1988–89 Chicago Bulls season

The 1988–89 NBA season was the Bulls' 23rd season in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the Bulls acquired Bill Cartwright from the New York Knicks,[2] then later on acquired three-point specialist Craig Hodges from the Phoenix Suns in December.[3] The Bulls struggled with a 6–8 start to the season, but later on held a 27–19 record at the All-Star break. Despite losing eight of their final ten games, the team finished fifth in the Central Division with a 47–35 record.[4]

1988–89 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachDoug Collins
General managerJerry Krause
Owner(s)Jerry Reinsdorf
ArenaChicago Stadium
Results
Record4735 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Finals
(Lost to Pistons 2–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWFLD
Sportsvision
(Jim Durham, Johnny “Red” Kerr)
RadioWLUP
(Jim Durham, Johnny “Red” Kerr)

Michael Jordan led the league in scoring with 32.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 8.0 assists, and 2.9 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, NBA All-Defensive First Team, was selected for the 1989 NBA All-Star Game,[5] and finished in second place in Most Valuable Player voting behind Magic Johnson.[6] In addition, second-year forward Scottie Pippen showed improvement, stepping into the lineup averaging 14.4 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game, while Cartwright provided the team with 12.4 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, and second-year forward Horace Grant contributed 12.0 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. Hodges averaged 10.0 points per game in 49 games with the Bulls, while Sam Vincent provided with 9.4 points and 4.8 assists per game, and John Paxson contributed 7.3 points and 3.9 assists per game.[7]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Bulls defeated the heavily favored,[8] and 3rd-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in five games,[9] and the heavily favored,[8] and 2nd-seeded New York Knicks in six games in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals.[10] However, they would lose to the heavily favored,[8] and top-seeded Detroit Pistons four games to two in the Eastern Conference Finals.[11] Following the season, Doug Collins was fired as head coach,[12] and Vincent left in the 1989 NBA Expansion Draft.[13]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 11 Will Perdue C  United States Vanderbilt
3 62 Derrick Lewis F  United States Maryland

Roster

1988–89 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 24 Cartwright, Bill 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1957–07–30 San Francisco
C 40 Corzine, Dave 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1956–04–25 DePaul
F 54 Grant, Horace 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1965–07–04 Clemson
F/C 15 Haley, Jack 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1964–01–27 UCLA
G 14 Hodges, Craig 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1960–06–27 Long Beach State
G 23 Jordan, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1963–02–17 North Carolina
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 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1965–09–25 Central Arkansas
F 6 Sellers, Brad 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1962–12–17 Ohio State
G 11 Vincent, Sam 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–05–18 Michigan State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 23, 1989

Regular season

In the 1988–89 season, Jordan again led the league in scoring, averaging 32.5 ppg on 53.8% shooting from the field. The Bulls finished with a 47–35 record, and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. On March 11, head coach Doug Collins moved Jordan to the point guard position. Two days later, Jordan finished with 21 points, 14 rebounds, and 14 assists in just 30 minutes of a blowout win against the Pacers. Jordan continued at point guard through the rest of the regular season.

Season standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 6319.76837–426–1520–10
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 5725.695637–420–2119–11
x-Atlanta Hawks 5230.6341133–819–2220–10
x-Milwaukee Bucks 4933.5981431–1018–2311–19
x-Chicago Bulls 4735.5731630–1117–2412–18
Indiana Pacers 2854.3413520–218–338–22
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Detroit Pistons6319.768
2 y-New York Knicks5230.63411
3 x-Cleveland Cavaliers5725.6956
4 x-Atlanta Hawks5230.63411
5 x-Milwaukee Bucks4933.59814
6 x-Chicago Bulls4735.57316
7 x-Philadelphia 76ers4636.56117
8 x-Boston Celtics4240.51221
9 Washington Bullets4042.48823
10 Indiana Pacers2854.34135
11 New Jersey Nets2656.31737
12 Charlotte Hornets2062.24443

Record vs. opponents

1988-89 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta 3–14–14–24–21–10–21–51–11–15–12–01–11–16–04–12–22–21–11–12–01–11–11–13–1
Boston 1–36–01–31–41–11–11–31–11–12–32–01–12–02–25–13–33–30–21–12–02–00–21–12–4
Charlotte 1–40–61–40–40–20–20–40–20–22–22–00–21–10–42–42–43–30–20–21–12–01–11–11–5
Chicago 2–43–14–10–62–01–10–61–11–14–21–12–02–06–02–23–21–31–12–02–02–02–00–23–1
Cleveland 2–44–14–06–02–02–03–31–11–15–11–10–22–03–34–02–23–22–02–02–02–01–11–12–2
Dallas 1–11–12–00–20–23–30–21–31–51–13–10–46–00–21–10–21–11–32–22–25–12–24–21–1
Denver 2–01–12–01–10–23–31–13–14–21–12–21–35–10–21–11–11–11–32–23–13–32–23–31–1
Detroit 5–13–14–06–03–32–01–11–11–14–22–02–02–02–44–00–45–02–01–12–02–02–02–05–0
Golden State 1–11–12–01–11–13–11–31–11–31–15–12–34–00–22–02–01–12–42–42–33–12–42–21–1
Houston 1–11–12–01–11–15–12–41–13–12–02–21–34–21–12–00–20–21–33–12–26–02–22–40–2
Indiana 1–53–22–22–41–51–11–12–41–10–21–10–21–12–41–30–50–41–12–01–12–01–11–11–3
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–21–11–11–32–20–21–52–21–11–51–30–21–10–20–21–51–52–33–11–41–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–11–12–00–22–04–03–10–23–23–12–05–14–01–11–11–12–03–35–05–13–14–21–31–1
Miami 1–10–21–10–20–20–61–50–20–42–41–13–10–40–21–11–10–20–40–41–32–40–41–50–2
Milwaukee 0–62–24–00–63–32–02–04–22–01–14–22–01–12–04–11–33–11–12–02–01–11–11–14–1
New Jersey 1–41–54–22–20–41–11–10–40–20–23–11–11–11–11–42–41–51–10–21–11–12–00–21–5
New York 2–23–34–22–32–22–01–14–00–22–05–02–01–11–13–14–22–41–12–01–11–11–11–15–1
Philadelphia 2–23–33–33–12–31–11–10–51–12–04–02–00–22–01–35–14–20–21–12–01–11–11–14–2
Phoenix 1–12–02–01–10–23–13–10–24–23–11–15–13–34–01–11–11–12–02–35–13–14–12–22–0
Portland 1–11–12–00–20–22–22–21–14–21–30–25–10–54–00–22–00–21–13–23–34–02–40–41–1
Sacramento 0–20–21–10–20–22–21–30–23–22–21–13–21–53–10–21–11–10–21–53–32–21–51–30–2
San Antonio 1–10–20–20–20–21–53–30–21–30–60–21–31–34–21–11–11–11–11–30–42–20–41–51–1
Seattle 1–12–01–10–21–12–22–20–24–22–21–14–12–44–01–10–21–11–11–44–25–14–03–11–1
Utah 1–11–11–12–01–12–43–30–22–24–21–13–13–15–11–12–01–11–12–24–03–15–11–32–0
Washington 1–34–25–11–32–21–11–10–51–12–03–12–01–12–01–45–11–52–40–21–12–01–11–10–2

Game log

Regular season

1988–89 game log
Total: 47–35 (Home: 31–10; Road: 16–25)
November: 6–8 (Home: 4–0; Road: 2–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1 November 4 Detroit L 94–107 Chicago Stadium 0–1
3 November 8 @ New York L 117–126 Madison Square Garden 1–2
13 November 29 @ Golden State L 99–109 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 6–7
December : 9–4 (Home: 6–2; Road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
17 December 7 @ Detroit L 89–102 The Palace of Auburn Hills 8–9
18 December 9 Milwaukee W 118–100 Chicago Stadium 9–9
22 December 17 @ Milwaukee W 112–93 Bradley Center 12–10
23 December 20 L.A. Lakers W 116–103 Chicago Stadium 13–10
26 December 29 New York W 108–106 Chicago Stadium 14–12
January : 9–5 (Home: 6–3; Road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
37 January 21 Phoenix L 107–116 Chicago Stadium 22–15
41 January 31 Detroit L 98–104 (OT) Chicago Stadium 24–17
February : 9–4 (Home: 6–1; Road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
44 February 5 @ Detroit L 102–113 The Palace of Auburn Hills 25–19
48 February 16 Milwaukee W 117–116 Chicago Stadium 28–20
49 February 19 @ Milwaukee W 108–106 Bradley Center 29–20
March : 10–6 (Home: 5–2; Road: 5–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
55 March 3 Milwaukee W 102–96 Chicago Stadium 34–21
56 March 4 @ New York L 104–122 Madison Square Garden 34–22
59 March 11 Seattle W 105–88 Chicago Stadium 35–24
62 March 17 New York W 129–124 Chicago Stadium 37–25
64 March 21 @ L.A. Lakers W 104–103 Great Western Forum 38–26
65 March 22 @ Phoenix W 112–111 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 39–26
67 March 25 @ Seattle W 111–110 Seattle Center Coliseum 41–26
68 March 28 Golden State W 115–106 Chicago Stadium 42–26
69 March 29 @ Milwaukee W 106–102 Bradley Center 43–26
April : 4–8 (Home: 4–2; Road: 0–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
73 April 6 @ Detroit L 108–115 The Palace of Auburn Hills 45–28
74 April 7 Detroit L 112–114 (OT) Chicago Stadium 45–29
79 April 17 New York W 104–100 Chicago Stadium 46–33
1988–89 schedule

Playoffs

1989 playoff game log
First Round: 3–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1 April 28 @ Cleveland W 95–88 Michael Jordan (31) Horace Grant (13) Michael Jordan (11) Richfield Coliseum
19,312
1–0
2 April 30 @ Cleveland L 88–96 Michael Jordan (30) Horace Grant (14) Michael Jordan (10) Richfield Coliseum
20,273
1–1
3 May 3 Cleveland W 101–94 Michael Jordan (44) Horace Grant (17) Michael Jordan (10) Chicago Stadium
17,721
2–1
4 May 5 Cleveland L 105–108 (OT) Michael Jordan (50) Horace Grant (16) Pippen, Hodges (5) Chicago Stadium
18,264
2–2
5 May 7 @ Cleveland W 101–100 Michael Jordan (44) Scottie Pippen (10) Michael Jordan (6) Richfield Coliseum
20,273
3–2
Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1 May 9 @ New York W 120–109 (OT) Michael Jordan (34) Bill Cartwright (14) Michael Jordan (12) Madison Square Garden
19,591
1–0
2 May 11 @ New York L 97–114 John Paxson (16) Charles Davis (9) Scottie Pippen (5) Madison Square Garden
19,591
1–1
3 May 13 New York W 111–88 Michael Jordan (40) Michael Jordan (15) Michael Jordan (9) Chicago Stadium
18,599
2–1
4 May 14 New York W 106–93 Michael Jordan (47) Michael Jordan (11) Scottie Pippen (8) Chicago Stadium
18,637
3–1
5 May 16 @ New York L 114–121 Michael Jordan (38) Scottie Pippen (9) Michael Jordan (10) Madison Square Garden
19,591
3–2
6 May 19 New York W 113–111 Michael Jordan (40) Bill Cartwright (8) Michael Jordan (10) Chicago Stadium
18,676
4–2
Conference Finals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1 May 21 @ Detroit W 94–88 Michael Jordan (32) Jordan, Pippen (11) Scottie Pippen (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454
1–0
2 May 23 @ Detroit L 91–100 Michael Jordan (27) Horace Grant (20) John Paxson (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454
1–1
3 May 27 Detroit W 99–97 Michael Jordan (46) Scottie Pippen (8) Jordan, Hodges (5) Chicago Stadium
18,676
2–1
4 May 29 Detroit L 80–86 Michael Jordan (23) Horace Grant (12) Craig Hodges (5) Chicago Stadium
18,676
2–2
5 May 31 @ Detroit L 85–94 Craig Hodges (19) Bill Cartwright (12) Michael Jordan (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454
2–3
6 June 2 Detroit L 94–103 Michael Jordan (32) Horace Grant (13) Michael Jordan (13) Chicago Stadium
18,676
2–4
1989 schedule

Player stats

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

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Bill Cartwright 787629.9.475.000.7666.71.2.27.5312.4
Dave Corzine 81718.3.461.250.7403.91.3.36.565.9
Charles Davis 49311.1.426.267.7312.3.6.22.103.8
Horace Grant 797935.6.519.000.7048.62.11.09.7812.0
Jack Haley 5115.7.474.000.7831.4.2.22.002.2
Craig Hodges 49622.7.475.423.8491.72.8.84.0810.0
Anthony Jones 808.1.333.0001.0001.0.5.25.121.5
Michael Jordan 818140.2.538.276.8508.08.02.89.8032.5
Ed Nealy 1307.2.714.000.5001.8.5.23.08.8
John Paxson 782022.3.480.331.8611.23.9.68.087.3
Will Perdue 3006.3.403.000.5711.5.4.13.202.2
Scottie Pippen 735633.1.476.273.6686.13.51.90.8414.4
Dominic Pressley 305.7.167.000.000.31.3.00.00.7
Brad Sellers 802521.6.485.500.8512.81.2.44.866.9
Sam Vincent 705624.3.484.118.8222.74.8.76.149.4
David Wood 201.0.000.000.000.0.0.00.00.0

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Bill Cartwright 1734.3.486.000.7007.11.2.53.7111.8
Dave Corzine 1613.7.422.000.6472.6.6.25.384.1
Charles Davis 1711.2.404.167.7782.5.3.24.062.7
Horace Grant 1736.8.518.000.8009.82.1.65.9410.8
Jack Haley 51.4.667.000.500.2.2.00.001.0
Craig Hodges 1732.6.412.398.7141.53.61.29.1811.2
Michael Jordan 1742.2.510.286.7997.07.62.47.7634.8
John Paxson 1618.9.474.263.875.62.1.75.005.8
Will Perdue 37.3.667.000.6672.0.7.00.004.7
Scottie Pippen 1736.4.462.393.6407.63.91.35.9413.1
Brad Sellers 1313.6.379.000.8332.41.2.23.314.2
Sam Vincent 167.1.303.000.750.51.2.19.061.8

Awards and honors

References

  1. "1988-89 Chicago Bulls Roster and Stats".
  2. "N.B.A. Draft; Manning, Then 3-Way Trade Give Hope to Lowly Clippers". New York Times. June 29, 1988. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  3. "BULLS TRADE FOR SUNS` HODGES IN BID TO GIVE JORDAN A BREAK". Chicago Tribune. December 15, 1988. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  4. "1988–89 Chicago Bulls Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  5. "1989 NBA All-Star Game: West 143, East 134". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  6. "1988–89 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  7. "1988–89 Chicago Bulls Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  8. "1989 NBA Playoffs Series Prices". Sports Odds History. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  9. "Jordan Shot Gives Series To the Bulls". New York Times. May 8, 1989. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  10. "Jordan Ends Knicks' Comeback and Season". New York Times. May 20, 1989. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  11. "Pistons Earn a Rematch With Lakers in Final". New York Times. June 3, 1989. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  12. "Bulls Elevate Phil Jackson to Head Coach". New York Times. July 11, 1989. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  13. "1989 NBA Expansion Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.