1988–89 Chicago Bulls season

1988–89 Chicago Bulls season
Head coach Doug Collins
Owner(s) Jerry Reinsdorf
Arena Chicago Stadium
Results
Record 47–35 (.573)
Place Division: 5th (Central)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Finals
(Eliminated 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Sportsvision, WFLD
Radio WMAQ
Chicago Bulls seasons
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The Chicago Bulls qualified for the NBA Playoffs.

Contents

Offseason

NBA Draft

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

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.

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

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

Playoffs

Awards and honors

References

Eastern
Boston • Charlotte • New Jersey • New York • Philadelphia • Washington
Atlanta • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Indiana • Milwaukee
Western
Dallas • Denver • Houston • Miami • San Antonio • Utah
Golden State • L.A. Clippers • L.A. Lakers • Phoenix • Portland • Sacramento • Seattle
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