2011–12 Chicago Bulls season

The 2011–12 Chicago Bulls season was the 46th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Bulls finished the lockout-shortened season with a 50–16 record, or roughly 62–20 in a full season, tying the San Antonio Spurs for the best record of the season. They ended as the number one seed in the Eastern Conference for a second consecutive season.

2011–12 Chicago Bulls season
Division champions
Head coachTom Thibodeau
General managerGar Forman
OwnersJerry Reinsdorf
ArenaUnited Center
Results
Record50–16 (.758)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to 76ers 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionCSN Chicago, WGN America, WGN-TV, WCIU-TV
RadioWMVP

Chicago started their playoff run on April 28, taking Game 1 of the first round against the Philadelphia 76ers at the United Center. However, that victory was marred with the season-ending injury of point guard and reigning MVP Derrick Rose, who tore his anterior cruciate ligament in the final minutes of the game.[1] Chicago then lost three games in a row and were also without the services of starting center Joakim Noah for Games 4 and 5 of the series following an injury in his left ankle during Game 3 in Philadelphia.[2] The Bulls won one more game at home before losing the series 2–4 in Philadelphia and became the fifth number one seed in league history to lose a playoffs series against a number eight seed, following the Seattle SuperSonics in 1994, the Miami Heat in 1999, the Dallas Mavericks in 2007, the San Antonio Spurs in 2011, and followed by the Milwaukee Bucks in 2023.[3]

Key dates

Summary

NBA draft
Main article: 2011 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 23 Nikola Mirotić F  Spain Real Madrid (Spain)
1 30 Jimmy Butler G/F  United States Marquette

Roster
2011–12 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 3 Aşık, Ömer 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1986-07-04 Turkey
F 5 Boozer, Carlos 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 266 lb (121 kg) 1981-11-20 Duke
G 11 Brewer, Ronnie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1985-03-20 Arkansas
G 21 Butler, Jimmy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989-09-14 Marquette
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 32 Hamilton, Richard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1978-02-14 Connecticut
G 8 James, Mike 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1975-06-23 Duquesne
F 26 Korver, Kyle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1981-03-17 Creighton
G 15 Lucas, John III 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1982-11-21 Oklahoma State
C 13 Noah, Joakim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1985-02-25 Florida
G 1 Rose, Derrick Injured (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988-10-04 Memphis
F 24 Scalabrine, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1978-03-18 USC
G 7 Watson, C. J. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1984-04-17 Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 5, 2012

Pre-season
2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 December 16 @ Indiana 95–86 Derrick Rose,
Luol Deng (16)		 Taj Gibson (9) Derrick Rose (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 14,013 1–0
2 December 20 Indiana 93–85 Carlos Boozer (24) Joakim Noah (8) Derrick Rose (9) United Center 21,659 2–0
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

Standings
Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
z-Chicago Bulls5016.758–26–724–913–166
x-Indiana Pacers4224.636823–1019–149–466
Milwaukee Bucks3135.4701917–1614–197–866
Detroit Pistons2541.3792518–157–264–1166
Cleveland Cavaliers2145.3182911–2210–233–1266
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1z-Chicago Bulls5016.758–66
2y-Miami Heat *4620.6974.066
3x-Indiana Pacers *4224.6368.066
4y-Boston Celtics3927.59111.066
5x-Atlanta Hawks4026.60610.066
6x-Orlando Magic3729.56113.066
7x-New York Knicks3630.54514.066
8x-Philadelphia 76ers3531.53015.066
9Milwaukee Bucks3135.47019.066
10Detroit Pistons2541.37925.066
11Toronto Raptors2343.34827.066
12New Jersey Nets2244.33328.066
13Cleveland Cavaliers2145.31829.066
14Washington Wizards2046.30330.066
15Charlotte Bobcats759.10643.066

Record vs. opponents
2011-12 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 —0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Boston 0–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Charlotte 0–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Chicago 0–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Cleveland 0–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Dallas 0–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Denver 0–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Detroit 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00—00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Golden State 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Houston 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Indiana 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
L.A. Clippers 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
L.A. Lakers 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Memphis 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Miami 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—1–20–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Milwaukee 1–20–32–10–44–00–10–23–11–01–00–40–11–00–12–1—1–03–00–14–00–10–41–20–22–00–11–03–00–13–1
Minnesota 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—00—00—00—00—1—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
New Jersey 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—00—00—0
New Orleans 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
New York 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Oklahoma City 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00—00–00–00–0
Orlando 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Philadelphia 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00—0
Phoenix 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00—0
Portland 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–0
Sacramento 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–0
San Antonio 1–01–01–00–12–02–22–11–03–02–21–02–12–14–00–00–11–21–04–01–02–12–02–04–02–12—1–1–03–11–0
Toronto 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–0
Utah 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–0
Washington 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—

Game log
2011–12 game log
Total: 50–16 (home: 26–7; road: 24–9)
December: 3–1 (home: 0–0; road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 December 25 @ L. A. Lakers W 88–87 Derrick Rose (22) Joakim Noah (9) Derrick Rose (5) Staples Center
18,997		 1–0
2 December 26 @ Golden State L 91–99 Luol Deng (22) Luol Deng
Joakim Noah (10)		 Derrick Rose (8) Oracle Arena
19,596		 1–1
3 December 29 @ Sacramento W 108–98 Derrick Rose (19) Carlos Boozer (15) C. J. Watson (9) Power Balance Pavilion
17,317		 2–1
4 December 30 @ L. A. Clippers W 114–101 Derrick Rose (29) Derrick Rose (8) Derrick Rose (16) Staples Center
19,426		 3–1
January: 15–4 (home: 9–1; road: 6–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5 January 1 Memphis W 104–64 Carlos Boozer
Ronnie Brewer (17)		 Carlos Boozer (11) Derrick Rose (6) United Center
22,763		 4–1
6 January 3 Atlanta W 76–74 Derrick Rose (30) Carlos Boozer (9) Derrick Rose (7) United Center
22,166		 5–1
7 January 4 @ Detroit W 99–83 Carlos Boozer (19) Joakim Noah (11) Derrick Rose (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills
9,125		 6–1
8 January 6 @ Orlando W 97–83 Derrick Rose
Luol Deng (21)		 Carlos Boozer (13) Derrick Rose (10) Amway Center
18,192		 7–1
9 January 7 @ Atlanta L 94–109 John Lucas (16) Ömer Aşık (13) Derrick Rose (6) Philips Arena
17,112		 7–2
10 January 9 Detroit W 92–68 Carlos Boozer (23) Carlos Boozer
Joakim Noah (8)		 Derrick Rose (8) United Center
21,530		 8–2
11 January 10 @ Minnesota W 111–100 Derrick Rose (31) Luol Deng
Joakim Noah (11)		 Derrick Rose (11) Target Center
19,356		 9–2
12 January 11 Washington W 78–64 John Lucas (25) Luol Deng (15) John Lucas (8) United Center
21,366		 10–2
13 January 13 @ Boston W 88–79 Derrick Rose (25) Luol Deng (16) Derrick Rose (7) TD Garden
18,624		 11–2
14 January 14 Toronto W 77–64 Derrick Rose (18) Carlos Boozer (13) Derrick Rose (11) United Center
21,962		 12–2
15 January 16 @ Memphis L 86–102 Luol Deng (20) Carlos Boozer (7) C. J. Watson
Luol Deng (3)		 FedExForum
18,119		 12–3
16 January 17 Phoenix W 118–97 Carlos Boozer (31) Joakim Noah (12) Richard Hamilton
Kyle Korver (6)		 United Center
21,347		 13–3
17 January 20 @ Cleveland W 114–75 Luol Deng (21) Carlos Boozer (14) C. J. Watson (7) Quicken Loans Arena
17,871		 14–3
18 January 21 Charlotte W 95–89 Carlos Boozer (23) Ömer Aşık (15) Mike James (10) United Center
21,861		 15–3
19 January 23 New Jersey W 110–95 Richard Hamilton (22) Joakim Noah (10) Richard Hamilton (10) United Center
21,572		 16–3
20 January 25 Indiana L 90–95 Derrick Rose (24) Joakim Noah (13) Ronnie Brewer (5) United Center
21,755		 16–4
21 January 27 Milwaukee W 107–100 Derrick Rose (34) Joakim Noah (16) Ronnie Brewer (6) United Center
22,368		 17–4
22 January 29 @ Miami L 93–97 Derrick Rose (34) Joakim Noah (11) Derrick Rose (11) American Airlines Arena
20,054		 17–5
23 January 30 @ Washington W 98–88 Derrick Rose (35) Joakim Noah (13) Derrick Rose (8) Verizon Center
18,357		 18–5
February: 11–3 (home: 5–1; road: 6–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
24 February 1 @ Philadelphia L 82–98 C. J. Watson (20) Carlos Boozer (9) Derrick Rose (6) Wells Fargo Center
18,325		 18–6
25 February 2 @ New York W 105–102 Derrick Rose (32) Carlos Boozer
Joakim Noah (9)		 Derrick Rose (13) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 19–6
26 February 4 @ Milwaukee W 113–90 Derrick Rose (26) Luol Deng
Joakim Noah (9)		 Derrick Rose (13) Bradley Center
18,717		 20–6
27 February 6 @ New Jersey W 108–87 Carlos Boozer (24) Joakim Noah (12) C. J. Watson (11) Prudential Center
15,327		 21–6
28 February 8 @ New Orleans W 90–67 Carlos Boozer (18) Joakim Noah (10) Derrick Rose (6) New Orleans Arena
15,456		 22–6
29 February 10 @ Charlotte W 95–64 Joakim Noah (17) Joakim Noah (14) C. J. Watson (5) Time Warner Cable Arena
19,379		 23–6
30 February 12 @ Boston L 91–95 Carlos Boozer
C. J. Watson (22)		 Joakim Noah (9) Ronnie Brewer
C. J. Watson (6)		 TD Garden
18,624		 23–7
31 February 14 Sacramento W 121–115 Luol Deng (23) Joakim Noah (11) Luol Deng (11) United Center
21,936		 24–7
32 February 16 Boston W 89–80 Luol Deng
Carlos Boozer (23)		 Joakim Noah (16) Luol Deng (10) United Center
22,592		 25–7
33 February 18 New Jersey L 85–97 Carlos Boozer
Mike James (16)		 Carlos Boozer
Taj Gibson (9)		 Mike James (7) United Center
22,300		 25–8
34 February 20 Atlanta W 90–79 Derrick Rose (23) Joakim Noah (16) Derrick Rose (6) United Center
22,033		 26–8
35 February 22 Milwaukee W 110–91 Carlos Boozer (20) Joakim Noah (13) Joakim Noah (10) United Center
21,507		 27–8
All-Star Break
36 February 28 New Orleans W 99–95 Derrick Rose (32) Joakim Noah (16) Derrick Rose (9) United Center
21,919		 28–8
37 February 29 @ San Antonio W 96–89 Derrick Rose (29) Joakim Noah (13) Derrick Rose
C.J. Watson (4)		 AT&T Center
18,581		 29–8
March: 13–3 (home: 7–3; road: 6–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
38 March 2 @ Cleveland W 112–91 Luol Deng (24) Carlos Boozer (11) Derrick Rose (9) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 30–8
39 March 4 @ Philadelphia W 96–91 Derrick Rose (35) Joakim Noah (18) Derrick Rose (8) Wells Fargo Center
19,683		 31–8
40 March 5 Indiana W 92–72 Luol Deng (20) Joakim Noah (17) Derrick Rose (9) United Center
22,106		 32–8
41 March 7 @ Milwaukee W 106–104 Derrick Rose (30) Joakim Noah (10) Derrick Rose (11) Bradley Center
15,389		 33–8
42 March 8 Orlando L 94–99 Carlos Boozer (26) Joakim Noah (10) Derrick Rose (9) United Center
22,127		 33–9
43 March 10 Utah W 111–97 Carlos Boozer (27) Carlos Boozer (8) Derrick Rose (13) United Center
22,158		 34–9
44 March 12 New York W 104–99 Derrick Rose (32) Taj Gibson (13) Derrick Rose
Ronnie Brewer (7)		 United Center
22,863		 35–9
45 March 14 Miami W 106–102 John Lucas III (24) Carlos Boozer
Taj Gibson (8)		 Carlos Boozer (5) United Center
23,028		 36–9
46 March 16 Portland L 89–100 Carlos Boozer (22) Carlos Boozer (14) Joakim Noah (5) United Center
22,022		 36–10
47 March 17 Philadelphia W 89–80 C.J. Watson (20) Joakim Noah (11) Joakim Noah
Taj Gibson (4)		 United Center
22,225		 37–10
48 March 19 @ Orlando W 85–59 Carlos Boozer (24) Carlos Boozer (13) Joakim Noah (5) Amway Center
18,998		 38–10
49 March 21 @ Toronto W 94–82 Luol Deng (17) Luol Deng (10) Joakim Noah (5) Air Canada Centre
17,869		 39–10
50 March 24 Toronto W 102–101 (OT) Carlos Boozer (24) Carlos Boozer
Luol Deng (10)		 John Lucas III (6) United Center
21,841		 40–10
51 March 26 Denver L 91–108 C.J. Watson (17) Carlos Boozer
Taj Gibson (7)		 C.J. Watson (8) United Center
22,274		 40–11
52 March 28 @ Atlanta W 98–77 Luol Deng (22) Carlos Boozer (9) John Lucas III (5) Philips Arena
16,290		 41–11
53 March 30 Detroit W 83–71 Luol Deng (20) Joakim Noah (12) C.J. Watson (5) United Center
22,385		 42–11
April: 8–5 (home: 5–2; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
54 April 1 @ Oklahoma City L 78–92 John Lucas III (19) Taj Gibson (11) Kyle Korver
John Lucas III (4)		 Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203		 42–12
55 April 2 Houston L 93–99 Luol Deng (24) Carlos Boozer (13) Carlos Boozer (7) United Center
21,936		 42–13
56 April 5 Boston W 93–86 Luol Deng (26) Carlos Boozer (14) C.J. Watson (8) United Center
22,423		 43–13
57 April 8 @ New York L 99–100 (OT) Derrick Rose (29) Carlos Boozer (16) Derrick Rose (4) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 43–14
58 April 10 New York W 98–86 Richard Hamilton (20) Luol Deng (10) C.J. Watson (7) United Center
22,131		 44–14
59 April 12 Miami W 96–86 (OT) Carlos Boozer (19) Carlos Boozer (11) C.J. Watson (9) United Center
23,015		 45–14
60 April 15 @ Detroit W 100–94 (OT) Derrick Rose (24) Joakim Noah (17) Derrick Rose (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills
17,450		 46–14
61 April 16 Washington L 84–87 Richard Hamilton (22) Carlos Boozer (13) C.J. Watson (8) United Center
22,307		 46–15
62 April 18 @ Charlotte W 100–68 Richard Hamilton (22) Ömer Aşık (15) Richard Hamilton (6) Time Warner Cable Arena
14,221		 47–15
63 April 19 @ Miami L 72–83 John Lucas III (16) Joakim Noah (10) C.J. Watson
John Lucas III (4)		 American Airlines Arena
20,008		 47–16
64 April 21 Dallas W 93–83 Luol Deng (22) Joakim Noah (14) Derrick Rose
Joakim Noah (8)		 United Center
22,945		 48–16
65 April 25 @ Indiana W 92–87 Kyle Korver (20) Joakim Noah (14) Derrick Rose (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165		 49–16
66 April 26 Cleveland W 107–75 John Lucas III (25) Joakim Noah
Taj Gibson (12)		 C.J. Watson (8) United Center
22,563		 50–16
2011–12 season 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
Chicago Bulls statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ömer Aşık66214.7.506.000.4565.30.50.451.033.1
Carlos Boozer666629.5.532.000.6938.51.90.950.3615.0
Ronnie Brewer664324.8.427.275.5603.52.11.090.326.9
Jimmy Butler4208.5.405.185.7681.30.30.260.122.6
Luol Deng545439.4.412.367.7706.52.91.040.6715.3
Taj Gibson63020.4.495.000.6225.30.70.431.297.7
Richard Hamilton282824.9.452.370.7842.43.00.430.0411.6
Mike James[a]11010.9.408.600.8750.92.60.360.184.8
Kyle Korver65722.6.432.435.8332.41.70.550.238.1
John Lucas49214.8.399.393.8671.62.20.390.027.5
Joakim Noah646430.4.508.000.7489.82.50.641.4410.2
Derrick Rose393935.3.435.312.8123.47.90.900.7221.8
Brian Scalabrine2804.4.467.143.5000.80.50.180.211.1
C. J. Watson492523.7.368.393.8082.14.10.920.169.7
  • a Statistics with the Chicago Bulls.[9]

Playoffs

Game log
2012 playoff game log
First round: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 28 Philadelphia W 103–91 Derrick Rose (23) Joakim Noah (13) Derrick Rose (9) United Center
21,943		 1–0
2 May 1 Philadelphia L 92–109 Joakim Noah (21) Joakim Noah (8) Richard Hamilton
Joakim Noah (5)		 United Center
22,067		 1–1
3 May 4 @ Philadelphia L 74–79 Carlos Boozer (18) Carlos Boozer (10) Richard Hamilton (7) Wells Fargo Center
20,381		 1–2
4 May 6 @ Philadelphia L 82–89 Carlos Boozer (23) Taj Gibson (12) C.J. Watson
Carlos Boozer (4)		 Wells Fargo Center
20,412		 1–3
5 May 8 Philadelphia W 77–69 Luol Deng (24) Carlos Boozer (13) C.J. Watson (7) United Center
22,093		 2–3
6 May 10 @ Philadelphia L 78–79 Luol Deng, Richard Hamilton (19) Luol Deng (17) C. J. Watson (10) Wells Fargo Center
20,362		 2–4
2012 playoff schedule

Playoff statistics
Chicago Bulls statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ömer Aşık 6321.3.500.3534.71.3.21.63.3
Carlos Boozer 6633.3.422.7149.83.0.8.313.5
Ronnie Brewer 5016.6.250.0003.81.8.8.21.6
Jimmy Butler 301.3.0.0.0.0.0
Luol Deng 6638.0.456.364.5718.31.5.81.514.0
Taj Gibson 6022.8.457.6826.5.7.71.79.5
Richard Hamilton 6628.5.414.333.8183.23.0.2.013.0
Kyle Korver 6015.7.409.308.5001.71.5.5.53.8
John Lucas 5018.8.450.3851.0001.41.8.0.08.6
Joakim Noah 3315.0.731.6369.33.0.71.315.0
Derrick Rose 1137.0.391.5001.0009.09.01.01.023.0
C. J. Watson 6527.3.241.250.7502.25.5.8.07.3

Awards, records and milestones

Week/Month
  • On January 16, Derrick Rose was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (January 9 – January 15)[10]
  • Coach Tom Thibodeau was named Coach of the Month for December–January.[11]
  • Coach Tom Thibodeau was named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for March, 2012.[12]

All-Star
  • Derrick Rose was voted as an All-Star for the 3rd consecutive time, 2nd consecutive time as a starter.[13]
  • Luol Deng was voted as an All-Star reserve for the 1st time.[14]
  • Coach Tom Thibodeau was selected as Head Coach of the Eastern Conference All-Stars.[15]

Transactions
Main article: List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions

Overview
Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

 Players Lost

Via free agency

Waived

Trades
June 23, 2011 To Chicago Bulls
Draft rights to Nikola Mirotić		 To Minnesota Timberwolves
Draft rights to Norris Cole
Draft rights to Malcolm Lee
Cash Considerations

Free agents
Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Richard Hamilton December 14 Detroit Pistons
Mike James April 5 Chicago Bulls
Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
Kurt Thomas December 11 Portland Trail Blazers

Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends.[16] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.[17]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player Date signed New team Opt-out clause
Brian Scalabrine September 22 Benetton Treviso (Italy) No

See also

References
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  2. Joakim Noah injured in Game 3, ESPN.com. May 5, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  3. 76ers Upset Bulls To Advance To Second Round, The Sports Network. May 11, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  4. "Report: NBA draft moving to Newark". ESPN.com. October 27, 2010. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
  5. "Chicago Bulls announce 2011–12 schedule". nba.com/bulls. July 19, 2011. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  6. Mahoney, Brian (December 2, 2011). "Shorter NBA schedule has 42 back-to-back-to-backs". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
  7. Bulls take 102-101 OT victory over Raptors, Chicago Tribune. March 24, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  8. Bulls bench strong in overcoming Heat 96-86, Chicago Tribune, April 12, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  9. "Bulls stats". nba.com/bulls.
  10. "Bulls' Rose, Lakers' Bryant named NBA Players of the Week | NBA.com". NBA.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  11. "Thibodeau, Brooks named Coaches of the Month | NBA.com". NBA.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  12. "Bulls' Thibodeau named the NBA Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for March". NBA.com.
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. "All-Star Game | All-Star 2012 | NBA.com". NBA.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  15. Tom Thibodeau to coach East at ASG, ESPN.com, February 15, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  16. "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  17. Sun Xiaochen (August 21, 2011). "New rule shuts door on NBA stars". China Daily. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011.
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