하이라이트 Bulls @ Lakers - March 1989. PG Jordan 16 assists

[바버탱]

March 21, 1989

Doug Collins decided to move Jordan to the point guard spot against Seattle on March 11, 1989. He finished that game with 15 assists. Two days later, he had a game of 21/14/14 against the Pacers in just 30 minutes of playing time in a 32-point blowout win. He reached the triple double mark in just 21 minutes.

Jordan continued to play at the PG spot until the end of the season. In these 24 games he averaged 29.3ppg, 8.9rpg, 10.6 apg, 2.4spg. Between March 24 and April 14, 1989, he recorded a triple double in ten of the eleven games, including seven consecutive ones. In the game he didn't record a TD, he finished with 40 points, 11 assists and 7 rebounds.

In this game, he has 16 assists against the Lakers and ties his career-high which was set in his rookie year. (Three days later, on March 24, he had 17 assists at Portland which remained as his highest.)

In the first 3 quarters of this game he rarely shoots the ball and feeds his teammates. In the 4th, he scores 12 points and leads the Bulls to the victory.

I've included a good article about his PG days after the game notes.

Post game notes & quotes
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INGLEWOOD, CA -- If there wasn't already enough excitement with Michael Jordan in town, the Bulls wrote their own Hollywood ending Tuesday evening at The Forum.

The Bulls held Los Angeles without a field goal for 5:22 of the fourth quarter and then had to withstand a furious comeback attempt by the defending NBA champions en route to a 104-103 victory before a sellout crowd of 17,505.

Michael Jordan's two free throws with 48 seconds remaining proved to be the winning points for the Bulls (38-26), who evened their record at 1-1 on their five-game road trip following last Saturday's loss at Indiana.

The Bulls victory, coupled with Atlanta's loss to Detoit, leaves them tied with the Hawks for fourth place overall in the Eastern Division.

The Lakers (45-20) had several chances to avoid their second straight loss at home and fifth overall following Jordan's free throws. But Magic Johnson, the league's second-best free throw shooter, missed one of two attempts with 37 seconds left and following a missed shot by Craig Hodges, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's skyhook attempt was short with one second left.

Riley's first option was Worthy, but he wasn't open, so Magic and Abdul-Jabbar worked Jordan and Cartwright on the right of the lane. With the clock winding down, Abdul-Jabbar got the ball, but Cartwright had shoved him about three feet farther out than the Lakers' center would have liked. His 18-foot sky hook bounded away.

"I did get him a little more away from the basket, but he has made that shot a million times over the years," Cartwright said. "Considering that he missed the shot, I'd say I played good defense."

Abdul-Jabbar said his final shot "felt pretty good. I was out far -- I got pushed out that far. I didn't have time to get better position."

"The game . . . this was a great win for us tonight," Bulls coach Doug Collins said. "Because we start such an unbelievable road trip. The defense in the second half was superb. This was the first time we have beaten a good club on the road in a long time. That is why this is such a big win for us."

Starting his sixth game as point guard -- the Bulls are 4-2 in those games -- Michael Jordan had 10 first-half assists and wound up tying his career high with 16. The Bulls star had double figures in assists in five of six games as the point guard.

"Jordan had an excellent game," said Chicago coach Doug Collins. "People don't realize how good his defense is. He makes everyone around him play better."

"I am totally mystified with our fourth quarters," Lakers coach Pat Riley said. "A pattern is developing that I don't like. We're just not getting the job done."

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Bulls' Jordan Makes a New Point by Gerry Fraley

Atlanta Journal and Constitution. April 9, 1989

Michael Jordan now plays point guard, which means the Chicago Bulls give the ball more often to the NBA's most productive offensive player.

How does that strike the rest of the NBA?

"I don't like it," Atlanta Hawks guard Doc Rivers said. "I think it's terrible. It's not fair."

"He was a nightmare already," Hawks coach Mike Fratello said. "Now, he gets the ball even more."

"Everybody wonders why they didn't do it before," Golden State coach Don Nelson said.

Chicago general manager Jerry Krause found some humor in his team's switch of Jordan from the shooting guard position.

"It's like the old joke about the 2,000-pound gorilla," Krause said. "Where does he sleep? Anywhere he wants. Great players can play different positions."

No other NBA player has made a change of more league-altering significance. Los Angeles Lakers point guard Magic Johnson played center against Philadelphia in the 1980 NBA Finals, but that lasted only one game. In just 16 games at point guard, Jordan has gone from the league's leading scorer the last two seasons to being lumped with Johnson, John Stockton of Utah and Isiah Thomas of Detroit as the elite among NBA point guards. Jordan may already be the best of the group.

Entering today's 12:35 p.m. game against the Hawks at The Omni, Jordan has seven triple-doubles (double-figure totals in scoring, rebounding and assists) in the last eight games. His streak of seven consecutive triple-doubles ended Friday in a 114-112 overtime loss to Detroit in which Jordan finished with 40 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds. Before Jordan's run, the most consecutive triple-doubles in the league this season was two, by Johnson and Portland's Clyde Drexler.

Since Oscar Robertson, who averaged double-figure totals in each category over a full season for his first six years in the league, Johnson has the most triple-doubles in a season with 18. Jordan already has 11 triple-doubles while learning the new position.

"Everybody has to watch him with the ball," Drexler said. "The other guys are free to roam, and their shooting percentages are going to soar. I think (Jordan) handles the ball better than Magic. (Jordan) just makes everybody else better. When he gets used to that position . . . "

The significance of the move can be better measured by the tremors it has sent through the league. Many things have changed.

Jordan has changed the Bulls. They are 11-5 since the switch and have created a three-way race with the Hawks and Milwaukee for the fourth playoff spot - and homecourt advantage in the first round - in the Eastern Conference.

Jordan has changed the playoff outlook. In four seasons with him at shooting guard, the Bulls are 5-15 in the playoffs and have advanced past the first round just once. They wilted at playoff time because of too much reliance on Jordan and limited contributions elsewhere.

Having Jordan as a point guard "certainly makes them a better team," Knicks coach Rick Pitino said. In the playoffs, when the point guard takes pre-eminence, there is "no doubt about them being a force," Pitino said.

The move was born of frustration.

"It's a challenge, and that basically is what Michael Jordan is all about," Jordan said. "I've been bothered for some time about the Bulls being a one-dimensional team, a Michael Jordan team. The thing I've been harping about all year has come true. The other guys are getting into the game. They now believe in themselves, and that's what we needed.

"For the most part, I'm starting to like it. I never dreamed I'd play that position - me, a lifelong (shooting) guard. But it helps. I can call my own plays and get everyone else involved in the offense."

The passive reactions of teammates triggered the change. In each of the last two seasons, Jordan outscored the Bulls' second-leading scorer by an average of 22.6 points. Only one other player in NBA history, Wilt Chamberlain, had a greater margin over his team's runner-up in scoring.

Given the Bulls' obvious dependence on Jordan, opponents designed defenses to wear him down. The muggings were pronounced in the fourth quarter, when the Bulls' offense was designed to get the ball to Jordan and get out of the way. Playing one-on-five too often, the Bulls languished in fifth place, and Jordan chafed under the growing label of scorer but not winner.

Jordan, whose unhappiness at a lack of help in the offense was well known, buckled under the demands. On March 8, his consecutive-game streak ended at 235 because of a pulled groin muscle. Jordan's psyche was of more concern to the Bulls. The next day, coach Doug Collins met with a depressed Jordan for two hours to hash out the situation.

The resolution: Jordan would change to point guard to replace the injured Sam Vincent.

The purpose: Jordan would become the creator and therefore force the rest of the team to become more involved on offense.

The benefit: The Bulls' best player would handle the ball more often but be spared some of the dirty work that was wearing him down.

Jordan tried point guard briefly in the exhibition season but did not like it. This time, frustration moved him to accept a major change.

"Doug, in talking with Michael and the staff, thought this was the right time to fool with it," Krause said. "The move has definitely helped us in many, many ways. It's gotten Michael into more of a leadership position, which we talked about with him for a long time. It's hard to lead when you're a (shooting) guard. When you're the (point) guard, leadership is easier.

"Michael gets a big kick out of getting our players more involved. He likes the position now, and that's a big factor. He's enjoying himself and having a lot more fun."

The fun comes from having less pain. For shooting guards, the body goes first because of the hammering that goes with the position. At 6- feet-6 and 195 pounds, the slender Jordan is under-equipped for that part of the game. The physical demands combined with a league-leading total in minutes last season and this season were draining Jordan.

For point guards, the legs are more important than the body. Jordan "can run all day," Rivers said, and it is much harder to hit a moving target in the open court.

Less physical pounding leaves Jordan fresher at the end, when the Bulls still ask him to do much. The difference now is Jordan has more energy for the final charge.

"The beauty of Michael Jordan at point guard is he can walk through the whole game and save himself for the fourth quarter," Nelson said. "Then, he can turn it on or wait on any one point when he feels it's necessary."

Jordan has brought young forwards Horace Grant, who complained in February about not getting enough shots, and Scottie Pippen into the offense. With Jordan at point guard, Grant has averaged 11.5 shots and 14.7 points per game while Pippen has averaged 14.5 shots and 19.8 points per game. In the previous alignment, Grant averaged 9.3 shots and 11.5 points and Pippen averaged 12 shots and 13 points.

"So many people key on Michael that you're usually going to have one or two guys open all the time," Hawks forward Dominique Wilkins said. "It makes them that much more effective. It depends on how the other players respond to it, and they've responded very well."

Jordan's response was also vital to the change. While a shooting guard, he had proven he could perform the essentials of point-guard play: passing, defense and sound judgment. The uncertainty was how Jordan would handle a small decrease in scoring chances.

He still leads the league in scoring, but his average has dropped from 34.2 at the All-Star break to 32.3. Jordan has also taken about four fewer shots a game.

"What he's done is an incredible sacrifice," said Rivers, who plays both guard spots. "He was already carrying the team. To sacrifice shots and points, I've never seen a sacrifice like that. It's just incredible. That tells you how much he wants to win. He doesn't care who does it. He just wants to win."

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[Sun J]

M.J vs M.J

[조영서]

포럼에서 경기할때의 불스와 레이커스 유니폼 칼라의 조화는 언제봐도 참 아름답군요..

[막강화력]

매직앞이여서 일부러???

[조영서]

88-89 시즌은 조던이 처음이자 마지막으로 포인트가드로써 리딩을 담당했던 시즌입니다. 불스의 시스템은 원래 한선수가 리딩을 담당하는 것이 아닌 백코트와 인사이드의 유기적인 움직임으로 총체적인 팀리딩 시스템을 유지하지만 이 시즌에서는 마이클조던이 포인트 가드를 전업했죠. 시즌 평균 어시스트가 8.0이였습니다. 물론 그렇다고 해서 원래 장기인 득점이 하락한 것도 아닙니다. 시즌평균 32.5득점에 리바운드도 평균 8.0이였죠. 이시즌이 끝난뒤 2년차 피펜의 성장과 존팩슨과 더불어 조던은 원래의 임무인 스코얼러로 돌아갑니다.

[켑인가넷.]

시즌 기록이 32-8-8이 나왔던 미친 시즌이었죠. 한 시즌 전인 MVP시즌보다 이때가 더 괴물이었다고 생각...

[big ben beast]

11게임에서 10 게임트리플 더블에 7경기연속 .....24게임에서의 평균이 29.3 득점 8.9리바 10.6 어시 -_-;;;;

[조던의꿈꾸는...]

4분5초경의 심판의 비하인드 백패스..nba 심판은 이렇게 종종 나와서 참 잼있어요~~ㅋㅋㅋ

[Unlucky MDE]

정말 피펜이 없었으면 기록은 훨신 대단했을거같습니다 .. 33pt/7ast/8reb 정도.. 물론 팀은 그냥 중상위권이었겠지만 ㅎ

[파이팅아이버슨]

1989년 3월 11일 시애틀전에서 덕콜린스가 조던을 포인트가드로 전향시킨 겜에서 15어시, 이틀뒤 다음게임서 21득점 14리바 14어시를 30분만에 기록하며 32점차 대승, 트리플더블을 기록하는데는 단 21분만 걸림!!! 21분이면 2쿼터에 트리플더블을 했다는 얘기군요..

[파이팅아이버슨]

.. 위에 빅벤님이 말씀하신대로 11게임서 10게임 트리플더블 그나마 트리플더블 못한 한게임조차도 40점 11어시 7리바...

[파이팅아이버슨]

포인트가드 전향후 24게임서 29.3득점 8.9리바 10.6 어시... 어시는 내쉬정도 해주면서 득점은 10점 더 처넣으시고 9리바는 보너스군요...

[파이팅아이버슨]

이런 마사장님과 비교하여 올어라운드함은 코비, 르브론이 낫다라는 의견도 한때 나왔다는것이 어이가 없네요.. 뭐 이건 완전 인간포기입니다.

[조던의꿈꾸는...]

거기다가 보너스로 수비...그리고 스틸...ㄷㄷㄷ

[M.J...........]

믿기지않네요.

[파이팅아이버슨]

거기다가 조던이 포인트가드 전향전에는 호레이스 그랜트 게임당 9.3개의 슛시도 11.5득점 피펜 게임당 12개의 슛시도 13득점 그러나 조던이 포인트가드 전향후 그랜트 11.5개의 샷시도 14.7득점 피펜 14.5개의 슈시도 19.8득점.. 이거 뭐 포인트가드로써의 조던도 정말 대단합니다

[파이팅아이버슨]

결론적으로 조던이 포인트 가드 전향후 그랜트는 3.2득점 피펜은 6.8득점의 평득 향상이 있었군요.

[바버탱]

말이 필요있겠습니까? ㅎㅎ

[마이쭈]

보이는 그대로를 믿으세요 ... 조작이 아닙니다 ... 무슨 말이 필요하겠습니까 ... 이래서 조던이죠 ... ;;;

[다 좋아]

초반 두 선수의 핑거롤 멋지네요.

[Bulls.no23 mj]

저 포인트가드 전향한 기간동안 느바 포인트가드 평점에서 단독 1위를 달리기도 했죠..원래 포지션이 아닌데도 말이죠...그리 긴 기간이 아니었지만 당시 포가로서 포스가 매직 이상이었습니다...그리고 조던이 이 기간말고 가장 올라운더의 모습을 보인건 매직과의 91 파이널 대결이죠...당시에도 조던은 어시스트와 득점에 미친듯한 활약을 했고 리바운드와 스틸까지 괴수급 활약을 보였죠.

[nycmania]

특히 91년 파이널 2차전에서는 매직과 똑같은 위력의 어시스트를 계속 주고받다가 후반전에 완벽하게 게임을 지배하면서 매직을 압도했죠. 역시 이때부터 NBA의 최고 선수의 바통터치는 이루어졌다고 생각합니다.

[토니 파커]

불스는 조던이 공을 가지고 있으면 항상 아웃넘버 상황인거 같습니다. 조던에겐 2명이상의 수비가 붙어야하니까.

[조던조타]

모야 이음악 프라이드 대표곡을..ㅋ

[MILLERTIME]

대단합니다...정말 대단합니다...

[【NO.5】jason kidd]

컥 pg로 뛴 24g... 29.4p 에 8.9r에 10.6a........... ㅡ.ㅡ;; 7게임 연속 트리플더블에. 11경기중 10경기 트리플..... 이거 몰카 아냐..ㅡㅡ 나 놀리려는..ㅡㅡ; 그리고 트리플더블 안한경기는 죽썼구만 생각했더니... 40p 11a 7r.... 몰카가 확실해..

[된장맛우유]

ㅎㄷㄷ;;