1998 Chicago Bulls vs. 1961 Boston Celtics - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1997-98 Bulls and the 1960-61 Celtics, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1998
Chicago

Bulls

vs.

1961
Boston

Celtics

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1998 Bulls	1º in Eastern Conference
	1961 Celtics	1º in Eastern Division

Season Record

	1998 Bulls	62 - 20
	1961 Celtics	57 - 22

Winning %

	1998 Bulls	.756
	1961 Celtics	.722

Longest Streaks

	1998 Bulls	Winning Streak: 13 Losing Streak: 2
	1961 Celtics	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 3

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1998 Bulls	17 players
	1961 Celtics	12 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1998 Bulls	NBA Champions
	1961 Celtics	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1998 Bulls	15 - 6
	1961 Celtics	8 - 2

Winning %

	1998 Bulls	.714
	1961 Celtics	.800

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1998 Bulls	12 players
	1961 Celtics	10 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1998 Bulls	6 - Season MVP: Michael Jordan Finals MVP: Michael Jordan All-NBA 1st Team: Michael Jordan All-NBA 3rd Team: Scottie Pippen All-Defensive 1st Team: Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen
	1961 Celtics	4 - Season MVP: Bill Russell All-NBA 1st Team: Bob Cousy All-NBA 2nd Team: Tom Heinsohn, Bill Russell

NBA Leaders

	1998 Bulls	2 - Scoring Leader: Michael Jordan Rebounds Leader: Dennis Rodman
	1961 Celtics	- none

Hall of Famers

	1998 Bulls	4 - Michael Jordan, Toni Kukoc, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman
	1961 Celtics	9 - Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn, Tom Heinsohn, K.C. Jones, Sam Jones, Frank Ramsey, Bill Russell, Tom Sanders, Bill Sharman

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1998 Bulls	96.7
	1961 Celtics	119.7

Rebounds

	1998 Bulls	44.9
	1961 Celtics	77.6

Assists

	1998 Bulls	23.8
	1961 Celtics	23.7

Steals

	1998 Bulls	8.5
	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *

Blocks

	1998 Bulls	4.3
	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *

3-Pointers Made

	1998 Bulls	3.8
	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1998 Bulls	.451
	1961 Celtics	.398

3-Point %

	1998 Bulls	.323
	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *

Free Throw %

	1998 Bulls	.743
	1961 Celtics	.735

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1998 Bulls	93.1
	1961 Celtics	120.7

Rebounds

	1998 Bulls	41.0
	1961 Celtics	82.1

Assists

	1998 Bulls	20.5
	1961 Celtics	24.7

Steals

	1998 Bulls	9.0
	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *

Blocks

	1998 Bulls	4.5
	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *

3-Pointers Made

	1998 Bulls	4.2
	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1998 Bulls	.445
	1961 Celtics	.413

3-Point %

	1998 Bulls	.324
	1961 Celtics	-		n/a *

Free Throw %

	1998 Bulls	.734
	1961 Celtics	.723

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1998 Bulls	28.7 ppg Michael Jordan
1961 Celtics	21.3 ppg Tom Heinsohn

Rebounds

1998 Bulls	15.0 rpg Dennis Rodman
1961 Celtics	23.9 rpg Bill Russell

Assists

1998 Bulls	5.8 apg Scottie Pippen
1961 Celtics	7.7 apg Bob Cousy

Steals

1998 Bulls	1.8 spg Scottie Pippen
1961 Celtics	- n/a *

Blocks

1998 Bulls	1.1 bpg Luc Longley
1961 Celtics	- n/a *

NBA Playoffs

Points

1998 Bulls	32.4 ppg Michael Jordan
1961 Celtics	19.7 ppg Tom Heinsohn

Rebounds

1998 Bulls	11.8 rpg Dennis Rodman
1961 Celtics	29.9 rpg Bill Russell

Assists

1998 Bulls	5.2 apg Scottie Pippen
1961 Celtics	9.1 apg Bob Cousy

Steals

1998 Bulls	2.1 spg Scottie Pippen
1961 Celtics	- n/a *

Blocks

1998 Bulls	1.0 bpg Scottie Pippen
1961 Celtics	- n/a *

Notes: * - Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.
- Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.