The Chicago Bulls finished 1st in the Eastern Conference in 1997-98 with a record of 62-20. They earned the top seed in the conference.

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Eastern Conference

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	CONF	DIV	HOME	ROAD	L10	STRK
1	z-Bulls	62	20	.756	42-12	21-7	37-4	25-16	7-3	W2
2	y-Heat	55	27	.671	36-18	18-6	30-11	25-16	4-6	L3
3	x-Pacers	58	24	.707	41-13	19-9	32-9	26-15	8-2	L1
4	x-Hornets	51	31	.622	31-23	16-12	32-9	19-22	5-5	W1
5	x-Hawks	50	32	.610	34-20	19-9	29-12	21-20	7-3	W2
6	x-Cavaliers	47	35	.573	28-26	14-14	27-14	20-21	6-4	W1
7	x-Knicks	43	39	.524	27-27	13-11	28-13	15-26	3-7	L1
8	x-Nets	43	39	.524	27-27	12-12	26-15	17-24	6-4	W1
9	e-Wizards	42	40	.512	24-30	12-13	24-17	18-23	6-4	W4
10	e-Magic	41	41	.500	24-30	11-13	24-17	17-24	4-6	L1
11	e-Pistons	37	45	.451	25-29	12-16	25-16	12-29	3-7	L1
12	e-Celtics	36	46	.439	23-31	12-13	24-17	12-29	5-5	L1
13	e-Bucks	36	46	.439	20-34	9-19	21-20	15-26	5-5	L2
14	e-76ers	31	51	.378	16-38	7-17	19-22	12-29	5-5	W1
15	e-Raptors	16	66	.195	7-47	2-26	9-32	7-34	1-9	L3

Western Conference

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	CONF	DIV	HOME	ROAD	L10	STRK
1	z-Jazz	62	20	.756	38-14	22-2	36-5	26-15	8-2	L1
2	y-SuperSonics	61	21	.744	39-13	19-5	35-6	26-15	7-3	W1
3	x-Lakers	61	21	.744	42-10	16-8	33-8	28-13	9-1	W5
4	x-Suns	56	26	.683	37-15	17-7	30-11	26-15	9-1	W1
5	x-Spurs	56	26	.683	33-19	18-6	31-10	25-16	7-3	W3
6	x-Trail Blazers	46	36	.561	33-19	14-10	26-15	20-21	6-4	L2
7	x-Timberwolves	45	37	.549	30-22	14-10	26-15	19-22	7-3	W2
8	x-Rockets	41	41	.500	29-23	14-10	24-17	17-24	4-6	L2
9	e-Kings	27	55	.329	18-34	6-18	21-20	6-35	1-9	L7
10	e-Mavericks	20	62	.244	13-39	9-15	13-28	7-34	2-8	L3
11	e-Grizzlies	19	63	.232	14-38	4-20	14-27	5-36	3-7	W1
12	e-Warriors	19	63	.232	15-37	6-18	12-29	7-34	4-6	W3
13	e-Clippers	17	65	.207	14-38	6-18	11-30	6-35	1-9	W1
14	e-Nuggets	11	71	.134	9-43	3-21	9-32	2-39	2-8	L1

z - clinched conference

y - clinched division

x - clinched playoff berth

e - eliminated from playoff

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More Bulls Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

17.0

Buzelis

RPG

8.0

Smith

APG

6.0

Giddey

Team Rankings

ORTG

84.7

28th

DRTG

124.3

24th

NETRTG

-39.6

27th

3P%

11.1

28th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	L	PCT	GB
11	Celtics	1	.000	1.0
12	Bucks	1	.000	1.0
13	Bulls	1	.000	1.0
14	Heat	1	.000	1.0
15	Cavaliers	0		0.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/23	CHI	@	MIL	4:00 PM
Sat 10/24	WAS	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	NYK	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM

Last Game

Bulls

0 - 1

Final

135

Raptors

1 - 0

Wed 21 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

45.0

Edwards

45.0

Jerome

38.0

George

RPG Leaders

18.0

Sabonis

15.0

Zubac

15.0

Gobert

APG Leaders

13.0

Young

12.0

Haliburton

11.0

Tatum

SPG Leaders

5.0

Daniels

5.0

Diabaté

5.0

George

BPG Leaders

6.0

Wembanyama

6.0

Hayes

4.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

9.0

Edwards

7.0

George

6.0

Lillard

TS% Leaders

116.0

Clowney

111.1

McCain

103.6

Sabonis

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

130.1

128.3

128.0

126.1

124.3

124.0

DRtg Rankings

84.7

85.9

94.6

96.4

99.7

100.3

NetRtg Rankings

42.4

39.6

24.6

23.7

22.2

19.5

Tank Leaderboard

0-1

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

66.5

Edwards

64.4

Jerome

61.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings Points Leaders

72

Edwards

66.8

Jerome

61.5

Davis

USG% Leaders

40.5

Edwards

40.2

Dončić

40.0

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

41.0

Banchero

40.0

Maxey

38.0

Young

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.02

Edwards

2.01

Jerome

1.95

George

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.18

Edwards

2.09

Jerome

1.96

George

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	1	0	1.000
2	Hawks	1	0	1.000
3	76ers	1	0	1.000
4	Raptors	1	0	1.000
5	Wizards	1	0	1.000
6	Hornets	1	0	1.000
7	Pacers	1	0	1.000
8	Knicks	0	1	.000	1.0
9	Nets	0	1	.000	1.0
10	Magic	0	1	.000	1.0
11	Celtics	0	1	.000	1.0
12	Bucks	0	1	.000	1.0
13	Bulls	0	1	.000	1.0
14	Heat	0	1	.000	1.0
15	Cavaliers	0	0		0.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Trail Blazers	1	0	1.000
2	Clippers	1	0	1.000
3	Rockets	1	0	1.000
4	Lakers	1	0	1.000
5	Grizzlies	1	0	1.000
6	Thunder	1	0	1.000
7	Timberwolves	1	0	1.000
8	Spurs	0	1	.000	1.0
9	Mavericks	0	1	.000	1.0
10	Jazz	0	1	.000	1.0
11	Warriors	0	1	.000	1.0
12	Kings	0	1	.000	1.0
13	Suns	0	1	.000	1.0
14	Pelicans	0	1	.000	1.0
15	Nuggets	0	0		0.5