1998 Chicago Bulls vs. 1963 Boston Celtics - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1997-98 Bulls and the 1962-63 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.

1963
Boston

Celtics

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1998 Bulls	1º in Eastern Conference
	1963 Celtics	1º in Eastern Division

Season Record

	1998 Bulls	62 - 20
	1963 Celtics	58 - 22

Winning %

	1998 Bulls	.756
	1963 Celtics	.725

Longest Streaks

	1998 Bulls	Winning Streak: 13 Losing Streak: 2
	1963 Celtics	Winning Streak: 6 Losing Streak: 2

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1998 Bulls	17 players
	1963 Celtics	14 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1998 Bulls	NBA Champions
	1963 Celtics	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1998 Bulls	15 - 6
	1963 Celtics	8 - 5

Winning %

	1998 Bulls	.714
	1963 Celtics	.615

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1998 Bulls	12 players
	1963 Celtics	11 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
	1963 Celtics	5 - Season MVP: Bill Russell All-NBA 1st Team: Bill Russell All-NBA 2nd Team: Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn All-Rookie 1st Team: John Havlicek

NBA Leaders

	1998 Bulls	2 - Scoring Leader: Michael Jordan Rebounds Leader: Dennis Rodman
	1963 Celtics	- none

Hall of Famers

	1998 Bulls	4 - Michael Jordan, Toni Kukoc, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman
	1963 Celtics	10 - Bob Cousy, John Havlicek, Tom Heinsohn, Tom Heinsohn, K.C. Jones, Sam Jones, Clyde Lovellette, Frank Ramsey, Bill Russell, Tom Sanders

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1998 Bulls	96.7
	1963 Celtics	118.8

Rebounds

	1998 Bulls	44.9
	1963 Celtics	72.7

Assists

	1998 Bulls	23.8
	1963 Celtics	24.5

Steals

	1998 Bulls	8.5
	1963 Celtics	-		n/a *

Blocks

	1998 Bulls	4.3
	1963 Celtics	-		n/a *

3-Pointers Made

	1998 Bulls	3.8
	1963 Celtics	-		n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1998 Bulls	.451
	1963 Celtics	.427

3-Point %

	1998 Bulls	.323
	1963 Celtics	-		n/a *

Free Throw %

	1998 Bulls	.743
	1963 Celtics	.725

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1998 Bulls	93.1
	1963 Celtics	118.1

Rebounds

	1998 Bulls	41.0
	1963 Celtics	68.7

Assists

	1998 Bulls	20.5
	1963 Celtics	24.3

Steals

	1998 Bulls	9.0
	1963 Celtics	-		n/a *

Blocks

	1998 Bulls	4.5
	1963 Celtics	-		n/a *

3-Pointers Made

	1998 Bulls	4.2
	1963 Celtics	-		n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1998 Bulls	.445
	1963 Celtics	.422

3-Point %

	1998 Bulls	.324
	1963 Celtics	-		n/a *

Free Throw %

	1998 Bulls	.734
	1963 Celtics	.744

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1998 Bulls	28.7 ppg Michael Jordan
1963 Celtics	19.7 ppg Sam Jones

Rebounds

1998 Bulls	15.0 rpg Dennis Rodman
1963 Celtics	23.6 rpg Bill Russell

Assists

1998 Bulls	5.8 apg Scottie Pippen
1963 Celtics	6.8 apg Bob Cousy

Steals

1998 Bulls	1.8 spg Scottie Pippen
1963 Celtics	- n/a *

Blocks

1998 Bulls	1.1 bpg Luc Longley
1963 Celtics	- n/a *

NBA Playoffs

Points

1998 Bulls	32.4 ppg Michael Jordan
1963 Celtics	24.7 ppg Tom Heinsohn

Rebounds

1998 Bulls	11.8 rpg Dennis Rodman
1963 Celtics	25.1 rpg Bill Russell

Assists

1998 Bulls	5.2 apg Scottie Pippen
1963 Celtics	8.9 apg Bob Cousy

Steals

1998 Bulls	2.1 spg Scottie Pippen
1963 Celtics	- n/a *

Blocks

1998 Bulls	1.0 bpg Scottie Pippen
1963 Celtics	- n/a *

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