1989–90 Chicago Bulls season

The 1989–90 NBA season was the Bulls' 24th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] Despite their solid playoff run last year, the Bulls fired head coach Doug Collins and replaced him with Phil Jackson,[2] and received the sixth pick in the 1989 NBA draft, which they used to select Stacey King from the University of Oklahoma.[3] Under Jackson, the Bulls finished the regular season second in the Central Division with a 55–27 record,[4] averaging 109.5 points per game.

1989–90 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachPhil Jackson
General managerJerry Krause
Owner(s)Jerry Reinsdorf
ArenaChicago Stadium
Results
Record55–27 (.671)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Finals
(Lost to Pistons 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWGN-TV
SportsChannel Chicago
(Jim Durham, Johnny “Red” Kerr)
RadioWLUP
(Jim Durham, Johnny “Red” Kerr)

Michael Jordan led the league with 33.6 points, and averaged 6.9 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.8 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, and NBA All-Defensive First Team, while Scottie Pippen continued to show improvement averaging 16.5 points, 6.7 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 2.6 steals per game. Jordan and Pippen were both selected for the 1990 NBA All-Star Game, which was Pippen's first All-Star appearance.[5] In addition, Horace Grant provided the team with 13.4 points and 7.9 rebounds per game, while Bill Cartwright provided with 11.4 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, John Paxson contributed 10.0 points per game, and King was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.[6]

In the playoffs, the Bulls defeated the Milwaukee Bucks three games to one in the Eastern Conference First Round,[7] then defeated the Philadelphia 76ers four games to one in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals.[8] They advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals before losing a seven-game series to the eventual back-to-back champion Detroit Pistons, who they faced and lost against in last season's Eastern Conference Finals.[9]

On March 28, 1990, Jordan scored a career-high 69 points against the Cleveland Cavaliers,[10] the highest scoring output by an NBA player since David Thompson's 73 points on April 9, 1978, against the Detroit Pistons. Jordan also finished third in MVP voting behind Charles Barkley and Magic Johnson.[11][12] In the summer of 1997, Jordan admitted that he went off for 69 points after the Cavaliers' fans cheered when Jordan was fouled hard by Hot Rod Williams, with Jordan lying on the ground in pain. Jordan stated, "I think the game I had against Cleveland, when I had 69, that was strictly off of anger and disappointment. Earlier in the first quarter, when I think I got a hard foul from Hot Rod and I—you know, I fell the wrong way, and I was really in pain. And the whole crowd cheered! And that right there pissed me off, because they (were) more in tune to winning than someone’s health. And that kind of got me fired up. That’s when I went crazy."[13]

On February 14, 1990, before a game against the expansion Orlando Magic, Jordan's number 23 jersey was stolen from the Bulls' locker room at Orlando Arena. Jordan had to wear a number 12 jersey, and scored 49 points as the Bulls lost to the Magic in overtime, 135–129.[14]

Draft picks
Main article: 1989 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 6 Stacey King C  United States Oklahoma
1 18 BJ Armstrong PG  United States Iowa
1 20 Jeff Sanders F  United States Georgia Southern

Roster
1989–90 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 10 Armstrong, BJ 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1967–09–09 Iowa
C 24 Cartwright, Bill 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1957–07–30 San Francisco
F 22 Davis, Charles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1958–10–05 Vanderbilt
F 54 Grant, Horace 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–07–04 Clemson
G 14 Hodges, Craig 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1960–06–27 Long Beach State
G 12, 23 Jordan, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1963–02–17 North Carolina
F 34 King, Stacey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967–01–29 Oklahoma
F 45 Nealy, Ed 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1960–02–19 Kansas State
G 5 Paxson, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1960–09–29 Notre Dame
C 32 Perdue, Will 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1965–08–29 Vanderbilt
F 33 Pippen, Scottie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1965–09–25 Central Arkansas
F 42 Sanders, Jeff 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966–01–14 Georgia Southern
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 25, 1990

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 5923.720–35–624–1722–8
x-Chicago Bulls 5527.671436–519–2220–10
x-Milwaukee Bucks 4438.5371527–1417–2414–16
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 4240.5121727–1415–2614–16
x-Indiana Pacers 4240.5121728–1314–2716–14
Atlanta Hawks 4141.5001825–1616–2515–15
Orlando Magic 1864.2204112–296–354–26
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Detroit Pistons5923.720–
2 y-Philadelphia 76ers5329.6466
3 x-Chicago Bulls5527.6714
4 x-Boston Celtics5230.6347
5 x-New York Knicks4537.54914
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks4438.53715
7 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4240.51217
8 x-Indiana Pacers4240.51217
9 Atlanta Hawks4141.50018
10 Washington Bullets3151.37828
11 Miami Heat1864.22041
12 Orlando Magic1864.22041
13 New Jersey Nets1765.20742
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1989–90 NBA records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —1–32–00–52–30–21–13–22–02–02–31–10–24–03–21–12–21–35–02–20–21–11–11–11–11–12–2
Boston 3–1—2–02–23–11–11–12–21–12–01–31–10–25–02–21–15–14–14–03–21–10–22–01–12–01–12–3
Charlotte 0–20–2—0–21–11–33–20–22–21–41–12–20–41–10–22–21–11–11–10–21–30–41–30–50–40–50–2
Chicago 5–02–22–0—5–02–01–11–42–01–12–31–11–14–04–12–03–13–13–22–22–01–11–11–11–10–23–1
Cleveland 3–21–31–10–5—0–20–21–41–10–23–21–11–14–03–21–14–02–24–12–21–11–12–01–11–11–13–1
Dallas 2–01–13–10–22–0—2–31–13–14–12–03–10–42–01–14–12–01–12–01–11–30–43–13–22–21–31–1
Denver 1–11–12–31–12–03–2—0–22–24–10–22–20–42–01–15–02–01–12–01–11–32–24–01–32–20–41–1
Detroit 2–32–22–04–14–11–12–0—1–11–14–11–11–13–13–22–04–04–05–01–32–01–12–01–11–11–14–0
Golden State 0–21–12–20–21–11–32–21–1—2–21–13–11–42–01–13–12–00–22–01–10–52–23–21–32–32–21–1
Houston 0–20–24–11–12–01–41–41–12–2—1–12–22–21–11–12–21–11–12–01–12–21–34–02–22–23–21–1
Indiana 3–23–11–13–22–30–22–01–41–11–1—0–20–23–13–21–14–01–34–10–41–11–11–11–11–11–13–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–12–21–11–11–32–21–11–32–22–0—1–40–21–13–12–00–22–00–20–40–52–30–43–20–41–1
L.A. Lakers 2–02–04–01–11–14–04–01–14–12–22–04–1—2–01–14–02–02–01–11–13–12–35–02–24–02–21–1
Miami 0–40–51–10–40–40–20–21–30–21–11–32–00–2—2–21–11–41–53–10–50–20–21–10–20–21–12–3
Milwaukee 2–32–22–01–42–31–11–12–31–11–12–31–11–12–2—2–04–02–25–01–31–11–11–11–12–00–23–1
Minnesota 1–11–12–20–21–11–40–50–21–32–21–11–30–41–10–2—1–11–11–11–10–41–32–21–41–30–51–1
New Jersey 2–21–51–11–30–40–20–20–40–21–10–40–20–24–10–41–1—1–41–31–40–20–21–10–20–20–22–3
New York 3–11–41–11–32–21–11–10–42–01–13–12–00–25–12–21–14–1—2–22–31–10–22–01–11–11–15–0
Orlando 0–50–41–12–31–40–20–20–50–20–21–40–21–11–30–51–13–12–2—2–20–20–21–11–10–21–10–4
Philadelphia 2–22–32–02–22–21–11–13–11–11–14–02–01–15–03–11–14–13–22–2—1–11–11–11–11–11–15–1
Phoenix 2–01–13–10–21–13–13–10–25–02–21–14–01–32–01–14–02–01–12–01–1—2–35–00–43–23–12–0
Portland 1–12–04–01–11–14–02–21–12–23–11–15–03–22–01–13–12–02–02–01–13–2—4–03–13–22–21–1
Sacramento 1–10–23–11–10–21–30–40–22–30–41–13–20–51–11–12–21–10–21–11–10–50–4—0–42–21–31–1
San Antonio 1–11–15–01–11–12–33–11–13–12–21–14–02–22–01–14–12–01–11–11–14–01–34–0—3–13–22–0
Seattle 1–10–24–01–11–12–22–21–13–22–21–12–30–42–00–23–12–01–12–01–12–32–32–21–3—1–32–0
Utah 1–11–15–02–01–13–14–01–12–22–31–14–02–21–12–05–02–01–11–11–11–32–23–12–33–1—2–0
Washington 2–23–22–01–31–31–11–10–41–11–11–31–11–13–21–31–13–20–54–01–50–21–11–10–20–20–2—

Schedule
#DateOpponentW/LScoreRecordStreak
1November 3, 1989Cleveland CavaliersW124–119 (OT)1–0Won 1
2November 4, 1989Boston CelticsL100–1021–1Lost 1
3November 7, 1989Detroit PistonsW117–1142–1Won 1
4November 8, 1989@ Minnesota TimberwolvesW96–843–1Won 2
5November 10, 1989@ New Jersey NetsL107–1173–2Lost 1
6November 11, 1989Seattle SuperSonicsW109–1024–2Won 1
7November 14, 1989@ Sacramento KingsW96–945–2Won 2
8November 15, 1989@ Utah JazzL107–1085–3Lost 1
9November 18, 1989@ Seattle SuperSonicsL110–1195–4Lost 2
10November 21, 1989@ Portland Trail BlazersL110–1215–5Lost 3
11November 22, 1989@ Phoenix SunsW95–906–5Won 1
12November 25, 1989@ Golden State WarriorsW104–917–5Won 2
13November 26, 1989@ Los Angeles ClippersL96–1207–6Lost 1
14November 28, 1989Atlanta HawksW113–988–6Won 1
15December 2, 1989@ Miami HeatW114–1079–6Won 2
16December 5, 1989Denver NuggetsW119–9910–6Won 3
17December 8, 1989@ Indiana PacersL104–10610–7Lost 1
18December 9, 1989Philadelphia 76ersW125–10511–7Won 1
19December 12, 1989Dallas MavericksW105–9712–7Won 2
20December 14, 1989Orlando MagicW124–11313–7Won 3
21December 16, 1989Charlotte HornetsW115–10414–7Won 4
22December 19, 1989Los Angeles LakersW93–8315–7Won 5
23December 20, 1989@ Orlando MagicL109–11015–8Lost 1
24December 22, 1989@ Atlanta HawksW125–11316–8Won 1
25December 23, 1989@ Philadelphia 76ersL104–13116–9Lost 1
26December 26, 1989Minnesota TimberwolvesW112–9917–9Won 1
27December 29, 1989San Antonio SpursW101–9718–9Won 2
28December 30, 1989@ Washington BulletsW117–112 (OT)19–9Won 3
29January 3, 1990@ Cleveland CavaliersW93–8720–9Won 4
30January 5, 1990Orlando MagicW127–11621–9Won 5
31January 6, 1990@ Milwaukee BucksL111–11821–10Lost 1
32January 9, 1990@ Detroit PistonsL90–10021–11Lost 2
33January 10, 1990@ Indiana PacersL113–12021–12Lost 3
34January 12, 1990@ Charlotte HornetsW107–9522–12Won 1
35January 13, 1990Los Angeles ClippersW117–11123–12Won 2
36January 15, 1990@ New York KnicksL106–10923–13Lost 1
37January 18, 1990Golden State WarriorsW132–10724–13Won 1
38January 19, 1990@ Atlanta HawksW92–8425–13Won 2
39January 21, 1990New York KnicksW117–10926–13Won 3
40January 23, 1990Detroit PistonsL95–10726–14Lost 1
41January 26, 1990@ Philadelphia 76ersL109–12026–15Lost 2
42January 27, 1990New Jersey NetsW110–10727–15Won 1
43January 29, 1990Atlanta HawksW121–11128–15Won 2
44February 1, 1990@ Houston RocketsL112–13928–16Lost 1
45February 3, 1990@ San Antonio SpursL111–11228–17Lost 2
46February 7, 1990@ Los Angeles LakersL103–12128–18Lost 3
47February 8, 1990@ Denver NuggetsL98–12328–19Lost 4
48February 13, 1990@ Miami HeatW107–9529–19Won 1
49February 14, 1990@ Orlando MagicL129–135 (OT)29–20Lost 1
50February 16, 1990Miami HeatW119–10530–20Won 1
51February 18, 1990@ Milwaukee BucksW111–8831–20Won 2
52February 19, 1990Houston RocketsW107–10232–20Won 3
53February 23, 1990Portland Trail BlazersW113–10233–20Won 4
54February 25, 1990@ New Jersey NetsW107–106 (OT)34–20Won 5
55February 27, 1990Milwaukee BucksW106–9635–20Won 6
56March 2, 1990New Jersey NetsW112–9136–20Won 7
57March 4, 1990@ Boston CelticsW118–11437–20Won 8
58March 6, 1990@ Milwaukee BucksW114–10538–20Won 9
59March 8, 1990Utah JazzL94–9838–21Lost 1
60March 10, 1990Indiana PacersW117–10539–21Won 1
61March 13, 1990@ New York KnicksW111–10840–21Won 2
62March 16, 1990Detroit PistonsL81–10640–22Lost 1
63March 17, 1990Philadelphia 76ersW114–10941–22Won 1
64March 20, 1990Washington BulletsW122–9742–22Won 2
65March 21, 1990@ Atlanta HawksW99–8943–22Won 3
66March 23, 1990Cleveland CavaliersW102–9544–22Won 4
67March 24, 1990Sacramento KingsL113–11644–23Lost 1
68March 26, 1990Phoenix SunsW121–9245–23Won 1
69March 28, 1990@ Cleveland CavaliersW117–113 (OT)46–23Won 2
70March 30, 1990New York KnicksW107–106 (OT)47–23Won 3
71April 1, 1990Miami HeatW111–10348–23Won 4
72April 3, 1990Indiana PacersW109–10249–23Won 5
73April 5, 1990Orlando MagicW111–10450–23Won 6
74April 7, 1990@ Dallas MavericksW109–10851–23Won 7
75April 11, 1990Cleveland CavaliersW107–8652–23Won 8
76April 13, 1990Milwaukee BucksW116–10653–23Won 9
77April 14, 1990@ Washington BulletsL103–11353–24Lost 1
78April 16, 1990@ Indiana PacersL102–11153–25Lost 2
79April 17, 1990Boston CelticsW111–10554–25Won 1
80April 19, 1990Washington BulletsW120–11755–25Won 2
81April 20, 1990@ Boston CelticsL116–12055–26Lost 1
82April 22, 1990@ Detroit PistonsL106–11155–27Lost 2

Playoffs
1990 playoff game log
First Round: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 27 Milwaukee W 111–97 Michael Jordan (38) Scottie Pippen (10) Scottie Pippen (13) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 1–0
2 April 29 Milwaukee W 109–102 Michael Jordan (36) Michael Jordan (9) Michael Jordan (11) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 2–0
3 May 1 @ Milwaukee L 112–119 Michael Jordan (48) Horace Grant (11) Scottie Pippen (9) Bradley Center
18,575		 2–1
4 May 3 @ Milwaukee W 110–86 Michael Jordan (25) Horace Grant (14) Michael Jordan (5) Bradley Center
18,633		 3–1
Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 4 Philadelphia W 105–92 Michael Jordan (29) Horace Grant (9) Scottie Pippen (7) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 1–0
2 May 6 Philadelphia W 112–100 Michael Jordan (29) Scottie Pippen (11) Michael Jordan (9) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 2–0
3 May 10 @ Philadelphia L 97–99 Michael Jordan (46) Scottie Pippen (13) Pippen, Jordan (6) Spectrum
18,168		 2–1
4 May 12 @ Philadelphia W 101–85 Michael Jordan (25) Horace Grant (11) Michael Jordan (12) Spectrum
17,514		 3–1
5 May 14 Philadelphia W 100–95 Michael Jordan (38) Michael Jordan (19) Michael Jordan (7) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 4–1
Conference Finals: 3–4 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 20 @ Detroit L 77–86 Michael Jordan (34) Horace Grant (9) Michael Jordan (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454		 0–1
2 May 22 @ Detroit L 93–102 Michael Jordan (20) Horace Grant (9) Michael Jordan (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454		 0–2
3 May 26 Detroit W 107–102 Michael Jordan (47) Pippen, Grant (11) Scottie Pippen (5) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 1–2
4 May 28 Detroit W 108–101 Michael Jordan (42) Horace Grant (13) Michael Jordan (9) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 2–2
5 May 30 @ Detroit L 83–97 Michael Jordan (22) Horace Grant (12) Michael Jordan (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454		 2–3
6 June 1 Detroit W 109–91 Michael Jordan (29) Horace Grant (14) Pippen, Grant (5) Chicago Stadium
18,676		 3–3
7 June 3 @ Detroit L 74–93 Michael Jordan (31) Horace Grant (14) Michael Jordan (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454		 3–4
1990 schedule

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

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