1990β91 Chicago Bulls season | |
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NBA champions | |
Conference champions | |
Division champions | |
Head coach | Phil Jackson |
General manager | Jerry Krause |
Owner(s) | Jerry Reinsdorf |
Arena | Chicago Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 61–21 (.744) |
Place | Division: 1st (
Central) Conference: 1st ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
NBA Champions (Defeated Lakers 4β1) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television |
WGN-TV 9 SportsChannel Chicago ( Jim Durham, Johnny "Red" Kerr) |
Radio |
WLUPβAM 1000 ( Jim Durham, Johnny "Red" Kerr, John Rooney, Tom Boerwinkle) |
The 1990β91 NBA season was the Bulls' 25th season in the National Basketball Association. [1] During the off-season, the Bulls acquired Dennis Hopson from the New Jersey Nets, [2] [3] and signed free agent Cliff Levingston. [4] [5] The Bulls overcame a slow start, losing their first three games of the season, [6] as they later on went on an 11-game winning streak between February and March, [7] held a 32β14 record at the All-Star break, [8] then posted a nine-game winning streak also in March. [9] The Bulls finished in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 61β21 record, [10] surpassing their previous franchise-best from the 1971β72 season. [11] Widely regarded as one of the greatest teams of all time, the Bulls had the best team offensive rating and the seventh best team defensive rating in the NBA.
Michael Jordan averaged 31.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.7 steals per game, and won another scoring title and his second Most Valuable Player award, [12] [13] [14] [15] while being named to the All-NBA First Team, NBA All-Defensive First Team, and was selected for the 1991 NBA All-Star Game. [16] [17] Scottie Pippen averaged 17.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 2.4 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, while Horace Grant provided the team with 12.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, and Bill Cartwright contributed 9.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. [18] Three-point specialist Craig Hodges won the Three-Point Shootout for the second consecutive year during the All-Star Weekend in Charlotte, [19] [20] and head coach Phil Jackson finished in fourth place in Coach of the Year voting. [21] [22]
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Bulls swept the New York Knicks in three straight games. [23] [24] [25] [26] Then in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, they defeated Charles Barkley and the 5th-seeded Philadelphia 76ers in five games. [27] [28] [29] [30] In the Eastern Conference Finals, they swept the defending champion Detroit Pistons in four straight games, and advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time. [31] [32] [33] [34]
After losing Game 1 at home, 93β91 to Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers, [35] [36] the Bulls would win the 1991 NBA Finals in five games, winning their first ever championship in franchise history. [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] This season was the first of three consecutive NBA titles for the Bulls, as well as marking the beginning of the legendary Bulls dynasty, which would net the team another five more championships over the next seven seasons.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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2 | 29 | Toni KukoΔ | SF |
Yugoslavia ( Croatia) |
KK Split |
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Roster |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Chicago Bulls | 61 | 21 | .744 | β | 35β6 | 26β15 | 25β5 |
x- Detroit Pistons | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 | 32β9 | 18β23 | 19-11 |
x- Milwaukee Bucks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 13 | 33β8 | 15β26 | 16β14 |
x- Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 18 | 29β12 | 14β27 | 11β19 |
x- Indiana Pacers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 | 29-12 | 12β29 | 15-15 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 28 | 23β18 | 10β31 | 11-19 |
Charlotte Hornets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 35 | 17β24 | 9β32 | 8β22 |
# | |||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c- Chicago Bulls | 61 | 21 | .744 | β |
2 | y- Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | 5 |
3 | x- Detroit Pistons | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 |
4 | x- Milwaukee Bucks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 13 |
5 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 17 |
6 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 18 |
7 | x- Indiana Pacers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 |
8 | x- New York Knicks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 |
9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 28 |
10 | Washington Bullets | 30 | 52 | .366 | 31 |
11 | New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 35 |
12 | Charlotte Hornets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 35 |
13 | Miami Heat | 24 | 58 | .293 | 37 |
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 3β1 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
Boston | 1β3 | β | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 5β1 |
Charlotte | 4β1 | 1β3 | β | 0β5 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 |
Chicago | 4β1 | 2β2 | 5β0 | β | 5β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 |
Cleveland | 2β3 | 1β3 | 4β1 | 0β5 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 |
Dallas | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β4 | 2β2 | 0β5 | 2β0 |
Denver | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | β | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β5 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 |
Detroit | 5β0 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 |
Golden State | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
Houston | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 5β0 | 0β2 | 2β2 | β | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
Indiana | 1β4 | 2β2 | 5β0 | 1β4 | 4β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 |
L.A. Clippers | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | β | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | β | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 |
Miami | 0β4 | 1β4 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | β | 0β4 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 |
Milwaukee | 3β2 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | β | 1β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
Minnesota | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β4 | 1β1 |
New Jersey | 1β3 | 1β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | β | 0β5 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β3 |
New York | 1β3 | 0β5 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 5β0 | β | 0β2 | 5β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β2 |
Orlando | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β4 | 1β1 |
Philadelphia | 4β0 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 1β5 | 2β0 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β2 |
Phoenix | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | β | 3β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 |
Portland | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β3 | β | 3β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 |
Sacramento | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β3 | β | 1β3 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 2β0 |
San Antonio | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | β | 3β1 | 2β3 | 2β0 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 0β4 | 4β1 | 1β3 | β | 1β3 | 2β0 |
Utah | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 5β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β2 | 3β1 | β | 2β0 |
Washington | 2β2 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β |
1991 playoff game log Total: 15β2 (Home: 8β1; Road: 7β1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 3β0 (home: 2β0; road: 1β0)
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Conference Semifinals: 4β1 (home: 3β0; road: 1β1)
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Conference Finals: 4β0 (home: 2β0; road: 2β0)
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NBA Finals: 4β1 (home: 1β1; road: 3β0)
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1991 schedule |
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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B. J. Armstrong | 82 | 0 | 21.1 | .481 | .500 | .874 | 1.8 | 3.7 | .85 | .05 | 8.8 |
Bill Cartwright | 79 | 79 | 28.8 | .490 | .000 | .697 | 6.2 | 1.6 | .41 | .19 | 9.6 |
Horace Grant | 78 | 76 | 33.9 | .547 | .167 | .711 | 8.4 | 2.3 | 1.22 | .88 | 12.8 |
Craig Hodges | 73 | 0 | 11.5 | .424 | .383 | .963 | .6 | 1.3 | .47 | .03 | 5.0 |
Dennis Hopson | 61 | 0 | 11.9 | .426 | .200 | .663 | 1.8 | 1.1 | .41 | .23 | 4.3 |
Michael Jordan | 82 | 82 | 37.0 | .539 | .312 | .851 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 2.72 | 1.01 | 31.5 |
Stacey King | 76 | 6 | 15.8 | .467 | .000 | .704 | 2.7 | .9 | .32 | .55 | 5.5 |
Cliff Levingston | 78 | 0 | 13.0 | .450 | .250 | .648 | 2.9 | .7 | .37 | .55 | 4.0 |
John Paxson | 82 | 82 | 24.0 | .548 | .438 | .829 | 1.1 | 3.6 | .76 | .04 | 8.7 |
Will Perdue | 74 | 3 | 13.1 | .494 | .000 | .670 | 4.5 | .6 | .31 | .77 | 4.1 |
Scottie Pippen | 82 | 82 | 36.8 | .520 | .309 | .706 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 2.35 | 1.13 | 17.8 |
Scott Williams | 51 | 0 | 6.6 | .510 | .500 | .714 | 1.9 | .3 | .24 | .25 | 2.5 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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B. J. Armstrong | 17 | 16.1 | .500 | .600 | .800 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.12 | .06 | 5.5 | |
Bill Cartwright | 17 | 30.1 | .519 | .000 | .688 | 4.7 | 1.9 | .53 | .41 | 9.5 | |
Horace Grant | 17 | 39.2 | .583 | .000 | .733 | 8.1 | 2.2 | .88 | .35 | 13.3 | |
Craig Hodges | 17 | 12.3 | .423 | .393 | .750 | .2 | .6 | .65 | .00 | 4.7 | |
Dennis Hopson | 5 | 3.6 | .333 | .000 | .444 | .8 | .2 | .00 | .20 | 1.6 | |
Michael Jordan | 17 | 40.5 | .524 | .385 | .845 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 2.35 | 1.35 | 31.1 | |
Stacey King | 11 | 7.8 | .296 | .000 | .636 | 2.0 | .2 | .09 | .09 | 2.1 | |
Cliff Levingston | 17 | 11.3 | .512 | .000 | .500 | 2.4 | .4 | .59 | .41 | 2.6 | |
John Paxson | 17 | 28.6 | .530 | .143 | 1.000 | 1.4 | 3.1 | .65 | .00 | 8.2 | |
Will Perdue | 17 | 11.6 | .547 | .000 | .545 | 3.8 | .2 | .12 | .47 | 4.1 | |
Scottie Pippen | 17 | 41.4 | .504 | .235 | .792 | 8.9 | 5.8 | 2.47 | 1.12 | 21.6 | |
Scott Williams | 12 | 6.0 | .462 | .000 | .550 | 1.7 | .2 | .08 | .25 | 1.9 |
Sunday, June 2, at the Chicago Stadium
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Tot. |
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Los Angeles | 29 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 93 |
Chicago | 30 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 91 |
Wednesday, June 5, at the Chicago Stadium The Bulls shot a Finals record 61.7% from the floor, with a Jordan layup over Sam Perkins a highlight. [42]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Tot. |
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Los Angeles | 23 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 86 |
Chicago | 28 | 20 | 38 | 21 | 107 |
Friday, June 7, at the Great Western Forum
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Tot. |
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Chicago | 25 | 23 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 104 |
Los Angeles | 25 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 96 |
Michael Jordan sends Game 3 to overtime with a pull-up jumper with 3.4 seconds to go. [43]
Sunday, June 9, at the Great Western Forum
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Tot. |
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Chicago | 27 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 97 |
Los Angeles | 28 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 82 |
Wednesday, June 12, at the Great Western Forum
The Lakers were facing elimination, and the lack of Worthy and Scott was not any help to the Lakers. This would not stop Magic Johnson as Johnson had 20 assists in the game, but it was not enough. Elden Campbell outscored Michael Jordan with 13 points in the first half, but it was not enough. The Lakers still fought and even led 93-90 in the fourth quarter, but a Bulls 9-0 run, and Paxson's 10 points in the final half of the fourth quarter helped secure the Chicago Bulls', and Michael Jordan's first NBA title. [38]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Tot. |
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Chicago | 27 | 21 | 32 | 28 | 108 |
Los Angeles | 25 | 24 | 31 | 21 | 101 |
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1990β91 Chicago Bulls season | |
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NBA champions | |
Conference champions | |
Division champions | |
Head coach | Phil Jackson |
General manager | Jerry Krause |
Owner(s) | Jerry Reinsdorf |
Arena | Chicago Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 61–21 (.744) |
Place | Division: 1st (
Central) Conference: 1st ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
NBA Champions (Defeated Lakers 4β1) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television |
WGN-TV 9 SportsChannel Chicago ( Jim Durham, Johnny "Red" Kerr) |
Radio |
WLUPβAM 1000 ( Jim Durham, Johnny "Red" Kerr, John Rooney, Tom Boerwinkle) |
The 1990β91 NBA season was the Bulls' 25th season in the National Basketball Association. [1] During the off-season, the Bulls acquired Dennis Hopson from the New Jersey Nets, [2] [3] and signed free agent Cliff Levingston. [4] [5] The Bulls overcame a slow start, losing their first three games of the season, [6] as they later on went on an 11-game winning streak between February and March, [7] held a 32β14 record at the All-Star break, [8] then posted a nine-game winning streak also in March. [9] The Bulls finished in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 61β21 record, [10] surpassing their previous franchise-best from the 1971β72 season. [11] Widely regarded as one of the greatest teams of all time, the Bulls had the best team offensive rating and the seventh best team defensive rating in the NBA.
Michael Jordan averaged 31.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.7 steals per game, and won another scoring title and his second Most Valuable Player award, [12] [13] [14] [15] while being named to the All-NBA First Team, NBA All-Defensive First Team, and was selected for the 1991 NBA All-Star Game. [16] [17] Scottie Pippen averaged 17.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 2.4 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, while Horace Grant provided the team with 12.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, and Bill Cartwright contributed 9.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. [18] Three-point specialist Craig Hodges won the Three-Point Shootout for the second consecutive year during the All-Star Weekend in Charlotte, [19] [20] and head coach Phil Jackson finished in fourth place in Coach of the Year voting. [21] [22]
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Bulls swept the New York Knicks in three straight games. [23] [24] [25] [26] Then in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, they defeated Charles Barkley and the 5th-seeded Philadelphia 76ers in five games. [27] [28] [29] [30] In the Eastern Conference Finals, they swept the defending champion Detroit Pistons in four straight games, and advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time. [31] [32] [33] [34]
After losing Game 1 at home, 93β91 to Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers, [35] [36] the Bulls would win the 1991 NBA Finals in five games, winning their first ever championship in franchise history. [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] This season was the first of three consecutive NBA titles for the Bulls, as well as marking the beginning of the legendary Bulls dynasty, which would net the team another five more championships over the next seven seasons.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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2 | 29 | Toni KukoΔ | SF |
Yugoslavia ( Croatia) |
KK Split |
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Chicago Bulls | 61 | 21 | .744 | β | 35β6 | 26β15 | 25β5 |
x- Detroit Pistons | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 | 32β9 | 18β23 | 19-11 |
x- Milwaukee Bucks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 13 | 33β8 | 15β26 | 16β14 |
x- Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 18 | 29β12 | 14β27 | 11β19 |
x- Indiana Pacers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 | 29-12 | 12β29 | 15-15 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 28 | 23β18 | 10β31 | 11-19 |
Charlotte Hornets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 35 | 17β24 | 9β32 | 8β22 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | c- Chicago Bulls | 61 | 21 | .744 | β |
2 | y- Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | 5 |
3 | x- Detroit Pistons | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 |
4 | x- Milwaukee Bucks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 13 |
5 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 17 |
6 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 18 |
7 | x- Indiana Pacers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 |
8 | x- New York Knicks | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 |
9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 28 |
10 | Washington Bullets | 30 | 52 | .366 | 31 |
11 | New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 35 |
12 | Charlotte Hornets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 35 |
13 | Miami Heat | 24 | 58 | .293 | 37 |
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 3β1 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
Boston | 1β3 | β | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 5β1 |
Charlotte | 4β1 | 1β3 | β | 0β5 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 |
Chicago | 4β1 | 2β2 | 5β0 | β | 5β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 |
Cleveland | 2β3 | 1β3 | 4β1 | 0β5 | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 |
Dallas | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 3β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β4 | 2β2 | 0β5 | 2β0 |
Denver | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | β | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β5 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 1β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β1 |
Detroit | 5β0 | 2β2 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 |
Golden State | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | β | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
Houston | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 5β0 | 0β2 | 2β2 | β | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
Indiana | 1β4 | 2β2 | 5β0 | 1β4 | 4β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 |
L.A. Clippers | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | β | 0β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | β | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 |
Miami | 0β4 | 1β4 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | β | 0β4 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 |
Milwaukee | 3β2 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | β | 1β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
Minnesota | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β4 | 1β1 |
New Jersey | 1β3 | 1β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | β | 0β5 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β3 |
New York | 1β3 | 0β5 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 5β0 | β | 0β2 | 5β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β2 |
Orlando | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 0β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β4 | 1β1 |
Philadelphia | 4β0 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 1β5 | 2β0 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β2 |
Phoenix | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β1 | β | 3β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 |
Portland | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 2β3 | β | 3β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 |
Sacramento | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β3 | β | 1β3 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 2β0 |
San Antonio | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | β | 3β1 | 2β3 | 2β0 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 0β4 | 4β1 | 1β3 | β | 1β3 | 2β0 |
Utah | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 5β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 4β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β2 | 3β1 | β | 2β0 |
Washington | 2β2 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β3 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β |
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November: 9β6 (home: 3β2; road: 6β4)
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December: 11β3 (home: 10β1; road: 1β2)
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January: 9β4 (home: 5β0; road: 4β4)
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February: 11β1 (home: 6β0; road: 5β1)
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March: 13β4 (home: 7β1; road: 6β3)
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April: 8β3 (home: 4β2; road: 4β1)
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1990β91 schedule |
1991 playoff game log Total: 15β2 (Home: 8β1; Road: 7β1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 3β0 (home: 2β0; road: 1β0)
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Conference Semifinals: 4β1 (home: 3β0; road: 1β1)
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Conference Finals: 4β0 (home: 2β0; road: 2β0)
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NBA Finals: 4β1 (home: 1β1; road: 3β0)
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1991 schedule |
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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B. J. Armstrong | 82 | 0 | 21.1 | .481 | .500 | .874 | 1.8 | 3.7 | .85 | .05 | 8.8 |
Bill Cartwright | 79 | 79 | 28.8 | .490 | .000 | .697 | 6.2 | 1.6 | .41 | .19 | 9.6 |
Horace Grant | 78 | 76 | 33.9 | .547 | .167 | .711 | 8.4 | 2.3 | 1.22 | .88 | 12.8 |
Craig Hodges | 73 | 0 | 11.5 | .424 | .383 | .963 | .6 | 1.3 | .47 | .03 | 5.0 |
Dennis Hopson | 61 | 0 | 11.9 | .426 | .200 | .663 | 1.8 | 1.1 | .41 | .23 | 4.3 |
Michael Jordan | 82 | 82 | 37.0 | .539 | .312 | .851 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 2.72 | 1.01 | 31.5 |
Stacey King | 76 | 6 | 15.8 | .467 | .000 | .704 | 2.7 | .9 | .32 | .55 | 5.5 |
Cliff Levingston | 78 | 0 | 13.0 | .450 | .250 | .648 | 2.9 | .7 | .37 | .55 | 4.0 |
John Paxson | 82 | 82 | 24.0 | .548 | .438 | .829 | 1.1 | 3.6 | .76 | .04 | 8.7 |
Will Perdue | 74 | 3 | 13.1 | .494 | .000 | .670 | 4.5 | .6 | .31 | .77 | 4.1 |
Scottie Pippen | 82 | 82 | 36.8 | .520 | .309 | .706 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 2.35 | 1.13 | 17.8 |
Scott Williams | 51 | 0 | 6.6 | .510 | .500 | .714 | 1.9 | .3 | .24 | .25 | 2.5 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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B. J. Armstrong | 17 | 16.1 | .500 | .600 | .800 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.12 | .06 | 5.5 | |
Bill Cartwright | 17 | 30.1 | .519 | .000 | .688 | 4.7 | 1.9 | .53 | .41 | 9.5 | |
Horace Grant | 17 | 39.2 | .583 | .000 | .733 | 8.1 | 2.2 | .88 | .35 | 13.3 | |
Craig Hodges | 17 | 12.3 | .423 | .393 | .750 | .2 | .6 | .65 | .00 | 4.7 | |
Dennis Hopson | 5 | 3.6 | .333 | .000 | .444 | .8 | .2 | .00 | .20 | 1.6 | |
Michael Jordan | 17 | 40.5 | .524 | .385 | .845 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 2.35 | 1.35 | 31.1 | |
Stacey King | 11 | 7.8 | .296 | .000 | .636 | 2.0 | .2 | .09 | .09 | 2.1 | |
Cliff Levingston | 17 | 11.3 | .512 | .000 | .500 | 2.4 | .4 | .59 | .41 | 2.6 | |
John Paxson | 17 | 28.6 | .530 | .143 | 1.000 | 1.4 | 3.1 | .65 | .00 | 8.2 | |
Will Perdue | 17 | 11.6 | .547 | .000 | .545 | 3.8 | .2 | .12 | .47 | 4.1 | |
Scottie Pippen | 17 | 41.4 | .504 | .235 | .792 | 8.9 | 5.8 | 2.47 | 1.12 | 21.6 | |
Scott Williams | 12 | 6.0 | .462 | .000 | .550 | 1.7 | .2 | .08 | .25 | 1.9 |
Sunday, June 2, at the Chicago Stadium
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Tot. |
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Los Angeles | 29 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 93 |
Chicago | 30 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 91 |
Wednesday, June 5, at the Chicago Stadium The Bulls shot a Finals record 61.7% from the floor, with a Jordan layup over Sam Perkins a highlight. [42]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Tot. |
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Los Angeles | 23 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 86 |
Chicago | 28 | 20 | 38 | 21 | 107 |
Friday, June 7, at the Great Western Forum
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Tot. |
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Chicago | 25 | 23 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 104 |
Los Angeles | 25 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 96 |
Michael Jordan sends Game 3 to overtime with a pull-up jumper with 3.4 seconds to go. [43]
Sunday, June 9, at the Great Western Forum
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Tot. |
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Chicago | 27 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 97 |
Los Angeles | 28 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 82 |
Wednesday, June 12, at the Great Western Forum
The Lakers were facing elimination, and the lack of Worthy and Scott was not any help to the Lakers. This would not stop Magic Johnson as Johnson had 20 assists in the game, but it was not enough. Elden Campbell outscored Michael Jordan with 13 points in the first half, but it was not enough. The Lakers still fought and even led 93-90 in the fourth quarter, but a Bulls 9-0 run, and Paxson's 10 points in the final half of the fourth quarter helped secure the Chicago Bulls', and Michael Jordan's first NBA title. [38]
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Tot. |
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Chicago | 27 | 21 | 32 | 28 | 108 |
Los Angeles | 25 | 24 | 31 | 21 | 101 |
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