The NBA's Player of the Month for November, Jordan started all 82 games and climbed past Alex English, Dominique Wilkins, John Havlicek and Oscar Robertson into fifth place on the all-time scoring list with 26,920 points. Jordan, who has now scored in double figures in 758 consecutive games, tallied a season-high 51 points in an 88-87 win over New York on Jan. 21 and scored 50 points in a 106-100 triumph over Miami on Nov. 6. He scored at least 40 points eight times and 30 or more on 44 occasions. Jordan, who matched his career high of 18 rebounds in an 89-87 overtime win over Seattle on March 6, became the first player to post a triple-double in NBA All-Star history when he tallied 14 points, a game-high 11 rebounds and a game-high 11 assists in Cleveland. During the weekend he also participated in the ceremonies honoring the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History."
Jordan averaged an NBA-high 31.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, and team-highs of 4.8 assists and 1.58 steals per game in 19 playoff contests, and averaged 32.3 ppg in the NBA Finals against the Jazz. Jordan hit a buzzer-beating shot to win Game 1 of the Finals, had 38 points in Game 2 and came up with another 38 points, this time despite a stomach virus, in Game 5.
HONORS
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 |
| 96-97 | Chi | 82 | 82 | 37.9 | .486 | .374 | .833 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 1.71 | 0.54 | 29.6 |
PLAYOFF STATS
| YEAR | TEAM | G | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OFF | DEF | TOT | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 96-97 | Chi | 19 | 19 | 42.3 | .456 | .194 | .831 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 7.9 | 4.8 | 1.58 | 0.89 | 31.1 |
FINALS STATS
| YEAR | TEAM | G | GS | MPG | FG% | FT% | OFF | DEF | TOT | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 1997 | Chi | 6 | 6 | 42.7 | .456 | .764 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 1.17 | 0.83 | 32.3 |