1998 Chicago Bulls vs. 2000 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1997-98 Bulls and the 1999-00 Lakers, 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.

2000
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1998 Bulls	1º in Eastern Conference
	2000 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1998 Bulls	62 - 20
	2000 Lakers	67 - 15

Winning %

	1998 Bulls	.756
	2000 Lakers	.817

Longest Streaks

	1998 Bulls	Winning Streak: 13 Losing Streak: 2
	2000 Lakers	Winning Streak: 19 Losing Streak: 2

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1998 Bulls	17 players
	2000 Lakers	15 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1998 Bulls	NBA Champions
	2000 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1998 Bulls	15 - 6
	2000 Lakers	15 - 8

Winning %

	1998 Bulls	.714
	2000 Lakers	.652

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1998 Bulls	12 players
	2000 Lakers	12 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
	2000 Lakers	6 - Season MVP: Shaquille O'Neal Finals MVP: Shaquille O'Neal All-NBA 1st Team: Shaquille O'Neal All-NBA 2nd Team: Kobe Bryant All-Defensive 1st Team: Kobe Bryant All-Defensive 2nd Team: Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Leaders

	1998 Bulls	2 - Scoring Leader: Michael Jordan Rebounds Leader: Dennis Rodman
	2000 Lakers	1 - Scoring Leader: Shaquille O'Neal

Hall of Famers

	1998 Bulls	4 - Michael Jordan, Toni Kukoc, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman
	2000 Lakers	2 - Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1998 Bulls	96.7
	2000 Lakers	100.8

Rebounds

	1998 Bulls	44.9
	2000 Lakers	47.0

Assists

	1998 Bulls	23.8
	2000 Lakers	23.4

Steals

	1998 Bulls	8.5
	2000 Lakers	7.5

Blocks

	1998 Bulls	4.3
	2000 Lakers	6.5

3-Pointers Made

	1998 Bulls	3.8
	2000 Lakers	4.2

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1998 Bulls	.451
	2000 Lakers	.459

3-Point %

	1998 Bulls	.323
	2000 Lakers	.329

Free Throw %

	1998 Bulls	.743
	2000 Lakers	.696

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1998 Bulls	93.1
	2000 Lakers	99.8

Rebounds

	1998 Bulls	41.0
	2000 Lakers	43.3

Assists

	1998 Bulls	20.5
	2000 Lakers	21.8

Steals

	1998 Bulls	9.0
	2000 Lakers	6.6

Blocks

	1998 Bulls	4.5
	2000 Lakers	6.1

3-Pointers Made

	1998 Bulls	4.2
	2000 Lakers	5.4

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1998 Bulls	.445
	2000 Lakers	.465

3-Point %

	1998 Bulls	.324
	2000 Lakers	.349

Free Throw %

	1998 Bulls	.734
	2000 Lakers	.623

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1998 Bulls	28.7 ppg Michael Jordan
2000 Lakers	29.7 ppg Shaquille O'Neal

Rebounds

1998 Bulls	15.0 rpg Dennis Rodman
2000 Lakers	13.6 rpg Shaquille O'Neal

Assists

1998 Bulls	5.8 apg Scottie Pippen
2000 Lakers	4.9 apg Kobe Bryant

Steals

1998 Bulls	1.8 spg Scottie Pippen
2000 Lakers	1.6 spg Kobe Bryant

Blocks

1998 Bulls	1.1 bpg Luc Longley
2000 Lakers	3.0 bpg Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Playoffs

Points

1998 Bulls	32.4 ppg Michael Jordan
2000 Lakers	30.7 ppg Shaquille O'Neal

Rebounds

1998 Bulls	11.8 rpg Dennis Rodman
2000 Lakers	15.4 rpg Shaquille O'Neal

Assists

1998 Bulls	5.2 apg Scottie Pippen
2000 Lakers	4.4 apg Kobe Bryant

Steals

1998 Bulls	2.1 spg Scottie Pippen
2000 Lakers	1.5 spg Kobe Bryant

Blocks

1998 Bulls	1.0 bpg Scottie Pippen
2000 Lakers	2.4 bpg Shaquille O'Neal