1998 Chicago Bulls vs. 1965 Boston Celtics - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1997-98 Bulls and the 1964-65 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.

1965
Boston

Celtics

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1998 Bulls	1º in Eastern Conference
	1965 Celtics	1º in Eastern Division

Season Record

	1998 Bulls	62 - 20
	1965 Celtics	62 - 18

Winning %

	1998 Bulls	.756
	1965 Celtics	.775

Longest Streaks

	1998 Bulls	Winning Streak: 13 Losing Streak: 2
	1965 Celtics	Winning Streak: 16 Losing Streak: 3

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1998 Bulls	17 players
	1965 Celtics	14 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1998 Bulls	NBA Champions
	1965 Celtics	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1998 Bulls	15 - 6
	1965 Celtics	8 - 4

Winning %

	1998 Bulls	.714
	1965 Celtics	.667

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1998 Bulls	12 players
	1965 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
	1965 Celtics	4 - Season MVP: Bill Russell Coach of the Year: Red Auerbach All-NBA 1st Team: Bill Russell All-NBA 2nd Team: Sam Jones

NBA Leaders

	1998 Bulls	2 - Scoring Leader: Michael Jordan Rebounds Leader: Dennis Rodman
	1965 Celtics	1 - Rebounds Leader: Bill Russell

Hall of Famers

	1998 Bulls	4 - Michael Jordan, Toni Kukoc, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman
	1965 Celtics	7 - John Havlicek, Tom Heinsohn, Tom Heinsohn, K.C. Jones, Sam Jones, Bill Russell, Tom Sanders

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1998 Bulls	96.7
	1965 Celtics	112.8

Rebounds

	1998 Bulls	44.9
	1965 Celtics	71.9

Assists

	1998 Bulls	23.8
	1965 Celtics	22.2

Steals

	1998 Bulls	8.5
	1965 Celtics	-		n/a *

Blocks

	1998 Bulls	4.3
	1965 Celtics	-		n/a *

3-Pointers Made

	1998 Bulls	3.8
	1965 Celtics	-		n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1998 Bulls	.451
	1965 Celtics	.414

3-Point %

	1998 Bulls	.323
	1965 Celtics	-		n/a *

Free Throw %

	1998 Bulls	.743
	1965 Celtics	.731

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1998 Bulls	93.1
	1965 Celtics	116.8

Rebounds

	1998 Bulls	41.0
	1965 Celtics	72.3

Assists

	1998 Bulls	20.5
	1965 Celtics	23.6

Steals

	1998 Bulls	9.0
	1965 Celtics	-		n/a *

Blocks

	1998 Bulls	4.5
	1965 Celtics	-		n/a *

3-Pointers Made

	1998 Bulls	4.2
	1965 Celtics	-		n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1998 Bulls	.445
	1965 Celtics	.414

3-Point %

	1998 Bulls	.324
	1965 Celtics	-		n/a *

Free Throw %

	1998 Bulls	.734
	1965 Celtics	.744

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1998 Bulls	28.7 ppg Michael Jordan
1965 Celtics	25.9 ppg Sam Jones

Rebounds

1998 Bulls	15.0 rpg Dennis Rodman
1965 Celtics	24.1 rpg Bill Russell

Assists

1998 Bulls	5.8 apg Scottie Pippen
1965 Celtics	5.6 apg K.C. Jones

Steals

1998 Bulls	1.8 spg Scottie Pippen
1965 Celtics	- n/a *

Blocks

1998 Bulls	1.1 bpg Luc Longley
1965 Celtics	- n/a *

NBA Playoffs

Points

1998 Bulls	32.4 ppg Michael Jordan
1965 Celtics	28.6 ppg Sam Jones

Rebounds

1998 Bulls	11.8 rpg Dennis Rodman
1965 Celtics	25.2 rpg Bill Russell

Assists

1998 Bulls	5.2 apg Scottie Pippen
1965 Celtics	6.3 apg Bill Russell

Steals

1998 Bulls	2.1 spg Scottie Pippen
1965 Celtics	- n/a *

Blocks

1998 Bulls	1.0 bpg Scottie Pippen
1965 Celtics	- n/a *

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