Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Rick Carlisle and Michael Jordan

This is the detail of NBA games in which Rick Carlisle and Michael Jordan played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 10 times in NBA games. Rick Carlisle has an 8-2 winning record over Michael Jordan, including a 3-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

Rick Carlisle

vs.

Michael Jordan


NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Carlisle: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

10 Games played

7 in Regular Season

3 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

	Games Won	in Regular Season	in Playoffs
Rick Carlisle	8	5	3
Michael Jordan	2	2	0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Rick Carlisle	1.8	0.7	0.6	0.0	0.0
Michael Jordan	35.1	5.4	4.3	2.3	1.2

Game Highs
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Rick Carlisle	6	4	2	0	0
Michael Jordan	63	12	9	8	3

Games with better stats than the other player...
Player	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Rick Carlisle	0 games	1 game	0 games	0 games	0 games
Michael Jordan	10 games	9 games	8 games	8 games	9 games
Both had same stat	0 games	0 games	2 games	2 games	1 game

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1984-85 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 15, 1984
1.	Celtics	125	Rick Carlisle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	01	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Bulls	105	Michael Jordan	27	2	2	2	1	1	4	33	12-24	.500	0-1	.000	3-3	1.000
	Dec. 22, 1984
2.	Celtics	85	Rick Carlisle	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	06	1-4	.250	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Bulls	110	Michael Jordan	32	12	8	0	3	3	3	35	12-18	.667	0-0	-	8-8	1.000
	Feb. 22, 1985
3.	Celtics	115	Rick Carlisle	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	06	1-2	.500	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Bulls	105	Michael Jordan	26	4	7	3	0	3	3	42	8-18	.444	0-0	-	10-12	.833


1985-86 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Mar. 21, 1986
4.	Celtics	126	Rick Carlisle	4	4	1	0	0	2	2	12	2-5	.400	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Bulls	105	Michael Jordan	20	2	1	0	1	1	3	16	7-16	.438	0-1	.000	6-7	.857


1986 Playoffs - Eastern Conference First Round
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 17, 1986
5.	Celtics	123	Rick Carlisle	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	07	0-1	.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Bulls	104	Michael Jordan	49	4	2	2	1	5	3	43	18-36	.500	0-0	-	13-15	.867
	Apr. 20, 1986
6.	Celtics	135	Rick Carlisle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	03	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-
2OT	Bulls	131	Michael Jordan	63	5	6	3	2	4	4	53	22-41	.537	0-0	-	19-21	.905
	Apr. 22, 1986
7.	Celtics	122	Rick Carlisle	2	0	1	0	0	1	2	04	1-1	1.000	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Bulls	104	Michael Jordan	19	10	9	2	1	5	6	39	8-18	.444	1-1	1.000	2-3	.667


1986-87 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Nov. 14, 1986
8.	Celtics	110	Rick Carlisle	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	06	1-2	.500	0-1	.000	0-0	-
	Bulls	98	Michael Jordan	48	5	1	2	1	0	3	41	17-33	.515	1-1	1.000	13-14	.929
	Jan. 28, 1987
9.	Celtics	132	Rick Carlisle	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	05	3-5	.600	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Bulls	103	Michael Jordan	27	4	4	1	1	6	3	37	11-23	.478	0-2	.000	5-8	.625


1987-88 Season
Game			Player	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	Min	FG	%	3PT	%	FT	%
	Apr. 08, 1988
10.	Knicks	122	Rick Carlisle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	01	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-
	Bulls	131	Michael Jordan	40	6	3	8	1	3	4	43	13-24	.542	0-0	-	14-18	.778