1991–92 Chicago Bulls season

1991–92 Chicago Bulls season
NBA Champions
Conference Champions
Division Champions
Second NBA Championship
Head coach	Phil Jackson
General manager	Jerry Krause
Owner(s)	Jerry Reinsdorf
Arena	Chicago Stadium
Results
Record	67–15 (.817)
Place	Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	NBA Champions (Defeated Trail Blazers 4-2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportsChannel Chicago, WGN
Radio	WMAQ

The 1991–92 NBA season was the Bulls' 26th season in the NBA.^[1] Coming off their first ever championship, the Bulls finished in first place in the Central Division, along with having the best record in the league at 67–15. Michael Jordan captured his second straight MVP, and sixth straight scoring title. In the first round of the playoffs, the Bulls swept the Miami Heat in three straight games. In the semifinals, they defeated the New York Knicks in a full seven game series. As they advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, they would defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers in six games, making their second trip to the Finals. In the 1992 NBA Finals, they would go on to beat the Portland Trail Blazers four games to two to win their second consecutive championship, and second of three straight.

Draft picks

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

Roster

Chicago Bulls roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PG 10 Armstrong, B.J. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Iowa C 24 Cartwright, Bill 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) San Francisco PF 54 Grant, Horace 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Clemson SG 20 Hansen, Bobby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Iowa SG 14 Hodges, Craig 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Long Beach State SG 23 Jordan, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) North Carolina PF 21 King, Stacey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Oklahoma PF 53 Levingston, Cliff 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Wichita State C 25 Nevitt, Chuck 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) 217 lb (98 kg) North Carolina State PG 5 Paxson, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Notre Dame C 32 Perdue, Will 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Vanderbilt SF 33 Pippen, Scottie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Central Arkansas PF 52 Randall, Mark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kansas PF 42 Williams, Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina	Head coach Phil Jackson (North Dakota) Assistant coach(es) Johnny Bach (Fordham) Jim Cleamons (Ohio State) Tex Winter (Southern California) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

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

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

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

z - clinched conference

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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

Playoffs

East First Round

(1) Chicago Bulls vs. (8) Miami Heat: Bulls win series 3–0

• Game 1 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (April 24): Chicago 113, Miami 94
• Game 2 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (April 26): Chicago 120, Miami 90
• Game 3 @ Miami Arena, Miami (April 29): Chicago 119, Miami 114

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Chicago Bulls vs. (4) New York Knicks: Bulls win series 4–3

• Game 1 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 5): New York 94, Chicago 89
• Game 2 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 7): Chicago 86, New York 78
• Game 3 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 9): Chicago 94, New York 86
• Game 4 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 10): New York 93, Chicago 86
• Game 5 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 12): Chicago 96, New York 88
• Game 6 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 14): New York 100, Chicago 86
• Game 7 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 17): Chicago 110, New York 81

Last Playoff Meeting: 1991 Eastern Conference First Round (Chicago won 3–0)

East Conference Finals

(1) Chicago Bulls vs. (3) Cleveland Cavaliers: Bulls win series 4–2

• Game 1 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 19): Chicago 103, Cleveland 89
• Game 2 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 21): Cleveland 107, Chicago 81
• Game 3 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (May 23): Chicago 105, Cleveland 96
• Game 4 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (May 25): Cleveland 99, Chicago 85
• Game 5 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 27): Chicago 112, Cleveland 89
• Game 6 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (May 29): Chicago 99, Cleveland 94

Last Playoff Meeting: 1989 Eastern Conference First Round (Chicago won 3–2)

NBA Finals

(E1) Chicago Bulls vs. (W1) Portland Trail Blazers: Bulls win series 4–2

• Game 1 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (June 3): Chicago 122, Portland 89
• Game 2 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (June 5): Portland 115, Chicago 104 (OT)
• Game 3 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (June 7): Chicago 94, Portland 84
• Game 4 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (June 10): Portland 93, Chicago 88
• Game 5 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (June 12): Chicago 119, Portland 106
• Game 6 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (June 14): Chicago 97, Portland 93

Last Playoff Meeting: 1977 Western Conference First Round (Portland won 2–1)

Player stats

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
B. J. Armstrong	82	3	22.9	.481	.402	.806	1.8	3.2	.56	.06	9.9
Bill Cartwright	64	64	23.0	.467	.000	.604	5.1	1.4	.34	.22	8.0
Horace Grant	81	81	35.3	.578	.000	.741	10.0	2.7	1.23	1.62	14.2
Bob Hansen	66	0	11.7	.444	.280	.364	1.1	1.0	.39	.05	2.5
Craig Hodges	56	2	9.9	.384	.375	.941	.4	1.0	.25	.02	4.2
Dennis Hopson	2	0	5.0	.500	.000	.000	.0	.0	.50	.00	1.0
Michael Jordan	80	80	38.8	.519	.270	.832	6.4	6.1	2.28	.94	30.1
Stacey King	79	12	16.1	.506	.400	.753	2.6	1.0	.27	.32	7.0
Cliff Levingston	79	0	12.9	.498	.167	.625	2.9	.8	.34	.57	3.9
Chuck Nevitt	4	0	2.2	.333	.000	.000	.2	.2	.00	.00	.5
John Paxson	79	79	24.6	.528	.273	.784	1.2	3.1	.62	.11	7.0
Will Perdue	77	7	13.1	.547	.500	.495	4.1	1.0	.21	.56	4.5
Scottie Pippen	82	82	38.6	.506	.200	.760	7.7	7.0	1.89	1.13	21.0
Mark Randall	15	0	4.5	.455	.000	.750	.6	.5	.00	.00	1.7
Rory Sparrow	4	0	4.5	.125	.500	.000	.2	1.0	.00	.00	.8
Scott Williams	63	0	11.0	.483	.000	.649	3.9	.8	.21	.57	3.4

Playoffs

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

Impact of the Stanley Cup Finals

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

Awards and records

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

NBA All-Star Game

• Michael Jordan, Guard
• Scottie Pippen, Forward

References

1. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CHI/1992.html

• Bulls on Database Basketball
• Bulls on Basketball Reference