1991–92 Chicago Bulls season
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
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportsChannel Chicago, WGN
Radio	WMAQ
< 1990–91	1992–93 >

The 1991-92 Chicago Bulls finished in first place in the Central Division, along with having the best record in the NBA. The Bulls would go on to beat the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1992 NBA Finals to win their second consecutive championship, and second of three straight.

Draft picks[edit]

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

Roster[edit]

1991-92 Chicago Bulls roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From 1.0 !PG 10 USA ! Armstrong, B.J. 7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Iowa 6.0 !C 24 USA ! Cartwright, Bill 7000215899999999999♠7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) San Francisco 4.5 !PF 54 USA ! Grant, Horace 7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Clemson 2.0 !SG 20 USA ! Hansen, Bobby 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Iowa 2.0 !SG 14 USA ! Hodges, Craig 7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Long Beach State 2.0 !SG 2 USA ! Hopson, Dennis 7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Ohio State 2.0 !SG 23 USA ! Jordan, Michael 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) North Carolina 4.5 !PF 21 USA ! King, Stacey 7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Oklahoma 4.5 !PF 53 USA ! Levingston, Cliff 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Wichita State 6.0 !C 25 USA ! Nevitt, Chuck 7000226059999999999♠7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) 217 lb (98 kg) North Carolina State 1.0 !PG 5 USA ! Paxson, John 7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Notre Dame 6.0 !C 32 USA ! Perdue, Will 7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Vanderbilt 3.0 !SF 33 USA ! Pippen, Scottie 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Central Arkansas 4.5 !PF 52 USA ! Randall, Mark 7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kansas 4.5 !PF 42 USA ! Williams, Scott 7000208279999999999♠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[edit]

Season standings[edit]

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

Game log[edit]

Playoffs[edit]

East First Round[edit]

(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[edit]

(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[edit]

(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[edit]

(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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Playoffs[edit]

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

Impact of the Stanley Cup Finals[edit]

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[edit]

• 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[edit]

• Michael Jordan, Guard
• Scottie Pippen, Forward

Transactions[edit]

References[edit]

• Bulls on Database Basketball
• Bulls on Basketball Reference

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