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The 1989-90 Chicago Bulls finished the regular season with a 55-27 record, averaging 109.5 points per game and being led by Michael Jordan's league-leading 33.6. Clinching second place in the Central Division and a third seed in the playoffs, the Bulls advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals before losing a seven game series to the eventual champion Detroit Pistons.
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[edit] Schedule
| # |
Date |
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 |