1988–89 Chicago Bulls season

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 3rd-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in five games, and the New York Knicks in six games in the semifinals. However, they would lose to the Detroit Pistons four games to two in the Eastern Conference Finals. Following the season, Doug Collins was fired as head coach.

1988–89 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachDoug Collins
OwnersJerry Reinsdorf
ArenaChicago Stadium
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Conference Finals
(Lost to Pistons 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWFLD
Sportsvision
(Jim Durham, Johnny “Red” Kerr)
RadioWLUP
(Jim Durham, Johnny “Red” Kerr)

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
Roster listing
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) San Francisco
C 40 Corzine, Dave 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) DePaul
PF 54 Grant, Horace 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Clemson
F/C 15 Haley, Jack 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UCLA
SG 14 Hodges, Craig 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Long Beach State
SG 23 Jordan, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) North Carolina
PG 5 Paxson, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Notre Dame
SF 33 Pippen, Scottie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Central Arkansas
C 32 Perdue, Will 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Vanderbilt
SF 6 Sellers, Brad 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ohio State
PG 11 Vincent, Sam 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Michigan State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

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 6319.768–37–426–1520–10
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 1–3—6–01–31–41–11–11–31–11–12–32–01–12–02–25–13–33–30–21–12–02–00–21–12–4
Charlotte 1–40–6—1–40–40–20–20–40–20–22–22–00–21–10–42–42–43–30–20–21–12–01–11–11–5
Chicago 2–43–14–1—0–62–01–10–61–11–14–21–12–02–06–02–23–21–31–12–02–02–02–00–23–1
Cleveland 2–44–14–06–0—2–02–03–31–11–15–11–10–22–03–34–02–23–22–02–02–02–01–11–12–2
Dallas 1–11–12–00–20–2—3–30–21–31–51–13–10–46–00–21–10–21–11–32–22–25–12–24–21–1
Denver 2–01–12–01–10–23–3—1–13–14–21–12–21–35–10–21–11–11–11–32–23–13–32–23–31–1
Detroit 5–13–14–06–03–32–01–1—1–11–14–22–02–02–02–44–00–45–02–01–12–02–02–02–05–0
Golden State 1–11–12–01–11–13–11–31–1—1–31–15–12–34–00–22–02–01–12–42–42–33–12–42–21–1
Houston 1–11–12–01–11–15–12–41–13–1—2–02–21–34–21–12–00–20–21–33–12–26–02–22–40–2
Indiana 1–53–22–22–41–51–11–12–41–10–2—1–10–21–12–41–30–50–41–12–01–12–01–11–11–3
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–21–11–11–32–20–21–52–21–1—1–51–30–21–10–20–21–51–52–33–11–41–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–11–12–00–22–04–03–10–23–23–12–05–1—4–01–11–11–12–03–35–05–13–14–21–31–1
Miami 1–10–21–10–20–20–61–50–20–42–41–13–10–4—0–21–11–10–20–40–41–32–40–41–50–2
Milwaukee 0–62–24–00–63–32–02–04–22–01–14–22–01–12–0—4–11–33–11–12–02–01–11–11–14–1
New Jersey 1–41–54–22–20–41–11–10–40–20–23–11–11–11–11–4—2–41–51–10–21–11–12–00–21–5
New York 2–23–34–22–32–22–01–14–00–22–05–02–01–11–13–14–2—2–41–12–01–11–11–11–15–1
Philadelphia 2–23–33–33–12–31–11–10–51–12–04–02–00–22–01–35–14–2—0–21–12–01–11–11–14–2
Phoenix 1–12–02–01–10–23–13–10–24–23–11–15–13–34–01–11–11–12–0—2–35–13–14–12–22–0
Portland 1–11–12–00–20–22–22–21–14–21–30–25–10–54–00–22–00–21–13–2—3–34–02–40–41–1
Sacramento 0–20–21–10–20–22–21–30–23–22–21–13–21–53–10–21–11–10–21–53–3—2–21–51–30–2
San Antonio 1–10–20–20–20–21–53–30–21–30–60–21–31–34–21–11–11–11–11–30–42–2—0–41–51–1
Seattle 1–12–01–10–21–12–22–20–24–22–21–14–12–44–01–10–21–11–11–44–25–14–0—3–11–1
Utah 1–11–11–12–01–12–43–30–22–24–21–13–13–15–11–12–01–11–12–24–03–15–11–3—2–0
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)
December: 9–4 (Home: 6–2; Road: 3–2)
January: 9–5 (Home: 6–3; Road: 3–2)
February: 9–4 (Home: 6–1; Road: 3–3)
March: 10–6 (Home: 5–2; Road: 5–4)
April: 4–8 (Home: 4–2; Road: 0–6)
1988–89 schedule

Playoffs
1989 playoff game log
Eastern Conference First Round: 3–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–1)
Eastern Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
Eastern Conference Finals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
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

Playoffs
  • The Bulls made it to the Eastern Conference Finals defeating the Cavaliers and Knicks along the way. The Cavaliers series included a career highlight for Jordan when he hit a series winning shot over Craig Ehlo in the closing moments of the fifth and deciding game of the series.

East First Round

(3) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (6) Chicago Bulls: Bulls win series 3-2

  • Game 1 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (April 28): Chicago 95, Cleveland 88
  • Game 2 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (April 30): Cleveland 96, Chicago 88
  • Game 3 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 3): Chicago 101, Cleveland 94
  • Game 4 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (May 5): Cleveland 108, Chicago 105
  • Game 5 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (May 7): Chicago 101, Cleveland 100

Last Playoff Meeting: 1988 Eastern Conference First Round (Chicago won 3-2)

East Conference Semifinals
A ticket for Game 1 of the 1989 Eastern Conference Semifinals between the New York Knicks and the Bulls.

(2) New York Knicks vs. (6) Chicago Bulls: Bulls win series 4-2

Last Playoff Meeting: 1981 Eastern Conference First Round (Chicago won 2-0)

East Conference Finals

(1) Detroit Pistons vs. (6) Chicago Bulls: Pistons win series 4-2

Last Playoff Meeting: 1988 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Detroit won 4-1)

Awards and honors

References
  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CHI/1989.html
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