1997 Chicago Bulls vs. 2020 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1996-97 Bulls and the 2019-20 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

1997
Chicago

Bulls

vs.

2020
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1997 Bulls	1º in Eastern Conference
	2020 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1997 Bulls	69 - 13
	2020 Lakers	52 - 19

Winning %

	1997 Bulls	.841
	2020 Lakers	.732

Longest Streaks

	1997 Bulls	Winning Streak: 12 Losing Streak: 2
	2020 Lakers	Winning Streak: 10 Losing Streak: 4

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1997 Bulls	15 players
	2020 Lakers	20 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1997 Bulls	NBA Champions
	2020 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1997 Bulls	15 - 4
	2020 Lakers	16 - 5

Winning %

	1997 Bulls	.789
	2020 Lakers	.762

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1997 Bulls	12 players
	2020 Lakers	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
	2020 Lakers	4 - Finals MVP: LeBron James All-NBA 1st Team: Anthony Davis, LeBron James All-Defensive 1st Team: Anthony Davis

NBA Leaders

	1997 Bulls	2 - Scoring Leader: Michael Jordan Rebounds Leader: Dennis Rodman
	2020 Lakers	1 - Assists Leader: LeBron James

Hall of Famers

	1997 Bulls	5 - Michael Jordan, Toni Kukoc, Robert Parish, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman
	2020 Lakers	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1997 Bulls	103.1
	2020 Lakers	113.4

Rebounds

	1997 Bulls	45.1
	2020 Lakers	45.7

Assists

	1997 Bulls	26.1
	2020 Lakers	25.4

Steals

	1997 Bulls	8.7
	2020 Lakers	8.6

Blocks

	1997 Bulls	4.0
	2020 Lakers	6.6

3-Pointers Made

	1997 Bulls	6.4
	2020 Lakers	11.0

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1997 Bulls	.473
	2020 Lakers	.480

3-Point %

	1997 Bulls	.373
	2020 Lakers	.349

Free Throw %

	1997 Bulls	.747
	2020 Lakers	.729

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1997 Bulls	92.5
	2020 Lakers	112.8

Rebounds

	1997 Bulls	43.5
	2020 Lakers	44.1

Assists

	1997 Bulls	20.7
	2020 Lakers	25.6

Steals

	1997 Bulls	8.5
	2020 Lakers	8.0

Blocks

	1997 Bulls	4.8
	2020 Lakers	5.3

3-Pointers Made

	1997 Bulls	6.1
	2020 Lakers	12.1

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1997 Bulls	.432
	2020 Lakers	.489

3-Point %

	1997 Bulls	.319
	2020 Lakers	.354

Free Throw %

	1997 Bulls	.735
	2020 Lakers	.758

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1997 Bulls	29.6 ppg Michael Jordan
2020 Lakers	26.1 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1997 Bulls	16.1 rpg Dennis Rodman
2020 Lakers	9.3 rpg Anthony Davis

Assists

1997 Bulls	5.7 apg Scottie Pippen
2020 Lakers	10.2 apg LeBron James

Steals

1997 Bulls	1.9 spg Scottie Pippen
2020 Lakers	1.5 spg Anthony Davis

Blocks

1997 Bulls	1.1 bpg Luc Longley
2020 Lakers	2.3 bpg Anthony Davis

NBA Playoffs

Points

1997 Bulls	31.1 ppg Michael Jordan
2020 Lakers	27.7 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1997 Bulls	8.4 rpg Dennis Rodman
2020 Lakers	10.8 rpg LeBron James

Assists

1997 Bulls	4.8 apg Michael Jordan
2020 Lakers	8.8 apg LeBron James

Steals

1997 Bulls	1.6 spg Michael Jordan
2020 Lakers	1.4 spg Rajon Rondo

Blocks

1997 Bulls	1.5 bpg Robert Parish
2020 Lakers	1.4 bpg Anthony Davis