# 1989–90 Chicago Bulls season

The 1989–90 NBA season was the Bulls' 24th season in the National Basketball Association. Despite their solid playoff run last year, the Bulls fired head coach Doug Collins and replaced him with assistant Phil Jackson, and received the sixth pick in the 1989 NBA draft, which they used to select Stacey King from the University of Oklahoma. Under Jackson, the Bulls held a 28–19 record at the All-Star break, finished the regular season second in the Central Division with a 55–27 record, averaging 109.5 points per game.
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, 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. 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.
In the playoffs, the Bulls defeated the Milwaukee Bucks three games to one in the Eastern Conference First Round, then defeated the Philadelphia 76ers four games to one in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals. 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. The Pistons would go on to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers in five games in the NBA Finals, winning their second consecutive championship.
On March 28, 1990, Jordan scored a career-high of 69 points in a 117–113 road win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in overtime, 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. 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."
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.

## Draft picks

| 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 |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Central Divisionvte | 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 Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte |
| # | 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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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
### 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