| Boston Celtics | 118 |
| Indiana Pacers | 130 |
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| Chicago Bulls | 89 |
| New York Knicks | 79 |
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| Detroit Pistons | 101 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 88 |
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| Portland Trail Blazers | 115 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 106 |
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New York 79, Chicago 89
Opening Round - Chicago wins 3-0
Chicago Stadium (Chicago, Illinois)
Attendance: N/A
Officials: Ron Garretson, Joe Forte, Jake O'Donnell
Team Rebounds: New York (0) Chicago (0)
Technicals: New York (0) Chicago (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK (39-43) | 26 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 79 |
| CHI (61-21) | 27 | 15 | 19 | 28 | 89 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 85 | 92.8 | 104.5 |
| CHI | 85 | 104.5 | 92.8 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | .418 | 0.188 | 0.333 | 0.165 |
| CHI | .484 | 0.141 | 0.100 | 0.422 |
New York Knicks
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mo Cheeks | Starter | PG | 43:00 | 7-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 9.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 33 | Patrick Ewing | Starter | C | 43:00 | 8-22 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 11.0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| 34 | Charles Oakley | Starter | PF | 32:00 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3.8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Trent Tucker | Starter | SG | 24:00 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4.5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 55 | Kiki Vandeweghe | Starter | SF | 36:00 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 31 | Mark Jackson | Bench | PG | 05:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Jerrod Mustaf | Bench | C | 05:00 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Brian Quinnett | Bench | PF | 12:00 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | John Starks | Bench | SG | 04:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Kenny Walker | Bench | PF | 14:00 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8.2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 21 | Gerald Wilkins | Bench | SG | 22:00 | 4-13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4.0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 32-79 | 2-10 | 13-16 | 72.8 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 20 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 79 | ||||
| 40.5% | 20.0% | 81.3% |
Chicago Bulls
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bill Cartwright | Starter | C | 36:00 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 54 | Horace Grant | Starter | PF | 40:00 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 12.0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 23 | Michael Jordan | Starter | SG | 42:00 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 17.6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | John Paxson | Starter | PG | 27:00 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | Scottie Pippen | Starter | SF | 42:00 | 5-14 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 13.5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 11 | B.J. Armstrong | Bench | PG | 20:00 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Craig Hodges | Bench | PG | 10:00 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Stacey King | Bench | PF | 11:00 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-5 | -0.1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 32 | Will Perdue | Bench | C | 10:00 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 53 | Cliff Levingston | Bench | PF | 02:00 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 30-64 | 2-3 | 27-34 | 79.0 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 89 | ||||
| 46.9% | 66.7% | 79.4% |
New York Knicks Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Mo Cheeks 7.8p, 2.3r, 5.7a |
Trent Tucker 7.1p, 1.6r, 1.7a |
Kiki Vandeweghe 16.3p, 2.4r, 1.5a |
Charles Oakley 11.2p, 12.1r, 2.7a |
Patrick Ewing 26.6p, 11.2r, 3a |
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Gerald Wilkins 13.8p, 3r, 4a |
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Kenny Walker 4.3p, 2.9r, 0.2a |
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Brian Quinnett 4.7p, 2.1r, 0.8a |
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| Lim PT | Mark Jackson 8.8p, 2.7r, 6.3a |
John Starks 7.6p, 2.1r, 3.3a |
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Jerrod Mustaf 4.3p, 2.7r, 0.6a |
Chicago Bulls Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | John Paxson 8.7p, 1.1r, 3.6a |
Michael Jordan 31.5p, 6r, 5.5a |
Scottie Pippen 17.8p, 7.3r, 6.2a |
Horace Grant 12.8p, 8.4r, 2.3a |
Bill Cartwright 9.6p, 6.2r, 1.6a |
| Rotation | B.J. Armstrong 8.8p, 1.8r, 3.7a |
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Stacey King 5.5p, 2.7r, 0.9a |
Will Perdue 4.1p, 4.5r, 0.6a |
| Rotation | Craig Hodges 5p, 0.6r, 1.3a |
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| Lim PT | |
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Cliff Levingston 4p, 2.9r, 0.7a |
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