1988-89 NBA Playoffs – NBA Championship
Chicago Bulls vs Utah Jazz
The Jazz have won the two Game 7s these teams have played. There is a major cloud looming over Chicago. They have looked disjointed throughout the last four games, and needed every ounce of Jack’s magic to win Game 6.
Does anyone think they can win this thing?
Given recent history, there is no optimism among the fans…only the diehards. Utah is an overwhelming favorite in Vegas, and still receiving a bulk of the action.
The jump goes to Utah. Immediately, Cooper finds Brian Mazza for a bucket. Jack answers on the other end. Bryant returns for Utah. Josh misses on Chicago’s end, but Utah hits a shot-clock violation. Josh misses again, while Snodgrass and the EHC miss for Utah. Both sides tossing up bricks here. Jack blocks the EHC, then follows up a Cruz miss with a dunk. Snodgrass throws it out of bounds, and Jack hits from the wing. Bryant follows, and it’s tied.
Jack scores again; 8-6 with 7:22 left. Jack nails a three. It’s 11-6, Jack leads. He has all eleven. Cooper scores, then gets a steal. Jack ties up Mazza, then wins the jump. He misses on the other end, and Cooper hits a three…then gets T’d up. Escalera hits the free throw, and it’s 12-11. The EHC gets fouled, and goes one of two. 5:41 left, and it’s tied at 12.
Snodgrass misses. Josh hits off a Jack pass. The EHC finds Cooper. He has seven, and it’s tied again. Josh misses again…he has just two so far. The EHC misses, but Bryant keeps it alive. Snodgrass hits a three. Shank, now in, can’t get a tip of a Josh miss. Jack is fouled, and he hits both. He has 13, and it’s 17-16. Manfred Bacigalupo misses a three, and Shank gets a three-point play off a Jack pass on the other end. The EHC ties it at 19. Bye Felicien is in…Bye Felicien for three! Then he gets T’d up for taunting!
Sheldon Maurer, now in, hits a bucket. It’s 24-20, Chicago. Bacigaulpo misses for Utah, and Bye Felicien hits a three. Sheldon Maurer scores, and it’s 29-20. Stanford Shipe hits for Utah, but Nicky Lopez drills a three at the buzzer! The score after one is 32-22, Chicago! The bench lifts up the Bulls! Jack leads everyone with 13-3-2 and a block. Cooper leads Utah with 7, while the EHC has three points, on 1-5 shooting.
Code:
Chicago 32, Utah 22 - 6/1/1989
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1 T Po Po Po Utah Leaders Chicago Leaders
UTA 22 22 Po Po Po Points: Craig Cooper 7 Points: Jack Dawkins 13
CHI 32 32 Po Po Po Rebounds: Royal Bryant 3 Rebounds: Jack Dawkins 3
Assists: Harris Connors 2 Assists: Jack Dawkins 2
Utah (58-24):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a 3pm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF +/- Pts
Royal Bryant C 9 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 4
Harris Connors PF 12 1-5 0-0 1-2 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 -10 3
Brian Mazza SF 10 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 -2 2
Sammie Snodgrass SG 10 1-3 1-1 1-1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 -2 4
Craig Cooper PG 9 3-4 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 7
Dalton Stillman SF 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0
Stanford Shipe C 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -15 2
Kevin Bynum SG 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0
Manfredo Bacigalupo PG 3 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -15 0
Totals Fgm-a 3pm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
9-21 2-6 2-3 3 11 6 2 0 4 3 22
42.9% 33.3% 66.7%
Technical Fouls: Craig Cooper
Chicago (61-21):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a 3pm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF +/- Pts
Gayle Cruz C 6 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 -1 0
Joshua Jones PF 9 1-5 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -5 2
Jack Dawkins SF 10 5-7 1-1 2-2 1 3 2 0 1 2 0 2 13
Gregory Escalera SG 12 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 1
Josh Whitman PG 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 -5 0
Nicky Lopez SF 2 1-2 1-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 3
Sheldon Maurer PF 3 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 4
Edward Shank C 6 1-2 0-0 1-1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 11 3
Felicien Delahaye PG 3 2-3 2-2 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 6
Totals Fgm-a 3pm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
12-24 4-4 4-4 4 13 8 0 1 3 2 32
Game Summary:
Game Stats UTA CHI
Halftime Score 22 32
FGM-FGA 9-21 12-24
FG% .429 .500
FTM-FTA 2-3 4-4
FT% .667 1.000
3PM-3PA 2-6 4-4
3P% .333 1.000
Rebounds 11 13
Assists 6 8
Steals 2 0
Blocks 0 1
Turnovers 4 3
Team Fouls 3 2