| Charlotte Hornets (1988) | 100 |
| Chicago Bulls | 108 |
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| Orlando Magic | 124 |
| Boston Celtics | 77 |
| Box Score | |
| Phoenix Suns | 129 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 102 |
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| San Antonio Spurs | 104 |
| Denver Nuggets | 88 |
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Chicago 108, Charlotte 100
Opening Round - Chicago wins 3-1
Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina)
Attendance: N/A
Officials: Joe DeRosa, Hugh Evans, Bill Oakes
Team Rebounds: Chicago (0) Charlotte (0)
Technicals: Chicago (0) Charlotte (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI (47-35) | 31 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 108 |
| CHA (50-32) | 30 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 100 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 89 | 121.2 | 112.2 |
| CHA | 89 | 112.2 | 121.2 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | .549 | 0.112 | 0.179 | 0.235 |
| CHA | .464 | 0.112 | 0.429 | 0.277 |
Chicago Bulls
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | B.J. Armstrong | Starter | PG | 36:00 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 23 | Michael Jordan | Starter | SG | 47:00 | 18-32 | 1-4 | 11-11 | 33.4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 48 |
| 7 | Toni Kukoc | Starter | SF | 39:00 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 17.2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 32 | Will Perdue | Starter | C | 16:00 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1.2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Scottie Pippen | Starter | SF | 27:00 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 8.8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 43 | Corie Blount | Bench | PF | 05:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Jud Buechler | Bench | SF | 12:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Ron Harper | Bench | SG | 01:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Steve Kerr | Bench | SG | 19:00 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Luc Longley | Bench | C | 37:00 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7.2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 20 | Pete Myers | Bench | SF | 10:00 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Bill Wennington | Bench | C | 16:00 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 265 | 41-81 | 7-14 | 19-23 | 94.1 | 7 | 32 | 39 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 108 | ||||
| 50.6% | 50.0% | 82.6% |
Charlotte Hornets (1988)
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muggsy Bogues | Starter | PG | 42:00 | 2-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 33 | Hersey Hawkins | Starter | SG | 34:00 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2.5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Larry Johnson | Starter | PF | 47:00 | 6-18 | 0-4 | 6-6 | 14.5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 33 | Alonzo Mourning | Starter | C | 48:00 | 13-26 | 3-6 | 3-7 | 27.9 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 32 |
| 11 | David Wingate | Starter | SF | 19:00 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 11.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 30 | Dell Curry | Bench | SG | 20:00 | 4-11 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 6.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 44 | Kenny Gattison | Bench | PF | 24:00 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 7.2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 00 | Robert Parish | Bench | C | 19:00 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| - | Greg Sutton | Bench | SG | 11:00 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Darrin Hancock | Bench | PG | 01:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 265 | 35-83 | 7-20 | 23-33 | 84.4 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 100 | ||||
| 42.2% | 35.0% | 69.7% |
Chicago Bulls Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | B.J. Armstrong 14p, 2.3r, 3a |
Michael Jordan 26.9p, 6.9r, 5.3a |
Toni Kukoc 15.7p, 5.4r, 4.6a |
Scottie Pippen 21.4p, 8.1r, 5.2a |
Will Perdue 8p, 6.7r, 1.2a |
| Rotation | |
Steve Kerr 8.2p, 1.5r, 1.8a |
Jud Buechler 3.8p, 1.7r, 0.9a |
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Luc Longley 6.5p, 4.8r, 1.3a |
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Pete Myers 4.5p, 2r, 2.1a |
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Bill Wennington 5p, 2.6r, 0.5a |
| Lim PT | |
Ron Harper 6.9p, 2.3r, 2a |
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Corie Blount 3.5p, 3.5r, 0.9a |
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Charlotte Hornets (1988) Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Muggsy Bogues 11.1p, 3.3r, 8.7a |
Hersey Hawkins 14.3p, 3.8r, 3.2a |
David Wingate 2.3p, 1.2r, 1.1a |
Larry Johnson 18.8p, 7.2r, 4.6a |
Alonzo Mourning 21.3p, 9.9r, 1.4a |
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Dell Curry 13.6p, 2.4r, 1.6a |
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Kenny Gattison 6p, 3.6r, 0.8a |
Robert Parish 4.8p, 4.3r, 0.5a |
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Greg Sutton 5p, 1.1r, 1.7a |
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| Lim PT | Darrin Hancock 3.3p, 1.2r, 0.7a |
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