NBA Finals MVP (Michael Jordan, 1997)
Jordan's fifth Finals MVP leads Bulls past Jazz in six games.
Michael Jordan was named NBA Finals MVP for the fifth time in as many Finals appearances, as the Chicago Bulls defeated the Utah Jazz 4 games to 2 in the 1997 NBA Finals.
Quick Facts
- Player
- Michael Jordan
- Team
- Chicago Bulls
- Series result
- 4-2 vs Utah Jazz
- Series average points
- 32.3 PPG
- Decisive game performance
- Game 5 (The Flu Game)
- Award year
- 1997
Lore & Background
The 1997 NBA Finals was the championship series of the NBA's 1996–97 season. The Western Conference champion Utah Jazz took on the defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls for the title, with the Bulls holding home court advantage. The series was played under a best-of-seven format, with the first 2 games in Chicago, the next 3 games in Salt Lake City, and the last 2 games in Chicago. The Bulls won the series 4 games to 2.
Reader's Guide
The Bulls and Jazz won a combined 133 regular season games, the second most in Finals history behind the previous year's 136. Until 2016, the 1997 NBA Finals was the last to feature teams that won a total of at least 130 regular season games.
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