1997-98 season

MJ's 97-98 profile

   
This is Michael Jordan's basketball profile for the 1997-1998 season.

• Named to the 1997-98 NBA All-Interview First Team
• Named NBA Most Valuable Player for the fifth time in 1997-98 and a unanimous selection to the 1997-98 All-NBA First Team
• Named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team for a record ninth time in 1997-98
• Totaled a game-high 44 points (22-24 FT), 3 rebounds and 3 assists in a 111-109 victory over the New York Knicks on 4/18
• Notched his 5,000th career assist, recording a game-high 37 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals, in an 87-78 win over the Orlando Magic on 4/11
• Registered a game-high 40 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in a 109-94 victory over the Houston Rockets on 4/5
• Named NBA Player of the Week for the week ending 4/5, averaging a league-high 35.7 ppg, 5.0 apg and 4.3 rpg for the 3-0 Bulls
• Scored his 29,000th career point, posting a game-high 41 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, in a 107-93 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on 4/3
• Named NBA Player of the Month for March, averaging a league-leading 28.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 3.5 apg and 2.07 spg for the 13-1 Bulls
• Totaled a game-high 42 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals in a 102-89 victory over the New York Knicks on 3/8
• Named All-Star Game MVP for the third time, recording a game-high 23 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds and 3 steals, in the 1998 NBA All-Star Game in New York
• Registered a game-high 40 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists against the Utah Jazz on 2/4
• Posted a game-high 45 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in a 106-100 victory over the Houston Rockets on 1/18
• Totaled a game-high 44 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals in a 90-89 victory over the New York Knicks on 1/9
• Recorded game-highs of 34 points and 9 assists and grabbed 9 rebounds in a 105-96 win over the Detroit Pistons on 1/3
• Registered a game-high 44 points (15-22 FG) and 5 rebounds in a 114-100 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on 1/2
• Named NBA Player of the Month for December, averaging a league-best 28.4 ppg, 6.9 rpg and 3.2 apg for the 11-3 Bulls
• Broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's NBA record by scoring in double-digits for the 788th consecutive game, scoring a game-high 33 points, against the Minnesota Timberwolves on 12/30
• Posted a game-high 47 points (18-26 FG, 11-13 FT), 4 rebounds and 3 steals in a 97-90 win over the Atlanta Hawks on 12/27
• Named NBA Player of the Week for the week ending 12/21, averaging 30.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 3.7 apg and 2.00 spg to lead the Bulls to a 3-0 week
• Scored a game-high 29 points, moving past Moses Malone into 3rd place on the NBA all-time scoring list, in a 100-82 victory over the New York Knicks on 12/9
• Named NBA Player of the Week for the week ending 11/23, averaging 37.3 pppg (.500 FG), 4.7 rpg, 4.3 apg and 1.33 spg for the 2-1 Bulls
• Totaled a season-high 49 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in a 111-102 double-overtime win over the L.A. Clippers on 11/21
• Recorded 29 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists in a 94-81 victory over the Orlando Magic on 11/5

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