1998 Chicago Bulls vs. 2020 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1997-98 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

1998
Chicago

Bulls

vs.

2020
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1998 Bulls	1º in Eastern Conference
	2020 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1998 Bulls	62 - 20
	2020 Lakers	52 - 19

Winning %

	1998 Bulls	.756
	2020 Lakers	.732

Longest Streaks

	1998 Bulls	Winning Streak: 13 Losing Streak: 2
	2020 Lakers	Winning Streak: 10 Losing Streak: 4

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1998 Bulls	17 players
	2020 Lakers	20 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1998 Bulls	NBA Champions
	2020 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1998 Bulls	15 - 6
	2020 Lakers	16 - 5

Winning %

	1998 Bulls	.714
	2020 Lakers	.762

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1998 Bulls	12 players
	2020 Lakers	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
	2020 Lakers	4 - Finals MVP: LeBron James All-NBA 1st Team: Anthony Davis, LeBron James All-Defensive 1st Team: Anthony Davis

NBA Leaders

	1998 Bulls	2 - Scoring Leader: Michael Jordan Rebounds Leader: Dennis Rodman
	2020 Lakers	1 - Assists Leader: LeBron James

Hall of Famers

	1998 Bulls	4 - Michael Jordan, Toni Kukoc, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman
	2020 Lakers	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1998 Bulls	96.7
	2020 Lakers	113.4

Rebounds

	1998 Bulls	44.9
	2020 Lakers	45.7

Assists

	1998 Bulls	23.8
	2020 Lakers	25.4

Steals

	1998 Bulls	8.5
	2020 Lakers	8.6

Blocks

	1998 Bulls	4.3
	2020 Lakers	6.6

3-Pointers Made

	1998 Bulls	3.8
	2020 Lakers	11.0

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1998 Bulls	.451
	2020 Lakers	.480

3-Point %

	1998 Bulls	.323
	2020 Lakers	.349

Free Throw %

	1998 Bulls	.743
	2020 Lakers	.729

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1998 Bulls	93.1
	2020 Lakers	112.8

Rebounds

	1998 Bulls	41.0
	2020 Lakers	44.1

Assists

	1998 Bulls	20.5
	2020 Lakers	25.6

Steals

	1998 Bulls	9.0
	2020 Lakers	8.0

Blocks

	1998 Bulls	4.5
	2020 Lakers	5.3

3-Pointers Made

	1998 Bulls	4.2
	2020 Lakers	12.1

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1998 Bulls	.445
	2020 Lakers	.489

3-Point %

	1998 Bulls	.324
	2020 Lakers	.354

Free Throw %

	1998 Bulls	.734
	2020 Lakers	.758

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1998 Bulls	28.7 ppg Michael Jordan
2020 Lakers	26.1 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1998 Bulls	15.0 rpg Dennis Rodman
2020 Lakers	9.3 rpg Anthony Davis

Assists

1998 Bulls	5.8 apg Scottie Pippen
2020 Lakers	10.2 apg LeBron James

Steals

1998 Bulls	1.8 spg Scottie Pippen
2020 Lakers	1.5 spg Anthony Davis

Blocks

1998 Bulls	1.1 bpg Luc Longley
2020 Lakers	2.3 bpg Anthony Davis

NBA Playoffs

Points

1998 Bulls	32.4 ppg Michael Jordan
2020 Lakers	27.7 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1998 Bulls	11.8 rpg Dennis Rodman
2020 Lakers	10.8 rpg LeBron James

Assists

1998 Bulls	5.2 apg Scottie Pippen
2020 Lakers	8.8 apg LeBron James

Steals

1998 Bulls	2.1 spg Scottie Pippen
2020 Lakers	1.4 spg Rajon Rondo

Blocks

1998 Bulls	1.0 bpg Scottie Pippen
2020 Lakers	1.4 bpg Anthony Davis