1988β89 Chicago Bulls season | |
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Head coach | Doug Collins |
General manager | Jerry Krause |
President | Jerry Krause |
Owner(s) | Jerry Reinsdorf |
Arena | Chicago Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 47–35 (.573) |
Place | Division: 5th (
Central) Conference: 6th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
Eastern Conference finals (lost to Pistons 2β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television |
WFLD Sportsvision ( Jim Durham, Johnny βRedβ Kerr) |
Radio |
WLUP ( Jim Durham, Johnny βRedβ Kerr) |
The 1988β89 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] [3] [4] then later on acquired three-point specialist Craig Hodges from the Phoenix Suns in December. [5] [6] [7] The Bulls struggled with a 6β8 start to the season, but later on held a 27β19 record at the All-Star break. [8] Despite losing eight of their final ten games, the team finished fifth in the Central Division with a 47β35 record. [9]
Michael Jordan led the league in scoring averaging 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, [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] and finished in second place in Most Valuable Player voting behind Magic Johnson. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] In addition, second-year forward Scottie Pippen showed improvement, becoming the team's starting small forward, [20] 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 provided with 12.0 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. Hodges contributed 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. [21]
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Bulls defeated the heavily favored, [22] and 3rd-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in five games, [23] [24] [25] [26] and the heavily favored, [22] and 2nd-seeded New York Knicks in six games in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals. [27] [28] [29] [30] However, they would lose to the heavily favored, [22] and top-seeded Detroit Pistons four games to two in the Eastern Conference finals. [31] [32] [33] [34] The Pistons would reach the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year, and defeat the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers in four straight games, winning their first ever championship. [35] [36] [37] [38] [39]
Following the season, head coach Doug Collins was fired after three seasons with the Bulls, [40] [41] [42] [43] and Vincent was left unprotected in the 1989 NBA Expansion Draft, where he was selected by the newly expansion Orlando Magic. [44] [45] [46] [47] [48]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 11 | Will Perdue | C | United States | Vanderbilt |
3 | 62 | Derrick Lewis | F | United States | Maryland |
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In the 1988β89 season, Jordan again led the league in scoring, averaging 32.5 ppg on 53.8% shooting from the field. The Bulls finished with a 47β35 record, and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. On March 11, 1989, 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. [49] [50] [51] [52] [53]
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Detroit Pistons | 63 | 19 | .768 | β | 37β4 | 26β15 | 20β10 |
x- Cleveland Cavaliers | 57 | 25 | .695 | 6 | 37β4 | 20β21 | 19β11 |
x- Atlanta Hawks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11 | 33β8 | 19β22 | 20β10 |
x- Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14 | 31β10 | 18β23 | 11β19 |
x- Chicago Bulls | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 | 30β11 | 17β24 | 12β18 |
Indiana Pacers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 | 20β21 | 8β33 | 8β22 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Detroit Pistons | 63 | 19 | .768 | β |
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 |
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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 | β | 3β1 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 6β0 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
Boston | 1β3 | β | 6β0 | 1β3 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 |
Charlotte | 1β4 | 0β6 | β | 1β4 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β5 |
Chicago | 2β4 | 3β1 | 4β1 | β | 0β6 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β6 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 6β0 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 |
Cleveland | 2β4 | 4β1 | 4β0 | 6β0 | β | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
Dallas | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 3β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 6β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 4β2 | 1β1 |
Denver | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 | β | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 5β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β3 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 1β1 |
Detroit | 5β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 6β0 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β4 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 5β0 |
Golden State | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | β | 1β3 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β3 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
Houston | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 3β1 | β | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 6β0 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 0β2 |
Indiana | 1β5 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 1β3 | 0β5 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 |
L.A. Clippers | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 1β1 | β | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | β | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 5β0 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 |
Miami | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β4 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 0β2 |
Milwaukee | 0β6 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 0β6 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 4β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 |
New Jersey | 1β4 | 1β5 | 4β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 | β | 2β4 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β5 |
New York | 2β2 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β2 | β | 2β4 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 |
Philadelphia | 2β2 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 3β1 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 5β1 | 4β2 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 |
Phoenix | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 2β3 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 |
Portland | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 5β1 | 0β5 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | β | 3β3 | 4β0 | 2β4 | 0β4 | 1β1 |
Sacramento | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β5 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 3β3 | β | 2β2 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
San Antonio | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β6 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | β | 0β4 | 1β5 | 1β1 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β4 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 4β0 | β | 3β1 | 1β1 |
Utah | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 1β3 | β | 2β0 |
Washington | 1β3 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β4 | 5β1 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β |
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November: 6β8 (home: 4β0; road: 2β8)
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December: 9β4 (home: 6β2; road: 3β2)
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January: 9β5 (home: 6β3; road: 3β2)
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February: 9β4 (home: 6β1; road: 3β3)
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March: 10β6 (home: 5β2; road: 5β4)
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April: 4β8 (home: 4β2; road: 0β6)
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Eastern Conference First Round: 3β2 (home: 1β1; road: 2β1)
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Eastern Conference semifinals: 4β2 (home: 3β0; road: 1β2)
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Eastern Conference finals: 2β4 (home: 1β2; road: 1β2)
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1989 schedule |
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 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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 |
1988β89 Chicago Bulls season | |
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Head coach | Doug Collins |
General manager | Jerry Krause |
President | Jerry Krause |
Owner(s) | Jerry Reinsdorf |
Arena | Chicago Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 47–35 (.573) |
Place | Division: 5th (
Central) Conference: 6th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
Eastern Conference finals (lost to Pistons 2β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television |
WFLD Sportsvision ( Jim Durham, Johnny βRedβ Kerr) |
Radio |
WLUP ( Jim Durham, Johnny βRedβ Kerr) |
The 1988β89 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] [3] [4] then later on acquired three-point specialist Craig Hodges from the Phoenix Suns in December. [5] [6] [7] The Bulls struggled with a 6β8 start to the season, but later on held a 27β19 record at the All-Star break. [8] Despite losing eight of their final ten games, the team finished fifth in the Central Division with a 47β35 record. [9]
Michael Jordan led the league in scoring averaging 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, [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] and finished in second place in Most Valuable Player voting behind Magic Johnson. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] In addition, second-year forward Scottie Pippen showed improvement, becoming the team's starting small forward, [20] 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 provided with 12.0 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. Hodges contributed 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. [21]
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Bulls defeated the heavily favored, [22] and 3rd-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in five games, [23] [24] [25] [26] and the heavily favored, [22] and 2nd-seeded New York Knicks in six games in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals. [27] [28] [29] [30] However, they would lose to the heavily favored, [22] and top-seeded Detroit Pistons four games to two in the Eastern Conference finals. [31] [32] [33] [34] The Pistons would reach the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year, and defeat the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers in four straight games, winning their first ever championship. [35] [36] [37] [38] [39]
Following the season, head coach Doug Collins was fired after three seasons with the Bulls, [40] [41] [42] [43] and Vincent was left unprotected in the 1989 NBA Expansion Draft, where he was selected by the newly expansion Orlando Magic. [44] [45] [46] [47] [48]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 11 | Will Perdue | C | United States | Vanderbilt |
3 | 62 | Derrick Lewis | F | United States | Maryland |
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In the 1988β89 season, Jordan again led the league in scoring, averaging 32.5 ppg on 53.8% shooting from the field. The Bulls finished with a 47β35 record, and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. On March 11, 1989, 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. [49] [50] [51] [52] [53]
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- Detroit Pistons | 63 | 19 | .768 | β | 37β4 | 26β15 | 20β10 |
x- Cleveland Cavaliers | 57 | 25 | .695 | 6 | 37β4 | 20β21 | 19β11 |
x- Atlanta Hawks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 11 | 33β8 | 19β22 | 20β10 |
x- Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 14 | 31β10 | 18β23 | 11β19 |
x- Chicago Bulls | 47 | 35 | .573 | 16 | 30β11 | 17β24 | 12β18 |
Indiana Pacers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 35 | 20β21 | 8β33 | 8β22 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Detroit Pistons | 63 | 19 | .768 | β |
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 |
1988-89 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | β | 3β1 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 6β0 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 |
Boston | 1β3 | β | 6β0 | 1β3 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β2 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 |
Charlotte | 1β4 | 0β6 | β | 1β4 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β5 |
Chicago | 2β4 | 3β1 | 4β1 | β | 0β6 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β6 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 6β0 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 3β1 |
Cleveland | 2β4 | 4β1 | 4β0 | 6β0 | β | 2β0 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 |
Dallas | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | β | 3β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 6β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 4β2 | 1β1 |
Denver | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β3 | β | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 5β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β3 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 1β1 |
Detroit | 5β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 6β0 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β4 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 5β0 |
Golden State | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β1 | β | 1β3 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β3 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 2β2 | 1β1 |
Houston | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 3β1 | β | 2β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 6β0 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 0β2 |
Indiana | 1β5 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 1β3 | 0β5 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 |
L.A. Clippers | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 1β1 | β | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 1β4 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 5β1 | β | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 5β0 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 1β3 | 1β1 |
Miami | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 0β4 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β4 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 0β2 |
Milwaukee | 0β6 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 0β6 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 4β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β1 |
New Jersey | 1β4 | 1β5 | 4β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 | β | 2β4 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β5 |
New York | 2β2 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 5β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 4β2 | β | 2β4 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 |
Philadelphia | 2β2 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 3β1 | 2β3 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 4β0 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β3 | 5β1 | 4β2 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 4β2 |
Phoenix | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 3β1 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | β | 2β3 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 2β2 | 2β0 |
Portland | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 5β1 | 0β5 | 4β0 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | β | 3β3 | 4β0 | 2β4 | 0β4 | 1β1 |
Sacramento | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β2 | 3β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β5 | 3β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 3β3 | β | 2β2 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β2 |
San Antonio | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 0β6 | 0β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | β | 0β4 | 1β5 | 1β1 |
Seattle | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β2 | 4β2 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 4β1 | 2β4 | 4β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β4 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 4β0 | β | 3β1 | 1β1 |
Utah | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 1β3 | β | 2β0 |
Washington | 1β3 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β5 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 3β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β4 | 5β1 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β |
1988β89 game log Total: 47β35 (home: 31β10; road: 16β25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November: 6β8 (home: 4β0; road: 2β8)
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December: 9β4 (home: 6β2; road: 3β2)
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January: 9β5 (home: 6β3; road: 3β2)
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February: 9β4 (home: 6β1; road: 3β3)
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March: 10β6 (home: 5β2; road: 5β4)
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April: 4β8 (home: 4β2; road: 0β6)
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1988β89 schedule |
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Eastern Conference First Round: 3β2 (home: 1β1; road: 2β1)
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Eastern Conference semifinals: 4β2 (home: 3β0; road: 1β2)
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Eastern Conference finals: 2β4 (home: 1β2; road: 1β2)
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1989 schedule |
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 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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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 |