ships ▁at ▁We ber ▁State . ▁Mot ta ▁was ▁an ▁unlikely ▁choice , ▁but ▁he ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁fort uit ous ▁one . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁he ▁m old ed ▁Chicago ▁into ▁a ▁t ough , ▁def ensive - mind ed ▁squad ▁that ▁was ▁always ▁ready ▁to ▁challenge ▁the ▁opposition , ▁even ▁if ▁it ▁couldn ' t ▁match ▁up ▁in ▁talent . ▁ ▁Chicago ▁owned ▁the ▁fourth ▁overall ▁pick ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁NBA ▁D raft ▁and ▁selected ▁ 7 - foot , ▁ 2 6 5 - p ound ▁center ▁Tom ▁Bo er w ink le ▁of ▁Tennessee . ▁Bo er w ink le ▁would ▁spend ▁his ▁entire ▁ 1 0 - year ▁career ▁with ▁Chicago ▁and ▁wind ▁up ▁as ▁the ▁Bull s ' ▁all - time ▁leading ▁re bound er ▁with ▁ 5 , 7 4 5 ▁career ▁bo ards . ▁ ▁Season ▁stand ings ▁ ▁Record ▁vs . ▁oppon ents ▁ ▁Play offs ▁ ▁West ▁Division ▁Sem if inals ▁ ▁( 2 ) ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁L akers ▁vs . ▁( 4 ) ▁Chicago ▁Bull s : ▁L akers ▁win ▁series ▁ 4 - 1 ▁Game ▁ 1 ▁@ ▁Los ▁Angeles : ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁ 1 0 9 , ▁Chicago ▁ 1 0 1 ▁Game ▁ 2 ▁@ ▁Los ▁Angeles : ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁ 1 1 3 , ▁Chicago ▁ 1 0 6 ▁Game ▁ 3 ▁@ ▁Chicago : ▁Chicago ▁ 1 0 4 , ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁ 9 8 ▁Game