Chicago Bulls Playoff Rosters

1989-1990 Chicago Bulls Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
B.J. Armstrong PG 6-2 175 Sep 9, 1967 22 Iowa 0 1989 1st Rnd, #18, Chicago Bulls
Bill Cartwright C 7-1 245 Jul 30, 1957 32 San Francisco 10 1979 1st Rnd, #3, New York Knicks
Charles Davis SF 6-7 215 Oct 5, 1958 31 Vanderbilt 7 1981 2nd Rnd, #35, Washington Wizards
Horace Grant F-C 6-10 255 Jul 4, 1965 24 Clemson 2 1987 1st Rnd, #10, Chicago Bulls
Craig Hodges PG 6-2 190 Jun 27, 1960 29 Long Beach State 7 1982 3rd Rnd, #48, San Diego Clippers
Michael Jordan SG 6-6 215 Feb 17, 1963 27 North Carolina 5 1984 1st Rnd, #3, Chicago Bulls
Stacey King F-C 6-11 250 Jan 29, 1967 23 Oklahoma 0 1989 1st Rnd, #6, Chicago Bulls
Ed Nealy SF 6-7 238 Feb 19, 1960 30 Kansas State 6 1982 8th Rnd, #166, Kansas City Kings
John Paxson PG 6-2 185 Sep 29, 1960 29 Notre Dame 6 1983 1st Rnd, #19, San Antonio Spurs
Will Perdue C 7-0 240 Aug 29, 1965 24 Vanderbilt 1 1988 1st Rnd, #11, Chicago Bulls
Scottie Pippen F-G 6-8 228 Sep 25, 1965 24 Central Arkansas 2 1987 1st Rnd, #5, Seattle SuperSonics
Jeff Sanders PF 6-8 225 Jan 14, 1966 24 Georgia Southern 0 1989 1st Rnd, #20, Chicago Bulls

1989-1990 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Detroit Pistons #8 Indiana Pacers DET in 3
First Round #2 Philadelphia Sixers #7 Cleveland Cavaliers PHI in 5
First Round #3 Chicago Bulls #6 Milwaukee Bucks CHI in 4
First Round #4 Boston Celtics #5 New York Knicks NYK in 5
Second Round #1 Detroit Pistons #5 New York Knicks DET in 5
Second Round #3 Chicago Bulls #2 Philadelphia Sixers CHI in 5
Conference Finals #1 Detroit Pistons #3 Chicago Bulls DET in 7

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 Houston Rockets LAL in 4
First Round #2 San Antonio Spurs #7 Denver Nuggets SAS in 3
First Round #3 Portland Trail Blazers #6 Dallas Mavericks POR in 3
First Round #4 Utah Jazz #5 Phoenix Suns PHX in 5
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Phoenix Suns PHX in 5
Second Round #3 Portland Trail Blazers #2 San Antonio Spurs POR in 7
Conference Finals #3 Portland Trail Blazers #5 Phoenix Suns POR in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Detroit Pistons #3 Portland Trail Blazers DET in 5

1989-1990 Chicago Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Michael Jordan 16 42.1 36.7 7.2 6.8 2.8 0.9 3.5
Scottie Pippen 15 40.8 19.3 7.2 5.5 2.1 1.3 3.3
Horace Grant 16 38.5 12.2 9.9 2.5 1.1 1.1 1.6
Bill Cartwright 16 28.8 8.1 4.7 1.0 0.3 0.2 1.6
Stacey King 16 17.6 6.9 3.2 0.6 0.4 0.5 1.1
John Paxson 15 26.4 6.1 1.5 3.6 0.6 0.0 1.0
Craig Hodges 16 15.9 4.4 1.1 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.9
B.J. Armstrong 16 13.6 4.0 1.2 1.8 0.6 0.0 0.8
Ed Nealy 15 15.2 3.1 3.5 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.5
Will Perdue 13 6.0 3.1 1.5 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.3
Charles Davis 6 3.3 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
Jeff Sanders 3 1.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1989-1990 Chicago Bulls Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Chicago Leaders Milwaukee Leaders
Apr 27, 1990
v.
Milwaukee
W, 111-97 Chicago Stadium
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 38. M. Jordan
REB: 10. S. Pippen
AST: 13. S. Pippen
PTS: 28. Ricky Pierce
REB: 7. Brad Lohaus
AST: 12. J. Humphries
Apr 29, 1990
v.
Milwaukee
W, 109-102 Chicago Stadium
Opening Round
2-0 PTS: 36. M. Jordan
REB: 9. M. Jordan
AST: 11. M. Jordan
PTS: 25. Paul Pressey
REB: 10. C. Anderson
AST: 12. Paul Pressey
May 1, 1990
@
Milwaukee
L, 119-112 BMO Harris Bradley Center
Opening Round
2-1 PTS: 48. M. Jordan
REB: 11. Horace Grant
AST: 9. S. Pippen
PTS: 38. A. Robertson
REB: 8. A. Robertson
AST: 12. Paul Pressey
May 3, 1990
@
Milwaukee
W, 86-110 BMO Harris Bradley Center
Opening Round
3-1 PTS: 25. M. Jordan
REB: 14. Horace Grant
AST: 5. M. Jordan
PTS: 20. A. Robertson
REB: 8. Brad Lohaus
AST: 4. A. Robertson

1989-1990 Chicago Bulls Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Chicago Leaders Philadelphia Leaders
May 7, 1990
v.
Philadelphia
W, 96-85 Chicago Stadium
Conference Semi Finals
1-0 PTS: 39. M. Jordan
REB: 12. Horace Grant
AST: 12. S. Pippen
PTS: 30. C. Barkley
REB: 20. C. Barkley
AST: 4. C. Barkley
May 9, 1990
v.
Philadelphia
W, 101-96 Chicago Stadium
Conference Semi Finals
2-0 PTS: 45. M. Jordan
REB: 9. Horace Grant
AST: 7. M. Jordan
PTS: 23. H. Hawkins
REB: 19. C. Barkley
AST: 13. J. Dawkins
May 11, 1990
@
Philadelphia
L, 118-112 Spectrum
Conference Semi Finals
2-1 PTS: 49. M. Jordan
REB: 7. Ed Nealy
AST: 7. B. Armstrong
PTS: 34. C. Barkley
REB: 20. C. Barkley
AST: 8. C. Barkley
May 13, 1990
@
Philadelphia
W, 101-111 Spectrum
Conference Semi Finals
3-1 PTS: 45. M. Jordan
REB: 9. Ed Nealy
AST: 11. M. Jordan
PTS: 26. H. Hawkins
REB: 13. C. Barkley
AST: 6. H. Hawkins
May 16, 1990
v.
Philadelphia
W, 117-99 Chicago Stadium
Conference Semi Finals
4-1 PTS: 37. M. Jordan
REB: 9. M. Jordan
AST: 9. John Paxson
PTS: 20. Ron Anderson
REB: 13. C. Barkley
AST: 15. J. Dawkins

1989-1990 Chicago Bulls Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Chicago Leaders Detroit Leaders
May 20, 1990
@
Detroit
L, 86-77 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Conference Finals
0-1 PTS: 34. M. Jordan
REB: 9. Horace Grant
AST: 5. M. Jordan
PTS: 27. Joe Dumars
REB: 13. D. Rodman
AST: 6. Isiah Thomas
May 22, 1990
@
Detroit
L, 102-93 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Conference Finals
0-2 PTS: 20. M. Jordan
REB: 9. Horace Grant
AST: 7. M. Jordan
PTS: 31. Joe Dumars
REB: 8. V. Johnson
AST: 7. V. Johnson
May 26, 1990
v.
Detroit
W, 107-102 Chicago Stadium
Conference Finals
1-2 PTS: 47. M. Jordan
REB: 11. S. Pippen
AST: 5. S. Pippen
PTS: 36. Isiah Thomas
REB: 8. B. Laimbeer
AST: 8. Isiah Thomas
May 28, 1990
v.
Detroit
W, 108-101 Chicago Stadium
Conference Finals
2-2 PTS: 42. M. Jordan
REB: 13. Horace Grant
AST: 9. M. Jordan
PTS: 26. Isiah Thomas
REB: 20. D. Rodman
AST: 8. Isiah Thomas
May 30, 1990
@
Detroit
L, 97-83 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Conference Finals
2-3 PTS: 22. M. Jordan
REB: 12. Horace Grant
AST: 8. M. Jordan
PTS: 20. Joe Dumars
REB: 10. John Salley
AST: 10. Isiah Thomas
Jun 1, 1990
v.
Detroit
W, 109-91 Chicago Stadium
Conference Finals
3-3 PTS: 29. M. Jordan
REB: 14. Horace Grant
AST: 5. Horace Grant
PTS: 23. Joe Dumars
REB: 8. B. Laimbeer
AST: 10. Isiah Thomas
Jun 3, 1990
@
Detroit
L, 93-74 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Conference Finals
3-4 PTS: 31. M. Jordan
REB: 14. Horace Grant
AST: 9. M. Jordan
PTS: 21. Isiah Thomas
REB: 10. Mark Aguirre
AST: 11. Isiah Thomas