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1985–86 Chicago Bulls season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

(lost to Celtics 0–3) Sportsvision (Jim Durham, Johnny “Red” Kerr) (Jim Durham, Johnny “Red” Kerr)

The 1985–86 Chicago Bulls season was the 20th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During the offseason, they acquired forward Charles Oakley from the Cleveland Cavaliers, veteran guard George Gervin from the San Antonio Spurs and signed free agent guards Kyle Macy and 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.

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 intentionally lose games to receive the number one pick.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/Club team
111Keith LeeCenterMemphis State
228Ken JohnsonForwardMichigan State
234Aubrey SherrodGuardWichita State
246Adrian BranchForwardMaryland

Roster

  • Stan Albeck
  • Murray Arnold
  • Mike Thibault
  • Tex Winter

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, the Bulls made the playoffs.
  • C - Dave Corzine
  • PF - Charles Oakley
  • SF - Orlando Woolridge
  • SG - Michael Jordan
  • PG - Kyle Macy

Season standings

:z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Regular season

|- style="background:#cfc" | 1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2 |- style="background:#cfc" | 3 |- style="background:#fcc" | 4 |- style="background:#fcc" | 9 | | Milwaukee |- style="background:#fcc" | 10 | | @ Philadelphia |- style="background:#fcc" | 11 | | @ Milwaukee |- style="background:#fcc" | 14 | | @ Atlanta |- style="background:#cfc" | 17 | | @ Denver |- style="background:#fcc" | 20 | | @ L.A. Lakers |- style="background:#fcc" | 24 | | @ Houston |- style="background:#cfc" | 26 | | Philadelphia |- style="background:#fcc" | 28 | | @ Boston |- style="background:#cfc" | 29 | | Boston |- style="background:#fcc" | 36 | | Atlanta |- style="background:#fcc" | 41 | | Philadelphia |- style="background:#fcc" | 43 | | L.A. Lakers |- style="background:#fcc" | 45 | | @ Dallas |- style="background:#fcc" | 47 | | Boston |- style="background:#cfc" | 48 | | Houston |- style="background:#fcc" | 51 | | @ Milwaukee |- style="background:#fcc" | 52 | | @ Philadelphia |- style="background:#fcc" | 54 | | Dallas |- style="background:#fcc" | 60 | | Philadelphia |- style="background:#fcc" | 62 | | Boston |- style="background:#fcc" | 63 | | @ Boston |- style="background:#fcc" | 64 | | Atlanta |- style="background:#cfc" | 67 | | Denver |- style="background:#fcc" | 68 | | Milwaukee |- style="background:#fcc" | 69 | | @ Atlanta |- style="background:#fcc" | 70 | | @ Philadelphia |- style="background:#fcc" | 71 | | @ Boston |- style="background:#fcc" | 76 | | @ Milwaukee |- style="background:#cfc" | 78 | | Atlanta |- style="background:#cfc" | 79 | | Milwaukee |- style="background:#fcc" | 80 | | @ Atlanta

Playoffs

At the time, the Bulls had the fifth worst record of any team to qualify for the playoffs in NBA history. 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, Jordan set the still-unbroken record for points in a playoff game with 63 in game 2. The Celtics, however, managed to sweep the series. |- style="background:#fcc" | 1 | | @ Boston | L 104–123 | Michael Jordan (49) | Charles Oakley (10) | Macy, Paxson (4) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc" | 2 | | @ Boston | L 131–135 (2OT) | Michael Jordan (63) | Charles Oakley (14) | Michael Jordan (6) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 0–2 |- style="background:#fcc" | 3 | | Boston | L 104–122 | John Paxson (23) | Dave Corzine (15) | Michael Jordan (9) | Chicago Stadium 18,968

0–3

Player stats

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
823326.1.517.000.7184.43.1.99.1210.9
404.5.333.0001.000.0.0.00.001.8
10013.2.439.000.6921.61.4.50.104.5
67425.5.491.250.7436.52.2.42.799.6
35020.7.432.000.8231.91.9.63.1416.3
827525.2.472.211.8792.61.8.60.2816.2
806828.8.465.000.7828.21.7.88.4613.4
5016.2.391.000.8331.41.0.80.604.6
24018.6.471.100.6321.22.0.96.007.1
18725.1.457.167.8403.62.92.061.1722.7
827929.6.483.411.8112.25.4.99.138.6
909.2.435.0001.000.61.4.33.002.4
773023.0.519.000.6628.61.7.88.399.6
524724.5.517.000.5825.9.7.542.587.4
75320.9.466.300.8041.33.7.73.035.3
38510.7.377.000.5522.9.5.16.612.8
705932.1.495.174.7885.03.0.70.6720.7

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
323.0.556.000.5003.31.7.33.007.3
334.3.552.0001.0009.02.0.33.6712.0
25.5.000.000.000.5.5.00.00.0
317.7.300.000.5004.0.0.33.336.0
345.0.5051.000.8726.35.72.331.3343.7
329.0.357.2501.0001.33.3.67.004.0
329.3.524.000.61510.01.02.00.6710.0
14.0.000.000.0002.0.0.00.00.0
326.7.467.000.765.01.71.00.009.0
31.7.000.000.000.0.0.00.33.0
345.0.403.000.8674.71.31.00.3321.0

Awards and honors

  • Charles Oakley, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
  • Michael Jordan, NBA All-Star Game

References

References

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  2. (April 28, 1986). "Worst Records of Playoff Teams". [[The Sporting News]].
  3. [http://www.nba.com/history/toptenteams_index.html Top 10 Teams in NBA History] {{Webarchive. link. (2013-05-02 , nba.com/history, accessed January 16, 2007.)
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  5. [http://www.nba.com/bulls/history/Chicago_Bulls_History-24393-42.html?nav=ArticleList#9 BULLS: History of the Chicago Bulls]
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