1998 Chicago Bulls vs. 2023 Denver Nuggets - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1997-98 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

1998
Chicago

Bulls

vs.

2023
Denver

Nuggets

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1998 Bulls	1º in Eastern Conference
	2023 Nuggets	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1998 Bulls	62 - 20
	2023 Nuggets	53 - 29

Winning %

	1998 Bulls	.756
	2023 Nuggets	.646

Longest Streaks

	1998 Bulls	Winning Streak: 13 Losing Streak: 2
	2023 Nuggets	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 4

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1998 Bulls	17 players
	2023 Nuggets	18 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1998 Bulls	NBA Champions
	2023 Nuggets	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1998 Bulls	15 - 6
	2023 Nuggets	16 - 4

Winning %

	1998 Bulls	.714
	2023 Nuggets	.800

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1998 Bulls	12 players
	2023 Nuggets	15 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
	2023 Nuggets	2 - Finals MVP: Nikola Jokic All-NBA 2nd Team: Nikola Jokic

NBA Leaders

	1998 Bulls	2 - Scoring Leader: Michael Jordan Rebounds Leader: Dennis Rodman
	2023 Nuggets	- none

Hall of Famers

	1998 Bulls	4 - Michael Jordan, Toni Kukoc, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman
	2023 Nuggets	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1998 Bulls	96.7
	2023 Nuggets	115.8

Rebounds

	1998 Bulls	44.9
	2023 Nuggets	43.0

Assists

	1998 Bulls	23.8
	2023 Nuggets	28.9

Steals

	1998 Bulls	8.5
	2023 Nuggets	7.5

Blocks

	1998 Bulls	4.3
	2023 Nuggets	4.5

3-Pointers Made

	1998 Bulls	3.8
	2023 Nuggets	11.8

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1998 Bulls	.451
	2023 Nuggets	.504

3-Point %

	1998 Bulls	.323
	2023 Nuggets	.379

Free Throw %

	1998 Bulls	.743
	2023 Nuggets	.751

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1998 Bulls	93.1
	2023 Nuggets	113.5

Rebounds

	1998 Bulls	41.0
	2023 Nuggets	44.8

Assists

	1998 Bulls	20.5
	2023 Nuggets	25.8

Steals

	1998 Bulls	9.0
	2023 Nuggets	6.9

Blocks

	1998 Bulls	4.5
	2023 Nuggets	4.2

3-Pointers Made

	1998 Bulls	4.2
	2023 Nuggets	11.3

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1998 Bulls	.445
	2023 Nuggets	.492

3-Point %

	1998 Bulls	.324
	2023 Nuggets	.375

Free Throw %

	1998 Bulls	.734
	2023 Nuggets	.801

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1998 Bulls	28.7 ppg Michael Jordan
2023 Nuggets	24.5 ppg Nikola Jokic

Rebounds

1998 Bulls	15.0 rpg Dennis Rodman
2023 Nuggets	11.8 rpg Nikola Jokic

Assists

1998 Bulls	5.8 apg Scottie Pippen
2023 Nuggets	9.8 apg Nikola Jokic

Steals

1998 Bulls	1.8 spg Scottie Pippen
2023 Nuggets	1.5 spg Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Blocks

1998 Bulls	1.1 bpg Luc Longley
2023 Nuggets	0.8 bpg Aaron Gordon

NBA Playoffs

Points

1998 Bulls	32.4 ppg Michael Jordan
2023 Nuggets	30.0 ppg Nikola Jokic

Rebounds

1998 Bulls	11.8 rpg Dennis Rodman
2023 Nuggets	13.5 rpg Nikola Jokic

Assists

1998 Bulls	5.2 apg Scottie Pippen
2023 Nuggets	9.5 apg Nikola Jokic

Steals

1998 Bulls	2.1 spg Scottie Pippen
2023 Nuggets	1.5 spg Jamal Murray

Blocks

1998 Bulls	1.0 bpg Scottie Pippen
2023 Nuggets	1.0 bpg Nikola Jokic