1985–86 Chicago Bulls season
NBA professional basketball team season
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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.
| 1985–86 Chicago Bulls season | |
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| Head coach | Stan Albeck |
| General manager | Jerry Krause |
| Owner | Jerry Reinsdorf |
| Arena | Chicago Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 30–52 (.366) |
| Place | Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 8th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | First round (lost to Celtics 0–3) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Local media | |
| Television | WFLD Sportsvision (Jim Durham, Johnny “Red” Kerr) |
| Radio | WMAQ (Jim Durham, Johnny “Red” Kerr) |
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.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club team |
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| 1 | 11 | Keith Lee | Center |  United States |
Memphis State |
| 2 | 28 | Ken Johnson | Forward | United States |
Michigan State |
| 2 | 34 | Aubrey Sherrod | Guard | United States |
Wichita State |
| 2 | 46 | Adrian Branch | Forward | United States |
Maryland |
Roster
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Legend
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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,[1] the Bulls made the playoffs.
- C - Dave Corzine
- PF - Charles Oakley
- SF - Orlando Woolridge
- SG - Michael Jordan
- PG - Kyle Macy
Season standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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| y-Milwaukee Bucks | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 33–8 | 24–17 | 21–9 |
| x-Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 | 34–7 | 16–25 | 21–9 |
| x-Detroit Pistons | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11 | 31–10 | 15–26 | 18–12 |
| x-Chicago Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 27 | 22–19 | 8–33 | 10–20 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 28 | 16–25 | 13–28 | 10–19 |
| Indiana Pacers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 31 | 19–22 | 7–34 | 9–20 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | z-Boston Celtics | 67 | 15 | .817 | – |
| 2 | y-Milwaukee Bucks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 10 |
| 3 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 13 |
| 4 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 17 |
| 5 | x-Detroit Pistons | 46 | 36 | .561 | 21 |
| 6 | x-Washington Bullets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28 |
| 7 | x-New Jersey Nets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 28 |
| 8 | x-Chicago Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 37 |
| 9 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 38 |
| 10 | Indiana Pacers | 26 | 56 | .317 | 41 |
| 11 | New York Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 44 |
- z - clinched conference title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
Regular season
| 1985–86 game log Total: 30–52 (Home: 20–21; Road: 10–31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
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November: 4–11 (home: 2–2; road: 2–9)
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December: 6–9 (home: 4–4; road: 2–5)
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January: 3–10 (home: 3–6; road: 0–4)
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February: 5–9 (home: 4–4; road: 1–5)
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| 1985–86 schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playoffs
At the time, the Bulls had the fifth worst record of any team to qualify for the playoffs in NBA history.[2] 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,[3] Jordan set the still-unbroken record for points in a playoff game with 63 in game 2.[4] The Celtics, however, managed to sweep the series.[5]
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First Round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
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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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| Gene Banks | 82 | 33 | 26.1 | .517 | .000 | .718 | 4.4 | 3.1 | .99 | .12 | 10.9 |
| Ron Brewer | 4 | 0 | 4.5 | .333 | .000 | 1.000 | .0 | .0 | .00 | .00 | 1.8 |
| Tony Brown | 10 | 0 | 13.2 | .439 | .000 | .692 | 1.6 | 1.4 | .50 | .10 | 4.5 |
| Dave Corzine | 67 | 4 | 25.5 | .491 | .250 | .743 | 6.5 | 2.2 | .42 | .79 | 9.6 |
| Quintin Dailey | 35 | 0 | 20.7 | .432 | .000 | .823 | 1.9 | 1.9 | .63 | .14 | 16.3 |
| George Gervin | 82 | 75 | 25.2 | .472 | .211 | .879 | 2.6 | 1.8 | .60 | .28 | 16.2 |
| Sidney Green | 80 | 68 | 28.8 | .465 | .000 | .782 | 8.2 | 1.7 | .88 | .46 | 13.4 |
| Rod Higgins | 5 | 0 | 16.2 | .391 | .000 | .833 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .80 | .60 | 4.6 |
| Mike Holton | 24 | 0 | 18.6 | .471 | .100 | .632 | 1.2 | 2.0 | .96 | .00 | 7.1 |
| Michael Jordan | 18 | 7 | 25.1 | .457 | .167 | .840 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.06 | 1.17 | 22.7 |
| Kyle Macy | 82 | 79 | 29.6 | .483 | .411 | .811 | 2.2 | 5.4 | .99 | .13 | 8.6 |
| Billy McKinney | 9 | 0 | 9.2 | .435 | .000 | 1.000 | .6 | 1.4 | .33 | .00 | 2.4 |
| Charles Oakley | 77 | 30 | 23.0 | .519 | .000 | .662 | 8.6 | 1.7 | .88 | .39 | 9.6 |
| Jawann Oldham | 52 | 47 | 24.5 | .517 | .000 | .582 | 5.9 | .7 | .54 | 2.58 | 7.4 |
| John Paxson | 75 | 3 | 20.9 | .466 | .300 | .804 | 1.3 | 3.7 | .73 | .03 | 5.3 |
| Mike Smrek | 38 | 5 | 10.7 | .377 | .000 | .552 | 2.9 | .5 | .16 | .61 | 2.8 |
| Orlando Woolridge | 70 | 59 | 32.1 | .495 | .174 | .788 | 5.0 | 3.0 | .70 | .67 | 20.7 |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Gene Banks | 3 | 23.0 | .556 | .000 | .500 | 3.3 | 1.7 | .33 | .00 | 7.3 | |
| Dave Corzine | 3 | 34.3 | .552 | .000 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 2.0 | .33 | .67 | 12.0 | |
| George Gervin | 2 | 5.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .5 | .5 | .00 | .00 | .0 | |
| Sidney Green | 3 | 17.7 | .300 | .000 | .500 | 4.0 | .0 | .33 | .33 | 6.0 | |
| Michael Jordan | 3 | 45.0 | .505 | 1.000 | .872 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 2.33 | 1.33 | 43.7 | |
| Kyle Macy | 3 | 29.0 | .357 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.3 | 3.3 | .67 | .00 | 4.0 | |
| Charles Oakley | 3 | 29.3 | .524 | .000 | .615 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 2.00 | .67 | 10.0 | |
| Jawann Oldham | 1 | 4.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 2.0 | .0 | .00 | .00 | .0 | |
| John Paxson | 3 | 26.7 | .467 | .000 | .765 | .0 | 1.7 | 1.00 | .00 | 9.0 | |
| Mike Smrek | 3 | 1.7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .00 | .33 | .0 | |
| Orlando Woolridge | 3 | 45.0 | .403 | .000 | .867 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 1.00 | .33 | 21.0 |