1989–90 Chicago Bulls season

1989–90 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachPhil Jackson
General managerJerry Krause
OwnerJerry Reinsdorf
ArenaChicago Stadium
Results
Record55–27 (.671)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEastern Conference finals
(lost to Pistons 3–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionWGN-TV
SportsChannel Chicago
(Jim Durham, Johnny “Red” Kerr)
RadioWLUP
(Jim Durham, Johnny “Red” Kerr)

The 1989–90 Chicago Bulls season was the 24th season for the Chicago Bulls in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Bulls received the sixth overall pick in the 1989 NBA draft from the New Jersey Nets via trade, and selected power forward Stacey King from the University of Oklahoma, and also selected point guard B.J. Armstrong from the University of Iowa with the 18th overall pick.[2][3][4] Despite their solid playoff run last year, the team fired head coach Doug Collins, and replaced him with assistant Phil Jackson.[5][6][7]

Under Jackson, the Bulls held a 28–19 record at the All-Star break,[8] and finished the regular season in second place in the Central Division with a 55–27 record, averaging 109.5 points per game, and earning the third seed in the Eastern Conference.[9]

Michael Jordan averaged 33.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.8 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, while Scottie Pippen continued to show improvement averaging 16.5 points, 6.7 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 2.6 steals per game. In addition, Horace Grant provided the team with 13.4 points and 7.9 rebounds per game, while Bill Cartwright contributed 11.4 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, and John Paxson contributed 10.0 points per game. Off the bench, King averaged 8.9 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, while three-point specialist Craig Hodges contributed 6.5 points per game, and Armstrong provided with 5.6 points and 2.5 assists per game.[10]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Miami Arena in Miami, Florida, Jordan and Pippen were both selected for the 1990 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Eastern Conference All-Star team; it was Pippen's first ever All-Star appearance.[11][12][13] In addition, Jordan and Hodges both participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout, in which Hodges won the competition,[14][12][15] and Pippen participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest.[16][15] Jordan finished in third place in Most Valuable Player voting, behind Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers, and Charles Barkley of the Philadelphia 76ers;[17][18] Jordan also finished tied in fifth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting,[18] while Pippen finished tied in sixth place in Most Improved Player voting,[18] and Jackson finished tied in seventh place in Coach of the Year voting.[18]

In the 1990 NBA playoffs, the Bulls defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in four games in the Eastern Conference First Round,[19][20][21] then defeated the 2nd–seeded 76ers in five games in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals.[22][23][24] The team advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals before losing a seven-game series to the defending NBA champion Detroit Pistons, who they faced and lost against in last season's Eastern Conference Finals.[25][26][27] The Pistons would go on to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers in five games in the 1990 NBA Finals, winning their second consecutive NBA championship.[28][29][30]

On March 28, 1990, Jordan scored a career-high of 69 points in a 117–113 overtime road win over the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Coliseum at Richfield,[31][32][33] the highest scoring output by an NBA player since David Thompson's 73 points on April 9, 1978, against the Detroit Pistons. In the summer of 1997, Jordan admitted in an interview that he went off for 69 points after the Cavaliers' fans cheered when he was fouled hard by Cavaliers forward Hot Rod Williams, with Jordan lying on the ground in pain; Jordan said that the Cavaliers' fans were more in tune to winning than someone else's health, stating "that right there pissed me off, that's when I went crazy".[34]

On February 14, 1990, before a game against the Orlando Magic expansion team, Jordan's number 23 jersey was stolen from the Bulls' locker room at the Orlando Arena; Jordan had to wear a number 12 jersey, and scored 49 points as the Bulls lost to the Magic in overtime, 135–129.[35][36][37]

Draft picks

Main article: 1989 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team
1 6 Stacey King C  United States Oklahoma
1 18 BJ Armstrong PG  United States Iowa
1 20 Jeff Sanders F  United States Georgia Southern

Roster

1989–90 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 10 BJ Armstrong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1967–09–09 Iowa
C 24 Bill Cartwright 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1957–07–30 San Francisco
F 22 Charles Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1958–10–05 Vanderbilt
F 54 Horace Grant 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–07–04 Clemson
G 14 Craig Hodges 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1960–06–27 Long Beach State
G 23 Michael Jordan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1963–02–17 North Carolina
F 34 Stacey King 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967–01–29 Oklahoma
F 45 Ed Nealy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1960–02–19 Kansas State
G 5 John Paxson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1960–09–29 Notre Dame
C 32 Will Perdue 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1965–08–29 Vanderbilt
F 33 Scottie Pippen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1965–09–25 Central Arkansas
F 42 Jeff Sanders 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966–01–14 Georgia Southern
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: March 25, 1990

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 59 23 .720 – 35–6 24–17 22–8
x-Chicago Bulls 55 27 .671 4 36–5 19–22 20–10
x-Milwaukee Bucks 44 38 .537 15 27–14 17–24 14–16
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 .512 17 27–14 15–26 14–16
x-Indiana Pacers 42 40 .512 17 28–13 14–27 16–14
Atlanta Hawks 41 41 .500 18 25–16 16–25 15–15
Orlando Magic 18 64 .220 41 12–29 6–35 4–26
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Detroit Pistons 59 23 .720 –
2 y-Philadelphia 76ers 53 29 .646 6
3 x-Chicago Bulls 55 27 .671 4
4 x-Boston Celtics 52 30 .634 7
5 x-New York Knicks 45 37 .549 14
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks 44 38 .537 15
7 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 .512 17
8 x-Indiana Pacers 42 40 .512 17
9 Atlanta Hawks 41 41 .500 18
10 Washington Bullets 31 51 .378 28
11 Miami Heat 18 64 .220 41
12 Orlando Magic 18 64 .220 41
13 New Jersey Nets 17 65 .207 42
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Schedule

# Date Opponent W/L Score Record Streak
1 November 3, 1989 Cleveland Cavaliers W 124–119 (OT) 1–0 Won 1
2 November 4, 1989 Boston Celtics L 100–102 1–1 Lost 1
3 November 7, 1989 Detroit Pistons W 117–114 2–1 Won 1
4 November 8, 1989 @ Minnesota Timberwolves W 96–84 3–1 Won 2
5 November 10, 1989 @ New Jersey Nets L 107–117 3–2 Lost 1
6 November 11, 1989 Seattle SuperSonics W 109–102 4–2 Won 1
7 November 14, 1989 @ Sacramento Kings W 96–94 5–2 Won 2
8 November 15, 1989 @ Utah Jazz L 107–108 5–3 Lost 1
9 November 18, 1989 @ Seattle SuperSonics L 110–119 5–4 Lost 2
10 November 21, 1989 @ Portland Trail Blazers L 110–121 5–5 Lost 3
11 November 22, 1989 @ Phoenix Suns W 95–90 6–5 Won 1
12 November 25, 1989 @ Golden State Warriors W 104–91 7–5 Won 2
13 November 26, 1989 @ Los Angeles Clippers L 96–120 7–6 Lost 1
14 November 28, 1989 Atlanta Hawks W 113–98 8–6 Won 1
15 December 2, 1989 @ Miami Heat W 114–107 9–6 Won 2
16 December 5, 1989 Denver Nuggets W 119–99 10–6 Won 3
17 December 8, 1989 @ Indiana Pacers L 104–106 10–7 Lost 1
18 December 9, 1989 Philadelphia 76ers W 125–105 11–7 Won 1
19 December 12, 1989 Dallas Mavericks W 105–97 12–7 Won 2
20 December 14, 1989 Orlando Magic W 124–113 13–7 Won 3
21 December 16, 1989 Charlotte Hornets W 115–104 14–7 Won 4
22 December 19, 1989 Los Angeles Lakers W 93–83 15–7 Won 5
23 December 20, 1989 @ Orlando Magic L 109–110 15–8 Lost 1
24 December 22, 1989 @ Atlanta Hawks W 125–113 16–8 Won 1
25 December 23, 1989 @ Philadelphia 76ers L 104–131 16–9 Lost 1
26 December 26, 1989 Minnesota Timberwolves W 112–99 17–9 Won 1
27 December 29, 1989 San Antonio Spurs W 101–97 18–9 Won 2
28 December 30, 1989 @ Washington Bullets W 117–112 (OT) 19–9 Won 3
29 January 3, 1990 @ Cleveland Cavaliers W 93–87 20–9 Won 4
30 January 5, 1990 Orlando Magic W 127–116 21–9 Won 5
31 January 6, 1990 @ Milwaukee Bucks L 111–118 21–10 Lost 1
32 January 9, 1990 @ Detroit Pistons L 90–100 21–11 Lost 2
33 January 10, 1990 @ Indiana Pacers L 113–120 21–12 Lost 3
34 January 12, 1990 @ Charlotte Hornets W 107–95 22–12 Won 1
35 January 13, 1990 Los Angeles Clippers W 117–111 23–12 Won 2
36 January 15, 1990 @ New York Knicks L 106–109 23–13 Lost 1
37 January 18, 1990 Golden State Warriors W 132–107 24–13 Won 1
38 January 19, 1990 @ Atlanta Hawks W 92–84 25–13 Won 2
39 January 21, 1990 New York Knicks W 117–109 26–13 Won 3
40 January 23, 1990 Detroit Pistons L 95–107 26–14 Lost 1
41 January 26, 1990 @ Philadelphia 76ers L 109–120 26–15 Lost 2
42 January 27, 1990 New Jersey Nets W 110–107 27–15 Won 1
43 January 29, 1990 Atlanta Hawks W 121–111 28–15 Won 2
44 February 1, 1990 @ Houston Rockets L 112–139 28–16 Lost 1
45 February 3, 1990 @ San Antonio Spurs L 111–112 28–17 Lost 2
46 February 7, 1990 @ Los Angeles Lakers L 103–121 28–18 Lost 3
47 February 8, 1990 @ Denver Nuggets L 98–123 28–19 Lost 4
48 February 13, 1990 @ Miami Heat W 107–95 29–19 Won 1
49 February 14, 1990 @ Orlando Magic L 129–135 (OT) 29–20 Lost 1
50 February 16, 1990 Miami Heat W 119–105 30–20 Won 1
51 February 18, 1990 @ Milwaukee Bucks W 111–88 31–20 Won 2
52 February 19, 1990 Houston Rockets W 107–102 32–20 Won 3
53 February 23, 1990 Portland Trail Blazers W 113–102 33–20 Won 4
54 February 25, 1990 @ New Jersey Nets W 107–106 (OT) 34–20 Won 5
55 February 27, 1990 Milwaukee Bucks W 106–96 35–20 Won 6
56 March 2, 1990 New Jersey Nets W 112–91 36–20 Won 7
57 March 4, 1990 @ Boston Celtics W 118–114 37–20 Won 8
58 March 6, 1990 @ Milwaukee Bucks W 114–105 38–20 Won 9
59 March 8, 1990 Utah Jazz L 94–98 38–21 Lost 1
60 March 10, 1990 Indiana Pacers W 117–105 39–21 Won 1
61 March 13, 1990 @ New York Knicks W 111–108 40–21 Won 2
62 March 16, 1990 Detroit Pistons L 81–106 40–22 Lost 1
63 March 17, 1990 Philadelphia 76ers W 114–109 41–22 Won 1
64 March 20, 1990 Washington Bullets W 122–97 42–22 Won 2
65 March 21, 1990 @ Atlanta Hawks W 99–89 43–22 Won 3
66 March 23, 1990 Cleveland Cavaliers W 102–95 44–22 Won 4
67 March 24, 1990 Sacramento Kings L 113–116 44–23 Lost 1
68 March 26, 1990 Phoenix Suns W 121–92 45–23 Won 1
69 March 28, 1990 @ Cleveland Cavaliers W 117–113 (OT) 46–23 Won 2
70 March 30, 1990 New York Knicks W 107–106 (OT) 47–23 Won 3
71 April 1, 1990 Miami Heat W 111–103 48–23 Won 4
72 April 3, 1990 Indiana Pacers W 109–102 49–23 Won 5
73 April 5, 1990 Orlando Magic W 111–104 50–23 Won 6
74 April 7, 1990 @ Dallas Mavericks W 109–108 51–23 Won 7
75 April 11, 1990 Cleveland Cavaliers W 107–86 52–23 Won 8
76 April 13, 1990 Milwaukee Bucks W 116–106 53–23 Won 9
77 April 14, 1990 @ Washington Bullets L 103–113 53–24 Lost 1
78 April 16, 1990 @ Indiana Pacers L 102–111 53–25 Lost 2
79 April 17, 1990 Boston Celtics W 111–105 54–25 Won 1
80 April 19, 1990 Washington Bullets W 120–117 55–25 Won 2
81 April 20, 1990 @ Boston Celtics L 116–120 55–26 Lost 1
82 April 22, 1990 @ Detroit Pistons L 106–111 55–27 Lost 2

Playoffs

1990 playoff game log
First Round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 27 Milwaukee W 111–97 Michael Jordan (38) Scottie Pippen (10) Scottie Pippen (13) Chicago Stadium
18,676 		1–0
2 April 29 Milwaukee W 109–102 Michael Jordan (36) Michael Jordan (9) Michael Jordan (11) Chicago Stadium
18,676 		2–0
3 May 1 @ Milwaukee L 112–119 Michael Jordan (48) Horace Grant (11) Scottie Pippen (9) Bradley Center
18,575 		2–1
4 May 3 @ Milwaukee W 110–86 Michael Jordan (25) Horace Grant (14) Michael Jordan (5) Bradley Center
18,633 		3–1
Conference semifinals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 4 Philadelphia W 105–92 Michael Jordan (29) Horace Grant (9) Scottie Pippen (7) Chicago Stadium
18,676 		1–0
2 May 6 Philadelphia W 112–100 Michael Jordan (29) Scottie Pippen (11) Michael Jordan (9) Chicago Stadium
18,676 		2–0
3 May 10 @ Philadelphia L 97–99 Michael Jordan (46) Scottie Pippen (13) Pippen, Jordan (6) Spectrum
18,168 		2–1
4 May 12 @ Philadelphia W 101–85 Michael Jordan (25) Horace Grant (11) Michael Jordan (12) Spectrum
17,514 		3–1
5 May 14 Philadelphia W 100–95 Michael Jordan (38) Michael Jordan (19) Michael Jordan (7) Chicago Stadium
18,676 		4–1
Conference finals: 3–4 (home: 3–0; road: 0–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 20 @ Detroit L 77–86 Michael Jordan (34) Horace Grant (9) Michael Jordan (5) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454 		0–1
2 May 22 @ Detroit L 93–102 Michael Jordan (20) Horace Grant (9) Michael Jordan (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454 		0–2
3 May 26 Detroit W 107–102 Michael Jordan (47) Pippen, Grant (11) Scottie Pippen (5) Chicago Stadium
18,676 		1–2
4 May 28 Detroit W 108–101 Michael Jordan (42) Horace Grant (13) Michael Jordan (9) Chicago Stadium
18,676 		2–2
5 May 30 @ Detroit L 83–97 Michael Jordan (22) Horace Grant (12) Michael Jordan (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454 		2–3
6 June 1 Detroit W 109–91 Michael Jordan (29) Horace Grant (14) Pippen, Grant (5) Chicago Stadium
18,676 		3–3
7 June 3 @ Detroit L 74–93 Michael Jordan (31) Horace Grant (14) Michael Jordan (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,454 		3–4
1990 schedule

Player statistics

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
B. J. Armstrong 81 0 15.9 .485 .500 .885 1.3 2.5 .6 .1 5.6
Bill Cartwright 71 71 30.4 .488 .811 6.5 2.0 .5 .5 11.4
Charles Davis 53 0 8.1 .367 .280 .875 1.5 .3 .2 .2 2.5
Horace Grant 80 80 34.4 .523 .699 7.9 2.8 1.2 1.1 13.4
Jack Haley† 11 0 5.3 .450 1.000 1.6 .4 .0 .1 2.3
Craig Hodges 63 0 16.7 .438 .481 .909 .8 1.7 .5 .0 6.5
Michael Jordan 82 82 39.0 .526 .376 .848 6.9 6.3 2.8 .7 33.6
Stacey King 82 2 21.7 .504 .000 .727 4.7 1.1 .5 .7 8.9
Clifford Lett 4 0 7.0 .250 .0 .3 .0 .0 1.0
Ed Nealy 46 0 10.9 .529 .000 .732 3.0 .6 .3 .1 2.3
John Paxson 82 82 28.8 .516 .359 .824 1.5 4.1 1.0 .1 10.0
Will Perdue 77 11 11.5 .414 .000 .692 2.8 .6 .2 .3 3.8
Scottie Pippen 82 82 38.4 .489 .250 .675 6.7 5.4 2.6 1.2 16.5
Jeff Sanders 31 0 5.9 .325 .500 1.3 .3 .1 .1 .9

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
B. J. Armstrong 16 0 13.6 .339 .000 .917 1.3 1.8 .6 .0 4.0
Bill Cartwright 16 16 28.9 .413 .674 4.7 1.0 .3 .3 8.1
Charles Davis 6 0 3.3 .286 .000 .5 .2 .0 .0 .7
Horace Grant 16 16 38.5 .509 .000 .623 9.9 2.5 1.1 1.1 12.2
Craig Hodges 16 1 15.9 .378 .293 .750 1.1 1.1 .3 .0 4.4
Michael Jordan 16 16 42.1 .514 .320 .836 7.2 6.8 2.8 .9 36.7
Stacey King 16 2 17.6 .407 .000 .766 3.2 .6 .4 .5 6.9
Ed Nealy 15 0 15.2 .472 .000 .619 3.5 .3 .7 .1 3.1
John Paxson 15 15 26.3 .425 .444 1.000 1.5 3.6 .6 .0 6.1
Will Perdue 13 0 6.0 .464 .500 .722 1.5 .2 .0 .4 3.1
Scottie Pippen 15 14 40.8 .495 .323 .710 7.2 5.5 2.1 1.3 19.3
Jeff Sanders 3 0 1.0 1.000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .7
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Bulls only.

Player statistics citation:[10]

Awards and records

Transactions

Free agents

Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
Sam Vincent Expansion Draft June 15, 1989 Orlando Magic

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