Chicago Bulls vs. Boston Celtics

Dec 3, 1997

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHI	25	24	28	20	97
BOS	18	20	22	27	87

Player Stats

BULLS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Ron HarperSF	30	5-10	0-0	8-9	3	0	2	1	1	3	-12	18
91Dennis RodmanPF	39	3-3	0-0	2-6	17	3	0	0	2	1	+23	8
13Luc LongleyC	23	5-11	0-0	1-1	4	3	0	0	2	4	+13	11
7Toni KukocSG	35	7-14	0-1	1-2	8	11	1	2	6	4	+12	15
23Michael JordanPG	39	11-21	1-3	6-8	9	5	2	1	7	2	+17	29
1Randy Brown	8	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	1	+6	0
30Jud Buechler	15	2-3	0-1	0-0	3	0	3	0	1	1	-2	4
35Jason Caffey	12	0-3	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	2	2	-8	2
34Bill Wennington	5	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	4
5Rusty LaRue	24	3-5	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	2	0	+5	6
24Scott Burrell	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	0	-4	0
53Joe Kleine	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-7550.7%	1-616.7%	20-2871.4%	50	25	10	5	24	20	-	97

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Walter McCartySF	26	1-9	1-1	4-4	6	3	0	1	4	1	-18	7
8Antoine WalkerPF	40	8-24	2-7	1-4	12	1	0	0	3	5	-13	19
29Pervis EllisonC	13	1-2	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	1	+11	2
5Ron MercerSG	33	6-13	0-1	0-1	3	1	0	0	0	1	-7	12
20Tyus EdneyPG	18	2-4	0-0	2-2	1	2	1	0	3	0	+5	6
4Chauncey Billups	14	3-8	2-4	1-1	1	3	1	0	1	0	-10	9
12Bruce Bowen	30	6-11	1-2	3-4	4	1	5	1	0	5	+5	16
40Travis Knight	26	1-7	0-1	3-5	9	0	4	1	3	4	-9	5
Dee Brown	9	1-3	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	6	-4	3
11Dana Barros	15	3-9	0-2	0-0	0	3	4	0	0	0	-7	6
45Andrew DeClercq	7	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	-8	2
9Greg Minor	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+5	0
TOTAL	-	33-9335.5%	7-2035.0%	14-2166.7%	44	14	15	3	15	24	-	87

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCHIBOS

(12:00) Jump Ball McCarty vs. Longley: Tip to Jordan
(11:46) MISS Kukoc 3' Jump Shot
(11:43) McCarty REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:32) MISS Mercer 6' Jump Shot
(11:32) Harper BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:29) Longley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:26) Kukoc 12' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
20
(11:06) MISS Ellison 4' Jump Shot
(11:04) Rodman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:48) MISS Jordan 13' Jump Shot
(10:46) Ellison REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:24) MISS McCarty 20' Jump Shot
(10:24) Kukoc BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:20) Kukoc REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:16) MISS Longley 2' Layup
(10:14) McCarty REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:07) MISS Edney 1' Layup
(10:05) Rodman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:56) Longley 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Kukoc 1 AST)
40
+2 (9:35) Walker 8' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (McCarty 1 AST)
42
(9:17) MISS Kukoc 3' Layup
(9:17) McCarty BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:15) Kukoc REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:12) Kukoc 5' Hook Shot (4 PTS)
62
(8:56) MISS Walker 15' Jump Shot
(8:53) Harper REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:46) MISS Jordan 13' Jump Shot
(8:44) McCarty REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (8:33) Edney 13' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (McCarty 2 AST)
64
(8:17) Jordan OFF.Foul (P1)
(8:17) Jordan Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (8:09) Mercer 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Billups 1 AST)
66
(8:01) Walker S.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (8:01) Harper Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
76
+1 (8:01) Harper Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
86
+3 (7:44) Billups 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS)
89
(7:36) Longley Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:11) MISS Walker 10' Jump Shot
(7:08) Mercer REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:06) Mercer 3' Layup (4 PTS)
811
+2 (6:55) Harper 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Jordan 1 AST)
1011
(6:40) MISS Walker 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:38) Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:27) MISS Longley 3' Layup
(6:27) Knight BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:25) Longley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:25) Knight S.FOUL (P1.T2)
(6:25) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (6:25) Longley Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1111
(6:25) Jordan Lane Violation Turnover (P2.T3)
(6:05) MISS Bowen 9' Jump Shot
(6:05) Jordan BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:02) Longley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:58) Longley Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(5:58) Bowen STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:55) Bowen 2' Layup (2 PTS)
1113
(5:50) MISS Harper 3' Layup
(5:48) Bulls Rebound
(5:33) MISS Harper 9' Jump Shot
(5:30) Knight REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:25) Billups 2' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
1115
+2 (5:13) Jordan 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Kukoc 2 AST)
1315
(5:03) CELTICS Timeout: Short (Full 1 Short 1)
(4:51) MISS Walker 8' Jump Shot
(4:48) Rodman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (4:40) Kukoc 17' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Jordan 2 AST)
1515
(4:17) MISS McCarty 19' Jump Shot
(4:14) Walker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:10) Walker Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(4:10) Harper STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:07) Kukoc 1' Layup (8 PTS) (Jordan 3 AST)
1715
(4:01) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 1)
(3:48) MISS Knight 21' Jump Shot
(3:46) Rodman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:32) MISS Longley 16' Jump Shot
(3:30) Jordan REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (3:19) Jordan 18' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Rodman 1 AST)
1915
+3 (2:54) Billups 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Walker 1 AST)
1918
(2:47) Harper Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
(2:47) Billups STEAL (1 STL)
(2:44) MISS Walker 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:43) Rodman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(2:42) Bowen P.FOUL (P1.T3)
+2 (2:26) Buechler 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
2118
(2:06) Longley P.FOUL (P1.T1)
(1:53) MISS Billups 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:51) Billups REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:47) MISS Billups 1' Layup
(1:45) Bulls Rebound
(1:44) Bowen P.FOUL (P2.T4)
+2 (1:37) Jordan 12' Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2318
(1:10) MISS Brown 19' Jump Shot
(1:07) Rodman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
+2 (1:05) Jordan 1' Driving Dunk (8 PTS) (Rodman 2 AST)
2518
(0:52) Brown P.FOUL (P1.T2)
(0:42) MISS Mercer 19' Jump Shot
(0:40) Rodman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:7)
(0:35) MISS Buechler 3PT Jump Shot
(0:32) Edney REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:26) MISS Knight 17' Jump Shot
(0:25) Rodman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:8)
(0:02) MISS Longley 11' Jump Shot
(0:01) Mercer REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Mercer 47' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) CELTICS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHI

BOS

97Points87

38-75(50.7%)Field Goal(%)33-93(35.5%)

1-6(16.7%)3-Point(%)7-20(35.0%)

20-28(71.4%)Free Throw(%)14-21(66.7%)

50(14)Rebounds(Offensive)44(21)

25Assists14

10Steals15

5Blocks3

24Turnovers15

20Fouls24

54Pts In The Paint42

21Fast Break Pts16

0Pts Off Turnovers0

97Bench Pts87

20Largest Lead4

Game Details

Wednesday, December 3, 1997 · 7:00 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 18,624 (95.1%)