The 1987âÂÂ88 Chicago Bulls season was the 22nd season for the Chicago Bulls in the National Basketball Association. The city of Chicago, Illinois hosted the NBA All-Star weekend at the Chicago Stadium this season. The Bulls received the eighth overall pick in the 1987 NBA draft, and selected center Olden Polynice from the University of Virginia, but soon traded him to the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for rookie small forward, and top draft pick Scottie Pippen from the University of Central Arkansas; the team also had the tenth overall pick, and selected power forward Horace Grant out of Clemson University.
With the addition of Pippen and Grant, the Bulls won their first four games of the regular season, but posted a five-game losing streak after a 15âÂÂ7 start to the season, and later on held a 27âÂÂ18 record at the All-Star break. At mid-season, the team traded Sedale Threatt to the SuperSonics in exchange for Sam Vincent. The Bulls posted a six-game winning streak in April, and finished in second place in the Central Division with a 50âÂÂ32 record, earning the third seed in the Eastern Conference.
Michael Jordan led the league in scoring averaging 35.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 3.2 steals and 1.6 blocks per game, shot .535 in field-goal percentage, and was named the NBA Most Valuable Player of the Year, and also named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year; he was also named to the All-NBA First Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. In addition, Charles Oakley averaged 12.4 points and 13.0 rebounds per game, while Vincent contributed 13.0 points and 8.4 assists per game in 29 games after the trade, Dave Corzine provided the team with 10.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game, and Brad Sellers contributed 9.5 points per game. Off the bench, Pippen averaged 7.9 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game, while Grant provided with 7.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, John Paxson contributed 7.9 points and 3.7 assists per game, and Mike Brown averaged 4.3 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.
During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Jordan was selected for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Eastern Conference All-Star team. Jordan scored 40 points along with 8 rebounds, 4 steals and 4 blocks, and was named the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player, as the Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference, 138âÂÂ133. In addition, Jordan also won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest for the second consecutive year; Pippen was also selected for the Slam Dunk Contest, but did not participate. Head coach Doug Collins finished tied in third place in Coach of the Year voting.
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1988 NBA playoffs, the Bulls faced off against the 6thâÂÂseeded Cleveland Cavaliers, a team that featured the quartet of All-Star center, and second-year star Brad Daugherty, Larry Nance, second-year star Mark Price, and second-year star Ron Harper. The Bulls won the first two games over the Cavaliers at home at the Chicago Stadium, but then lost the next two games on the road, which included a Game 4 loss to the Cavaliers at the Coliseum at Richfield, 97âÂÂ91. With the series tied at 2âÂÂ2, the Bulls won Game 5 over the Cavaliers at the Chicago Stadium, 107âÂÂ101 to win in a hard-fought five-game series; Jordan averaged 45.2 points per game during the series.
In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the team faced off against the 2ndâÂÂseeded, and Central Division champion Detroit Pistons, who were led by the trio of All-Star guard Isiah Thomas, Adrian Dantley and Joe Dumars. The Bulls lost Game 1 to the Pistons on the road, 93âÂÂ82 at the Pontiac Silverdome, but managed to win Game 2 on the road, 105âÂÂ95 to even the series. However, the Bulls lost their next two home games at the Chicago Stadium, before losing Game 5 to the Pistons at the Pontiac Silverdome, 102âÂÂ95, thus losing the series in five games. The Pistons would advance to the NBA Finals, but would lose to the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in a full seven-game series in the 1988 NBA Finals.
The Bulls finished second in the NBA in home-game attendance behind the Pistons, with an attendance of 740,411 at the Chicago Stadium during the regular season. Following the season, Oakley was traded to the New York Knicks after three seasons with the Bulls, and Brown was left unprotected in the 1988 NBA expansion draft, where he was selected by the Charlotte Hornets expansion team, who then traded him to the Utah Jazz. The Bulls had the third-best team defensive rating in the NBA.
Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first round, and notable post-first-round picks.
Jordan was great, and Oakley led the league in total rebounds (1,066). Still, the Bulls lacked a quality supporting cast. They took a major step toward alleviating that problem at the 1987 NBA draft, when Vice President of Basketball Operations Jerry Krause acquired two players who would be vital cogs in Chicago's future championship machine. With two picks in the top 10, Krause selected Olden Polynice at No. 8 and Horace Grant at No. 10. He then traded Polynice and draft considerations to the Seattle SuperSonics for Scottie Pippen, whom the Sonics had grabbed with the fifth pick.
With Grant and Pippen on board, the Bulls in 1987âÂÂ88 forged a 50âÂÂ32 record, their best mark since 1973-74. Chicago finished in a second-place tie with Atlanta in a competitive Central Division won by the surging Detroit Pistons. The Bulls in the playoffs, defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in a five-game first-round series, but then fell to Detroit in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Oakley and the Los Angeles Clippers' Michael Cage engaged in a nip-and-tuck battle for the league's rebounding title, which came down to the last day of the regular season. On April 22 against Cleveland, Oakley put the pressure on Cage by pulling down 35 rebounds, the second-highest total in Bulls history behind Tom Boerwinkle's 37 in 1970. Two days later, however, Cage grabbed 30 boards in a game against Seattle, just enough to edge Oakley by the slimmest of margins, 13.03 per game to 13.00. Cage played in 10 fewer games than Oakley, however, so Oakley led the NBA in total rebounds for the second consecutive year, with 1,066.
Jordan led the league in scoring (35.0 ppg) and steals (3.16 per game). He won almost every major award, including Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the Year, All-NBA First Team Honors and NBA All-Defensive First Team Honors.
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">1</span> | November 7, 1987 | Philadelphia | W 104âÂÂ94 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 1âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">2</span> | November 10, 1987<br>7:00p.m. CST | bgcolor=#FFFFFF|<span style="color:#FF0000;">@</span> <span style="color:#FF0000;">Atlanta</span> | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">W 105âÂÂ95</span> | Jordan (29) | Oakley (15) | Jordan (7) | The Omni<br>16,451 | 2âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">3</span> | November 11, 1987 | @ New Jersey | W 105âÂÂ96 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 3âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">4</span> | November 13, 1987 | New Jersey | W 117âÂÂ103 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 4âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">5</span> | November 14, 1987 | Indiana | L 110âÂÂ101 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 4âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">6</span> | November 17, 1987<br>7:30p.m. CST | Washington | W 105âÂÂ101 | Jordan (26) | Oakley (21) | Paxson (8) | Chicago Stadium<br>17,081 | 5âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">7</span> | November 18, 1987<br>6:30p.m. CST | @ Washington | W 84âÂÂ82 | Jordan (30) | Oakley (24) | Jordan (8) | Capital Centre<br>13,721 | 6âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">8</span> | November 20, 1987<br>7:30p.m. CST | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Atlanta</span> | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">W 94âÂÂ92</span> | Jordan (33) | Oakley (17) | Jordan,<br>Paxson (7) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,423 | 7âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">9</span> | November 21, 1987<br>7:30p.m. CST | bgcolor=#0000FF|<span style="color:#FF0000;">Detroit</span> | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">L 132âÂÂ144 (OT)</span> | Jordan (49) | Oakley (12) | Jordan (8) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,466 | 7âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">10</span> | November 23, 1987<br>6:30p.m. CST | bgcolor=#006400|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">@</span> <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Boston</span> <br> | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">W 107âÂÂ102</span> | Jordan (31) | Jordan (10) | Paxson (6) | Hartford Civic Center<br>15,134 | 8âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">11</span> | November 25, 1987<br>7:30p.m. CST | bgcolor=#59A04F|<span style="color:#255325;">@</span> <span style="color:#255325;">Milwaukee</span> | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">W 103âÂÂ101</span> | Jordan (33) | Oakley (14) | Jordan (6) | MECCA Arena<br>11,052 | 9âÂÂ2 |-align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">12</span> | November 27, 1987<br>7:00p.m. CST | bgcolor=#008000|<span style="color:#00008B;">@</span> <span style="color:#00008B;">Dallas</span> | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">L 93âÂÂ94</span> | Jordan (26) | Oakley (17) | Jordan (9) | Reunion Arena<br>17,007 | 9âÂÂ3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">13</span> | November 28, 1987 | @ Houston | W 98âÂÂ86 | | | | The Summit | 10âÂÂ3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">14</span> | December 1, 1987 | @ Golden State | W 98âÂÂ97 | | | | OaklandâÂÂAlameda County Coliseum Arena | 11âÂÂ3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">15</span> | December 2, 1987<br>8:30p.m. CST | bgcolor=#36004A|<span style="color:#FFFF00;">@</span> <span style="color:#FFFF00;">Utah</span> | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">W 105âÂÂ101</span> | Jordan (47) | Oakley (9) | Jordan (9) | Salt Palace Acord Arena<br>12,212 | 12âÂÂ3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">16</span> | December 4, 1987<br>8:30p.m. CST | bgcolor=#0000CD|<span style="color:#FFD700;">@</span> <span style="color:#FFD700;">Denver</span> | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">L 89âÂÂ105</span> | Jordan (23) | Oakley (18) | Paxson (6) | McNichols Sports Arena<br>17,022 | 12âÂÂ4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">17</span> | December 5, 1987 | @ San Antonio | L 101âÂÂ110 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 12âÂÂ5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">18</span> | December 8, 1987 | Philadelphia | L 96âÂÂ109 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 12âÂÂ6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">19</span> | December 10, 1987<br>7:30p.m. CST | bgcolor=#255325|<span style="color:#59A04F;">Milwaukee</span> | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">W 111âÂÂ105</span> | Jordan (32) | Oakley (13) | Oakley (8) | Chicago Stadium<br>17,820 | 13âÂÂ6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">20</span> | December 12, 1987 | Houston | W 112âÂÂ103 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 14âÂÂ6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">21</span> | December 15, 1987<br>7:00p.m. CST | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#0000FF;">@</span> <span style="color:#0000FF;">Detroit</span> | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">L 123âÂÂ127 (OT)</span> | Jordan (38) | Oakley (17) | Jordan (12) | Pontiac Silverdome<br>23,729 | 14âÂÂ7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">22</span> | December 17, 1987<br>7:30p.m. CST | Cleveland | W 111âÂÂ100 | Jordan (52) | Corzine (9) | Paxson (13) | Chicago Stadium<br>17,650 | 15âÂÂ7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">23</span> | December 19, 1987<br>6:30p.m. CST | @ Washington | L 96âÂÂ109 | Jordan (30) | Oakley (16) | Jordan (7) | Capital Centre<br>14,353 | 15âÂÂ8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">24</span> | December 22, 1987<br>7:00p.m. CST | bgcolor=#00008B|<span style="color:#008000;">Dallas</span> | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">L 100âÂÂ111</span> | Jordan (28) | Oakley (10) | Paxson (9) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,103 | 15âÂÂ9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">25</span> | December 23, 1987 | @ New York | L 89âÂÂ90 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 15âÂÂ10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">26</span> | December 26, 1987 | @ Indiana | L 92âÂÂ106 | | | | Market Square Arena | 15âÂÂ11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">27</span> | December 29, 1987<br>7:30p.m. CST | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Atlanta</span> | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">L 98âÂÂ108</span> | Jordan (39) | Oakley (13) | Jordan (6) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 15âÂÂ12
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">28</span> | January 2, 1988 | New Jersey | W 116âÂÂ93 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 16âÂÂ12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">29</span> | January 5, 1988 | Indiana | W 93âÂÂ77 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 17âÂÂ12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">30</span> | January 7, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CST | bgcolor=#FFD700|<span style="color:#0000CD;">Denver</span> | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">W 100âÂÂ96</span> | Jordan (28) | Oakley (14) | Sparrow (8) | Chicago Stadium<br>17,590 | 18âÂÂ12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">31</span> | January 9, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CST | bgcolor=#FFFF00|<span style="color:#36004A;">Utah</span> | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">W 113âÂÂ91</span> | Jordan (45) | Oakley (15) | Jordan (8) | Chicago Stadium<br>17,877 | 19âÂÂ12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">32</span> | January 12, 1988<br>7:00p.m. CST | bgcolor=#FFFFFF|<span style="color:#006400;">Boston</span> | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">L 97âÂÂ104</span> | Jordan (42) | Oakley (11) | Oakley (8) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 19âÂÂ13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">33</span> | January 14, 1988<br>6:30p.m. CST | @ Cleveland | L 88âÂÂ91 (OT) | Jordan (28) | Oakley (17) | Jordan (7) | Richfield Coliseum<br>16,648 | 19âÂÂ14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">34</span> | January 16, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CST | bgcolor=#0000FF|<span style="color:#FF0000;">Detroit</span> | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">W 115âÂÂ99</span> | Jordan (36) | Jordan,<br>Oakley (10) | Jordan (10) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 20âÂÂ14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">35</span> | January 18, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CST | Washington | W 117âÂÂ103 | Jordan (33) | Oakley (10) | Jordan (7) | Chicago Stadium<br>17,767 | 21âÂÂ14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">36</span> | January 19, 1988<br>7:00p.m. CST | bgcolor=#FFFFFF|<span style="color:#FF0000;">@</span> <span style="color:#FF0000;">Atlanta</span> | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">L 94âÂÂ106</span> | Jordan (38) | Corzine (11) | Threatt (5) | The Omni<br>16,451 | 21âÂÂ15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">37</span> | January 22, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CST | Phoenix | W 118âÂÂ108 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 22âÂÂ15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">38</span> | January 23, 1988 | Golden State | W 121âÂÂ94 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 23âÂÂ15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">39</span> | January 26, 1988 | @ Indiana | L 93âÂÂ97 | | | | Market Square Arena | 23âÂÂ16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">40</span> | January 27, 1988 | @ Philadelphia | W 119âÂÂ109 (OT) | | | | The Spectrum | 24âÂÂ16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | sbgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">41</span> | January 29, 1988 | New Jersey | W 120âÂÂ93 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 25âÂÂ16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">42</span> | January 30, 1988 | New York | W 97âÂÂ95 (OT) | | | | Chicago Stadium | 26âÂÂ16
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">43</span> | February 1, 1988 | @ Sacramento | L 95âÂÂ97 | | | | ARCO Arena | 26âÂÂ17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">44</span> | February 2, 1988<br>9:30p.m. CST | bgcolor=#FFD700|<span style="color:#800080;">@</span> <span style="color:#800080;">L.A. Lakers</span> | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">L 101âÂÂ110</span> | Jordan (39) | Grant (8) | Jordan,<br>Pippen,<br>Threatt (4) | The Forum<br>17,505 | 26âÂÂ18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">45</span> | February 4, 1988 | @ Phoenix | W 113âÂÂ101 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 27âÂÂ18 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">46</span> | February 9, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CST | bgcolor=#0000FF|<span style="color:#FF0000;">Detroit</span> | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">L 74âÂÂ89</span> | Jordan (20) | Oakley (13) | Jordan (9) | Chicago Stadium<br>17,846 | 27âÂÂ19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">47</span> | February 10, 1988 | @ New Jersey | L 84âÂÂ93 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 27âÂÂ20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">48</span> | February 12, 1988<br>8:00p.m. CST | bgcolor=#59A04F|<span style="color:#255325;">@</span> <span style="color:#255325;">Milwaukee</span> | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">W 95âÂÂ93</span> | Jordan (27) | Oakley (14) | Jordan (8) | MECCA Arena<br>11,052 | 28âÂÂ20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">49</span> | February 13, 1988<br>6:30p.m. CST | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#0000FF;">@</span> <span style="color:#0000FF;">Detroit</span> | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">L 73âÂÂ82</span> | Jordan (27) | Oakley (10) | Oakley,<br>Paxson,<br>Sparrow,<br>Threatt (4) | Pontiac Silverdome<br>40,369 | 28âÂÂ21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">50</span> | February 15, 1988<br>12:30p.m. CST | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Atlanta</span> | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">W 126âÂÂ107</span> | Jordan (32) | Jordan (13) | Jordan,<br>Sellers (8) | Chicago Stadium<br>17,704 | 29âÂÂ21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">51</span> | February 19, 1988 | Sacramento | W 116âÂÂ101 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 30âÂÂ21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">52</span> | February 21, 1988<br>12Noon CST | @ Cleveland | L 111âÂÂ113 | Jordan (46) | Corzine (9) | Jordan (9) | Richfield Coliseum<br>20,089 | 30âÂÂ22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">53</span> | February 23, 1988 | Seattle | W 104âÂÂ97 (OT) | | | | Chicago Stadium | 31âÂÂ22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">54</span> | February 26, 1988 | Portland | L 96âÂÂ104 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 33âÂÂ21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">55</span> | February 27, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CST | bgcolor=#255325|<span style="color:#59A04F;">Milwaukee</span> | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">L 91âÂÂ94</span> | Jordan (38) | Oakley (12) | Vincent (9) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,243 | 33âÂÂ22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">56</span> | February 29, 1988 | @ Philadelphia | L 101âÂÂ102 | | | | The Spectrum | 33âÂÂ23
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">57</span> | March 3, 1988 | Philadelphia | W 97âÂÂ93 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 33âÂÂ24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">58</span> | March 5, 1988 | L.A. Clippers | W 100âÂÂ76 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 34âÂÂ24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">59</span> | March 7, 1988 | @ New York | L 98âÂÂ110 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 34âÂÂ25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">60</span> | March 10, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CST | bgcolor=#800080|<span style="color:#FFD700;">L.A. Lakers</span> | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">W 128âÂÂ107</span> | Jordan (38) | Grant,<br>Oakley (11) | Vincent (11) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 35âÂÂ25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">61</span> | March 12, 1988 | San Antonio | W 112âÂÂ92 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 36âÂÂ25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">62</span> | March 15, 1988<br>7:00p.m. CST | Cleveland | W 108âÂÂ89 | Jordan (38) | Oakley (14) | Vincent (11) | Chicago Stadium<br>17,752 | 37âÂÂ25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">63</span> | March 16, 1988<br>6:30p.m. CST | @ Washington | L 103âÂÂ106 | Jordan (25) | Oakley (9) | Vincent (7) | Capital Centre<br>16,515 | 37âÂÂ26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">64</span> | March 18, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CST | bgcolor=#FFFFFF|<span style="color:#006400;">Boston</span> | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">W 113âÂÂ103</span> | Jordan (50) | Oakley (12) | Jordan (9) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 38âÂÂ26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">65</span> | March 20, 1988<br>12Noon CST | bgcolor=#006400|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">@</span> <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Boston</span> | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">L 107âÂÂ137</span> | Jordan (26) | Oakley (9) | Jordan (7) | Boston Garden<br>14,890 | 38âÂÂ27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">66</span> | March 23, 1988 | @ Philadelphia | W 118âÂÂ102 | | | | The Spectrum | 39âÂÂ27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">67</span> | March 25, 1988<br>6:30p.m. CST | @ Cleveland | W 111âÂÂ110 (OT) | Jordan (39) | Oakley (19) | Vincent (8) | Richfield Coliseum<br>19,876 | 40âÂÂ27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">68</span> | March 26, 1988 | Indiana | W 109âÂÂ100 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 41âÂÂ27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">69</span> | March 29, 1988 | @ Seattle | L 103âÂÂ106 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum | 41âÂÂ28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">70</span> | March 30, 1988 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 111âÂÂ94 | | | | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | 41âÂÂ29
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">71</span> | April 1, 1988 | @ Portland | W 116âÂÂ101 | | | | Memorial Coliseum | 42âÂÂ29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">72</span> | April 3, 1988<br>12:30p.m. CDT | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#0000FF;">@</span> <span style="color:#0000FF;">Detroit</span> | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">W 112âÂÂ110</span> | Jordan (59) | Corzine (12) | Vincent (13) | Pontiac Silverdome<br>23,712 | 43âÂÂ29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">73</span> | April 5, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CDT | Washington | L 94âÂÂ105 | Jordan (29) | Oakley (8) | Vincent (9) | Chicago Stadium<br>17,773 | 44âÂÂ29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">74</span> | April 6, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CDT | bgcolor=#59A04F|<span style="color:#255325;">@</span> <span style="color:#255325;">Milwaukee</span> | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">W 119âÂÂ110</span> | Jordan (37) | Oakley (12) | Jordan (6) | MECCA Arena<br>11,052 | 44âÂÂ30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">75</span> | April 8, 1988 | New York | W 131âÂÂ122 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 45âÂÂ30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">76</span> | April 14, 1988 | @ Indiana | W 116âÂÂ110 | | | | Market Square Arena | 46âÂÂ30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">77</span> | April 15, 1988 | @ New Jersey | W 100âÂÂ99 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 47âÂÂ30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">78</span> | April 17, 1988<br>12:30p.m. CDT | bgcolor=#255325|<span style="color:#59A04F;">Milwaukee</span> | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">W 105âÂÂ97</span> | Jordan (44) | Oakley (14) | Vincent (10) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,551 | 48âÂÂ30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">79</span> | April 19, 1988 | @ New York | W 121âÂÂ118 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 49âÂÂ30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">80</span> | April 21, 1988<br>6:30p.m. CDT | bgcolor=#006400|<span style="color:#FFFFFF;">@</span> <span style="color:#FFFFFF;">Boston</span> | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">L 119âÂÂ126</span> | Jordan (39) | Oakley (17) | Vincent (9) | Boston Garden<br>14,890 | 49âÂÂ31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">81</span> | April 22, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CDT | Cleveland | L 103âÂÂ107 | Jordan,<br>Oakley (26) | Oakley (35) | Jordan,<br>Vincent (7) | Chicago Stadium<br>17,726 | 49âÂÂ32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">82</span> | April 24, 1988<br>2:30p.m. CDT | bgcolor=#FFFFFF|<span style="color:#006400;">Boston</span> | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">W 115âÂÂ108</span> | Jordan (46) | Oakley (21) | Jordan,<br>Vincent (6) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,636 | 50âÂÂ32
|- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">1</span> | April 28, 1988<br>7:00p.m. CDT | Cleveland | W 104âÂÂ93 | Jordan (50) | Oakley (15) | Paxson (7) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 1âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">2</span> | May 1, 1988<br>2:30p.m. CDT | Cleveland | W 106âÂÂ101 | Jordan (55) | Oakley (12) | Vincent (14) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,645 | 2âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">3</span> | May 3, 1988<br>7:00p.m. CDT | @ Cleveland | L 102âÂÂ110 | Jordan (38) | Oakley (9) | Jordan (9) | Richfield Coliseum<br>20,068 | 2âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">4</span> | May 5, 1988<br>7:00p.m. CDT | @ Cleveland | L 91âÂÂ97 | Jordan (44) | Oakley (10) | Vincent (5) | Richfield Coliseum<br>20,026 | 2âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">5</span> | May 8, 1988<br>12Noon CDT | Cleveland | W 107âÂÂ101 | Jordan (39) | Oakley (20) | Sparrow (7) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,008 | 3âÂÂ2 |-
|- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">1</span> | May 10, 1988<br>7:30p.m. CDT | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#0000FF;">@</span> <span style="color:#0000FF;">Detroit</span> | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">L 82âÂÂ93</span> | Jordan (29) | Oakley (13) | Jordan (6) | Pontiac Silverdome<br>18,312 | 0âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">2</span> | May 12, 1988<br>7:00p.m. CDT | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#0000FF;">@</span> <span style="color:#0000FF;">Detroit</span> | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">W 105âÂÂ95</span> | Jordan (36) | Oakley (12) | Pippen,<br>Vincent (5) | Pontiac Silverdome<br>20,281 | 1âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">3</span> | May 14, 1988<br>12Noon CDT | bgcolor=#0000FF|<span style="color:#FF0000;">Detroit</span> | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">L 79âÂÂ101</span> | Jordan (24) | Oakley (12) | Vincent (6) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 1âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">4</span> | May 15, 1988<br>2:30p.m. CDT | bgcolor=#0000FF|<span style="color:#FF0000;">Detroit</span> | bgcolor=#000000|<span style="color:#FF0000;">L 77âÂÂ96</span> | Jordan (23) | Oakley (10) | Jordan (5) | Chicago Stadium<br>18,676 | 1âÂÂ3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">5</span> | May 18, 1988<br>7:00p.m. CDT | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#0000FF;">@</span> <span style="color:#0000FF;">Detroit</span> | bgcolor=#FF0000|<span style="color:#000000;">L 95âÂÂ102</span> | Jordan (25) | Oakley (15) | Jordan,<br>Paxson (8) | Pontiac Silverdome<br>21,371 | 1âÂÂ4 |-
Charles Oakley 14.3 ppg 15.6 reb 1.3 stl 2.4 blk 2.3 to
1st Round, 8th overall Center Olden Polynice was drafted by the Bulls, but traded that same night with draft picks to the Seattle SuperSonics and the rights to the 5th overall pick Forward Scottie Pippen and draft picks.
Forward Horace Grant was drafted in the 1st Round, 10th overall by the Bulls.