1997–98 NBA season

The 1997-98 NBA season was the 52nd season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Chicago Bulls winning their third straight championship and sixth in the last eight years, beating the Utah Jazz 4 games to 2 in the 1998 NBA Finals.

Notable Occurrences

The NBA All-Star Game was played at Madison Square Garden
The Washington Bullets are renamed as the Washington Wizards. They begin the season at US Airways Arena, then in December, they play their first game at the MCI Center (now Verizon Center) during this season.
Due to the implosion of The Omni and the construction of the new Philips Arena, the Atlanta Hawks split home games between Georgia Tech's Alexander Coliseum and the Georgia Dome.
Following head coach Phil Jackson's decision to not return to the Bulls, Michael Jordan announces his second retirement from the NBA during the following offseason. This was Jordan's final season with the Chicago Bulls.

C - NBA Champions


Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	28.7
Rebounds per game	Dennis Rodman	Chicago Bulls	15.0
Assists per game	Rod Strickland	Washington Wizards	10.5
Steals per game	Mookie Blaylock	Atlanta Hawks	2.6
Blocks per game	Marcus Camby	Toronto Raptors	3.7
FG%	Shaquille O'Neal	Los Angeles Lakers	58.4
FT%	Chris Mullin	Indiana Pacers	93.9
3FG%	Dale Ellis	Seattle SuperSonics	46.4

Most Valuable Player: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
Rookie of the Year: Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
Defensive Player of the Year: Dikembe Mutombo, Atlanta Hawks
Sixth Man of the Year: Danny Manning, Phoenix Suns
Most Improved Player: Alan Henderson, Atlanta Hawks
Coach of the Year: Larry Bird, Indiana Pacers
All-NBA First Team:
- F - Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
- F - Karl Malone, Utah Jazz
- C - Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers
- G - Gary Payton, Seattle Supersonics
- G - Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls
All-NBA Rookie Team:

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com