1988-89 Chicago Bulls Schedule and Results

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Record: 47-35, Finished 5th in NBA Central Division

Coach: Doug Collins (47-35)

Executive: Jerry Krause

PTS/G: 106.4 (17th of 25) Opp PTS/G: 105.0 (5th of 25)

SRS: 2.13 (10th of 25) Pace: 97.0 (23rd of 25)

Off Rtg: 109.1 (12th of 25) Def Rtg: 107.7 (11th of 25) Net Rtg: +1.5 (12th of 25)

Expected W-L: 45-37 (11th of 25)

Preseason Odds: Championship +2000

Arena: Chicago Stadium Attendance: 736,962 (4th of 25)

NBA 1989 Playoffs:
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-2) versus Cleveland Cavaliers (Series Stats)
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-2) versus New York Knicks (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Finals (2-4) versus Detroit Pistons (Series Stats)

Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Fri, Nov 4, 1988	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		94	107	0	1	L 1
2	Sat, Nov 5, 1988	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		111	98	1	1	W 1
3	Tue, Nov 8, 1988	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		117	126	1	2	L 1
4	Wed, Nov 9, 1988	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		110	104	2	2	W 1
5	Fri, Nov 11, 1988	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		97	85	3	2	W 2
6	Sat, Nov 12, 1988	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		91	97	3	3	L 1
7	Tue, Nov 15, 1988	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		120	107	4	3	W 1
8	Wed, Nov 16, 1988	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		110	123	4	4	L 1
9	Fri, Nov 18, 1988	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W	OT	115	112	5	4	W 1
10	Tue, Nov 22, 1988	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		114	98	6	4	W 2
11	Wed, Nov 23, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		97	105	6	5	L 1
12	Sat, Nov 26, 1988	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		123	128	6	6	L 2
13	Tue, Nov 29, 1988	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		99	109	6	7	L 3
14	Wed, Nov 30, 1988	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		93	107	6	8	L 4
15	Sat, Dec 3, 1988	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		113	100	7	8	W 1
16	Tue, Dec 6, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		105	100	8	8	W 2
17	Wed, Dec 7, 1988	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		89	102	8	9	L 1
18	Fri, Dec 9, 1988	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		118	100	9	9	W 1
19	Sat, Dec 10, 1988	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		111	88	10	9	W 2
20	Tue, Dec 13, 1988	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		88	106	10	10	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
21	Fri, Dec 16, 1988	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		100	93	11	10	W 1
22	Sat, Dec 17, 1988	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		112	93	12	10	W 2
23	Tue, Dec 20, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		116	103	13	10	W 3
24	Fri, Dec 23, 1988	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		101	103	13	11	L 1
25	Tue, Dec 27, 1988	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		96	107	13	12	L 2
26	Thu, Dec 29, 1988	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		108	106	14	12	W 1
27	Fri, Dec 30, 1988	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		101	85	15	12	W 2
28	Tue, Jan 3, 1989	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W	OT	126	121	16	12	W 3
29	Thu, Jan 5, 1989	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		98	103	16	13	L 1
30	Fri, Jan 6, 1989	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		92	106	16	14	L 2
31	Tue, Jan 10, 1989	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		104	101	17	14	W 1
32	Wed, Jan 11, 1989	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	W		106	101	18	14	W 2
33	Fri, Jan 13, 1989	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		104	99	19	14	W 3
34	Sun, Jan 15, 1989	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		110	104	20	14	W 4
35	Tue, Jan 17, 1989	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		103	96	21	14	W 5
36	Thu, Jan 19, 1989	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W		112	108	22	14	W 6
37	Sat, Jan 21, 1989	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		107	116	22	15	L 1
38	Tue, Jan 24, 1989	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		109	91	23	15	W 1
39	Wed, Jan 25, 1989	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		108	120	23	16	L 1
40	Fri, Jan 27, 1989	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		117	106	24	16	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
41	Tue, Jan 31, 1989	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L	OT	98	104	24	17	L 1
42	Thu, Feb 2, 1989	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		109	98	25	17	W 1
43	Fri, Feb 3, 1989	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		98	105	25	18	L 1
44	Sun, Feb 5, 1989	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		102	113	25	19	L 2
45	Tue, Feb 7, 1989	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W		118	93	26	19	W 1
46	Thu, Feb 9, 1989	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		108	103	27	19	W 2
47	Tue, Feb 14, 1989	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		98	106	27	20	L 1
48	Thu, Feb 16, 1989	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		117	116	28	20	W 1
49	Sun, Feb 19, 1989	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		108	106	29	20	W 2
50	Mon, Feb 20, 1989	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		102	98	30	20	W 3
51	Wed, Feb 22, 1989	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	W		130	102	31	20	W 4
52	Fri, Feb 24, 1989	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		106	97	32	20	W 5
53	Sat, Feb 25, 1989	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		95	125	32	21	L 1
54	Tue, Feb 28, 1989	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		121	102	33	21	W 1
55	Fri, Mar 3, 1989	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		102	96	34	21	W 2
56	Sat, Mar 4, 1989	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		104	122	34	22	L 1
57	Tue, Mar 7, 1989	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		88	90	34	23	L 2
58	Wed, Mar 8, 1989	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		95	104	34	24	L 3
59	Sat, Mar 11, 1989	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		105	88	35	24	W 1
60	Mon, Mar 13, 1989	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		122	90	36	24	W 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
61	Wed, Mar 15, 1989	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		91	115	36	25	L 1
62	Fri, Mar 17, 1989	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		129	124	37	25	W 1
63	Sat, Mar 18, 1989	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		103	114	37	26	L 1
64	Tue, Mar 21, 1989	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		104	103	38	26	W 1
65	Wed, Mar 22, 1989	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		112	111	39	26	W 2
66	Fri, Mar 24, 1989	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		128	113	40	26	W 3
67	Sat, Mar 25, 1989	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		111	110	41	26	W 4
68	Tue, Mar 28, 1989	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		115	106	42	26	W 5
69	Wed, Mar 29, 1989	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		106	102	43	26	W 6
70	Fri, Mar 31, 1989	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		100	109	43	27	L 1
71	Sun, Apr 2, 1989	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		106	95	44	27	W 1
72	Tue, Apr 4, 1989	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W		121	101	45	27	W 2
73	Thu, Apr 6, 1989	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		108	115	45	28	L 1
74	Fri, Apr 7, 1989	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L	OT	112	114	45	29	L 2
75	Sun, Apr 9, 1989	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		100	108	45	30	L 3
76	Thu, Apr 13, 1989	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		105	109	45	31	L 4
77	Fri, Apr 14, 1989	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		111	123	45	32	L 5
78	Sun, Apr 16, 1989	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		92	111	45	33	L 6
79	Mon, Apr 17, 1989	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		104	100	46	33	W 1
80	Thu, Apr 20, 1989	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		98	100	46	34	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 21, 1989	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		115	113	47	34	W 1
82	Sun, Apr 23, 1989	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		84	90	47	35	L 1

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Fri, Apr 28, 1989	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		95	88	1	0	W 1
2	Sun, Apr 30, 1989	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		88	96	1	1	L 1
3	Wed, May 3, 1989	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		101	94	2	1	W 1
4	Fri, May 5, 1989	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L	OT	105	108	2	2	L 1
5	Sun, May 7, 1989	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		101	100	3	2	W 1	The Shot
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
6	Tue, May 9, 1989	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W	OT	120	109	4	2	W 2
7	Thu, May 11, 1989	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		97	114	4	3	L 1
8	Sat, May 13, 1989	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		111	88	5	3	W 1
9	Sun, May 14, 1989	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		106	93	6	3	W 2
10	Tue, May 16, 1989	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		114	121	6	4	L 1
11	Fri, May 19, 1989	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		113	111	7	4	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
12	Sun, May 21, 1989	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		94	88	8	4	W 2
13	Tue, May 23, 1989	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		91	100	8	5	L 1
14	Sat, May 27, 1989	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		99	97	9	5	W 1
15	Mon, May 29, 1989	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		80	86	9	6	L 1
16	Wed, May 31, 1989	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		85	94	9	7	L 2
17	Fri, Jun 2, 1989	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		94	103	9	8	L 3

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