1985–86 Chicago Bulls season
The 1985–86 NBA season was the 20th season for the Chicago Bulls. During the offseason, they signed free agent John Paxson. The season was a near disaster as Michael Jordan was lost for much of the regular season due to a broken foot. Despite the injury to Jordan, the team managed to qualify for the NBA Playoffs.
1985–86 Chicago Bulls season | |
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Head coach | Stan Albeck |
Owners | Jerry Reinsdorf |
Arena | Chicago Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 30–52 (.366) |
Place | Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 8th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | First Round (Lost to Celtics 0–3) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WFLD Sportsvision (Jim Durham, Johnny “Red” Kerr) |
Radio | WMAQ (Jim Durham, Johnny “Red” Kerr) |
Offseason
NBA Draft
The 1985 NBA Draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA Draft of the "Lottery" era. The lottery was put into place so teams did not have to intentionally lose games to receive the number one pick.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 11 | Keith Lee | Center | ![]() |
Memphis State |
2 | 28 | Ken Johnson | Forward | ![]() |
Michigan State |
2 | 34 | Aubrey Sherrod | Guard | ![]() |
Wichita State |
2 | 46 | Adrian Branch | Forward | ![]() |
Maryland |
Roster
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Regular season
- Michael Jordan's second season was cut short by a broken foot which caused him to miss 64 games. Despite Jordan's injury and a 30–52 record,[1] the Bulls made the playoffs.
- C - Dave Corzine
- PF - Charles Oakley
- SF - Orlando Woolridge
- SG - Michael Jordan
- PG - Kyle Macy
Season standings
Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Milwaukee Bucks | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 33–8 | 24–17 | 21–9 |
x-Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 | 34–7 | 16–25 | 21–9 |
x-Detroit Pistons | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11 | 31–10 | 15–26 | 18–12 |
x-Chicago Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 27 | 22–19 | 8–33 | 10–20 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 28 | 16–25 | 13–28 | 10–19 |
Indiana Pacers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 31 | 19–22 | 7–34 | 9–20 |
# | Eastern Conference | ||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Boston Celtics | 67 | 15 | .817 | – |
2 | y-Milwaukee Bucks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 10 |
3 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 13 |
4 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 17 |
5 | x-Detroit Pistons | 46 | 36 | .561 | 21 |
6 | x-Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28 |
7 | x-New Jersey Nets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28 |
8 | x-Chicago Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 37 |
9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 38 |
10 | Indiana Pacers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 41 |
11 | New York Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 44 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | — | 0–6 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
Boston | 6–0 | — | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
Chicago | 1–5 | 1–5 | — | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 |
Cleveland | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 |
Dallas | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 |
Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
Detroit | 2–4 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
Golden State | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | 0–5 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
Houston | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
Indiana | 1–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 |
L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 0–2 | — | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 |
Milwaukee | 3–3 | 0–5 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 4–2 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
New Jersey | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | — | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 |
New York | 1–5 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 1–5 | — | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 |
Philadelphia | 1–4 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 6–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
Phoenix | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–4 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
Portland | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | — | 3–2 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 |
Sacramento | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | — | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 |
San Antonio | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–5 | — | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 |
Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 3–2 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 |
Utah | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 |
Washington | 4–1 | 1–5 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |
Player stats
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 |
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Gene Banks | 82 | 33 | 26.1 | .517 | .000 | .718 | 4.4 | 3.1 | .99 | .12 | 10.9 |
Ron Brewer | 4 | 0 | 4.5 | .333 | .000 | 1.000 | .0 | .0 | .00 | .00 | 1.8 |
Tony Brown | 10 | 0 | 13.2 | .439 | .000 | .692 | 1.6 | 1.4 | .50 | .10 | 4.5 |
Dave Corzine | 67 | 4 | 25.5 | .491 | .250 | .743 | 6.5 | 2.2 | .42 | .79 | 9.6 |
Quintin Dailey | 35 | 0 | 20.7 | .432 | .000 | .823 | 1.9 | 1.9 | .63 | .14 | 16.3 |
George Gervin | 82 | 75 | 25.2 | .472 | .211 | .879 | 2.6 | 1.8 | .60 | .28 | 16.2 |
Sidney Green | 80 | 68 | 28.8 | .465 | .000 | .782 | 8.2 | 1.7 | .88 | .46 | 13.4 |
Rod Higgins | 5 | 0 | 16.2 | .391 | .000 | .833 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .80 | .60 | 4.6 |
Mike Holton | 24 | 0 | 18.6 | .471 | .100 | .632 | 1.2 | 2.0 | .96 | .00 | 7.1 |
Michael Jordan | 18 | 7 | 25.1 | .457 | .167 | .840 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.06 | 1.17 | 22.7 |
Kyle Macy | 82 | 79 | 29.6 | .483 | .411 | .811 | 2.2 | 5.4 | .99 | .13 | 8.6 |
Billy McKinney | 9 | 0 | 9.2 | .435 | .000 | 1.000 | .6 | 1.4 | .33 | .00 | 2.4 |
Charles Oakley | 77 | 30 | 23.0 | .519 | .000 | .662 | 8.6 | 1.7 | .88 | .39 | 9.6 |
Jawann Oldham | 52 | 47 | 24.5 | .517 | .000 | .582 | 5.9 | .7 | .54 | 2.58 | 7.4 |
John Paxson | 75 | 3 | 20.9 | .466 | .300 | .804 | 1.3 | 3.7 | .73 | .03 | 5.3 |
Mike Smrek | 38 | 5 | 10.7 | .377 | .000 | .552 | 2.9 | .5 | .16 | .61 | 2.8 |
Orlando Woolridge | 70 | 59 | 32.1 | .495 | .174 | .788 | 5.0 | 3.0 | .70 | .67 | 20.7 |
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Gene Banks | 3 | 23.0 | .556 | .000 | .500 | 3.3 | 1.7 | .33 | .00 | 7.3 | |
Dave Corzine | 3 | 34.3 | .552 | .000 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 2.0 | .33 | .67 | 12.0 | |
George Gervin | 2 | 5.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .5 | .5 | .00 | .00 | .0 | |
Sidney Green | 3 | 17.7 | .300 | .000 | .500 | 4.0 | .0 | .33 | .33 | 6.0 | |
Michael Jordan | 3 | 45.0 | .505 | 1.000 | .872 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 2.33 | 1.33 | 43.7 | |
Kyle Macy | 3 | 29.0 | .357 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.3 | 3.3 | .67 | .00 | 4.0 | |
Charles Oakley | 3 | 29.3 | .524 | .000 | .615 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 2.00 | .67 | 10.0 | |
Jawann Oldham | 1 | 4.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 2.0 | .0 | .00 | .00 | .0 | |
John Paxson | 3 | 26.7 | .467 | .000 | .765 | .0 | 1.7 | 1.00 | .00 | 9.0 | |
Mike Smrek | 3 | 1.7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .00 | .33 | .0 | |
Orlando Woolridge | 3 | 45.0 | .403 | .000 | .867 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 1.00 | .33 | 21.0 |
Playoffs
At the time, the Bulls had the fifth worst record of any team to qualify for the playoffs in NBA history.[2] Michael Jordan recovered in time to participate in the playoffs and performed well upon his return. Against a Boston Celtics team that is often considered one of the greatest in NBA history,[3] Jordan set the still-unbroken record for points in a playoff game with 63 in game 2.[4] The Celtics, however, managed to sweep the series.[5]
East First Round
(1) Boston Celtics vs. (8) Chicago Bulls: Celtics win series 3–0
- Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 17): Boston 123, Chicago 104
- Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 20): Boston 135, Chicago 131 (2OT)
- Game 3 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (April 22): Boston 122, Chicago 104
Last Playoff Meeting: 1981 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Boston won 4–0)
Awards and honors
References
- Chicago Bulls Archived 2007-10-14 at the Wayback Machine, databasebasketball.com, accessed January 16, 2007.
- "Worst Records of Playoff Teams". The Sporting News. April 28, 1986. p. 46.
- Top 10 Teams in NBA History Archived 2013-01-29 at WebCite, nba.com/history, accessed January 16, 2007.
- God Disguised as Michael Jordan Archived 2013-01-29 at WebCite, nba.com/history, accessed January 17, 2007.
- BULLS: History of the Chicago Bulls