2009–10 Chicago Bulls season

The 2009–10 Chicago Bulls season was the 44th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They finished with a record of 41-41 (.500) for the third time in their past five seasons.

2009–10 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachVinny Del Negro
General managerGar Forman
OwnersJerry Reinsdorf
ArenaUnited Center
Results
Record41–41 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Cavaliers 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionCSN Chicago, WGN America, WGN, WCIU
RadioWMVP

In the playoffs, the Bulls lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games in the First Round.

Key dates

Offseason

On May 20, the Bulls promoted Gar Forman to General Manager. Former GM John Paxson accepted a new role as executive vice president of basketball operations.[1] Forman's top priority for the offseason was to re-sign Ben Gordon.[2] Ben Gordon signed with the Detroit Pistons on July 1, 2009.[3]

NBA draft
Main article: 2009 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 16 James Johnson F  United States Wake Forest
1 26 Taj Gibson F  United States USC

Free agency

On July 13, 2009, the Bulls signed guard Jannero Pargo to a one-year deal, helping to fill the void Ben Gordon made in leaving the team.[4] On July 14, the Bulls re-signed guard Lindsey Hunter with a one-year contract.[5]

Regular season summary

On January 25, 2010, the Bulls traded center Aaron Gray for guard Devin Brown of the New Orleans Hornets. On February 18, 2010, the Bulls traded guard John Salmons for forwards Hakim Warrick and Joe Alexander of the Milwaukee Bucks. Meanwhile, the Bulls traded forward Tyrus Thomas for guards Ronald Murray and Acie Law of the Charlotte Bobcats.[6]

Roster
2009–10 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F 20 Alexander, Joe Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1986–12–26 West Virginia
G/F 32 Brown, Devin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1978–12–30 Texas–San Antonio
F 9 Deng, Luol (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–04–16 Duke
F 22 Gibson, Taj 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1985–06–24 USC
G 12 Hinrich, Kirk (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1981–01–02 Kansas
F 16 Johnson, James 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1987–02–20 Wake Forest
F 31 Kurz, Rob Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1985–03–05 Notre Dame
G 0 Law, Acie Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1985–01–25 Texas A&M
F/C 52 Miller, Brad 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 261 lb (118 kg) 1976–04–12 Purdue
G 6 Murray, Ronald 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1979–07–29 Shaw
F/C 13 Noah, Joakim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1985–02–25 Florida
G 2 Pargo, Jannero 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1979–10–22 Arkansas
F/C 35 Richard, Chris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 256 lb (116 kg) 1984–12–25 Florida
G 1 Rose, Derrick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988–10–04 Memphis
F/C 21 Warrick, Hakim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1982–07–08 Syracuse
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 9, 2010

Pre-season
2009 pre-season game log
October: 5–2 (home: 2–1; road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1October 2@Indiana Pacers104–9511,255
(Indianapolis, USA)		1–0 recap
2October 6Utah Jazz102–10118,689
(London, UK)		2–0 recap
3October 10Milwaukee Bucks86–985,642
(Milwaukee, USA)		2–1 recap
4October 13@Milwaukee Bucks87–8618,119
(Chicago, USA)		3–1 recap
5October 14Minnesota Timberwolves99–9411,955
(Minneapolis, USA)		4–1 recap
6October 19@Orlando Magic98–10120,688
(Chicago, USA)		4–2 recap
7October 23@Washington Wizards93–7020,981
(Chicago, USA)		5–2 recap
2009–10 pre-season schedule

Regular season

Standings
Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
z-Cleveland Cavaliers6121.744–35–626–1512–4
x-Milwaukee Bucks4636.5611528–1318–2310–6
x-Chicago Bulls4141.5002024–1717–2410–6
Indiana Pacers3250.3902923–189–326–10
Detroit Pistons2755.3293417–2410–312–14
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Cleveland Cavaliers6121.744–
2 y-Orlando Magic5923.7202
3 x-Atlanta Hawks5329.6468
4 y-Boston Celtics5032.61011
5 x-Miami Heat4735.57314
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks4636.56115
7 x-Charlotte Bobcats4438.53717
8 x-Chicago Bulls4141.50020
9 Toronto Raptors4042.48821
10 Indiana Pacers3250.39029
11 New York Knicks2953.35432
12 Detroit Pistons2755.32934
13 Philadelphia 76ers2755.32934
14 Washington Wizards2656.31735
15 New Jersey Nets1270.14649

Record vs. opponents
2009-10 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK OKC ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta —4–02–23–11–31–11–12–21–12–03–02–01–12–01–32–12–03–01–11–30–21–32–11–12–02–01–13–12–04–0
Boston 0–4—3–02–22–21–11–12–11–11–12–11–11–11–13–02–22–03–11–13–11–11–33–10–22–02–01–14–01–13–1
Charlotte 2–20–3—1–33–10–21–12–12–01–11–21–11–12–03–12–22–02–21–12–21–11–33–12–00–22–01–11–20–24–0
Chicago 1–32–23–1—2–20–20–24–01–12–03–10–20–20–21–31–32–01–22–03–11–11–23–11–11–11–12–01–20–22–1
Cleveland 3–12–21–32–2—1–10–24–02–01–13–12–02–01–13–03–12–04–02–03–02–02–23–02–02–02–01–13–11–12–1
Dallas 1–11–12–02–01–1—2–12–03–12–22–03–02–23–12–02–03–12–02–21–12–21–11–12–11–34–03–11–11–21–1
Denver 1–11–11–12–02–01–2—1–14–02–12–02–13–13–11–10–23–12–03–11–13–11–11–11–33–11–22–22–03–11–1
Detroit 2–21–21–20–40–40–21–1–1–11–10–40–20–21–11–22–22–02–11–11–30–21–33–10–20–21–11–10–40–24–0
Golden State 1–11–10–21–10–21–30–41–1–0–31–12–20–42–20–20–23–02–01–32–01–30–20–21–32–22–20–32–00–30–2
Houston 0–21–11–10–21–12–21–21–13–0—0–22–11–34–00–22–03–02–01–32–03–10–21–10–42–22–22–21–12–22–0
Indiana 0–31–22–11–31–30–20–24–01–12–0—1–10–20–20–40–41–14–00–22–21–11–32–11–10–21–10–22–21–13–1
L.A. Clippers 0–21–11–12–00–20–31–22–02–21–21–1—2–22–21–11–13–11–10–40–21–20–22–00–41–31–30–40–21–32–0
L.A. Lakers 1–11–11–12–00–22–21–32–04–03–12–02–2—2–11–12–03–02–02–12–03–11–12–03–11–24–02–21–13–12–0
Memphis 0–21–10–22–01–11–31–31–12–20–42–02–21–2—1–10–23–12–02–22–01–21–11–12–22–22–12–22–01–22–0
Miami 3–10–31–33–10–30–21–12–12–02–04–01–11–11–1—1–31–14–01–13–00–22–24–01–11–12–00–22–21–13–1
Milwaukee 1–22–22–23–11–30–22–02–22–00–24–02–00–22–03–1—2–04–01–13–01–10–32–11–11–11–10–22–11–12–2
Minnesota 0–20–20–20–20–21–31–30–20–30–31–11–30–31–31–10–2—2–00–41–10–40–21–10–40–42–20–30–22–21–1
New Jersey 0–31–32–22–10–40–20–21–20–20–20–41–10–20–20–40–40–2—1–12–20–20–30–40–20–21–11–10–40–20–4
New Orleans 1–11–11–10–20–22–21–31–13–13–12–04–01–22–21–11–14–01–1—0–21–21–10–21–31–22–10–40–21–31–1
New York 3–11–32–21–30–31–11–13–10–20–22–22–00–20–20–30–31–12–22–0—0–20–33–11–11–10–20–20–40–23–1
Oklahoma City 2–01–11–11–10–22–21–32–03–11–31–12–11–32–12–01–14–02–02–12–0–1–12–02–11–33–11–32–03–12–0
Orlando 3–13–13–12–12–21–11–13–12–02–03–12–01–11–12–23–02–03–01–13–01–1–4–01–11–12–01–13–11–12–2
Philadelphia 1–21–31–31–30–31–11–11–32–01–11–20–20–21–10–42–21–14–02–01–30–20–4–0–21–12–01–11–30–20–3
Phoenix 1–12–00–21–10–21–23–12–03–14–01–14–01–32–21–11–14–02–03–11–11–21–12–0–1–24–02–12–02–22–0
Portland 0–20–22–01–10–23–11–32–02–22–22–03–12–12–21–11–14–02–02–11–13–11–11–12–1–4–03–02–00–41–1
Sacramento 0–20–20–21–10–20–42–11–12–22–21–13–10–41–20–21–12–21–11–22–01–30–20–20–40–4–0–41–12–11–1
San Antonio 1–11–11–10–21–11–32–21–13–02–22–04–02–22–22–02–03–01–14–02–03–11–11–11–20–34–0–1–10–42–0
Toronto 1–30–42–12–11–31–10–24–00–21–12–22–01–10–22–21–22–04–02–04–00–21–33–10–20–21–11–1—0–22–1
Utah 0–21–12–02–01–12–11–32–03–02–21–13–11–32–11–11–12–22–03–12–01–31–12–02–24–01–24–02–0—2–0
Washington 0–41–30–41–21–21–11–10–42–00–21–30–20–20–21–32–21–14–01–11–30–22–23–00–21–11–10–21–20–2—

Game log
2009–10 game log
Total: 41–41 (home: 24–17; road: 17–24)
October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 29 San Antonio W 92–85 Luol Deng (17) Joakim Noah (10) Derrick Rose (10) United Center
21,412		 1–0
2 October 30 @ Boston L 90–118 Joakim Noah (16) Joakim Noah (10) Kirk Hinrich (7) TD Garden
18,624		 1–1
November: 5–8 (home: 3–1; road: 2–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
3 November 1 @ Miami L 87–95 Luol Deng (26) Luol Deng (8) Derrick Rose (5) American Airlines Arena
15,865		 1–2
4 November 3 Milwaukee W 83–81 Luol Deng (24) Luol Deng (20) Derrick Rose (5) United Center
19,789		 2–2
5 November 5 @ Cleveland W 86–85 Luol Deng (15) Joakim Noah (11) Derrick Rose (11) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 3–2
6 November 7 Charlotte W 93–90 John Salmons (27) Joakim Noah (16) Kirk Hinrich (7) United Center
21,108		 4–2
7 November 10 Denver L 89–90 Derrick Rose (22) Joakim Noah (21) Luol Deng, John Salmons, Derrick Rose (7) United Center
21,409		 4–3
8 November 11 @ Toronto L 88–99 Luol Deng, Taj Gibson (18) Joakim Noah (11) Derrick Rose (6) Air Canada Centre
16,310		 4–4
9 November 14 Philadelphia W 94–88 Luol Deng, Kirk Hinrich (19) Joakim Noah (12) Kirk Hinrich (7) United Center
21,837		 5–4
10 November 17 @ Sacramento W 101–87 John Salmons (23) Joakim Noah (14) Derrick Rose (7) ARCO Arena
12,634		 6–4
11 November 19 @ Los Angeles L 93–108 Derrick Rose (20) Joakim Noah (15) Derrick Rose (6) Staples Center
18,997		 6–5
12 November 21 @ Denver L 93–108 Derrick Rose (28) Taj Gibson (12) Kirk Hinrich (5) Pepsi Center
15,823		 6–6
13 November 23 @ Portland L 98–122 Luol Deng (25) Joakim Noah (8) Derrick Rose (5) Rose Garden
20,383		 6–7
14 November 26 @ Utah L 86–105 Luol Deng (25) Joakim Noah (9) John Salmons (5) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911		 6–8
15 November 30 @ Milwaukee L 97–99 John Salmons (23) Joakim Noah (17) Derrick Rose (7) Bradley Center
13,684		 6–9
December: 7–8 (home: 6–5; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
16 December 2 Detroit W 92–85 John Salmons (22) Joakim Noah (14) Derrick Rose, Brad Miller (6) United Center
21,523		 7–9
17 December 4 @ Cleveland L 87–101 Taj Gibson (14) Taj Gibson (13) Derrick Rose (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 7–10
18 December 5 Toronto L 78–110 John Salmons, Jannero Pargo (13) Joakim Noah (7) Derrick Rose (5) United Center
20,481		 7–11
19 December 8 New Jersey L 101–103 Luol Deng, Derrick Rose (27) Luol Deng, Joakim Noah (9) Derrick Rose (10) United Center
17,872		 7–12
20 December 9 @ Atlanta L 83–118 Derrick Rose (19) Joakim Noah (11) Derrick Rose (7) Philips Arena
16,808		 7–13
21 December 11 Golden State W 96–91 (OT) Luol Deng (21) Joakim Noah (14) Luol Deng (6) United Center
18,803		 8–13
22 December 12 Boston L 80–106 Derrick Rose (19) Joakim Noah (13) John Salmons (9) United Center
21,257		 8–14
23 December 15 L.A. Lakers L 87–96 Luol Deng, Derrick Rose (21) Joakim Noah (20) Derrick Rose, Brad Miller (6) United Center
21,416		 8–15
24 December 17 New York W 98–89 Luol Deng (24) Luol Deng (13) Derrick Rose (6) United Center
19,791		 9–15
25 December 19 Atlanta W 101–98 (OT) Derrick Rose (32) Luol Deng (12) Derrick Rose, Luol Deng (6) United Center
21,381		 10–15
26 December 21 Sacramento L 98–102 Luol Deng (26) Joakim Noah (10) Derrick Rose (7) United Center
19,631		 10–16
27 December 22 @ New York L 81–88 Derrick Rose (26) Joakim Noah (21) Derrick Rose (4) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 10–17
28 December 26 New Orleans W 96–85 Tyrus Thomas (21) Joakim Noah (18) Derrick Rose (9) United Center
22,008		 11–17
29 December 29 Indiana W 104–95 Derrick Rose (28) Tyrus Thomas (15) Derrick Rose (6) United Center
21,887		 12–17
30 December 31 @ Detroit W 98–97 Derrick Rose (22) Joakim Noah (21) Kirk Hinrich (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		 13–17
January: 10–5 (home: 4–1; road: 6–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
31 January 2 Orlando W 101–93 Derrick Rose (30) Taj Gibson (12) Derrick Rose (7) United Center
21,162		 14–17
32 January 4 Oklahoma L 85–98 Derrick Rose (19) Joakim Noah (14) Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich (7) United Center
18,838		 14–18
33 January 5 @ Charlotte L 108–113 Derrick Rose (24) Luol Deng (9) Derrick Rose (9) Time Warner Cable Arena
13,749		 14–19
34 January 8 @ Milawaukee L 93–96 Derrick Rose (25) Joakim Noah (18) Derrick Rose (9) Bradley Center
18,717		 14–20
35 January 9 Minnesota W 110–96 Joakim Noah, Kirk Hinrich (20) Joakim Noah, Taj Gibson (9) Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich (7) United Center
20,255		 15–20
36 January 11 Detroit W 120–87 Luol Deng (27) Joakim Noah (11) Derrick Rose (9) United Center
21,014		 16–20
37 January 14 @ Boston W 96–83 Luol Deng (25) Joakim Noah (11) Kirk Hinrich (6) TD Garden
18,624		 17–20
38 January 15 Washington W 121–119 (2OT) Derrick Rose (37) Joakim Noah (15) Derrick Rose (6) United Center
20,304		 18–20
39 January 18 @ Golden State L 97–114 John Salmons (37) Joakim Noah (16) Derrick Rose, John Salmons, Jannero Pargo (4) Oracle Arena
19,208		 18–21
40 January 20 @ L.A. Clippers L 97–104 Derrick Rose (23) Joakim Noah (15) Derrick Rose (7) Staples Center
16,794		 18–22
41 January 22 @ Phoenix W 115–104 Derrick Rose (32) Joakim Noah, Taj Gibson (8) Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich (5) US Airways Center
18422		 19–22
42 January 23 @ Houston W 104–97 Brad Miller (25) Taj Gibson (14) Kirk Hinrich (7) Toyota Center
18,119		 20–22
43 January 25 @ San Antonio W 98–95 Derrick Rose (27) Luol Deng (9) Derrick Rose (6) AT&T Center
18,581		 21–22
44 January 27 @ Oklahoma W 96–86 Derrick Rose (26) Taj Gibson (15) Derrick Rose (7) Ford Center
17,562		 22–22
45 January 29 @ New Orleans W 108–106 (OT) Luol Deng (26) Joakim Noah (18) Kirk Hinrich (6) New Orleans Arena
16,578		 23–22
February: 8–6 (home: 5–2; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
46 February 2 L.A. Clippers L 82–90 Luol Deng (18) Tyrus Thomas (9) Derrick Rose (4) United Center
19,335		 23–23
47 February 3 @ Philadelphia L 103–106 Derrick Rose (30) Luol Deng (11) Derrick Rose (9) Wachovia Center
13,295		 23–24
48 February 5 @ Atlanta L 81–91 Luol Deng (20) Kirk Hinrich (9) Derrick Rose (6) Philips Arena
18,729		 23–25
49 February 6 Miami W 95–91 Luol Deng (25) Brad Miller (8) John Salmons (5) United Center
22,352		 24–25
50 February 9 @ Indiana W 109–101 Luol Deng (23) Luol Deng (11) Derrick Rose (7) Conseco Fieldhouse
12,945		 25–25
51 February 10 Orlando L 87–107 Luol Deng (23) Luol Deng (7) Kirk Hinrich, Tyrus Thomas (4) United Center
21,566		 25–26
52 February 16 New York W 118–85 Derrick Rose (29) Taj Gibson (10) Kirk Hinrich, Derrick Rose, John Salmons (6) United Center
20,989		 26–26
53 February 17 @ New York W 115–109 Derrick Rose (27) Taj Gibson (16) Derrick Rose (6) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 27–26
54 February 19 @ Minnesota W 100–94 Kirk Hinrich (20) Brad Miller (10) Kirk Hinrich, Derrick Rose (5) Target Center
18,183		 28–26
55 February 20 Philadelphia W 122–90 Taj Gibson (20) Taj Gibson (13) Derrick Rose (6) United Center
22,147		 29–26
56 February 22 @ Washington L 95–101 Derrick Rose (22) Taj Gibson (8) Derrick Rose (6) Verizon Center
14,113		 29-27
57 February 24 Indiana W 120–110 Luol Deng (31) Taj Gibson (11) Derrick Rose (8) United Center
20,363		 30-27
58 February 26 Portland W 115–111 (OT) Derrick Rose (33) Joakim Noah (11) Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich, Joakim Noah (4) United Center
21,508		 31-27
59 February 27 @ Indiana L 90–100 Derrick Rose (27) Luol Deng (18) Derrick Rose (4) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,165		 31-28
March: 4–11 (home: 2–7; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
60 March 1 Atlanta L 92–116 Derrick Rose (24) Taj Gibson (13) Kirk Hinrich (6) United Center
19,011		 31-29
61 March 4 Memphis L 96–105 Luol Deng (23) Brad Miller (7) Kirk Hinrich (4) United Center
19,187		 31-30
62 March 6 Dallas L 116–122 Derrick Rose (34) Taj Gibson (11) Derrick Rose (8) United Center
21,737		 31-31
63 March 9 Utah L 108–132 Derrick Rose (25) Kirk Hinrich, Hakim Warrick (5) Derrick Rose (13) United Center
18,451		 31-32
64 March 11 @ Orlando L 82–111 James Johnson (13) Taj Gibson (9) Kirk Hinrich (6) Amway Arena
17,461		 31-33
65 March 12 @ Miami L 95–108 James Johnson, Jannero Pargo (20) Brad Miller (11) Kirk Hinrich (6) AmericanAirlines Arena
19,600		 31-34
66 March 16 @ Memphis L 97–104 Ronald Murray (25) Brad Miller (11) Jannero Pargo (8) FedEx Forum
15,413		 31-35
67 March 17 @ Dallas L 106–113 Acie Law (22) Chris Richard (9) Brad Miller, Jannero Pargo (4) American Airlines Center
20,406		 31-36
68 March 19 Cleveland L 85–92 Taj Gibson (20) Taj Gibson (13) Kirk Hinrich (11) United Center
23,129		 31-37
69 March 20 @ Philadelphia W 98–84 Derrick Rose (23) Taj Gibson (7) Kirk Hinrich (11) Wachovia Center
16,098		 32-37
70 March 22 Houston W 98–88 Derrick Rose (27) Brad Miller, Taj Gibson (12) Derrick Rose (8) United Center
19,834		 33-37
71 March 25 Miami L 74–103 Hakim Warrick (14) Taj Gibson (10) Derrick Rose (5) United Center
21,592		 33-38
72 March 27 New Jersey W 106–83 Jannero Pargo (27) Taj Gibson (13) Derrick Rose (9) United Center
20,592		 34-38
73 March 28 @ Detroit W 110–103 Ronald Murray (23) Taj Gibson (10) Derrick Rose (9) Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		 35-38
74 March 30 Phoenix L 105–111 Ronald Murray, Derrick Rose (23) Joakim Noah, Taj Gibson (10) Derrick Rose (10) United Center
21,169		 35-39
April: 6–2 (home: 3–1; road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
75 April 2 @ Washington W 95–87 Derrick Rose (24) Taj Gibson (16) Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich (5) Verizon Center
18,002		 36-39
76 April 3 Charlotte W 96–88 Derrick Rose (26) Joakim Noah (16) Brad Miller (5) United Center
20,996		 37-39
77 April 6 Milwaukee L 74–79 Luol Deng (16) Joakim Noah (11) Derrick Rose (11) United Center
20,268		 37-40
78 April 8 Cleveland W 109–108 Derrick Rose (24) Joakim Noah (15) Derrick Rose (10) United Center
21,707		 38-40
79 April 9 @ New Jersey L 116–127 Brad Miller (27) Brad Miller (10) Kirk Hinrich (9) Izod Center
15,909		 38-41
80 April 11 @ Toronto W 104–88 Derrick Rose (26) Joakim Noah (19) Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah (7) Air Canada Centre
19,515		 39-41
81 April 13 Boston W 101–93 Derrick Rose (39) Joakim Noah (16) Derrick Rose (7) United Center
20,649		 40-41
82 April 14 @ Charlotte W 98–89 Derrick Rose (27) Joakim Noah, Taj Gibson (13) Derrick Rose (5) Time Warner Cable Arena
17,439		 41-41
2009–10 season schedule

Playoffs

The Bulls managed to clinch the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference over the Toronto Raptors near the final day of the regular season. This marked the fifth time in six years Chicago has made the playoffs. With the lowest seed they faced the number one ranked Cleveland Cavaliers. Poised to win a championship LeBron James and the Cavs defeated the Bulls 4 games to 1 with the over-matched Bulls making a valiant effort in game 5, losing 96-94.

Game log
2010 playoff game log
Total: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
First Round: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 17 @ Cleveland L 83–96 Derrick Rose (28) Kirk Hinrich, Joakim Noah (8) Derrick Rose (10) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 0–1
2 April 19 @ Cleveland L 102–112 Joakim Noah (25) Joakim Noah (13) Derrick Rose (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 0–2
3 April 22 Cleveland W 108–106 Derrick Rose (31) Joakim Noah (15) Derrick Rose (7) United Center
22,991		 1–2
4 April 25 Cleveland L 98–121 Joakim Noah, Derrick Rose (21) Joakim Noah (20) Derrick Rose (5) United Center
22,991		 1–3
5 April 27 @ Cleveland L 94–96 Derrick Rose (31) Taj Gibson (11) Derrick Rose (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 1–4
2010 playoff schedule

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Joe Alexander1803.6.167.000.667.6.3.1.1.5
Devin Brown11108.5.222.235.0001.4.6.3.11.8
Luol Deng706937.9.466.386.7647.32.0.9.917.6
Taj Gibson827026.9.4940.0.6467.50.90.61.39.0
Kirk Hinrich745333.5.409.371.7523.54.51.2.310.9
James Johnson651111.6.452.326.7292.0.7.3.73.9
Acie Law112111.3.467.333.7411.21.3.3.05.5
Brad Miller823723.8.430.280.8274.91.9.5.48.8
Ronald Murray129123.4.397.311.7622.91.8.6.110.1
Joakim Noah645430.1.504.000.74411.02.1.51.610.7
Jannero Pargo63513.2.346.275.9331.21.4.5.05.5
Chris Richard18012.4.517.000.6363.3.4.4.22.1
Derrick Rose787836.8.489.267.7663.86.0.7.420.8
Hakim Warrick128019.0.483.000.7553.6.6.2.38.7

1Stats with the Bulls.

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Joe Alexander000.000.000.000.0.0.0.00
Devin Brown102.01.000.000.0001.0.0.0.02.0
Luol Deng5540.6.463.083.7315.01.41.4.818.8
Taj Gibson5529.0.4210.0.5457.0.6.2.87.6
Kirk Hinrich5539.2.423.500.7144.44.01.4.012.4
James Johnson405.0.000.000.000.3.3.0.0.0
Acie Law000.000.000.000.0.0.0.00
Brad Miller5018.6.370.0001.0003.6.8.0.05.4
Ronald Murray5019.4.405.3331.0002.62.0.4.08.4
Joakim Noah5536.6.528.000.94713.02.61.41.414.8
Jannero Pargo204.0.200.500.000.0.5.0.01.5
Chris Richard202.5.000.000.0001.5.0.0.0.0
Derrick Rose5542.4.456.333.8183.47.2.8.026.8
Hakim Warrick3010.3.182.000.8331.7.0.0.03.0

Awards, records and milestones

Week/Month
  • Joakim Noah was named the Bulls CDW/HP Solutions Player of the Month for November.[7]
  • Derrick Rose was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of December 28.[8]
  • Derrick Rose was named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for April. During this month, he averaged 25.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 7 assists.[9]

All-Star
  • Derrick Rose selected to Eastern Conference All-Star Team as a reserve.

Season

Records

Milestones

First team to win five consecutive games over opponents over .500 on the road

Injuries and surgeries
  • On September 29, Aaron Gray suffered a stress fracture of his left fibula. This was determined after he developed a lower leg pain the week of September 26 and he was projected to miss six-eight weeks.[11][12] On November 16, Gray, still out because of the stress fracture, was admitted to the hospital because of fluid build-up in his right knee.[13] Gray returned to the line-up to make his season début November 26 against the Utah Jazz.[14]
  • On November 6, Tyrus Thomas fractured his left radius during a weight training session. He underwent surgery on November 7 and is projected to miss four to six weeks of the season.[12][15]
  • On November 25, Kirk Hinrich sprained his left thumb during practice. Though initially feared to be a similar injury the previous season where he tore the ligaments of his right thumb, an MRI and subsequent examinations confirmed it to only be a sprain and he will only miss one to two weeks.[16][17]

Transactions
Chicago Bulls Players Added

Via Draft

Via Free Agency

Via Trade

 Players Lost

Via Free Agency

Waived

Via Buyout

Via Trade

See also

References
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