1984–85 Chicago Bulls season
The 1984–85 Chicago Bulls season was the 19th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the summer of 1984, the team's fortunes changed when it received the third pick of the NBA draft, after Houston and Portland. The Rockets selected Hakeem Olajuwon, the Blazers selected Sam Bowie, and the Bulls picked shooting guard Michael Jordan out of the University of North Carolina. The team, with new management in owner Jerry Reinsdorf and Jerry Krause in the front office, decided to rebuild around Jordan. Jordan set franchise records during his rookie campaign for scoring (3rd in the league) and steals (4th in the league), and led the Bulls back to the playoffs, for which he was rewarded with a berth on the All-NBA second team and NBA Rookie of the Year Award.
1984–85 Chicago Bulls season | |
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Head coach | Kevin Loughery |
General manager |
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Owner(s) | Estate of Arthur Wirtz with other investors sold team to Jerry Reinsdorf |
Arena | Chicago Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 38–44 (.463) |
Place | Division: 3rd (Central) Conference: 7th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | First round (lost to Bucks 1–3) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WGN-TV (Milo Hamilton, Johnny “Red” Kerr) Sportsvision (Bill Hazen, John Mengelt) |
Radio | WIND (Jim Durham, Dave Baum) |
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 3 | Michael Jordan | SG/SF | United States | North Carolina |
2 | 37 | Ben Coleman | PF | United States | Maryland |
2 | 43 | Greg Wiltjer | C | Canada | |
3 | 49 | Tim Dillon | United States | Northern Illinois | |
4 | 72 | Melvin Johnson | United States | North Carolina-Charlotte | |
4 | 77 | Mark Halsel | United States | Northeastern | |
5 | 95 | Lamont Robinson | United States | Lamar | |
6 | 118 | Tim Tipton | United States | Morehead State | |
7 | 141 | Butch Hays | United States | California | |
8 | 164 | Brett Crawford | United States | Alliant International | |
9 | 186 | Calvin Pierce | United States | Oklahoma | |
10 | 208 | Carl Lewis | United States | Houston |
Roster
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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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Dave Corzine | 82 | 50 | 25.1 | .486 | .000 | .745 | 5.1 | 1.7 | .39 | .78 | 8.5 |
Quintin Dailey | 79 | 0 | 26.6 | .473 | .233 | .817 | 2.6 | 2.4 | .90 | .06 | 16.0 |
Chris Engler | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | .500 | .000 | .000 | .7 | .0 | .00 | .00 | .7 |
Sidney Green | 48 | 1 | 15.4 | .432 | .000 | .806 | 5.1 | .6 | .23 | .29 | 6.1 |
Dave Greenwood | 61 | 28 | 25.0 | .458 | .000 | .713 | 6.4 | 1.3 | .56 | .30 | 6.1 |
Rod Higgins | 68 | 5 | 13.9 | .441 | .270 | .667 | 2.2 | 1.1 | .31 | .19 | 4.5 |
Steve Johnson | 74 | 54 | 22.4 | .545 | .000 | .718 | 5.9 | .9 | .50 | .84 | 10.0 |
Caldwell Jones | 42 | 32 | 21.1 | .461 | .000 | .766 | 5.0 | .8 | .29 | .74 | 3.4 |
Charles Jones | 3 | 0 | 9.7 | .500 | .000 | .667 | 2.0 | .3 | .00 | 1.67 | 2.7 |
Michael Jordan | 82 | 82 | 38.3 | .515 | .173 | .845 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 2.39 | .84 | 28.2 |
Wes Matthews | 78 | 38 | 19.5 | .495 | .125 | .694 | .9 | 4.5 | .94 | .15 | 5.7 |
Jawann Oldham | 63 | 0 | 15.8 | .464 | .000 | .680 | 3.7 | .5 | .17 | 2.02 | 3.4 |
Ennis Whatley | 70 | 44 | 19.8 | .447 | .111 | .791 | 1.4 | 5.4 | .94 | .14 | 5.0 |
Orlando Woolridge | 77 | 76 | 36.6 | .554 | .000 | .785 | 5.6 | 1.8 | .75 | .49 | 22.9 |
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Dave Corzine | 4 | 19.2 | .667 | .000 | .833 | 5.5 | .8 | .50 | .25 | 8.2 | |
Quintin Dailey | 4 | 32.2 | .419 | .143 | .727 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.00 | .00 | 15.2 | |
Sidney Green | 3 | 18.0 | .500 | .000 | .636 | 5.0 | .7 | .00 | .33 | 10.3 | |
Dave Greenwood | 4 | 34.8 | .536 | .000 | .800 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 9.5 | |
Rod Higgins | 1 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .00 | .00 | .0 | |
Steve Johnson | 3 | 7.3 | .286 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.7 | .7 | .00 | .00 | 2.0 | |
Caldwell Jones | 2 | 9.0 | .833 | .000 | .000 | 2.5 | .0 | .00 | .50 | 5.0 | |
Michael Jordan | 4 | 42.8 | .436 | .125 | .828 | 5.8 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1.00 | 29.2 | |
Wes Matthews | 4 | 22.8 | .344 | .000 | .778 | 1.5 | 3.0 | .75 | .00 | 7.2 | |
Jawann Oldham | 4 | 22.8 | .467 | .000 | .000 | 5.5 | .8 | 1.50 | 1.75 | 3.5 | |
Orlando Woolridge | 4 | 41.8 | .500 | .000 | .778 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.50 | .25 | 20.5 |
Regular season
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Milwaukee Bucks | 59 | 23 | .720 | – | 36–5 | 23–18 | 20–10 |
x-Detroit Pistons | 46 | 36 | .561 | 13 | 26–15 | 20–21 | 21–8 |
x-Chicago Bulls | 38 | 44 | .463 | 21 | 26–15 | 12–29 | 13–17 |
x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 23 | 20–21 | 16–25 | 13–16 |
Atlanta Hawks | 34 | 48 | .415 | 25 | 19–22 | 15–26 | 15–15 |
Indiana Pacers | 22 | 60 | .268 | 37 | 16–25 | 6–35 | 7–23 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Boston Celtics | 63 | 19 | .768 | – |
2 | y-Milwaukee Bucks | 59 | 23 | .720 | 4 |
3 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 5 |
4 | x-Detroit Pistons | 46 | 36 | .561 | 17 |
5 | x-New Jersey Nets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 21 |
6 | x-Washington Bullets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 23 |
7 | x-Chicago Bulls | 38 | 44 | .463 | 25 |
8 | x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 27 |
9 | Atlanta Hawks | 34 | 48 | .415 | 29 |
10 | New York Knicks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 39 |
11 | Indiana Pacers | 22 | 60 | .268 | 41 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | KCK | LAC | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | — | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 |
Boston | 4–1 | — | 4–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
Chicago | 3–3 | 2–4 | — | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
Cleveland | 3–3 | 0–6 | 4–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
Dallas | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–4 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 |
Denver | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | — | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 |
Detroit | 5–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 |
Golden State | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 0–2 | — | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
Houston | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 |
Indiana | 0–6 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 |
Kansas City | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 |
L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | — | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
L.A. Lakers | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 6–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
Milwaukee | 4–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
New Jersey | 3–3 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | — | 6–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 |
New York | 3–3 | 0–6 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–6 | — | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–6 |
Philadelphia | 5–0 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
Phoenix | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 3–3 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
Portland | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | — | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
San Antonio | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | — | 4–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 |
Seattle | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–4 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 |
Utah | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 2–3 | — | 1–1 |
Washington | 3–3 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Game log
Regular season
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October: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
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November: 6–8 (home: 1–3; road: 5–5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December: 7–6 (home: 5–4; road: 2–2)
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January: 8–7 (home: 8–0; road: 0–7)
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February: 2–9 (home: 2–4; road: 0–5)
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March: 9–9 (home: 7–3; road: 2–6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April: 3–4 (home: 1–1; road: 2–3)
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Playoffs
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First Round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
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1985 schedule |