1987–88 Chicago Bulls season

The 1987–88 Chicago Bulls season was the 22nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Bulls finished second in the Central Division with a 50–32 record. Michael Jordan was named the league's Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year. He also won the All-Star Game MVP and Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend, which was held in Chicago. In the first round of the playoffs, the Bulls defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games, but lost to the Detroit Pistons in five games in the semifinals. Following the season, Charles Oakley was traded to the New York Knicks. The Bulls had the third best team defensive rating in the NBA.

NBA draft

Main article: 1987 NBA draft

Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first round, and notable post-first-round picks.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	8	Olden Polynice (traded to Seattle)	C	Haiti	Virginia
1	10	Horace Grant	PF	United States	Clemson
2	28	Rickie Winslow	F	United States	Houston
4	79	Jack Haley	C	United States	UCLA

Roster

1987–88 Chicago Bulls roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
C	17	Brown, Mike	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	257 lb (117 kg)	1963–07–19	George Washington
C	40	Corzine, Dave	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1956–04–25	DePaul
F	54	Grant, Horace	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1965–07–04	Clemson
G	23	Jordan, Michael	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	1963–02–17	North Carolina
F	34	Oakley, Charles	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1963–12–18	Virginia Union
G	5	Paxson, John	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1960–09–29	Notre Dame
F	33	Pippen, Scottie	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1965–09–25	Central Arkansas
F	6	Sellers, Brad	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1962–12–17	Ohio State
G	2	Sparrow, Rory	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1958–06–12	Villanova
F	21	Turner, Elston	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1959–06–10	Mississippi
G	11	Vincent, Sam	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1963–05–18	Michigan State
C	31	Waiters, Granville	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1961–01–08	Ohio State

Head coach

Doug Collins

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 25, 1988

Regular season

Jordan was indisputably great, and Oakley, who led the league in total rebounds (1,066), was outstanding. 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 began to show their stuff in 1987–88, forging a 50–32 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 made some noise in the playoffs, defeating 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. However, the finals and most important prizes eluded him until the 1990–1991 season.

Season standings

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Detroit Pistons	54	28	.659	–	34–7	20–21	20–10
x-Chicago Bulls	50	32	.610	4	30–11	20–21	16–13
x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	4	30-11	20-21	16–13
x-Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	12	30–11	12–29	13–17
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	12	31–10	11–30	11–19
Indiana Pacers	38	44	.463	16	25–16	13–28	13–17

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Boston Celtics	57	25	.695	–
2	y-Detroit Pistons	54	28	.659	3
3	x-Chicago Bulls	50	32	.610	7
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	7
5	x-Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	15
6	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	15
7	x-Washington Bullets	38	44	.463	19
8	x-New York Knicks	38	44	.463	19

9	Indiana Pacers	38	44	.463	19
10	Philadelphia 76ers	36	46	.439	21
11	New Jersey Nets	19	63	.232	38

Record vs. opponents

1987-88 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIL	NJN	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	2–4	2–3	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	4–2	2–0	0–2	3–3	5–0	3–3	6–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–3
Boston	4–2	—	3–3	2–3	2–0	0–2	3–3	2–0	1–1	5–0	2–0	0–2	3–3	5–1	5–1	4–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	5–1
Chicago	3–2	3–3	—	3–3	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–0	2–0	3–3	2–0	1–1	5–1	5–1	3–2	4–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–3
Cleveland	1–5	3–2	3–3	—	1–1	1–1	1–5	0–2	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	5–1	2–4	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	6–0
Dallas	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	—	3–3	1–1	4–1	4–2	2–0	5–0	1–4	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–0	3–2	5–1	5–1	3–2	3–3	1–1
Denver	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–3	—	1–1	4–1	4–2	1–1	5–0	3–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–2	2–3	4–2	5–1	4–1	2–4	2–0
Detroit	4–2	3–3	4–2	5–1	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	3–3	1–1	0–2	4–2	5–1	4–2	4–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–2
Golden State	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–4	1–4	0–2	—	0–5	0–2	3–3	0–6	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–4	1–5	2–3	3–2	1–5	1–4	0–2
Houston	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–4	1–1	5–0	—	2–0	3–2	1–4	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	4–1	4–2	2–4	3–2	3–3	2–0
Indiana	2–4	0–5	3–3	2–4	0–2	1–1	3–3	2–0	0–2	—	1–1	1–1	3–3	6–0	2–3	2–4	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–4
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	0–5	1–1	3–3	2–3	1–1	—	1–5	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–4	0–6	3–2	0–5	1–5	1–4	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1	2–3	2–0	6–0	4–1	1–1	5–1	—	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–1	3–3	4–1	5–0	4–2	4–1	1–1
Milwaukee	3–3	3–3	1–5	4–2	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–0	0–2	3–3	2–0	2–0	—	3–2	3–3	2–4	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1
New Jersey	0–5	1–5	1–5	1–5	1–1	0–2	1–5	0–2	1–1	0–6	2–0	0–2	2–3	—	3–3	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–6
New York	3–3	1–5	2–3	4–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–2	3–3	3–3	—	3–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–3
Philadelphia	0–6	2–4	2–4	2–3	1–1	0–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	0–2	4–2	4–2	3–3	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–3
Phoenix	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	2–3	0–2	4–2	1–4	0–2	4–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	—	0–6	3–2	2–3	2–4	2–3	0–2
Portland	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	1–1	5–1	1–4	2–0	6–0	3–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	6–0	—	4–1	5–0	3–3	1–4	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–4	0–2	3–2	2–4	0–2	2–3	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	—	3–3	1–4	1–5	0–2
San Antonio	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–5	1–5	1–1	2–3	4–2	0–2	5–0	0–5	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–5	3–3	—	3–2	3–3	0–2
Seattle	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	1–1	5–1	2–3	1–1	5–1	2–4	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	3–3	4–1	2–3	—	1–4	2–0
Utah	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–3	4–2	0–2	4–1	3–3	1–1	4–1	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–2	4–1	5–1	3–3	4–1	—	2–0
Washington	3–3	1–5	3–3	0–6	1–1	0–2	2–3	2–0	0–2	4–2	2–0	1–1	1–4	6–0	3–3	3–3	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	—

Game log

Regular season

1987–88 game log
Total: 50–32 (home: 30–11; road: 20–21)

November: 10–3 (home: 4–2; road: 6–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	November 7, 1987	Philadelphia	W 104–94				Chicago Stadium	1–0
2	November 10, 1987 7:00 p.m. CST	@ Atlanta	W 105–95	Jordan (29)	Oakley (15)	Jordan (7)	The Omni 16,451	2–0
3	November 11, 1987	@ New Jersey	W 105–96				Brendan Byrne Arena	3–0
4	November 13, 1987	New Jersey	W 117–103				Chicago Stadium	4–0
5	November 14, 1987	Indiana	L 110–101				Chicago Stadium	4–1
6	November 17, 1987 7:30 p.m. CST	Washington	W 105–101	Jordan (26)	Oakley (21)	Paxson (8)	Chicago Stadium 17,081	5–1
7	November 18, 1987 6:30 p.m. CST	@ Washington	W 84–82	Jordan (30)	Oakley (24)	Jordan (8)	Capital Centre 13,721	6–1
8	November 20, 1987 7:30 p.m. CST	Atlanta	W 94–92	Jordan (33)	Oakley (17)	Jordan, Paxson (7)	Chicago Stadium 18,423	7–1
9	November 21, 1987 7:30 p.m. CST	Detroit	L 132–144 (OT)	Jordan (49)	Oakley (12)	Jordan (8)	Chicago Stadium 18,466	7–2
10	November 23, 1987 6:30 p.m. CST	@ Boston (at Hartford)	W 107–102	Jordan (31)	Jordan (10)	Paxson (6)	Hartford Civic Center 15,134	8–2
11	November 25, 1987 7:30 p.m. CST	@ Milwaukee	W 103–101	Jordan (33)	Oakley (14)	Jordan (6)	MECCA Arena 11,052	9–2
12	November 27, 1987 7:00 p.m. CST	@ Dallas	L 93–94	Jordan (26)	Oakley (17)	Jordan (9)	Reunion Arena 17,007	9–3
13	November 28, 1987	@ Houston	W 98–86				The Summit	10–3

December: 5–9 (home: 3–3; road: 2–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
14	December 1, 1987	@ Golden State	W 98–97				Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena	11–3
15	December 2, 1987 8:30 p.m. CST	@ Utah	W 105–101	Jordan (47)	Oakley (9)	Jordan (9)	Salt Palace Acord Arena 12,212	12–3
16	December 4, 1987 8:30 p.m. CST	@ Denver	L 89–105	Jordan (23)	Oakley (18)	Paxson (6)	McNichols Sports Arena 17,022	12–4
17	December 5, 1987	@ San Antonio	L 101–110				HemisFair Arena	12–5
18	December 8, 1987	Philadelphia	L 96–109				Chicago Stadium	12–6
19	December 10, 1987 7:30 p.m. CST	Milwaukee	W 111–105	Jordan (32)	Oakley (13)	Oakley (8)	Chicago Stadium 17,820	13–6
20	December 12, 1987	Houston	W 112–103				Chicago Stadium	14–6
21	December 15, 1987 7:00 p.m. CST	@ Detroit	L 123–127 (OT)	Jordan (38)	Oakley (17)	Jordan (12)	Pontiac Silverdome 23,729	14–7
22	December 17, 1987 7:30 p.m. CST	Cleveland	W 111–100	Jordan (52)	Corzine (9)	Paxson (13)	Chicago Stadium 17,650	15–7
23	December 19, 1987 6:30 p.m. CST	@ Washington	L 96–109	Jordan (30)	Oakley (16)	Jordan (7)	Capital Centre 14,353	15–8
24	December 22, 1987 7:00 p.m. CST	Dallas	L 100–111	Jordan (28)	Oakley (10)	Paxson (9)	Chicago Stadium 18,103	15–9
25	December 23, 1987	@ New York	L 89–90				Madison Square Garden	15–10
26	December 26, 1987	@ Indiana	L 92–106				Market Square Arena	15–11
27	December 29, 1987 7:30 p.m. CST	Atlanta	L 98–108	Jordan (39)	Oakley (13)	Jordan (6)	Chicago Stadium 18,676	15–12

January: 11–4 (home: 10–1; road: 1–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
28	January 2, 1988	New Jersey	W 116–93				Chicago Stadium	16–12
29	January 5, 1988	Indiana	W 93–77				Chicago Stadium	17–12
30	January 7, 1988 7:30 p.m. CST	Denver	W 100–96	Jordan (28)	Oakley (14)	Sparrow (8)	Chicago Stadium 17,590	18–12
31	January 9, 1988 7:30 p.m. CST	Utah	W 113–91	Jordan (45)	Oakley (15)	Jordan (8)	Chicago Stadium 17,877	19–12
32	January 12, 1988 7:00 p.m. CST	Boston	L 97–104	Jordan (42)	Oakley (11)	Oakley (8)	Chicago Stadium 18,676	19–13
33	January 14, 1988 6:30 p.m. CST	@ Cleveland	L 88–91 (OT)	Jordan (28)	Oakley (17)	Jordan (7)	Richfield Coliseum 16,648	19–14
34	January 16, 1988 7:30 p.m. CST	Detroit	W 115–99	Jordan (36)	Jordan, Oakley (10)	Jordan (10)	Chicago Stadium 18,676	20–14
35	January 18, 1988 7:30 p.m. CST	Washington	W 117–103	Jordan (33)	Oakley (10)	Jordan (7)	Chicago Stadium 17,767	21–14
36	January 19, 1988 7:00 p.m. CST	@ Atlanta	L 94–106	Jordan (38)	Corzine (11)	Threatt (5)	The Omni 16,451	21–15
37	January 22, 1988 7:30 p.m. CST	Phoenix	W 118–108				Chicago Stadium	22–15
38	January 23, 1988	Golden State	W 121–94				Chicago Stadium	23–15
39	January 26, 1988	@ Indiana	L 93–97				Market Square Arena	23–16
40	January 27, 1988	@ Philadelphia	W 119–109 (OT)				The Spectrum	24–16
41	January 29, 1988	New Jersey	W 120–93				Chicago Stadium	25–16
42	January 30, 1988	New York	W 97–95 (OT)				Chicago Stadium	26–16

February: 5–9 (home: 3–3; road: 2–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
43	February 1, 1988	@ Sacramento	L 95–97				ARCO Arena	26–17
44	February 2, 1988 9:30 p.m. CST	@ L.A. Lakers	L 101–110	Jordan (39)	Grant (8)	Jordan, Pippen, Threatt (4)	The Forum 17,505	26–18
45	February 4, 1988	@ Phoenix	W 113–101				Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum	27–18
All-Star Break
46	February 9, 1988 7:30 p.m. CST	Detroit	L 74–89	Jordan (20)	Oakley (13)	Jordan (9)	Chicago Stadium 17,846	27–19
47	February 10, 1988	@ New Jersey	L 84–93				Brendan Byrne Arena	27–20
48	February 12, 1988 8:00 p.m. CST	@ Milwaukee	W 95–93	Jordan (27)	Oakley (14)	Jordan (8)	MECCA Arena 11,052	28–20
49	February 13, 1988 6:30 p.m. CST	@ Detroit	L 73–82	Jordan (27)	Oakley (10)	Oakley, Paxson, Sparrow, Threatt (4)	Pontiac Silverdome 40,369	28–21
50	February 15, 1988 12:30 p.m. CST	Atlanta	W 126–107	Jordan (32)	Jordan (13)	Jordan, Sellers (8)	Chicago Stadium 17,704	29–21
51	February 19, 1988	Sacramento	W 116–101				Chicago Stadium	30–21
52	February 21, 1988 12 Noon CST	@ Cleveland	L 111–113	Jordan (46)	Corzine (9)	Jordan (9)	Richfield Coliseum 20,089	30–22
53	February 23, 1988	Seattle	W 104–97 (OT)				Chicago Stadium	31–22
54	February 26, 1988	Portland	L 96–104				Chicago Stadium	33–21
55	February 27, 1988 7:30 p.m. CST	Milwaukee	L 91–94	Jordan (38)	Oakley (12)	Vincent (9)	Chicago Stadium 18,243	33–22
56	February 29, 1988	@ Philadelphia	L 101–102				The Spectrum	33–23

March: 10–4 (home: 7–0; road: 3–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
57	March 3, 1988	Philadelphia	W 97–93				Chicago Stadium	33–24
58	March 5, 1988	L.A. Clippers	W 100–76				Chicago Stadium	34–24
59	March 7, 1988	@ New York	L 98–110				Madison Square Garden	34–25
60	March 10, 1988 7:30 p.m. CST	L.A. Lakers	W 128–107	Jordan (38)	Grant, Oakley (11)	Vincent (11)	Chicago Stadium 18,676	35–25
61	March 12, 1988	San Antonio	W 112–92				Chicago Stadium	36–25
62	March 15, 1988 7:00 p.m. CST	Cleveland	W 108–89	Jordan (38)	Oakley (14)	Vincent (11)	Chicago Stadium 17,752	37–25
63	March 16, 1988 6:30 p.m. CST	@ Washington	L 103–106	Jordan (25)	Oakley (9)	Vincent (7)	Capital Centre 16,515	37–26
64	March 18, 1988 7:30 p.m. CST	Boston	W 113–103	Jordan (50)	Oakley (12)	Jordan (9)	Chicago Stadium 18,676	38–26
65	March 20, 1988 12 Noon CST	@ Boston	L 107–137	Jordan (26)	Oakley (9)	Jordan (7)	Boston Garden 14,890	38–27
66	March 23, 1988	@ Philadelphia	W 118–102				The Spectrum	39–27
67	March 25, 1988 6:30 p.m. CST	@ Cleveland	W 111–110 (OT)	Jordan (39)	Oakley (19)	Vincent (8)	Richfield Coliseum 19,876	40–27
68	March 26, 1988	Indiana	W 109–100				Chicago Stadium	41–27
69	March 29, 1988	@ Seattle	L 103–106				Seattle Center Coliseum	41–28
70	March 30, 1988	@ L.A. Clippers	W 111–94				Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena	41–29

April: 9–3 (home: 3–2; road: 6–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
71	April 1, 1988	@ Portland	W 116–101				Memorial Coliseum	42–29
72	April 3, 1988 12:30 p.m. CDT	@ Detroit	W 112–110	Jordan (59)	Corzine (12)	Vincent (13)	Pontiac Silverdome 23,712	43–29
73	April 5, 1988 7:30 p.m. CDT	Washington	L 94–105	Jordan (29)	Oakley (8)	Vincent (9)	Chicago Stadium 17,773	44–29
74	April 6, 1988 7:30 p.m. CDT	@ Milwaukee	W 119–110	Jordan (37)	Oakley (12)	Jordan (6)	MECCA Arena 11,052	44–30
75	April 8, 1988	New York	W 131–122				Chicago Stadium	45–30
76	April 14, 1988	@ Indiana	W 116–110				Market Square Arena	46–30
77	April 15, 1988	@ New Jersey	W 100–99				Brendan Byrne Arena	47–30
78	April 17, 1988 12:30 p.m. CDT	Milwaukee	W 105–97	Jordan (44)	Oakley (14)	Vincent (10)	Chicago Stadium 18,551	48–30
79	April 19, 1988	@ New York	W 121–118				Madison Square Garden	49–30
80	April 21, 1988 6:30 p.m. CDT	@ Boston	L 119–126	Jordan (39)	Oakley (17)	Vincent (9)	Boston Garden 14,890	49–31
81	April 22, 1988 7:30 p.m. CDT	Cleveland	L 103–107	Jordan, Oakley (26)	Oakley (35)	Jordan, Vincent (7)	Chicago Stadium 17,726	49–32
82	April 24, 1988 2:30 p.m. CDT	Boston	W 115–108	Jordan (46)	Oakley (21)	Jordan, Vincent (6)	Chicago Stadium 18,636	50–32

1987–88 schedule

Playoffs

1988 playoff game log

Eastern Conference First Round: 3–2 (home: 3–0; road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 28, 1988 7:00 p.m. CDT	Cleveland	W 104–93	Jordan (50)	Oakley (15)	Paxson (7)	Chicago Stadium 18,676	1–0
2	May 1, 1988 2:30 p.m. CDT	Cleveland	W 106–101	Jordan (55)	Oakley (12)	Vincent (14)	Chicago Stadium 18,645	2–0
3	May 3, 1988 7:00 p.m. CDT	@ Cleveland	L 102–110	Jordan (38)	Oakley (9)	Jordan (9)	Richfield Coliseum 20,068	2–1
4	May 5, 1988 7:00 p.m. CDT	@ Cleveland	L 91–97	Jordan (44)	Oakley (10)	Vincent (5)	Richfield Coliseum 20,026	2–2
5	May 8, 1988 12 Noon CDT	Cleveland	W 107–101	Jordan (39)	Oakley (20)	Sparrow (7)	Chicago Stadium 18,008	3–2

Eastern Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 10, 1988 7:30 p.m. CDT	@ Detroit	L 82–93	Jordan (29)	Oakley (13)	Jordan (6)	Pontiac Silverdome 18,312	0–1
2	May 12, 1988 7:00 p.m. CDT	@ Detroit	W 105–95	Jordan (36)	Oakley (12)	Pippen, Vincent (5)	Pontiac Silverdome 20,281	1–1
3	May 14, 1988 12 Noon CDT	Detroit	L 79–101	Jordan (24)	Oakley (12)	Vincent (6)	Chicago Stadium 18,676	1–2
4	May 15, 1988 2:30 p.m. CDT	Detroit	L 77–96	Jordan (23)	Oakley (10)	Jordan (5)	Chicago Stadium 18,676	1–3
5	May 18, 1988 7:00 p.m. CDT	@ Detroit	L 95–102	Jordan (25)	Oakley (15)	Jordan, Paxson (8)	Pontiac Silverdome 21,371	1–4

1988 schedule

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Charles Oakley 14.3 ppg 15.6 reb 1.3 stl 2.4 blk 2.3 to

Awards and records

Transactions

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.

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