1984–85 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachKevin Loughery
General manager
Owner(s)Estate of Arthur Wirtz with other investors sold team to Jerry Reinsdorf
ArenaChicago Stadium
Results
Record38–44 (.463)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Bucks 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWGN-TV
(Milo Hamilton, Johnny “Red” Kerr)
Sportsvision
(Bill Hazen, John Mengelt)
RadioWIND
(Jim Durham, Dave Baum)

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.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
13Michael JordanSG/SF United StatesNorth Carolina
237Ben ColemanPF United StatesMaryland
243Greg WiltjerC Canada
349Tim Dillon United StatesNorthern Illinois
472Melvin Johnson United StatesNorth Carolina-Charlotte
477Mark Halsel United StatesNortheastern
595Lamont Robinson United StatesLamar
6118Tim Tipton United StatesMorehead State
7141Butch Hays United StatesCalifornia
8164Brett Crawford United StatesAlliant International
9186Calvin Pierce United StatesOklahoma
10208Carl Lewis United StatesHouston

Roster

1984–85 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 40 Corzine, Dave 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1956-04-25 DePaul
G 44 Dailey, Quintin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1961-01-22 San Francisco
F 21 Green, Sidney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961-01-04 UNLV
F 10 Greenwood, Dave 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1957-05-27 UCLA
F 22 Higgins, Rod 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1960-01-31 Fresno State
C 32 Johnson, Steve 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1957-11-03 Oregon State
C 27 Jones, Caldwell 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1950-08-04 Albany State
F 13 Jones, Charles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1957-04-03 Albany State
G 23 Jordan, Michael 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1963-02-17 North Carolina
G 1 Matthews, Wes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1959-08-24 Wisconsin
C 33 Oldham, Jawann 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1957-07-04 Seattle
G 3 Whatley, Ennis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1962-08-11 Alabama
F 0 Woolridge, Orlando 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1959-12-16 Notre Dame
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 14, 1985

Player stats

Legend
  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
Dave Corzine 825025.1.486.000.7455.11.7.39.788.5
Quintin Dailey 79026.6.473.233.8172.62.4.90.0616.0
Chris Engler 301.0.500.000.000.7.0.00.00.7
Sidney Green 48115.4.432.000.8065.1.6.23.296.1
Dave Greenwood 612825.0.458.000.7136.41.3.56.306.1
Rod Higgins 68513.9.441.270.6672.21.1.31.194.5
Steve Johnson 745422.4.545.000.7185.9.9.50.8410.0
Caldwell Jones 423221.1.461.000.7665.0.8.29.743.4
Charles Jones 309.7.500.000.6672.0.3.001.672.7
Michael Jordan 828238.3.515.173.8456.55.92.39.8428.2
Wes Matthews 783819.5.495.125.694.94.5.94.155.7
Jawann Oldham 63015.8.464.000.6803.7.5.172.023.4
Ennis Whatley 704419.8.447.111.7911.45.4.94.145.0
Orlando Woolridge 777636.6.554.000.7855.61.8.75.4922.9

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dave Corzine 419.2.667.000.8335.5.8.50.258.2
Quintin Dailey 432.2.419.143.7273.22.81.00.0015.2
Sidney Green 318.0.500.000.6365.0.7.00.3310.3
Dave Greenwood 434.8.536.000.8007.81.21.501.009.5
Rod Higgins 11.0.000.000.000.0.0.00.00.0
Steve Johnson 37.3.286.0001.0001.7.7.00.002.0
Caldwell Jones 29.0.833.000.0002.5.0.00.505.0
Michael Jordan 442.8.436.125.8285.88.52.751.0029.2
Wes Matthews 422.8.344.000.7781.53.0.75.007.2
Jawann Oldham 422.8.467.000.0005.5.81.501.753.5
Orlando Woolridge 441.8.500.000.7783.22.01.50.2520.5

Regular season

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 5923.720–36–523–1820–10
x-Detroit Pistons 4636.5611326–1520–2121–8
x-Chicago Bulls 3844.4632126–1512–2913–17
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 3646.4392320–2116–2513–16
Atlanta Hawks 3448.4152519–2215–2615–15
Indiana Pacers 2260.2683716–256–357–23
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6319.768–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks5923.7204
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers5824.7075
4 x-Detroit Pistons4636.56117
5 x-New Jersey Nets4240.51221
6 x-Washington Bullets4042.48823
7 x-Chicago Bulls3844.46325
8 x-Cleveland Cavaliers3646.43927
9 Atlanta Hawks3448.41529
10 New York Knicks2458.29339
11 Indiana Pacers2260.26841

Record vs. opponents

1984-85 NBA Records
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 —1–43–33–30–20–21–52–00–26–00–22–00–22–43–33–30–52–00–20–21–12–03–3
Boston 4–1—4–26–02–01–14–22–02–05–12–02–01–11–45–16–03–32–01–12–01–12–05–1
Chicago 3–32–4—2–42–01–13–31–10–22–42–02–01–13–32–44–20–51–11–11–12–00–23–2
Cleveland 3–30–64–2—1–10–21–41–10–24–22–02–00–21–52–33–34–21–11–11–11–11–13–3
Dallas 2–00–20–21–1—2–40–24–12–42–05–13–21–41–11–12–01–12–34–14–25–01–51–1
Denver 2–01–11–12–04–2—0–25–02–42–04–22–32–31–12–01–11–14–14–13–33–24–22–0
Detroit 5–12–43–34–12–02–0—2–01–16–01–11–11–13–31–53–21–52–01–11–11–10–23–3
Golden State 0–20–21–11–11–40–50–2—2–30–22–32–41–50–21–11–10–22–42–41–43–31–41–1
Houston 2–00–22–02–04–24–21–13–2—1–15–12–31–40–21–12–01–14–13–24–23–23–30–2
Indiana 0–61–54–22–40–20–20–62–01–1—1–10–21–11–52–32–41–50–20–21–10–22–01–4
Kansas City 2–00–20–20–21–52–41–13–21–51–1—3–20–50–22–01–11–12–33–22–43–22–41–1
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–20–22–33–21–14–23–22–02–3—0–60–20–21–10–24–21–52–32–43–21–1
L.A. Lakers 2–01–11–12–04–13–21–15–14–11–15–06–0—1–12–02–01–15–15–13–23–34–11–1
Milwaukee 4–24–13–35–11–11–13–32–02–05–12–02–01–1—3–35–03–31–12–02–02–02–04–2
New Jersey 3–31–54–23–21–10–25–11–11–13–20–22–00–23–3—6–02–41–10–20–22–00–24–2
New York 3–30–62–43–30–21–12–31–10–24–21–11–10–20–50–6—2–40–20–21–12–01–10–6
Philadelphia 5–03–35–02–41–11–15–12–01–15–11–12–01–13–34–24–2—2–02–01–12–02–04–2
Phoenix 0–20–21–11–13–21–40–24–21–42–03–22–41–51–11–12–00–2—3–31–45–13–21–1
Portland 2–01–11–11–11–41–41–14–22–32–02–35–11–50–22–02–00–23–3—3–24–23–21–1
San Antonio 2–00–21–11–12–43–31–14–12–41–14–23–22–30–22–01–11–14–12–3—4–11–50–2
Seattle 1–11–10–21–10–52–31–13–32–32–02–34–23–30–20–20–20–21–52–41–4—3–22–0
Utah 0–20–22–01–15–12–42–04–13–30–24–22–31–40–22–01–10–22–32–35–12–3—1–1
Washington 3–31–52–33–31–10–23–31–12–04–11–11–11–12–42–46–02–41–11–12–00–21–1—

Game log

Regular season

1984–85 game log
Total: 38–44 (home: 26–15; road: 12–29)
October: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 26, 1984 Washington W 109–93 Woolridge (28) Chicago Stadium 1–0
2 October 27, 1984 @ Milwaukee L 106–108 MECCA Arena 1–1
3 October 29, 1984 Milwaukee W 116–110 Jordan (37) Woolridge (12) Jordan (5) Chicago Stadium 2–1
4 October 30, 1984 @ Kansas City W 109–104 Kemper Arena 3–1
November: 6–8 (home: 1–3; road: 5–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5 November 1, 1984 @ Denver L 113–129 McNichols Sports Arena 3–2
6 November 7, 1984 @ Detroit W 122–118 Pontiac Silverdome 4–2
7 November 8, 1984 @ New York W 121–106 Madison Square Garden 5–2
8 November 10, 1984 @ Indiana W 118–116 Market Square Arena 6–2
9 November 13, 1984 San Antonio W 120–117 Chicago Stadium 7–2
10 November 15, 1984 Boston L 105–125 Chicago Stadium 7–3
11 November 17, 1984 Philadelphia L 100–109 Chicago Stadium 7–4
12 November 19, 1984 Indiana L 120–137 Chicago Stadium 7–5
13 November 21, 1984 @ Milwaukee L 98–108 MECCA Arena 7–6
14 November 23, 1984 @ Seattle W 113–94 Kingdome 8–6
15 November 24, 1984 @ Portland L 131–141 Memorial Coliseum 8–7
16 November 27, 1984 @ Golden State L 103–109 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 8–8
17 November 29, 1984 @ Phoenix L 95–100 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8–9
18 November 30, 1984 @ L.A. Clippers W 104–100 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 9–9
December: 7–6 (home: 5–4; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
19 December 2, 1984 @ L.A. Lakers W 113–112 Dailey (28) Greenwood (13) Corzine (7) The Forum
15,505		 10–9
20 December 4, 1984 New Jersey W 112–97 Chicago Stadium 11–9
21 December 7, 1984 New York W 95–93 Chicago Stadium 12–9
22 December 8, 1984 Dallas W 99–97 Chicago Stadium 13–9
23 December 11, 1984 Detroit L 101–108 Chicago Stadium 13–10
24 December 12, 1984 @ Detroit L 95–102 Pontiac Silverdome 13–11
25 December 14, 1984 @ New Jersey L 109–111 Brendan Byrne Arena 13–12
26 December 15, 1984 Philadelphia L 102–114 Chicago Stadium 13–13
27 December 18, 1984 Houston L 96–104 Chicago Stadium 13–14
28 December 20, 1984 @ Atlanta
(at New Orleans, LA)		 W 132–129 (2OT) The Omni 14–14
29 December 22, 1984 Boston W 110–85 Chicago Stadium 15–14
30 December 27, 1984 Cleveland W 112–108 Chicago Stadium 16–14
31 December 29, 1984 Atlanta L 101–104 Chicago Stadium 16–15
January: 8–7 (home: 8–0; road: 0–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
32 January 2, 1985 @ Atlanta L 107–121 The Omni 17–15
33 January 4, 1985 Milwaukee W 106–101 Chicago Stadium 17–16
34 January 5, 1985 @ New York L 113–119 Madison Square Garden 17–17
35 January 9, 1985 @ Boston L 108–111 Boston Garden 17–18
36 January 11, 1985 New York W 113–97 Chicago Stadium 18–18
37 January 12, 1985 @ Cleveland L 98–101 Richfield Coliseum 18–19
38 January 14, 1985 Denver W 122–113 Chicago Stadium 19–19
39 January 16, 1985 @ New Jersey L 94–100 Brendan Byrne Arena 19–20
40 January 17, 1985 Cleveland W 98–93 Chicago Stadium 20–20
41 January 19, 1985 @ Indiana L 107–110 Market Square Arena 20–21
42 January 22, 1985 Portland W 123–115 Chicago Stadium 21–21
43 January 25, 1985 Seattle W 93–76 Chicago Stadium 22–21
44 January 26, 1985 Atlanta W 117–104 Chicago Stadium 23–21
45 January 29, 1985 Kansas City W 103–97 Chicago Stadium 24–21
46 January 30, 1985 @ Washington L 95–106 Capital Centre 24–22
February: 2–9 (home: 2–4; road: 0–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
47 February 1, 1985 @ Philadelphia L 110–121 The Spectrum 24–23
48 February 5, 1985 Boston L 106–110 Chicago Stadium 24–24
49 February 7, 1985 @ Cleveland L 99–108 Richfield Coliseum 24–25
All-Star Break
50 February 12, 1985 Detroit W 139–126 (OT) Chicago Stadium 25–25
51 February 15, 1985 Indiana L 96–114 Chicago Stadium 25–26
52 February 17, 1985 @ Milwaukee L 105–125 MECCA Arena 25–27
53 February 19, 1985 L.A. Lakers L 117–127 Woolridge (30) Woolridge (6) Jordan, Matthews (8) Chicago Stadium
19,052		 25–28
54 February 22, 1985 @ Boston
(at Hartford, CT)		 L 105–115 Hartford Civic Center 25–29
55 February 23, 1985 Golden State W 140–125 Chicago Stadium 26–29
56 February 26, 1985 Cleveland L 118–123 (OT) Chicago Stadium 26–30
57 February 27, 1985 @ Detroit L 99–108 Pontiac Silverdome 26–31
March: 9–9 (home: 7–3; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
58 March 1, 1985 New York W 109–104 Chicago Stadium 27–31
59 March 3, 1985 New Jersey L 113–117 Chicago Stadium 27–32
60 March 5, 1985 Washington W 104–99 Chicago Stadium 28–32
61 March 6, 1985 @ Boston W 107–104 Boston Garden 29–32
62 March 8, 1985 L.A. Clippers W 117–101 Chicago Stadium 30–32
63 March 9, 1985 Utah L 105–111 Chicago Stadium 30–33
64 March 11, 1985 @ Washington L 112–119 Capital Centre 30–34
65 March 12, 1985 Detroit W 111–110 Chicago Stadium 31–34
66 March 14, 1985 @ New York L 97–106 Madison Square Garden 31–35
67 March 15, 1985 Phoenix W 103–97 Chicago Stadium 32–35
68 March 17, 1985 Milwaukee W 119–117 (OT) Chicago Stadium 33–35
69 March 19, 1985 @ Houston L 100–106 The Summit 33–36
70 March 20, 1985 @ San Antonio L 98–106 HemisFair Arena 33–37
71 March 23, 1985 @ Dallas W 107–97 Reunion Arena 34–37
72 March 24, 1985 @ Utah L 92–110 Salt Palace Acord Arena 34–38
73 March 26, 1985 Indiana W 120–119 Chicago Stadium 35–38
74 March 28, 1985 @ Cleveland L 114–122 Richfield Coliseum 35–39
75 March 30, 1985 Philadelphia L 117–122 Chicago Stadium 35–40
April: 3–4 (home: 1–1; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
76 April 2, 1985 New Jersey W 108–94 Chicago Stadium 36–40
77 April 3, 1985 @ Washington W 100–91 Capital Centre 37–40
78 April 5, 1985 @ Philadelphia L 113–116 The Spectrum 37–41
79 April 6, 1985 @ Atlanta W 117–114 The Omni 38–41
80 April 8, 1985 @ Indiana L 103–107 Market Square Arena 38–42
81 April 12, 1985 Atlanta L 108–119 Chicago Stadium 38–43
82 April 13, 1985 @ New Jersey L 111–123 Brendan Byrne Arena 38–44
1984–85 schedule

Playoffs

1985 playoff game log
First Round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 19, 1985 @ Milwaukee L 100–109 Dailey (25) Greenwood (13) Jordan (10) MECCA Arena
11,052		 0–1
2 April 21, 1985 @ Milwaukee L 115–122 Jordan (30) Oldham (9) Jordan (12) MECCA Arena
11,052		 0–2
3 April 24, 1985 Milwaukee W 109–107 Jordan (35) Green (9) Jordan (7) Chicago Stadium
17,225		 1–2
4 April 26, 1985 Milwaukee L 97–105 Jordan (29) Corzine (9) Jordan (5) Chicago Stadium
17,787		 1–3
1985 schedule

Awards and records

References

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