RECAP
Three games into the 1985-86 season, Jordan went down with a broken bone in
his left foot and was sidelined for 64 games before returning in mid-March.
Without Jordan for most of the campaign, the Bulls won only 30 games but still
managed to snag a playoff berth. In 18 regular-season games, Jordan averaged
22.7 points, 2.9 assists, and 3.6 rebounds, all career-lows. He was voted
to the All-Star squad but was unable to play because of the injury.
With a spectacular three-game outburst in the Bulls' opening-round playoff
loss to Boston, Jordan showed that he had completely recovered. In Game 2
he scored a playoff-record 63 points in Chicago's double-overtime 135-131
loss to the Celtics. He averaged an astonishing 43.7 points in the three-game
series.
HONORS
NBA All-Star Starter
