Though perhaps he drove to the hoop a bit less than earlier in his career and lacked a drop of his previous explosiveness and reckless abandon, Jordan was a far more effective and controlled jump shooter and three-point scoring threat and remained an outstanding all-around contributor. Besides his league-leading 30.4 points per game, Jordan averaged 6.6 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.20 steals in 37.7 minutes per game, ranking third in the league in steals. Jordan scored 40 points or more nine times, pouring in a NBA season-high 53 points against Detroit on March 7. He also had season highs of 16 rebounds at New Jersey on March 16 and eight assists against New York on Dec. 6. In the All-Star Game, he played just 22 minutes but edged out Shaquille O'Neal for MVP honors by scoring 20 points on 8-for-11 shooting and grabbing four rebounds.
Jordan led the Bulls in scoring in 17 of 18 playoff contests with a high of 46 points in Game 3 against New York. He also had 45 points in Game 4 against Orlando and 44 points in Game 1 against New York. He averaged 30.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.83 steals in 40.7 minutes per game in the playoffs, including 27.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 4.2 apg, 1.67 spg and 42.0 mpg in the Finals against Seattle.
HONORS
NBA Most Valuable Player
NBA Finals Most Valuable Player
All-NBA First Team
NBA All-Defensive First Team
NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player
NBA All-Star Starter
REGULAR-SEASON STATS
| YEAR | TEAM | G | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OFF | DEF | TOT | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 95-96 | Chi | 82 | 82 | 37.7 | .495 | .427 | .834 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 2.20 | 0.51 | 30.4 |
PLAYOFF STATS
| YEAR | TEAM | G | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OFF | DEF | TOT | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 95-96 | Chi | 18 | 18 | 40.7 | .459 | .403 | .818 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 1.83 | 0.33 | 30.7 |
FINALS STATS
| YEAR | TEAM | G | GS | MPG | FG% | FT% | OFF | DEF | TOT | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 1996 | Chi | 6 | 6 | 42.0 | .415 | .836 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 1.67 | 0.17 | 27.3 |