1997 Chicago Bulls vs. 2023 Denver Nuggets - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1996-97 Bulls and the 2022-23 Nuggets, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1997
Chicago

Bulls

vs.

2023
Denver

Nuggets

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1997 Bulls	1º in Eastern Conference
	2023 Nuggets	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1997 Bulls	69 - 13
	2023 Nuggets	53 - 29

Winning %

	1997 Bulls	.841
	2023 Nuggets	.646

Longest Streaks

	1997 Bulls	Winning Streak: 12 Losing Streak: 2
	2023 Nuggets	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 4

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1997 Bulls	15 players
	2023 Nuggets	18 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1997 Bulls	NBA Champions
	2023 Nuggets	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1997 Bulls	15 - 4
	2023 Nuggets	16 - 4

Winning %

	1997 Bulls	.789
	2023 Nuggets	.800

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1997 Bulls	12 players
	2023 Nuggets	15 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1997 Bulls	5 - Finals MVP: Michael Jordan All-NBA 1st Team: Michael Jordan All-NBA 2nd Team: Scottie Pippen All-Defensive 1st Team: Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen
	2023 Nuggets	2 - Finals MVP: Nikola Jokic All-NBA 2nd Team: Nikola Jokic

NBA Leaders

	1997 Bulls	2 - Scoring Leader: Michael Jordan Rebounds Leader: Dennis Rodman
	2023 Nuggets	- none

Hall of Famers

	1997 Bulls	5 - Michael Jordan, Toni Kukoc, Robert Parish, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman
	2023 Nuggets	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1997 Bulls	103.1
	2023 Nuggets	115.8

Rebounds

	1997 Bulls	45.1
	2023 Nuggets	43.0

Assists

	1997 Bulls	26.1
	2023 Nuggets	28.9

Steals

	1997 Bulls	8.7
	2023 Nuggets	7.5

Blocks

	1997 Bulls	4.0
	2023 Nuggets	4.5

3-Pointers Made

	1997 Bulls	6.4
	2023 Nuggets	11.8

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1997 Bulls	.473
	2023 Nuggets	.504

3-Point %

	1997 Bulls	.373
	2023 Nuggets	.379

Free Throw %

	1997 Bulls	.747
	2023 Nuggets	.751

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1997 Bulls	92.5
	2023 Nuggets	113.5

Rebounds

	1997 Bulls	43.5
	2023 Nuggets	44.8

Assists

	1997 Bulls	20.7
	2023 Nuggets	25.8

Steals

	1997 Bulls	8.5
	2023 Nuggets	6.9

Blocks

	1997 Bulls	4.8
	2023 Nuggets	4.2

3-Pointers Made

	1997 Bulls	6.1
	2023 Nuggets	11.3

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1997 Bulls	.432
	2023 Nuggets	.492

3-Point %

	1997 Bulls	.319
	2023 Nuggets	.375

Free Throw %

	1997 Bulls	.735
	2023 Nuggets	.801

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1997 Bulls	29.6 ppg Michael Jordan
2023 Nuggets	24.5 ppg Nikola Jokic

Rebounds

1997 Bulls	16.1 rpg Dennis Rodman
2023 Nuggets	11.8 rpg Nikola Jokic

Assists

1997 Bulls	5.7 apg Scottie Pippen
2023 Nuggets	9.8 apg Nikola Jokic

Steals

1997 Bulls	1.9 spg Scottie Pippen
2023 Nuggets	1.5 spg Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Blocks

1997 Bulls	1.1 bpg Luc Longley
2023 Nuggets	0.8 bpg Aaron Gordon

NBA Playoffs

Points

1997 Bulls	31.1 ppg Michael Jordan
2023 Nuggets	30.0 ppg Nikola Jokic

Rebounds

1997 Bulls	8.4 rpg Dennis Rodman
2023 Nuggets	13.5 rpg Nikola Jokic

Assists

1997 Bulls	4.8 apg Michael Jordan
2023 Nuggets	9.5 apg Nikola Jokic

Steals

1997 Bulls	1.6 spg Michael Jordan
2023 Nuggets	1.5 spg Jamal Murray

Blocks

1997 Bulls	1.5 bpg Robert Parish
2023 Nuggets	1.0 bpg Nikola Jokic