1997-98

Top Teams

Champion: Chicago Bulls

Runner-up: Utah Jazz

Best Offense: Utah Jazz: 110.9 ORating

Best Defense: Cleveland Cavaliers: 98.2 DRating

Best Net: Seattle SuperSonics: +8.5 NetRating

Awards

MVP: Michael Jordan

Finals MVP: Michael Jordan

Defensive Player of the Year: Dikembe Mutombo

Sixth Man of the Year: Danny Manning

Most Improved Player: Alan Henderson

Rookie of the Year: Tim Duncan

Historical Context

Relative ORating: 1.02

Relative Pace: 0.91

Relative TS%: 1.00

Relative FG%: 0.99

Relative FT%: 0.98

Relative 3-Point Attempt Rate: 0.85

Relative Free Throw Attempt Rate: 1.01

ALL-DEFENSIVE 1ST TEAM

PLAYER	GP	MIN	STL	BLK	PF	DWS	DWS48	DRATING	Stops	STOP_PERCENTAGE	D-RAPM	D_RATING	D_POSS	D_PTS	DPOSS_OFF	DPTS_OFF	TEAM_D_RATING_OFF	DEFENSE_ON_OFF	HALFCOURT_OPP_FGM	BLOWBY	OPP_LAYUP_MAKE	OPP_LAYUP_MISS	OPP_2PT_MAKE	OPP_2PT_MISS	OPP_3PT_MAKE	OPP_3PT_MISS	OPP_DEAD_BALL_TOV	OPP_LIVE_BALL_TOV	PICKS	PASSES_INTERCEPTED	OPP_CUT	BLK_AT_RIM
Karl Malone	81	0.0	1.2	0.9	2.9	4.2	.067	101.2	660.1	58.3	0.40	104.8	5680	5952	1696	1774	104.6	-0.19	381	20	174	98	377	437	25	34	66	87	22	44	0	2
Dikembe Mutombo	82	0.0	0.4	3.4	3.1	5.2	.086	98.0	677.8	63.0	3.35	100.0	5138	5138	2068	2432	117.6	17.62	435	17	154	118	434	498	12	17	57	93	7	19	0	45
Gary Payton	82	nan	2.3	0.2	2.4	3.7	.057	102.8	615.7	52.1	0.92	103.6	5814	6023	1532	1558	101.7	-1.9	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan
Scottie Pippen	44	0.0	1.8	1.0	2.6	2.7	.083	98.5	318.6	54.9	-0.58	102.8	3077	3163	4167	4144	99.4	-3.35	244	13	128	84	240	242	19	36	43	57	5	48	0	3
Michael Jordan	82	0.0	1.7	0.5	1.8	5.1	.077	99.5	623.8	52.4	1.02	100.6	5764	5799	1480	1508	101.9	1.27	398	53	156	101	350	414	94	182	74	93	12	90	0	5

ALL-DEFENSIVE 2ND TEAM

PLAYER	GP	MIN	STL	BLK	PF	DWS	DWS48	DRATING	Stops	STOP_PERCENTAGE	D-RAPM	D_RATING	D_POSS	D_PTS	DPOSS_OFF	DPTS_OFF	TEAM_D_RATING_OFF	DEFENSE_ON_OFF	HALFCOURT_OPP_FGM	BLOWBY	OPP_LAYUP_MAKE	OPP_LAYUP_MISS	OPP_2PT_MAKE	OPP_2PT_MISS	OPP_3PT_MAKE	OPP_3PT_MISS	OPP_DEAD_BALL_TOV	OPP_LIVE_BALL_TOV	PICKS	PASSES_INTERCEPTED	OPP_CUT	BLK_AT_RIM
Mookie Blaylock	70	0.0	2.6	0.3	1.7	3.7	.066	101.3	544.7	54.7	1.75	101.0	4837	4883	2369	2687	113.4	12.49	343	51	158	78	291	339	76	158	62	117	26	83	0	1
Tim Duncan	82	0.0	0.7	2.5	3.1	7.0	.105	94.9	745.5	62.7	1.60	98.5	5838	5751	1413	1501	106.2	7.72	472	23	178	171	444	597	40	77	73	67	1	43	0	29
Eddie Jones	80	0.0	2.0	0.7	2.0	3.2	.053	103.7	557.6	48.8	0.91	103.0	5612	5780	2088	2230	106.8	3.81	362	59	148	79	295	384	103	151	72	101	13	128	0	3
Charles Oakley	79	0.0	1.6	0.3	3.5	5.1	.090	97.4	615.6	60.8	0.90	99.9	4921	4916	2330	2378	102.0	2.14	368	23	132	92	369	376	16	37	85	69	9	68	0	4
David Robinson	73	0.0	0.9	2.6	2.8	5.9	.115	93.3	608.4	66.7	2.37	97.1	4458	4327	2793	2925	104.7	7.66	308	13	112	113	314	439	8	23	63	40	1	37	0	26