1988–89 Chicago Bulls season

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1988–89 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachDoug Collins
General managerJerry Krause
Owner(s)Jerry Reinsdorf
ArenaChicago Stadium
Results
Record47–35 (.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)
< 1987–88 1989–90 >

The 1988–89 NBA season was the Bulls' 23rd season in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Bulls finished fifth in the Central Division with a 47–35 record. Michael Jordan led the league in scoring with 32.5 points per game, and was selected for the 1989 NBA All-Star Game. In the first round of the playoffs, the Bulls defeated the heavily favored[2] 3rd-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in five games, and the heavily favored[2] New York Knicks in six games in the semifinals. However, they would lose to the heavily favored[2] Detroit Pistons four games to two in the Eastern Conference Finals. Following the season, Doug Collins was fired as head coach.

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. Name Height Weight DOB (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 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 63 19 .768 – 37–4 26–15 20–10
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 57 25 .695 6 37–4 20–21 19–11
x-Atlanta Hawks 52 30 .634 11 33–8 19–22 20–10
x-Milwaukee Bucks 49 33 .598 14 31–10 18–23 11–19
x-Chicago Bulls 47 35 .573 16 30–11 17–24 12–18
Indiana Pacers 28 54 .341 35 20–21 8–33 8–22
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Detroit Pistons 63 19 .768 –
2 y-New York Knicks 52 30 .634 11
3 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 57 25 .695 6
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 52 30 .634 11
5 x-Milwaukee Bucks 49 33 .598 14
6 x-Chicago Bulls 47 35 .573 16
7 x-Philadelphia 76ers 46 36 .561 17
8 x-Boston Celtics 42 40 .512 21
9 Washington Bullets 40 42 .488 23
10 Indiana Pacers 28 54 .341 35
11 New Jersey Nets 26 56 .317 37
12 Charlotte Hornets 20 62 .244 43


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 — 3–1 4–1 4–2 4–2 1–1 0–2 1–5 1–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 6–0 4–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
Boston 1–3 — 6–0 1–3 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 5–1 3–3 3–3 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–4
Charlotte 1–4 0–6 — 1–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–4 2–4 3–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–5
Chicago 2–4 3–1 4–1 — 0–6 2–0 1–1 0–6 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 6–0 2–2 3–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–1
Cleveland 2–4 4–1 4–0 6–0 — 2–0 2–0 3–3 1–1 1–1 5–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–3 4–0 2–2 3–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2
Dallas 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 — 3–3 0–2 1–3 1–5 1–1 3–1 0–4 6–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 5–1 2–2 4–2 1–1
Denver 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–3 — 1–1 3–1 4–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 5–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 3–3 2–2 3–3 1–1
Detroit 5–1 3–1 4–0 6–0 3–3 2–0 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 4–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–4 4–0 0–4 5–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–0
Golden State 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 — 1–3 1–1 5–1 2–3 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–4 2–4 2–3 3–1 2–4 2–2 1–1
Houston 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 5–1 2–4 1–1 3–1 — 2–0 2–2 1–3 4–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–3 3–1 2–2 6–0 2–2 2–4 0–2
Indiana 1–5 3–2 2–2 2–4 1–5 1–1 1–1 2–4 1–1 0–2 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–3 0–5 0–4 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–5 2–2 1–1 — 1–5 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–5 1–5 2–3 3–1 1–4 1–3 0–2
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 0–2 3–2 3–1 2–0 5–1 — 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–3 5–0 5–1 3–1 4–2 1–3 1–1
Miami 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–6 1–5 0–2 0–4 2–4 1–1 3–1 0–4 — 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–3 2–4 0–4 1–5 0–2
Milwaukee 0–6 2–2 4–0 0–6 3–3 2–0 2–0 4–2 2–0 1–1 4–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 — 4–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1
New Jersey 1–4 1–5 4–2 2–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–4 — 2–4 1–5 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–5
New York 2–2 3–3 4–2 2–3 2–2 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–2 — 2–4 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1
Philadelphia 2–2 3–3 3–3 3–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–5 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–3 5–1 4–2 — 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–2
Phoenix 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 3–1 0–2 4–2 3–1 1–1 5–1 3–3 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 — 2–3 5–1 3–1 4–1 2–2 2–0
Portland 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–2 1–3 0–2 5–1 0–5 4–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–2 — 3–3 4–0 2–4 0–4 1–1
Sacramento 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 3–2 2–2 1–1 3–2 1–5 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–5 3–3 — 2–2 1–5 1–3 0–2
San Antonio 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–5 3–3 0–2 1–3 0–6 0–2 1–3 1–3 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–4 2–2 — 0–4 1–5 1–1
Seattle 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 4–2 2–2 1–1 4–1 2–4 4–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 4–2 5–1 4–0 — 3–1 1–1
Utah 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–4 3–3 0–2 2–2 4–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 5–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 4–0 3–1 5–1 1–3 — 2–0
Washington 1–3 4–2 5–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–5 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–4 5–1 1–5 2–4 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 —

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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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 78 76 29.9 .475 .000 .766 6.7 1.2 .27 .53 12.4
Dave Corzine 81 7 18.3 .461 .250 .740 3.9 1.3 .36 .56 5.9
Charles Davis 49 3 11.1 .426 .267 .731 2.3 .6 .22 .10 3.8
Horace Grant 79 79 35.6 .519 .000 .704 8.6 2.1 1.09 .78 12.0
Jack Haley 51 1 5.7 .474 .000 .783 1.4 .2 .22 .00 2.2
Craig Hodges 49 6 22.7 .475 .423 .849 1.7 2.8 .84 .08 10.0
Anthony Jones 8 0 8.1 .333 .000 1.000 1.0 .5 .25 .12 1.5
Michael Jordan 81 81 40.2 .538 .276 .850 8.0 8.0 2.89 .80 32.5
Ed Nealy 13 0 7.2 .714 .000 .500 1.8 .5 .23 .08 .8
John Paxson 78 20 22.3 .480 .331 .861 1.2 3.9 .68 .08 7.3
Will Perdue 30 0 6.3 .403 .000 .571 1.5 .4 .13 .20 2.2
Scottie Pippen 73 56 33.1 .476 .273 .668 6.1 3.5 1.90 .84 14.4
Dominic Pressley 3 0 5.7 .167 .000 .000 .3 1.3 .00 .00 .7
Brad Sellers 80 25 21.6 .485 .500 .851 2.8 1.2 .44 .86 6.9
Sam Vincent 70 56 24.3 .484 .118 .822 2.7 4.8 .76 .14 9.4
David Wood 2 0 1.0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .00 .00 .0

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Bill Cartwright 17 34.3 .486 .000 .700 7.1 1.2 .53 .71 11.8
Dave Corzine 16 13.7 .422 .000 .647 2.6 .6 .25 .38 4.1
Charles Davis 17 11.2 .404 .167 .778 2.5 .3 .24 .06 2.7
Horace Grant 17 36.8 .518 .000 .800 9.8 2.1 .65 .94 10.8
Jack Haley 5 1.4 .667 .000 .500 .2 .2 .00 .00 1.0
Craig Hodges 17 32.6 .412 .398 .714 1.5 3.6 1.29 .18 11.2
Michael Jordan 17 42.2 .510 .286 .799 7.0 7.6 2.47 .76 34.8
John Paxson 16 18.9 .474 .263 .875 .6 2.1 .75 .00 5.8
Will Perdue 3 7.3 .667 .000 .667 2.0 .7 .00 .00 4.7
Scottie Pippen 17 36.4 .462 .393 .640 7.6 3.9 1.35 .94 13.1
Brad Sellers 13 13.6 .379 .000 .833 2.4 1.2 .23 .31 4.2
Sam Vincent 16 7.1 .303 .000 .750 .5 1.2 .19 .06 1.8

Awards and honors[]

References[]

  1. ^ "1988-89 Chicago Bulls Roster and Stats".
  2. ^ a b c "1989 NBA Playoffs Series Prices". Sports Odds History. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
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