regulation): 24, at Philadelphia 76ers, November 16, 1988

text: Field goals made, half: 15, first half, vs. Orlando Magic, January 16, 1993

text:
Field goals made, quarter: 11, twice
11, first quarter, vs. Orlando Magic, January 16, 1993

text: Field goal attempts, career: 21,686

text: Field goal attempts, season: 2,279 (1986–87)

text: Field goal attempts, game (overtime): 49, vs. Orlando Magic, January 16, 1993

text:
Field goal attempts, game (regulation): 43, thrice
43, at Los Angeles Lakers, November 28, 1986
43, vs. Houston Rockets, January 15, 1987
43, vs. Orlando Magic, February 14, 1990

text:
Field goal attempts, half: 24, twice
24, second half, vs. Orlando Magic, January 16, 1993

text: Field goal attempts, overtime: 8, vs. Seattle SuperSonics, February 23, 1988

text: Three-point field goals[edit]

text: Three-point field goals made, game: 7, vs. Golden State Warriors, January 18, 1990

text: Broken by Chris Duhon on April 16, 2005

text: Free throws[edit]

text: Free throws made, one missed, game: 26–27, vs. New Jersey Nets, February 26, 1987

text: Free throws made, career: 6,798

text: Free throws made, season: 833 (1986–87)

text: Free throws made, game: 26, vs. New Jersey Nets, February 26, 1987

text: Free throws made, half: 20, second half, at Miami Heat, December 30, 1992

text:
Free throws made, quarter: 14, twice
14, fourth quarter, at Utah Jazz, November 15, 1989
14, fourth quarter, at Miami Heat, December 30, 1992

text: Free throw attempts, career: 8,115

text: Free throw attempts, season: 972 (1986–87)

text: Free throw attempts, game: 27, vs. New Jersey Nets, February 26, 1987

text: Free throw attempts, half: 23, second half, at Miami Heat, December 30, 1992

text: Free throw attempts, quarter: 16, fourth quarter, at Miami Heat, December 30, 1992

text: Rebounding[edit]

text: Rebounds, career: 5,836

text: Defensive rebounds, career: 4,289

text: Assists[edit]

text: Assists, career: 5,012

text: Steals[edit]

text: Steals, career: 2,306

text: Steals, season: 259 (1987–88)

text: Consecutive games with a steal: 77, March 25, 1988 to March 17, 1989

text: Steals, game: 10, vs. New Jersey Nets, January 29, 1988

text: Steals, half: 8, first half, at Boston Celtics, November 9, 1988

text: Steals, quarter: 6, third quarter, vs. New Jersey Nets, January 29, 1988

text: Personal fouls[edit]

text: Turnovers[edit]

text: Turnovers, career: 2,589

text: Rookie[edit]

text: Jordan's rookie season was 1984–85.

text: Minutes played: 3,144

text: Points: 2,313

text: Scoring average, points per game: 28.3 (2,313/82)

text: Field goals made: 837

text: Field goal attempts: 1,625

text: Free throws made: 630

text: Free throw attempts: 746

text: Steals: 196

text: Playoffs[edit]

text: Service[edit]

text: Games played, career: 179

text: Minutes played, career: 7,474

text: Scoring[edit]

text: Points, career: 5,987

text: Points, game (overtime): 63, at Boston Celtics, April 20, 1986 (2 OT)

text: Points, game (regulation): 56, at Miami Heat, April 29, 1992

text: Points, half: 37, second half, at Miami Heat, April 29, 1992

text: Points, quarter: 24, fourth quarter, at Philadelphia 76ers, May 11, 1990

text: Points, overtime: 9, at New York Knicks, May 9, 1989

text: Consecutive points, game: 17, during second half (from 73 to 90 points), at New York Knicks, June 2, 1993

text: Field goals[edit]

text: Field goals made, career: 2,188

text: Field goals made, game: 24, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, May 1, 1988

text:
Field goals made, half: 14, four times
14, first half, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, May 1, 1988
14, second half, at Philadelphia 76ers, May 11, 1990
14, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992
14, first half, vs. Phoenix Suns, June 16, 1993

text: Field goals made, quarter: 10, fourth quarter, at Philadelphia 76ers, May 11, 1990

text: Field goals made, overtime: 4, at New York Knicks, May 9, 1989

text: Field goal attempts, career: 4,497

text: Field goal attempts, game: 45, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, May 1, 1988

text: Field goal attempts, half: 25, first half, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, May 1, 1988

text: Field goal attempts, quarter: 13, first quarter, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992

text: Field goal attempts, overtime: 5, first overtime, at Boston Celtics, April 20, 1986

text: Three-point field goals[edit]

text: Three-point field goals made, half: 6, first half, vs. Portland Trail Blazers, June 3, 1992

text: Free throws[edit]

text: Free throws made, career: 1,463

text: Free throws made, game: 23, vs. New York Knicks, May 14, 1989

text: Free throws made, quarter: 13, fourth quarter, vs. Detroit Pistons, May 21, 1991

text: Free throws made, overtime: 3, vs. New Jersey Nets, April 24, 1998

text: Free throw attempts, career: 1,766

text: Free throw attempts, game: 28, vs. New York Knicks, May 14, 1989

text: Free throw attempts, overtime: 5, vs. New Jersey Nets, April 24, 1998

text: Assists[edit]

text: Assists, career: 1,022

text: Assists, game: 14, at New York Knicks, June 2, 1993

text: Personal fouls[edit]

text: Personal fouls, overtime: 3, vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, May 5, 1989

text: Steals[edit]

text: Steals, career: 376

text: Steals, game: 6, four times

text:
6, vs. Detroit Pistons, May 15, 1988
6, vs. New York Knicks, May 13, 1989
6, vs. Philadelphia 76ers, May 16, 1990
6, at New York Knicks, April 30, 1991

text: Washington Wizards franchise records[edit]

text: Points, half: 34, first half, vs. Charlotte Hornets, December 29, 2001

text: Points, first quarter: 24, vs. Charlotte Hornets, December 29, 2001

text: Points, second quarter: 19, vs. Chicago Bulls, January 4, 2002

text: MCI Center record — points, game: 51, vs. Charlotte Hornets, December 29, 2001

text: Shared with Gilbert Arenas

text: Career highs[edit]

text:
Chicago Bulls franchise record

NBA record (current)

NBA record (former)

text: Regular season[edit]

text:
Stat

High

Half/Quarter

Opponent

Date

Points (OT)

69

—

at Cleveland Cavaliers

March 28, 1990

Points

61

—

vs. Atlanta Hawks

April 16, 1987

Points, half

39

second

vs. Milwaukee Bucks

February 16, 1988

Points, quarter

30

fourth

at Denver Nuggets

November 26, 1989

Consecutive points (game)

23

last 6:33 of 2nd;  first 2:12 of 3rd[22][23]

vs. Atlanta Hawks

April 16, 1987

Consecutive points (quarter)

18

fourth

vs. New York Knicks

November 21, 1986

Field goal percentage

24–29 (.828)

—

at Philadelphia 76ers

November 16, 1988

Field goals made (OT)

27

—

vs. Orlando Magic

January 16, 1993

Field goals made

24

—

at Philadelphia 76ers

November 16, 1988

Field goals made, half

15

first

vs. Orlando Magic

January 16, 1993

Field goals made, quarter

11

first

vs. Orlando Magic

January 16, 1993

Field goal attempts (OT)

49

—

vs. Orlando Magic

January 16, 1993

Field goal attempts

43

—

at Los Angeles Lakers

November 28, 1986

Field goal attempts

43

—

vs. Houston Rockets

January 15, 1987

Field goal attempts, half

24

second

vs. Orlando Magic

January 16, 1993

Free throws made, no misses

15–15

—

vs. New Jersey Nets

January 10, 1987

Free throws made, one miss

26–27

—

vs. New Jersey Nets

February 26, 1987

Free throws made

26

—

vs. New Jersey Nets

February 26, 1987

Free throws made, half

20

second

at Miami Heat

December 30, 1992

Free throws made, quarter

14

fourth

at Utah Jazz

November 15, 1989

Free throws made, quarter

14

fourth

at Miami Heat

December 30, 1992

Free throw attempts

27

—

vs. New Jersey Nets

February 26, 1987

Free throw attempts, half

23

second

at Miami Heat

December 30, 1992

Free throw attempts, quarter

16

fourth

at Miami Heat

December 30, 1992

3-point field goals made

7

—

vs. Golden State Warriors

January 18, 1990

3-point field goal attempts

12

—

vs. Golden State Warriors

January 18, 1990

Rebounds (OT)

18

—

at Cleveland Cavaliers

March 28, 1990

Rebounds

18

—

vs. Seattle SuperSonics

March 18, 1997

Offensive rebounds

8

—

at Los Angeles Lakers

November 28, 1986

Offensive rebounds

8

—

vs. Denver Nuggets

December 5, 1989

Offensive rebounds

8

—

vs. Los Angeles Lakers

December 21, 1990

Offensive rebounds

8

—

vs. Seattle SuperSonics

March 18, 1997

Defensive rebounds

14

—

at New Jersey Nets

March 16, 1996

Assists

17

—

at Portland Trail Blazers

March 24, 1989

Steals

10

—

vs. New Jersey Nets

January 29, 1988

Steals, half

8

first

at Boston Celtics

November 9, 1988

Steals, quarter

6

third

vs. New Jersey Nets

January 29, 1988

Blocked shots

6

—

at Seattle SuperSonics

December 2, 1986

Turnovers

9

—

(Washington) at Chicago Bulls

January 19, 2002

Turnovers

9

—

(Washington) vs. Orlando Magic

March 11, 2003

Minutes played (3 OT)

56

—

at Utah Jazz

February 3, 1992

text: Playoffs[edit]

text:
Stat

High

Half/Quarter

Opponent

Date

Points (2 OT)

63

—

at Boston Celtics

April 20, 1986

Points

56

—

at Miami Heat

April 29, 1992

Points, half

37

second

at Miami Heat

April 29, 1992

Points, quarter

24

fourth

at Philadelphia 76ers

May 11, 1990

Points, overtime

9

—

at New York Knicks

May 9, 1989

Consecutive points

17

second half,  from 73 to 90 points

at New York Knicks

June 2, 1993

Field goal percentage

15–18 (.833)

—

vs. Los Angeles Lakers

June 5, 1991

Field goals made

24

—

vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

May 1, 1988

Field goals made, half

14

first

vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

May 1, 1988

Field goals made, half

14

second

at Philadelphia 76ers

May 11, 1990

Field goals made, half

14

first

vs. Portland Trail Blazers

June 3, 1992

Field goals made, half

14

first

vs. Phoenix Suns

June 16, 1993

Field goals made, quarter

10

fourth

at Philadelphia 76ers

May 11, 1990

Field goals made, overtime

4

—

at New York Knicks

May 9, 1989

Field goal attempts

45

—

vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

May 1, 1988

Field goal attempts, half

25

first

vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

May 1, 1988

Field goal attempts, quarter

13

first

vs. Portland Trail Blazers

June 3, 1992

Field goal attempts, overtime

5

first

at Boston Celtics

April 20, 1986

Three-point field goals made

6

—

vs. Portland Trail Blazers

June 3, 1992

Three-point field goals made

6

—

vs. New York Knicks

May 31, 1993

Three-point field goals made, half

6

first

vs. Portland Trail Blazers

June 3, 1992

Three-point field goal attempts

11

—

at Philadelphia 76ers

May 11, 1990

Three-point field goal attempts, half

9

first

vs. Portland Trail Blazers

June 3, 1992

Free throws made, none missed

12–12

—

vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

April 28, 1988

Free throws made, one missed

16–17

—

vs. New York Knicks

May 29, 1993

Free throws made

23

—

vs. New York Knicks

May 14, 1989

Free throws made, half

14

second

vs. Detroit Pistons

May 28, 1990

Free throws made, quarter

13

fourth

vs. Detroit Pistons

May 21, 1991

Free throws made, overtime

3

—

vs. New Jersey Nets

April 24, 1998

Free throw attempts

28

—

vs. New York Knicks

May 14, 1989

Free throw attempts, half

17

second

vs. New York Knicks

May 14, 1989

Free throw attempts, quarter

14

fourth

vs. Detroit Pistons

May 21, 1991

Free throw attempts, overtime

5

—

vs. New Jersey Nets

April 24, 1998

Rebounds

19

—

vs. Philadelphia 76ers

May 14, 1991

Offensive rebounds

8

—

vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

May 21, 1992

Defensive rebounds

15

—

vs. Philadelphia 76ers

May 14, 1991

Assists

14

—

at New York Knicks

June 2, 1993

Steals

6

—

vs. Detroit Pistons

May 15, 1988

Steals

6

—

vs. New York Knicks

May 13, 1989

Steals

6

—

vs. Philadelphia 76ers

May 16, 1990

Steals

6

—

at New York Knicks

April 30, 1991

Blocked shots

5

—

at Detroit Pistons

May 25, 1991

Turnovers

8

—

vs. Detroit Pistons

June 2, 1989

Turnovers

8

—

at Orlando Magic

May 7, 1995

Minutes played (3 OT)

57

—

vs. Phoenix Suns

June 13, 1993

text: NBA Finals[edit]

text:
Stat

High

Half/Quarter

Opponent

Date

Points

55

—

vs. Phoenix Suns

June 16, 1993

Points, half

35

first

vs. Portland Trail Blazers

June 3, 1992

Points, quarter

22

second

vs. Phoenix Suns

June 16, 1993

Field goal percentage

15–18 (.833)

—

vs. Los Angeles Lakers

June 5, 1991

Field goals made

21

—

vs. Phoenix Suns

June 16, 1993

Field goals made, half

14

first

vs. Portland Trail Blazers

June 3, 1992

Field goals made, half

14

first

vs. Phoenix Suns

June 16, 1993

Field goals made, quarter

9

second

vs. Phoenix Suns

June 16, 1993

Field goal attempts (3 OT)

43

—

vs. Phoenix Suns

June 13, 1993

Field goal attempts, half

23

second

vs. Utah Jazz

June 13, 1997

Field goal attempts, quarter

13

first

vs. Portland Trail Blazers

June 3, 1992

3-point field goals made

6

—

vs. Portland Trail Blazers

June 3, 1992

3-point field goals made, half

6

first

vs. Portland Trail Blazers

June 3, 1992

3-point field goal attempts

10

—

vs. Portland Trail Blazers

June 3, 1992

3-point field goal attempts, half

10

first

vs. Portland Trail Blazers

June 3, 1992

Free throws made, no misses

11–11

—

at Seattle SuperSonics

June 9, 1996

Free throws made

16

—

at Portland Trail Blazers

June 12, 1992

Free throws made, half

10

second

vs. Utah Jazz

June 4, 1997

Free throws made, quarter

9

second

at Utah Jazz

June 11, 1997

Free throw attempts

21

—

vs. Utah Jazz

June 4, 1997

Free throw attempts, half

15

second

vs. Utah Jazz

June 4, 1997

Free throw attempts, quarter

12

fourth

vs. Utah Jazz

June 4, 1997

Rebounds

13

—

vs. Utah Jazz

June 4, 1997

Offensive rebounds

5

—

at Phoenix Suns

June 11, 1993

Defensive rebounds

10

—

vs. Utah Jazz

June 13, 1997

Assists

13

—

vs. Los Angeles Lakers

June 5, 1991

Assists

13

—

at Los Angeles Lakers

June 9, 1991

Steals

5

—

at Los Angeles Lakers

June 12, 1991

Steals

5

—

at Phoenix Suns

June 9, 1993

Blocked shots

2

—

six times

Turnovers

6

—

at Los Angeles Lakers

June 12, 1991

Minutes played (3 OT)

57

—

vs. Phoenix Suns

June 13, 1993

text: Career highs against opponents[edit]

text:
Opponent

High

Date

Atlanta Hawks

61

April 16, 1987

Boston Celtics

63 (2 OT)

April 20, 1986 (PO)

Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats

52

March 12, 1993

Chicago Bulls

29

January 4, 2002

Cleveland Cavaliers

69 (OT)

March 28, 1990

Dallas Mavericks

43

April 7, 1990

Denver Nuggets

52

November 26, 1988

Detroit Pistons

61 (OT)

March 4, 1987

Golden State Warriors

49

November 24, 1992

Houston Rockets

45

January 18, 1998

Indiana Pacers

53

April 12, 1987

Los Angeles Clippers

49

November 21, 1997

Los Angeles Lakers

54 (OT)

November 20, 1992

Miami Heat

56

April 29, 1992 (PO)

Milwaukee Bucks*

50

February 16, 1989

Minnesota Timberwolves

45

November 8, 1989

New Orleans Hornets/Pelicans

45

February 1, 2003

New Jersey Nets

58

February 26, 1987

New York Knicks

55

March 28, 1995

Orlando Magic

64

January 16, 1993

Philadelphia 76ers

56

March 24, 1987

Phoenix Suns

55

June 16, 1993 (PO)

Portland Trail Blazers

53

January 8, 1987

Sacramento Kings

49

February 19, 1988

San Antonio Spurs

45

November 13, 1984

Seattle SuperSonics**

45

February 2, 1997

Toronto Raptors

38

January 18, 1996

Utah Jazz

47

December 2, 1987

Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies

33

December 18, 2002

Washington Bullets/Wizards

57

December 23, 1992

text:
*Jordan scored 50 points against the Milwaukee Bucks twice.  The most recent occurrence is listed.
**Jordan scored 45 points against the Seattle SuperSonics twice.  The most recent occurrence is listed.

text: Milestones[edit]

text:
Milestone

Game

Date

Age

Career games

40-point game against every Eastern Conference team*

41 at Milwaukee Bucks

December 12, 1986

23 years, 298 days

50-point game against every Eastern Conference team*

52 vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

December 17, 1987

24 years, 303 days

40-point game against every team in the NBA*

47 vs. Miami Heat

April 1, 1990

27 years, 43 days

40-point game against every team in the NBA

40 vs. Washington Bullets

February 19, 1991

28 years, 2 days

50-point game against every Eastern Conference team**

56 vs. Miami Heat (PO)

April 29, 1992

29 years, 72 days

1,000 points

35 vs. Denver Nuggets

January 14, 1985

21 years, 332 days

38

2,000 points

38 vs. Indiana Pacers

March 26, 1985

22 years, 37 days

73

3,000 points

48 vs. Boston Celtics

November 14, 1986

23 years, 270 days

108

4,000 points

43 vs. Houston Rockets

January 15, 1987

23 years, 332 days

134

5,000 points

49 at Philadelphia 76ers

March 11, 1987

24 years, 22 days

161

6,000 points

33 vs. Atlanta Hawks

November 20, 1987

24 years, 276 days

190

7,000 points

36 vs. Golden State Warriors

January 23, 1988

24 years, 340 days

220

8,000 points

49 at Philadelphia 76ers

March 23, 1988

25 years, 35 days

248

9,000 points

26 at Los Angeles Clippers

November 23, 1988

25 years, 280 days

275

10,000 points

33 at Philadelphia 76ers

January 25, 1989

25 years, 343 days

303

11,000 points

40 vs. Detroit Pistons

April 7, 1989

26 years, 49 days

337

12,000 points

52 at Orlando Magic

December 20, 1989

26 years, 306 days

368

13,000 points

35 vs. Portland Trail Blazers

February 23, 1990

27 years, 6 days

398

14,000 points

22 at Detroit Pistons

April 22, 1990

27 years, 64 days

427

15,000 points

40 at Philadelphia 76ers

January 9, 1991

27 years, 326 days

460

16,000 points

22 vs. Atlanta Hawks

March 20, 1991

28 years, 31 days

492

17,000 points

23 at Los Angeles Clippers

November 6, 1991

28 years, 262 days

522

18,000 points

17 at New York Knicks

February 13, 1992

28 years, 361 days

558

19,000 points

32 vs. Detroit Pistons

April 19, 1992

29 years, 62 days

589

20,000 points

35 vs. Milwaukee Bucks

January 8, 1993

29 years, 326 days

620

21,000 points

34 vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

March 23, 1993

30 years, 34 days

651

22,000 points

42 vs. Charlotte Hornets

November 13, 1995

32 years, 269 days

23,000 points

48 at Philadelphia 76ers

January 13, 1996

32 years, 330 days

24,000 points

38 at Philadelphia 76ers

March 18, 1996

33 years, 30 days

25,000 points

25 at San Antonio Spurs

November 16, 1996

33 years, 273 days

26,000 points

27,000 points

28,000 points

20 at Philadelphia 76ers

January 15, 1998

34 years, 332 days

29,000 points

41 at Minnesota Timberwolves

April 3, 1998

35 years, 45 days

30,000 points

29 vs. Chicago Bulls

January 4, 2002

38 years, 321 days

31,000 points

14 vs. Portland Trail Blazers

December 10, 2002

39 years, 296 days

32,000 points

24 at Golden State Warriors

March 23, 2003

40 years, 34 days

text:
*Excluding the Washington Bullets
**Expansion era, and including the Washington Bullets

text: NBA regular season leader[edit]

text:
Scoring (10 seasons): 1987 (37.1), 1988 (35.0), 1989 (32.5), 1990 (33.6), 1991 (31.5), 1992 (30.1), 1993 (32.6), 1996 (30.4), 1997 (29.6), 1998 (28.7)
Steals per game (3 seasons): 1988 (3.2), 1990 (2.8), 1993 (2.8)
Field goals made (10 seasons): 1987 (1,098), 1988 (1,069), 1989 (966), 1990 (1,034), 1991 (990), 1992 (943), 1993 (992), 1996 (916), 1997 (920), 1998 (881)
Field goal attempts (9 seasons): 1987 (2,279), 1988 (1,998), 1990 (1,964), 1991 (1,837), 1992 (1,818), 1993 (2,003), 1996 (1,850), 1997 (1,892), 1998 (1,893)
Free throws made (2 seasons): 1987 (833), 1988 (723)
Free throw attempts (1 season): 1987 (972)
Points (11 seasons): 1985 (2,313), 1987 (3,041), 1988 (2,868), 1989 (2,633), 1990 (2,753), 1991 (2,580), 1992 (2,404), 1993 (2,541), 1996 (2,491), 1997 (2,431), 1998 (2,357)
Steals (3 seasons): 1988 (259), 1990 (227), 1993 (221)
Minutes played (3 seasons): 1987 (3,281), 1988 (3,311), 1989 (3,255)
Games played (5 seasons): 1985 (82), 1987 (82), 1990 (82), 1991 (82), 1998 (82)

text: Jordan played in all 82 of his team's games in nine different seasons.

text: Other notes[edit]

text:
Regular season games in which Jordan was leading scorer: 700 * [1][38][39]
Regular season games in which Jordan was team's leading scorer: 867 *
Regular season games in which Jordan was Bulls leading scorer: 793 *[40]
Percentage of team's points, career: .290 (32,292/111,541)[41]
Highest percentage of team's points, game: .602 (56/93), March 24, 1987 vs. Philadelphia 76ers[42]

text: * Including ties

text: 50 point games[edit]

text:
Number

Date

Opponent

Box Score

Points

Field goals

3 pt

Free throws

Assists

Rebounds

Steals

Blocks

Notes

Video

1 (PO)

April 20, 1986

at Boston Celtics

L 131–135[43]

63

22–41

0–0

19–21

6

5

3

2

First Round, Game 2  Double Overtime

2

November 1, 1986

at New York Knicks

W 106–103[44]

50

15–31

0–0

20–22

3

6

4

3

Opening night

3

January 8, 1987

vs. Portland Trail Blazers

W 121–117[45]

53

20–34

0–0

13–16

5

4

3

2

4

February 26, 1987

vs. New Jersey Nets

W 128–113[46]

58

16–25

0–0

26–27

3

8

3

2

37 minutes

5

March 4, 1987

at Detroit Pistons

W 125–120[47]

61

22–39

0–0

17–18

3

7

3

3

Overtime

6

March 24, 1987

vs. Philadelphia 76ers

W 93–91[42]

56

22–32

0–1

12–15

3

7

8

0

7

April 12, 1987

vs. Indiana Pacers

W 116–95[48]

53

19–27

0–0

15–18

8

4

4

2

8

April 13, 1987

at Milwaukee Bucks

W 114–107[49]

50

16–31

0–1

18–22

4

9

4

3

9

April 16, 1987

vs. Atlanta Hawks

L 114–117[50]

61

22–38

0–3

17–21

1

10

4

1

10

December 17, 1987

vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

W 111–100[51]

52

20–31

0–0

12–12

6

3

4

1

11

February 26, 1988

vs. Portland Trail Blazers

L 96–104[52]

52

21–34

0–2

10–12

3

8

2

3

12

March 18, 1988

vs. Boston Celtics

W 113–103[53]

50

19–32

1–2

11–11

9

5

5

1

13

April 3, 1988

at Detroit Pistons

W 112–110[54]

59

21–27

0–1

17–19

6

4

2

2

14 (PO)

April 28, 1988

vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

W 104–93[55]

50

19–35

0–0

12–12

2

7

2

2

First Round, Game 1

15 (PO)

May 1, 1988

vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

W 106–101[56]

55

24–45

0–0

7–7

3

6

4

1

First Round, Game 2

16

November 9, 1988

at Boston Celtics

W 110–104[57]

52

18–33

2–4

14–16

2

3

9

2

17

November 16, 1988

at Philadelphia 76ers

L 110–123[58]

52

24–29

0–1

4–4

1

9

4

2

18

November 26, 1988

at Denver Nuggets

L 123–128[59]

52

19–27

3–5

11–14

7

11

1

0

19

January 21, 1989

vs. Phoenix Suns

L 107–116[60]

53

20–28

0–0

13–15

8

14

2

1

20

February 16, 1989

vs. Milwaukee Bucks

W 117–116[61]

50

16–26

1–2

17–18

5

8

3

0

21 (PO)

May 5, 1989

vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

L 105–108[62]

50

14–28

0–1

22–27

4

3

3

0

First Round, Game 4

22

November 3, 1989

vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

W 124–119[63]

54

19–31

1–2

15–17

6

14

3

1

Opening night  Overtime

23

December 20, 1989

at Orlando Magic

L 109–110[64]

52

20–37

2–3

10–10

7

5

4

0

24

March 28, 1990

at Cleveland Cavaliers

W 117–113[65]

69

23–37

2–6

21–23

6

18

4

1

Career highs in pts & reb  Overtime

25

March 19, 1992

at Washington Bullets

W 106–100[66]

51

19–30

1–1

12–15

3

11

1

1

26

March 24, 1992

vs. Denver Nuggets

W 116–103[67]

50

18–31

2–3

12–13

6

6

3

0

27 (PO)

April 29, 1992

at Miami Heat

W 119–114[68]

56

20–30

0–0

16–18

5

5

4

2

First Round, Game 3

28

November 20, 1992

at Los Angeles Lakers

L 118–120[69]

54

21–39

1–2

11–14

7

13

1

3

Overtime

29

December 23, 1992

vs. Washington Bullets

W 107–98[70]

57

22–37

6–8

7–8

10

2

3

1

30

January 16, 1993

vs. Orlando Magic

L 124–128[71]

64

27–49

1–5

9–11

1

6

5

0

Overtime

31

March 12, 1993

vs. Charlotte Hornets

W 123–108[72]

52

21–35

2–4

8–9

5

9

2

1

32 (PO)

May 31, 1993

vs. New York Knicks

W 105–95[73]

54

18–30

6–9

12–14

2

6

2

1

Conf. Finals, Game 4  39 minutes

33 (PO)

June 16, 1993

vs. Phoenix Suns

W 111–105[74]

55

21–37

0–1

13–18

4

8

0

0

NBA Finals, Game 4

34

March 28, 1995

at New York Knicks

W 113–111[75]

55

21–37

3–4

10–11

2

4

1

0

39 minutes

35

March 7, 1996

vs. Detroit Pistons

W 102–81[76]

53

21–28

2–4

9–10

2

11

6

0

38 minutes

36

November 6, 1996

at Miami Heat

W 106–100[77]

50

18–33

1–2

13–14

0

6

1

1

37

January 21, 1997

vs. New York Knicks

W 88–87[78]

51

18–30

5–8

10–11

4

4

2

0

38 (PO)

April 27, 1997

vs. Washington Bullets

W 109–104[79]

55

22–35

1–2

10–10

2

7

2

0

First Round, Game 2

39

December 29, 2001

vs. Charlotte Hornets

W 107–90[80]

51

21–38

0–2

9–10

4

7

3

0

38 years old  38 minutes

text: Triple-doubles[edit]

text:
Number

Date

Opponent

Box Score

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Steals

Notes

1

January 14, 1985

vs. Denver Nuggets

W 122–113[81]

35

14

15

3

2

March 1, 1985

vs. New York Knicks

W 109–104[82]

21

10

10

3

3

March 17, 1985

vs. Milwaukee Bucks

W 119–117[83]

32

11

16

1

Overtime

4

January 2, 1988

vs. New Jersey Nets

W 116–93[84]

25

10

10

6

3 blocks

5

January 16, 1988

vs. Detroit Pistons

W 115–99[85]

36

10

10

4

4 blocks

6

January 3, 1989

vs. Los Angeles Clippers

W 126–121[86]

41

10

11

6

Overtime; Scottie Pippen recorded a  triple-double in the same game

7

January 13, 1989

vs. Denver Nuggets

W 104–99[87]

38

12

11

3

8

January 31, 1989

vs. Detroit Pistons

L 98–104[88]

21

12

10

2

Overtime

9

March 13, 1989

vs. Indiana Pacers

W 122–90[89]

21

14

14

3

2 blocks

10

March 25, 1989

at Seattle SuperSonics

W 111–110[90]

21

12

12

3

11

March 28, 1989

vs. Golden State Warriors

W 115–106[91]

33

12

11

4

12

March 29, 1989

at Milwaukee Bucks

W 106–102[92]

32

10

10

2

13

March 31, 1989

vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

L 100–109[93]

37

10

10

3

14

April 2, 1989

vs. New Jersey Nets

W 106–95[94]

27

14

12

2

2 blocks

15

April 4, 1989

vs. Charlotte Hornets

W 121–101[95]

33

10

12

6

16

April 6, 1989

at Detroit Pistons

L 108–115[96]

31

13

10

2

17

April 9, 1989

at Atlanta Hawks

L 100–108[97]

40

10

12

1

18

April 13, 1989

at Indiana Pacers

W 109–105[98]

47

11

13

4

2 blocks

19

April 14, 1989

at New Jersey Nets

L 111–123[99]

29

10

12

3

2 blocks

20

April 21, 1989

vs. Washington Bullets

W 115–113[100]

34

14

11

2

21 (PO)

May 9, 1989

at New York Knicks

W 120–109

34

10

12

2

Semifinals, Game 1

22

February 23, 1990

vs. Portland Trail Blazers

W 113–102[101]

35

10

10

1

2–2 3-point shooting

23

December 6, 1991

vs. Charlotte Hornets

W 114–96[102]

19

11

10

1

24

February 21, 1992

at Atlanta Hawks

W 103–88[103]

33

10

14

4

25

December 9, 1992

vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

W 108–91[104]

28

11

10

4

2 blocks

26

December 19, 1992

vs. Philadelphia 76ers

L 96–98[105]

23

10

10

4

27

December 29, 1992

at Charlotte Hornets

W 114–103[106]

28

12

11

0

28

January 15, 1993

vs. Golden State Warriors

W 122–101[107]

26

12

10

5

2 blocks

29 (PO)

June 2, 1993

at New York Knicks

W 97–94[108]

29

10

14

2

Conference Finals, Game 5

30 (All-Star)

February 9, 1997

vs. West All-Stars

W 132–120

14

11

11

2

All-Star Game

31

April 14, 1997

vs. Toronto Raptors

W 117–100[109]

30

11

10

3

4–7 3pt

text: Near misses with a quadruple-double[edit]

text:
Date

Opponent

Box Score

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Steals

Notes

January 2, 1988

vs. New Jersey Nets

W 116–93[84]

25

10

10

6

37 minutes

January 3, 1989

vs. Los Angeles Clippers

W 126–121[86]

41

10

11

6

Overtime

January 15, 1989

vs. Boston Celtics

W 110–104[110]

42

9

11

8

April 4, 1989

vs. Charlotte Hornets

W 121–101[95]

33

10

12

6

text: Near misses with a five-by-five[edit]

text:
Date

Opponent

Box Score

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Steals

Blocks

Notes

December 2, 1986

at Seattle SuperSonics

W 115–109[111]

40

9

6

3

6

Overtime

February 16, 1987

vs. Sacramento Kings

L 120–124[112]

43

7

6

5

4

Overtime

February 22, 1987

vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

W 102–98[113]

43

4

6

8

5

39 minutes

March 6, 1987

vs. New York Knicks

L 109–110[114]

27

8

5

8

3

39 minutes

April 1, 1987

at Indiana Pacers

L 94–99[115]

26

9

7

5

3

November 20, 1987

vs. Atlanta Hawks

W 94–92[116]

33

7

7

4

4

December 12, 1987

vs. Houston Rockets

W 112–103[117]

44

3

9

5

5

January 2, 1988

vs. New Jersey Nets

W 116–93[84]

25

10

10

6

3

37 minutes

January 5, 1988

vs. Indiana Pacers

W 93–77[118]

31

11

9

4

5

38 minutes

January 7, 1988

vs. Denver Nuggets

W 100–96[119]

28

9

5

6

4

January 16, 1988

vs. Detroit Pistons

W 115–99[85]

36

10

10

4

4

38 minutes

November 23, 1988

at Los Angeles Clippers

L 97–105[120]

26

12

7

5

4

December 15, 1990

vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

W 116–98[121]

24

9

6

5

3

27 minutes

May 25, 1991

at Detroit Pistons

W 113–107[122]

33

7

7

3

5

Conf. Finals, Game 3

May 18, 1995

vs. Orlando Magic

L 102–108[123]

24

9

7

4

4

Semifinals, Game 6

text: Game-winning shots[edit]

text:
Number

Time left  (seconds)

Score

Opponent

Date

1

4.0

118–116

Indiana Pacers

November 11, 1984

2

5.0

95–93

New York Knicks

December 7, 1984

3

5.0

120–119

Indiana Pacers

March 26, 1985

4 (PO)

22.0

109–107

Milwaukee Bucks

April 24, 1985

5

0.0

116–115

Cleveland Cavaliers

October 25, 1985

6

9.0

112–110

Atlanta Hawks

November 11, 1986

7

1.0

101–99

New York Knicks

November 21, 1986

8

2.0

95–93

Milwaukee Bucks

February 12, 1988

9

4.0

112–110

Detroit Pistons

April 3, 1988

10

0.0

100–99

New Jersey Nets

April 15, 1988

11

1.0

117–116

Milwaukee Bucks

February 16, 1989

12 (PO)

0.0

101–100

Cleveland Cavaliers

May 7, 1989

13 (PO)

4.0

113–111

New York Knicks

May 19, 1989

14 (PO)

3.0

99–97

Detroit Pistons

May 27, 1989

15

0.0

84–82

Utah Jazz

November 13, 1990

16

0.0

115–112

Charlotte Hornets

January 22, 1992

17

0.0

98–96

Detroit Pistons

November 11, 1992

18 (PO)

0.0

103–101

Cleveland Cavaliers

May 17, 1993

19

0.0

99–98

Atlanta Hawks

March 25, 1995

20

0.0

103–100

Charlotte Hornets

February 11, 1997

21

8.0

89–87

Seattle Supersonics

March 18, 1997

22 (PO)

0.0

84–82

Utah Jazz

June 1, 1997

23

0.0

112–110

Atlanta Hawks

February 13, 1998

24

5.4

102–100

Toronto Raptors

March 22, 1998

25 (PO)

5.2

87–86

Utah Jazz

June 14, 1998

26

3.2

87–86

New York Knicks

December 22, 2001

27

0.0

93–92

Cleveland Cavaliers

January 31, 2002

28

0.0

97–96

Phoenix Suns

February 15, 2002

text: Wins and losses[edit]

text: During his time in the NBA, the Chicago Bulls teams on which Michael Jordan played set numerous league records for winning, both in the regular season and postseason.  However, since wins and losses are a team achievement, only lesser known statistics are listed here.

text:
The longest losing streak of his career was eight games, which occurred during his third stint in the NBA, with the Washington Wizards (November 4 to 22, 2001).
The longest losing streak of his Chicago Bulls career was six games, which occurred twice (March 9 to 17, 1987 and April 6 to 16, 1989).  This latter losing streak began with the last game of Jordan's triple-double streak.
The longest losing streak of the Chicago Bulls dynasty era was three games, which occurred at the very beginning of the era (November 2 to 6, 1990).
The longest winning streak of his career was 18 games, which occurred from December 29, 1995 to February 2, 1996.  At the time, it was tied for the third longest winning steak in NBA history, and is now tied for the 11th longest winning streak in NBA history.  It is the longest winning streak in Chicago Bulls franchise history.
The Chicago Bulls set the NBA playoff record for consecutive home victories at 15, across the 1990 and 1991 postseasons.
The Chicago Bulls also set the NBA playoff record for consecutive road victories at eight, across the 1991 and 1992 postseasons.  It was later broken by the Los Angeles Lakers during a stretch from 2001 to 2002.