Michael Jordan scoreless for the game's first 11 minutes, and took a 43–28 lead midway through the second quarter before Chicago went on a 16–7 run and cut the deficit to only six points. Portland also dominated the third quarter, building a 79–64 lead. Phil Jackson went with four reserves and Scottie Pippen to start the fourth quarter, cutting Portland's lead to three after only three minutes. Jordan returned and had two steals and converted them to hoops to give Chicago a permanent lead. The Bulls' defense held Portland to only six points in the final four minutes, leading the Bulls to their second straight championship. Jordan finished with 33 points and was named Finals MVP for the second consecutive year. Player statistics Chicago Bulls |- | align="left" | || 6 || 0 || 17.8 || .429 || .250 || .571 || 0.8 || 2.3 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 5.8 |- | align="left" | || 6 || 6 || 25.2 || .500 || .000 || .500 || 4.0 || 1.5 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 6.3 |- | align="left" | || 6 || 6 || 37.8 || .561 || .000 || .529 || 7.8 || 4.0 || 0.8 || 2.3 || 9.2 |- | align="left" | || 5 || 0 || 8.0 || .600 || .750 || .500 || 0.4 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 3.2 |- | align="left" | || 2 || 0 || 3.0 || 1.000 || .000 || .000 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 1.0 |-! style="background:#FDE910;" | align="left" | || 6 || 6 || 42.3 || .526 || .429 || .891 || 4.8 || 6.5 || 1.7 || 0.3 || 35.8 |- | align="left" | || 4 || 0 || 12.0 || .333 || .000 || .667 || 2.5 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 4.5 |- | align="left" | || 6 || 0 || 10.8 || .450 || .000 || .500 || 2.2 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 3.8 |- | align="left" | || 6 || 6 || 30.8 || .520 || .389 || .750 || 0.8 || 2.7 || 1.3 || 0.0 || 10.3 |- | align="left" | || 3 || 0 || 3.3 || .333 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.7 |- | align="left" | || 6 || 6 || 40.7 || .484 || .222