Chicago Bulls Playoff Rosters

1988-1989 Chicago Bulls Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Bill Cartwright C 7-1 245 Jul 30, 1957 31 San Francisco 9 1979 1st Rnd, #3, New York Knicks
Dave Corzine C 6-11 250 Apr 25, 1956 33 DePaul 10 1978 1st Rnd, #18, Washington Wizards
Charles Davis SF 6-7 215 Oct 5, 1958 30 Vanderbilt 6 1981 2nd Rnd, #35, Washington Wizards
Horace Grant F-C 6-10 255 Jul 4, 1965 23 Clemson 1 1987 1st Rnd, #10, Chicago Bulls
Jack Haley FC 6-10 240 Jan 27, 1964 25 UCLA 1 1987 4th Rnd, #79, Chicago Bulls
Craig Hodges PG 6-2 190 Jun 27, 1960 28 Long Beach State 6 1982 3rd Rnd, #48, San Diego Clippers
Michael Jordan SG 6-6 215 Feb 17, 1963 26 North Carolina 4 1984 1st Rnd, #3, Chicago Bulls
John Paxson PG 6-2 185 Sep 29, 1960 28 Notre Dame 5 1983 1st Rnd, #19, San Antonio Spurs
Will Perdue C 7-0 240 Aug 29, 1965 23 Vanderbilt 0 1988 1st Rnd, #11, Chicago Bulls
Scottie Pippen F-G 6-8 228 Sep 25, 1965 23 Central Arkansas 1 1987 1st Rnd, #5, Seattle SuperSonics
Brad Sellers FC 7-0 210 Dec 17, 1962 26 Ohio State 2 1986 1st Rnd, #9, Chicago Bulls
Sam Vincent PG 6-2 185 May 18, 1963 25 Michigan State 3 1985 1st Rnd, #20, Boston Celtics

1988-1989 Playoff Matchups

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

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 Portland Trail Blazers LAL in 3
First Round #2 Utah Jazz #7 Golden State Warriors GSW in 3
First Round #3 Phoenix Suns #6 Denver Nuggets PHX in 3
First Round #4 Seattle SuperSonics #5 Houston Rockets SEA in 4
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #4 Seattle SuperSonics LAL in 4
Second Round #3 Phoenix Suns #7 Golden State Warriors PHX in 5
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Phoenix Suns LAL in 4

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Detroit Pistons #1 Los Angeles Lakers DET in 4

1988-1989 Chicago Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Michael Jordan 17 42.2 34.8 7.0 7.6 2.5 0.8 4.0
Scottie Pippen 17 36.4 13.1 7.6 3.9 1.4 0.9 2.4
Bill Cartwright 17 34.3 11.8 7.1 1.2 0.5 0.7 2.4
Craig Hodges 17 32.6 11.2 1.5 3.6 1.3 0.2 1.4
Horace Grant 17 36.8 10.8 9.8 2.1 0.6 0.9 1.8
John Paxson 16 18.9 5.8 0.6 2.1 0.8 0.0 0.9
Dave Corzine 16 13.7 4.1 2.6 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.7
Brad Sellers 13 13.6 4.2 2.4 1.2 0.2 0.3 0.5
Charles Davis 17 11.2 2.7 2.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.8
Sam Vincent 16 7.1 1.8 0.5 1.2 0.2 0.1 0.4
Will Perdue 3 7.3 4.7 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jack Haley 5 1.4 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0

1988-1989 Chicago Bulls Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Chicago Leaders Cleveland Leaders
Apr 28, 1989
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Cleveland
W, 88-95 Richfield Coliseum
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 31. M. Jordan
REB: 13. Horace Grant
AST: 11. M. Jordan
PTS: 19. Craig Ehlo
REB: 7. B. Daugherty
AST: 6. D. Valentine
Apr 30, 1989
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Cleveland
L, 96-88 Richfield Coliseum
Opening Round
1-1 PTS: 30. M. Jordan
REB: 14. Horace Grant
AST: 10. M. Jordan
PTS: 31. Ron Harper
REB: 11. Ron Harper
AST: 5. Larry Nance
May 3, 1989
v.
Cleveland
W, 101-94 Chicago Stadium
Opening Round
2-1 PTS: 44. M. Jordan
REB: 17. Horace Grant
AST: 10. M. Jordan
PTS: 22. H. Williams
REB: 11. H. Williams
AST: 8. D. Valentine
May 5, 1989
v.
Cleveland
L, 105-108 Chicago Stadium
Opening Round
2-2 PTS: 50. M. Jordan
REB: 16. Horace Grant
AST: 5. S. Pippen
PTS: 27. Larry Nance
REB: 17. B. Daugherty
AST: 7. Mark Price
May 7, 1989
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Cleveland
W, 100-101 Richfield Coliseum
Opening Round
3-2 PTS: 44. M. Jordan
REB: 10. S. Pippen
AST: 6. M. Jordan
PTS: 24. Craig Ehlo
REB: 11. B. Daugherty
AST: 7. Mark Price

1988-1989 Chicago Bulls Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Chicago Leaders New York Leaders
May 9, 1989
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New York
W, 109-120 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals
1-0 PTS: 34. M. Jordan
REB: 14. B. Cartwright
AST: 12. M. Jordan
PTS: 27. J. Newman
REB: 10. P. Ewing
AST: 11. Mark Jackson
May 11, 1989
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New York
L, 114-97 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 16. John Paxson
REB: 9. C. Davis
AST: 5. S. Pippen
PTS: 23. P. Ewing
REB: 13. C. Oakley
AST: 16. Mark Jackson
May 13, 1989
v.
New York
W, 111-88 Chicago Stadium
Conference Semi Finals
2-1 PTS: 40. M. Jordan
REB: 15. M. Jordan
AST: 9. M. Jordan
PTS: 19. P. Ewing
REB: 9. C. Oakley
AST: 6. Mark Jackson
May 14, 1989
v.
New York
W, 106-93 Chicago Stadium
Conference Semi Finals
3-1 PTS: 47. M. Jordan
REB: 11. M. Jordan
AST: 8. S. Pippen
PTS: 23. J. Newman
REB: 16. C. Oakley
AST: 5. G. Wilkins
May 16, 1989
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New York
L, 121-114 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals
3-2 PTS: 38. M. Jordan
REB: 9. S. Pippen
AST: 10. M. Jordan
PTS: 32. P. Ewing
REB: 13. C. Oakley
AST: 14. Mark Jackson
May 19, 1989
v.
New York
W, 113-111 Chicago Stadium
Conference Semi Finals
4-2 PTS: 40. M. Jordan
REB: 8. B. Cartwright
AST: 10. M. Jordan
PTS: 22. P. Ewing
REB: 13. P. Ewing
AST: 12. Mark Jackson

1988-1989 Chicago Bulls Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Chicago Leaders Detroit Leaders
May 21, 1989
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Detroit
W, 88-94 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Conference Finals
1-0 PTS: 32. M. Jordan
REB: 11. S. Pippen
AST: 6. S. Pippen
PTS: 17. Rick Mahorn
REB: 15. B. Laimbeer
AST: 10. Isiah Thomas
May 23, 1989
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Detroit
L, 100-91 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Conference Finals
1-1 PTS: 27. M. Jordan
REB: 20. Horace Grant
AST: 6. John Paxson
PTS: 33. Isiah Thomas
REB: 12. D. Rodman
AST: 4. Isiah Thomas
May 27, 1989
v.
Detroit
W, 99-97 Chicago Stadium
Conference Finals
2-1 PTS: 46. M. Jordan
REB: 8. S. Pippen
AST: 5. M. Jordan
PTS: 25. Mark Aguirre
REB: 13. D. Rodman
AST: 11. Isiah Thomas
May 29, 1989
v.
Detroit
L, 80-86 Chicago Stadium
Conference Finals
2-2 PTS: 23. M. Jordan
REB: 12. Horace Grant
AST: 5. Craig Hodges
PTS: 27. Isiah Thomas
REB: 18. D. Rodman
AST: 6. Isiah Thomas
May 31, 1989
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Detroit
L, 94-85 The Palace of Auburn Hills
Conference Finals
2-3 PTS: 19. Craig Hodges
REB: 12. B. Cartwright
AST: 9. M. Jordan
PTS: 22. V. Johnson
REB: 14. D. Rodman
AST: 12. Isiah Thomas
Jun 2, 1989
v.
Detroit
L, 94-103 Chicago Stadium
Conference Finals
2-4 PTS: 32. M. Jordan
REB: 13. Horace Grant
AST: 13. M. Jordan
PTS: 33. Isiah Thomas
REB: 15. D. Rodman
AST: 9. Joe Dumars