1989–90 Chicago Bulls season

The 1989–90 NBA season was the Bulls' 24th season in the National Basketball Association.^[1] Despite their solid playoff run last year, the Bulls fired head coach Doug Collins and replaced him with assistant Phil Jackson,^[2][3][4][5] and received the sixth pick in the 1989 NBA draft, which they used to select Stacey King from the University of Oklahoma.^[6][7][8][9] Under Jackson, the Bulls held a 28–19 record at the All-Star break,^[10] finished the regular season second in the Central Division with a 55–27 record,^[11] averaging 109.5 points per game.

1989–90 Chicago Bulls season
Head coach	Phil Jackson
General manager	Jerry Krause
Owner(s)	Jerry Reinsdorf
Arena	Chicago Stadium
Results
Record	55–27 (.671)
Place	Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Eastern Conference finals (lost to Pistons 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WGN-TV SportsChannel Chicago (Jim Durham, Johnny “Red” Kerr)
Radio	WLUP (Jim Durham, Johnny “Red” Kerr)
< 1988–89 1990–91 >

Michael Jordan averaged 33.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.8 steals per game, was named to the All-NBA First Team, and NBA All-Defensive First Team, and finished in third place in Most Valuable Player voting,^{[12][13][14][15]} while Scottie Pippen continued to show improvement averaging 16.5 points, 6.7 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 2.6 steals per game. Jordan and Pippen were both selected for the 1990 NBA All-Star Game, which was Pippen's first ever All-Star appearance.^{[16][17][18][19]} 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, John Paxson contributed 10.0 points per game, and King was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.^[20]

In the playoffs, the Bulls defeated the Milwaukee Bucks three games to one in the Eastern Conference First Round,^{[21][22][23][24]} then defeated the Philadelphia 76ers four games to one in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals.^{[25][26][27][28]} They advanced to the Eastern Conference finals before losing a seven-game series to the eventual back-to-back champion Detroit Pistons, who they faced and lost against in last season's Eastern Conference finals.^{[29][30][31][32]} The Pistons would go on to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers in five games in the NBA Finals, winning their second consecutive championship.^{[33][34][35][36][37]}

On March 28, 1990, Jordan scored a career-high of 69 points in a 117–113 road win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in overtime,^{[38][39][40][41][42]} the highest scoring output by an NBA player since David Thompson's 73 points on April 9, 1978, against the Detroit Pistons. Jordan also finished third in MVP voting behind Charles Barkley and Magic Johnson.^[43][44] In the summer of 1997, Jordan admitted that he went off for 69 points after the Cavaliers' fans cheered when Jordan was fouled hard by Hot Rod Williams, with Jordan lying on the ground in pain. Jordan stated, "I think the game I had against Cleveland, when I had 69, that was strictly off of anger and disappointment. Earlier in the first quarter, when I think I got a hard foul from Hot Rod and I—you know, I fell the wrong way, and I was really in pain. And the whole crowd cheered! And that right there pissed me off, because they (were) more in tune to winning than someone’s health. And that kind of got me fired up. That’s when I went crazy."^[45]

On February 14, 1990, before a game against the expansion Orlando Magic, 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.^{[46][47][48][49]}

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. Name Height Weight DOB From G 10 Armstrong, BJ 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1967–09–09 Iowa C 24 Cartwright, Bill 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1957–07–30 San Francisco F 22 Davis, Charles 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1958–10–05 Vanderbilt F 54 Grant, Horace 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–07–04 Clemson G 14 Hodges, Craig 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1960–06–27 Long Beach State G 12, 23 Jordan, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1963–02–17 North Carolina F 34 King, Stacey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967–01–29 Oklahoma F 45 Nealy, Ed 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1960–02–19 Kansas State G 5 Paxson, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1960–09–29 Notre Dame C 32 Perdue, Will 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1965–08–29 Vanderbilt F 33 Pippen, Scottie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1965–09–25 Central Arkansas F 42 Sanders, Jeff 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966–01–14 Georgia Southern

Head coach Phil Jackson Assistant coach(es) Johnny Bach Jim Cleamons Tex Winter Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: March 25, 1990

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division v t e	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 v t e
	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

Record vs. opponents

1989–90 NBA records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	1–3	2–0	0–5	2–3	0–2	1–1	3–2	2–0	2–0	2–3	1–1	0–2	4–0	3–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	5–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2
Boston	3–1	—	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	5–0	2–2	1–1	5–1	4–1	4–0	3–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3
Charlotte	0–2	0–2	—	0–2	1–1	1–3	3–2	0–2	2–2	1–4	1–1	2–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–5	0–4	0–5	0–2
Chicago	5–0	2–2	2–0	—	5–0	2–0	1–1	1–4	2–0	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	3–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–1
Cleveland	3–2	1–3	1–1	0–5	—	0–2	0–2	1–4	1–1	0–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	3–2	1–1	4–0	2–2	4–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Dallas	2–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	—	2–3	1–1	3–1	4–1	2–0	3–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	3–2	2–2	1–3	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–1	2–0	3–2	—	0–2	2–2	4–1	0–2	2–2	0–4	2–0	1–1	5–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	4–0	1–3	2–2	0–4	1–1
Detroit	2–3	2–2	2–0	4–1	4–1	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	4–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–2	2–0	4–0	4–0	5–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0
Golden State	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	—	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–4	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–5	2–2	3–2	1–3	2–3	2–2	1–1
Houston	0–2	0–2	4–1	1–1	2–0	1–4	1–4	1–1	2–2	—	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–3	4–0	2–2	2–2	3–2	1–1
Indiana	3–2	3–1	1–1	3–2	2–3	0–2	2–0	1–4	1–1	1–1	—	0–2	0–2	3–1	3–2	1–1	4–0	1–3	4–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
L.A. Clippers	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	—	1–4	0–2	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–4	0–5	2–3	0–4	3–2	0–4	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	4–1	2–2	2–0	4–1	—	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–3	5–0	2–2	4–0	2–2	1–1
Miami	0–4	0–5	1–1	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	—	2–2	1–1	1–4	1–5	3–1	0–5	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–3
Milwaukee	2–3	2–2	2–0	1–4	2–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	—	2–0	4–0	2–2	5–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–1
Minnesota	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–5	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	0–2	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–3	2–2	1–4	1–3	0–5	1–1
New Jersey	2–2	1–5	1–1	1–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	4–1	0–4	1–1	—	1–4	1–3	1–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–3
New York	3–1	1–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	5–1	2–2	1–1	4–1	—	2–2	2–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–0
Orlando	0–5	0–4	1–1	2–3	1–4	0–2	0–2	0–5	0–2	0–2	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–5	1–1	3–1	2–2	—	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4
Philadelphia	2–2	2–3	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	5–0	3–1	1–1	4–1	3–2	2–2	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–1
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	0–2	5–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	—	2–3	5–0	0–4	3–2	3–1	2–0
Portland	1–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	5–0	3–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–2	—	4–0	3–1	3–2	2–2	1–1
Sacramento	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	2–3	0–4	1–1	3–2	0–5	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–5	0–4	—	0–4	2–2	1–3	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	1–1	5–0	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–3	4–0	—	3–1	3–2	2–0
Seattle	1–1	0–2	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–2	2–2	1–1	2–3	0–4	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	2–3	2–2	1–3	—	1–3	2–0
Utah	1–1	1–1	5–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–2	2–3	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–3	3–1	—	2–0
Washington	2–2	3–2	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–3	1–1	3–2	0–5	4–0	1–5	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	—

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.

Awards and records

• Craig Hodges, NBA All-Star Weekend Three-Point Shootout Winner
• Michael Jordan, All-NBA First Team
• Michael Jordan, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Stacey King, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team
• Michael Jordan, NBA All-Star Game
• Scottie Pippen, NBA All-Star Game

Transactions

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