Chicago Bulls vs. Boston Celtics

Oct 31, 1997

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHI	32	11	15	27	85
BOS	12	22	34	24	92

Player Stats

BULLS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Toni KukocSF	35	6-13	0-4	0-0	4	2	3	1	3	4	-2	12
35Jason CaffeyPF	26	6-13	0-0	1-4	8	2	2	0	2	3	-7	13
13Luc LongleyC	21	4-6	0-0	0-2	5	0	0	2	4	5	-10	8
9Ron HarperSG	27	0-3	0-2	1-2	3	4	4	0	2	1	0	1
23Michael JordanPG	42	7-23	0-0	16-21	6	4	2	1	3	2	-8	30
91Dennis Rodman	24	5-8	0-0	0-0	9	0	0	0	2	1	+6	10
24Scott Burrell	11	1-2	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	1	1	2	-2	2
1Randy Brown	14	1-6	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	1	1	1	-2	2
25Steve Kerr	25	2-3	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	1	-6	5
30Jud Buechler	9	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2
34Bill Wennington	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
53Joe Kleine	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-2	0
TOTAL	-	33-7941.8%	1-812.5%	18-2962.1%	41	16	12	6	20	22	-	85

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Walter McCartySF	20	4-12	0-1	1-1	6	3	1	1	3	5	+6	9
8Antoine WalkerPF	39	13-26	2-6	3-5	8	2	5	2	7	5	+18	31
40Travis KnightC	34	3-7	0-1	2-2	13	2	0	2	4	3	-3	8
5Ron MercerSG	29	5-10	0-0	1-3	5	1	0	0	0	2	+6	11
11Dana BarrosPG	31	2-7	2-5	0-0	6	3	0	0	2	0	+18	6
12Bruce Bowen	26	3-8	0-0	2-2	6	1	0	0	0	3	+6	8
29Pervis Ellison	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	+1	0
Dee Brown	19	1-5	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	-10	2
4Chauncey Billups	16	6-12	1-4	2-2	2	4	2	0	3	3	-9	15
55John Thomas	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	1	-7	0
45Andrew DeClercq	13	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	2	1	0	1	5	+9	2
13Dontae' Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-9042.2%	5-1827.8%	11-1573.3%	52	18	10	5	23	30	-	92

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCHIBOS

(12:00) Jump Ball Knight vs. Longley: Tip to Harper
(11:42) MISS Caffey 12' Jump Shot
(11:39) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:34) Walker Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:34) Caffey STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:30) Caffey 1' Layup (2 PTS)
20
(11:22) MISS McCarty 21' Jump Shot
(11:17) Knight REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:09) MISS Walker 19' Jump Shot
(11:08) Bulls Rebound
(10:50) McCarty P.FOUL (P1.T1)
(10:45) Mercer P.FOUL (P1.T2)
+2 (10:38) Caffey 1' Slam Dunk (4 PTS) (Kukoc 1 AST)
40
(10:21) MISS McCarty 21' Jump Shot
(10:15) Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:00) McCarty S.FOUL (P2.T3)
(10:00) MISS Longley Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:00) Bulls Rebound
(10:00) MISS Longley Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:59) Knight REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:57) Knight Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:57) Harper STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:54) Caffey Driving Dunk (6 PTS) (Harper 1 AST)
60
+2 (9:39) Mercer 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Knight 1 AST)
62
(9:28) Jordan OFF.Foul (P1)
(9:28) Jordan Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:15) MISS Knight 15' Jump Shot
(9:11) Caffey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:01) Kukoc 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Caffey 1 AST)
82
+2 (8:40) Walker 23' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Knight 2 AST)
84
(8:30) Bowen P.FOUL (P1.T4)
+2 (8:20) Longley Driving Layup (2 PTS)
104
(8:05) MISS Knight 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:02) Bowen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:00) Bowen Layup (2 PTS)
106
(7:54) Longley OFF.Foul (P1)
(7:54) Longley Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:37) Caffey P.FOUL (P1.T1)
(7:32) MISS Barros 18' Jump Shot
(7:29) Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:22) Kukoc Traveling Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:17) Barros Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:17) Harper STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (7:13) Caffey Slam Dunk (8 PTS) (Harper 2 AST)
126
(6:51) MISS Bowen 14' Jump Shot
(6:48) Longley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:39) MISS Harper 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:37) CELTICS Rebound
(6:37) Longley L.B.FOUL (P2.T2)
(6:37) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:24) Ellison Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(6:07) MISS Jordan 22' Jump Shot
(6:04) Mercer REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:53) Walker 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
128
(5:53) Caffey S.FOUL (P2.T3)
(5:53) MISS Walker Free Throw 1 of 1
(5:50) Rodman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:45) MISS Caffey 2' Layup
(5:42) Bowen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:32) MISS Walker 20' Jump Shot
(5:28) Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (5:25) Jordan Driving Layup (2 PTS)
148
(5:25) Ellison S.FOUL (P1.PN)
+1 (5:25) Jordan Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
158
(5:11) Knight Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
(5:11) Caffey STEAL (2 STL)
(5:01) Knight S.FOUL (P1.PN)
+1 (5:01) Jordan Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
168
+1 (5:01) Jordan Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
178
(4:54) MISS Billups 18' Jump Shot
(4:51) Caffey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:38) Kukoc 18' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Harper 3 AST)
198
(4:20) Billups Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
(4:20) Jordan STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:16) Jordan Driving Dunk (7 PTS)
218
(4:14) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(4:03) Burrell P.FOUL (P1.T4)
(3:55) MISS Bowen 7' Jump Shot
(3:55) Kukoc BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:51) Bowen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(3:49) MISS Bowen 2' Layup
(3:46) Walker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:43) MISS Walker Layup
(3:40) Rodman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:25) Harper Traveling Turnover (P1.T4)
(3:06) MISS Walker 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:02) Rodman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:52) Brown P.FOUL (P1.PN)
+1 (2:52) Jordan Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
228
(2:52) MISS Jordan Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:51) Thomas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:40) Billups 10' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2210
+2 (2:28) Kukoc Layup (6 PTS) (Jordan 1 AST)
2410
(2:12) MISS Brown 19' Jump Shot
(2:07) Rodman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(1:58) Jordan Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T5)
(1:58) Thomas STEAL (1 STL)
(1:57) Thomas Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T7)
+2 (1:44) Rodman 4' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2610
(1:37) Billups Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T8)
(1:37) Brown STEAL (1 STL)
(1:32) MISS Brown Driving Layup
(1:26) Kukoc REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:24) Kukoc Tip Shot (8 PTS)
2810
+2 (1:10) Mercer 21' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2812
(1:08) CELTICS Violation: Delay of game Violation
+2 (1:05) Kukoc 1' Slam Dunk (10 PTS) (Burrell 1 AST)
3012
(0:49) Billups Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T9)
(0:49) Kukoc STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:46) Brown 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
3212
(0:32) MISS Billups 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:30) Rodman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(0:28) Rodman Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
(0:08) Barros Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T10)
(0:08) Kukoc STEAL (2 STL)
(0:04) MISS Kukoc 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:01) Barros REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Barros 42' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) CELTICS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHI

BOS

85Points92

33-79(41.8%)Field Goal(%)38-90(42.2%)

1-8(12.5%)3-Point(%)5-18(27.8%)

18-29(62.1%)Free Throw(%)11-15(73.3%)

41(16)Rebounds(Offensive)52(22)

16Assists18

12Steals10

6Blocks5

20Turnovers23

22Fouls30

48Pts In The Paint42

12Fast Break Pts16

0Pts Off Turnovers0

85Bench Pts92

20Largest Lead12

Game Details

Friday, October 31, 1997 · 8:00 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 18,624 (95.1%)