The Chicago Bulls decisively defeated the Charlotte Hornets, 83 to 70, in Game 1 of the 1998 Eastern Conference Semifinals on May 3, 1998.
Final
Hornets
Bulls
FG Made - Attempted
24-67
29-70
Field Goal %
35.8
41.4
3PT Made - Attempted
5-18
5-19
3PT %
27.8
26.3
FT Made - Attempted
17-23
20-27
Free Throw %
73.9
74.1
Rebounds
37
39
Offensive Rebounds
10
11
Defensive Rebounds
27
28
Assists
23
20
Steals
7
10
Blocks
2
2
Turnovers
16
12
Personal Fouls
23
19
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Rice | 43 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9-25 | 36.0 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 6-6 | 100.0 | 45.2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -4 |
V. Divac | 41 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 61.5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | -8 | |
B. Phills | 38 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -16 | |
A. Mason | 38 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 35.2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | -8 | |
D. Wesley | 36 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 44.4 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 55.7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -17 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Curry | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 14.3 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 21.4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -9 | |
J.R. Reid | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 64.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -7 | |
B.J. Armstrong | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Rodman | 46 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 44.4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | +15 |
M. Jordan | 44 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11-26 | 42.3 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 12-14 | 85.7 | 54.4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | +11 |
S. Pippen | 37 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9-17 | 52.9 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 6-7 | 85.7 | 62.3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +14 |
T. Kukoc | 29 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 51.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | +7 |
R. Harper | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Kerr | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +9 | |
L. Longley | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +3 | ||
S. Burrell | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +6 | |
D. Simpkins | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | ||
R. Brown | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 |
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Team Rankings
ORTG
113.8
12th
DRTG
116.7
25th
NETRTG
-2.9
20th
3P%
37.8
9th
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