2021–22 Chicago Bulls season

The 2021–22 Chicago Bulls season was the 56th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Bulls had not made the playoffs since the 2016–17 season,[1] but on April 5, 2022, following the loss of the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Orlando Magic, the Bulls clinched a playoff berth, ending their five-year playoff drought. The sixth-seeded Bulls fell to the third-seeded (and defending NBA champion) Milwaukee Bucks in the first round in five games.[2]

2021–22 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachBilly Donovan
General managerMarc Eversley
PresidentArtūras Karnišovas (vice)
Owner(s)Jerry Reinsdorf
ArenaUnited Center
Results
Record46–36 (.561)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Bucks 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionNBC Sports Chicago
RadioWLS
WSCR

Draft picks
Main article: 2021 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 38 Ayo Dosunmu PG United States United States Illinois

The Bulls had a single pick in the draft.[3]

Standings

Division
Central DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
y – Milwaukee Bucks5131.622–27–1424–1712–482
x – Chicago Bulls4636.5615.027–1419–2210–682
pi − Cleveland Cavaliers4438.5377.025–1619–2210–682
Indiana Pacers2557.30526.016–259–322–1482
Detroit Pistons2359.28028.013–2810–316–1082

Conference
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c – Miami Heat *5329.646–82
2y – Boston Celtics *5131.6222.082
3y – Milwaukee Bucks *5131.6222.082
4x – Philadelphia 76ers5131.6222.082
5x – Toronto Raptors4834.5855.082
6x – Chicago Bulls4636.5617.082
7x − Brooklyn Nets4438.5379.082
8pi − Cleveland Cavaliers4438.5379.082
9x − Atlanta Hawks4339.52410.082
10pi − Charlotte Hornets4339.52410.082
11New York Knicks3745.45116.082
12Washington Wizards3547.42718.082
13Indiana Pacers2557.30528.082
14Detroit Pistons2359.28030.082
15Orlando Magic2260.26831.082

Notes

c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference; y – Clinched division title; x – Clinched playoff spot; pi – Clinched play-in tournament spot; * – Division leader

Roster
2021–22 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G 2 Ball, Lonzo Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-10-27 UCLA
F/C 13 Bradley, Tony 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1998-08-01 North Carolina
G/F 7 Brown, Troy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-07-28 Oregon
G 6 Caruso, Alex 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1994-02-28 Texas A&M
F 25 Cook, Tyler (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1997-09-23 Iowa
G/F 11 DeRozan, DeMar (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989-08-07 USC
G 12 Dosunmu, Ayo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-01-17 Illinois
G/F 24 Green, Javonte 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993-07-23 Radford
F 14 Hill, Malcolm (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1995-10-26 Illinois
F 5 Jones, Derrick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1997-02-15 UNLV
G/F 8 LaVine, Zach (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995-03-10 UCLA
C 19 Simonović, Marko 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1999-10-15 Montenegro
G 21 Thomas, Matt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-08-04 Iowa State
F/C 3 Thompson, Tristan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1991-03-13 Texas
C 9 Vučević, Nikola 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1990-10-24 USC
G 0 White, Coby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-02-16 North Carolina
F 44 Williams, Patrick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-08-26 Florida State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 2, 2022

Game log

Preseason
2021 preseason game log
Total: 4–0 (home: 3–0; road: 1–0)
Preseason: 4–0 (home: 3–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 5 Cleveland W 131–95 Zach LaVine (25) Alize Johnson (11) Alex Caruso (10) United Center
11,777		 1–0
2 October 8 New Orleans W 121–85 Zach LaVine (21) Nikola Vučević (10) Caruso, Johnson (5) United Center
13,909		 2–0
3 October 10 @ Cleveland W 102–101 DeMar DeRozan (23) Alize Johnson (11) Alex Caruso (4) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
10,003		 3–0
4 October 15 Memphis W 118–105 Zach LaVine (31) Nikola Vučević (8) Ball, LaVine (6) United Center
14,412		 4–0
2021–22 season schedule

Regular season
2021–22 game log
Total: 46–36 (home: 27–14; road: 19–22)
October: 5–1 (home: 3–1; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 20 @ Detroit W 94–88 Zach LaVine (34) Nikola Vučević (15) Ball, LaVine, Vučević (4) Little Caesars Arena
20,088		 1–0
2 October 22 New Orleans W 128–112 Zach LaVine (32) Lonzo Ball (10) Lonzo Ball (10) United Center
20,995		 2–0
3 October 23 Detroit W 97–82 DeMar DeRozan (21) Nikola Vučević (19) DeMar DeRozan (6) United Center
18,888		 3–0
4 October 25 @ Toronto W 111–108 DeMar DeRozan (26) Nikola Vučević (8) DeMar DeRozan (6) Scotiabank Arena
19,800		 4–0
5 October 28 New York L 103–104 Zach LaVine (25) Nikola Vučević (8) Caruso, Vučević (6) United Center
20,972		 4–1
6 October 30 Utah W 107–99 DeMar DeRozan (32) Nikola Vučević (12) Zach LaVine (5) United Center
20,668		 5–1
November: 9–7 (home: 4–3; road: 5–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7 November 1 @ Boston W 128–114 DeMar DeRozan (37) Nikola Vučević (10) Nikola Vučević (9) TD Garden
19,156		 6–1
8 November 3 @ Philadelphia L 98–103 DeMar DeRozan (37) DeRozan, Vučević (10) Caruso, Vučević (6) Wells Fargo Center
20,438		 6–2
9 November 6 Philadelphia L 105–114 Zach LaVine (32) Nikola Vučević (11) Lonzo Ball (5) United Center
20,936		 6–3
10 November 8 Brooklyn W 118–95 DeMar DeRozan (28) Nikola Vučević (13) LaVine, Vučević (5) United Center
19,459		 7–3
11 November 10 Dallas W 117–107 Zach LaVine (23) Nikola Vučević (10) Ball, DeRozan (6) United Center
20,910		 8–3
12 November 12 @ Golden State L 93–119 Zach LaVine (23) Alize Johnson (7) Caruso, DeRozan (5) Chase Center
18,064		 8–4
13 November 14 @ LA Clippers W 100–90 DeMar DeRozan (35) Alex Caruso (9) Caruso, DeRozan (5) Staples Center
17,899		 9–4
14 November 15 @ LA Lakers W 121–103 DeMar DeRozan (38) Tony Bradley (9) Lonzo Ball (8) Staples Center
18,997		 10–4
15 November 17 @ Portland L 107–112 Zach LaVine (30) Alex Caruso (10) Alex Caruso (9) Moda Center
17,492		 10–5
16 November 19 @ Denver W 114–108 Zach LaVine (36) Javonte Green (9) Lonzo Ball (6) Ball Arena
19,520		 11–5
17 November 21 New York W 109–103 DeMar DeRozan (31) Javonte Green (9) Ball, DeRozan (5) United Center
21,813		 12–5
18 November 22 Indiana L 77–109 DeMar DeRozan (18) Ball, Bradley, Brown Jr., Jones Jr., White (5) LaVine, White (3) United Center
21,586		 12–6
19 November 24 @ Houston L 113–118 Zach LaVine (28) Nikola Vučević (13) DeMar DeRozan (7) Toyota Center
16,074		 12–7
20 November 26 @ Orlando W 123–88 DeMar DeRozan (23) Green, Vučević (8) Lonzo Ball (6) Amway Center
18,236		 13–7
21 November 27 Miami L 104–107 DeMar DeRozan (28) Nikola Vučević (13) Ball, Caruso (6) United Center
21,110		 13–8
22 November 29 Charlotte W 133–119 Nikola Vučević (30) Nikola Vučević (14) Lonzo Ball (8) United Center
21,366		 14–8
December: 9–2 (home: 5–0; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
23 December 2 @ New York W 119–115 DeMar DeRozan (34) LaVine, Vučević (7) Ball, Caruso (6) Madison Square Garden
19,812		 15–8
24 December 4 @ Brooklyn W 111–107 Zach LaVine (31) Lonzo Ball (9) Lonzo Ball (7) Barclays Center
18,116		 16–8
25 December 6 Denver W 109–97 Zach LaVine (32) Ball, Vučević (10) Dosunmu, LaVine (8) United Center
21,236		 17–8
26 December 8 @ Cleveland L 92–115 Zach LaVine (23) Nikola Vučević (12) Zach LaVine (9) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,707		 17–9
27 December 11 @ Miami L 92–118 Zach LaVine (33) Nikola Vučević (8) Alex Caruso (5) FTX Arena
19,731		 17–10
PPD December 14 Detroit Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: January 11)[4][5]
PPD December 16 @ Toronto Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: February 3)[4][5]
28 December 19 LA Lakers W 115–110 DeMar DeRozan (38) Nikola Vučević (13) DeMar DeRozan (6) United Center
21,560		 18–10
29 December 20 Houston W 133–118 DeMar DeRozan (26) Nikola Vučević (6) Lonzo Ball (8) United Center
21,150		 19–10
PPD December 22 Toronto Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: January 26)[4][6]
30 December 26 Indiana W 113–105 Zach LaVine (32) Nikola Vučević (15) Zach LaVine (5) United Center
20,475		 20–10
31 December 27 @ Atlanta W 130–118 DeMar DeRozan (35) Nikola Vučević (17) DeMar DeRozan (10) State Farm Arena
17,049		 21–10
32 December 29 Atlanta W 131–117 Zach LaVine (25) Nikola Vučević (20) Coby White (12) United Center
21,372		 22–10
33 December 31 @ Indiana W 108–106 DeMar DeRozan (28) Nikola Vučević (16) DeMar DeRozan (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,515		 23–10
January: 8–8 (home: 6–2; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
34 January 1 @ Washington W 120–119 Zach LaVine (35) Nikola Vučević (12) DeRozan, White (5) Capital One Arena
19,043		 24–10
35 January 3 Orlando W 102–98 DeMar DeRozan (29) Nikola Vučević (17) Lonzo Ball (7) United Center
20,502		 25–10
36 January 7 Washington W 130–122 Zach LaVine (27) Nikola Vučević (14) DeMar DeRozan (8) United Center
21,700		 26–10
37 January 9 @ Dallas L 99–113 DeRozan, LaVine (20) Derrick Jones Jr. (8) DeMar DeRozan (8) American Airlines Center
20,041		 26–11
38 January 11 Detroit W 133–87 Nikola Vučević (22) DeMar DeRozan (12) DeRozan, LaVine (7) United Center
19,886		 27–11
39 January 12 Brooklyn L 112–138 Zach LaVine (22) Lonzo Ball (7) Lonzo Ball (7) United Center
21,698		 27–12
40 January 14 Golden State L 96–138 Coby White (20) Nikola Vučević (14) DeMar DeRozan (7) United Center
21,174		 27–13
41 January 15 @ Boston L 112–114 Nikola Vučević (27) DeMar DeRozan (8) Ayo Dosunmu (10) TD Garden
19,156		 27–14
42 January 17 @ Memphis L 106–119 DeMar DeRozan (24) Dosunmu, Vučević (10) Ayo Dosunmu (6) FedExForum
17,794		 27–15
43 January 19 Cleveland W 117–104 DeMar DeRozan (30) Nikola Vučević (12) Ayo Dosunmu (8) United Center
20,824		 28–15
44 January 21 @ Milwaukee L 90–94 DeMar DeRozan (35) Nikola Vučević (11) Ayo Dosunmu (6) Fiserv Forum
18,013		 28–16
45 January 23 @ Orlando L 95–114 DeMar DeRozan (41) Nikola Vučević (13) DeRozan, Vučević (3) Amway Center
18,846		 28–17
46 January 24 @ Oklahoma City W 111–110 Nikola Vučević (26) Nikola Vučević (15) Ayo Dosunmu (8) Paycom Center
14,378		 29–17
47 January 26 Toronto W 111–105 DeMar DeRozan (29) Nikola Vučević (15) LaVine, Vučević (8) United Center
20,269		 30–17
48 January 28 @ San Antonio L 122–131 DeMar DeRozan (32) Nikola Vučević (8) DeMar DeRozan (8) AT&T Center
18,354		 30–18
49 January 30 Portland W 130–116 Nikola Vučević (24) Nikola Vučević (14) Ayo Dosunmu (11) United Center
19,521		 31–18
February: 8–5 (home: 6–3; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
50 February 1 Orlando W 126–115 DeMar DeRozan (29) Nikola Vučević (13) Ayo Dosunmu (9) United Center
20,217		 32–18
51 February 3 @ Toronto L 120–127 (OT) Nikola Vučević (30) Nikola Vučević (18) Ayo Dosunmu (8) Scotiabank Arena
0		 32–19
52 February 4 @ Indiana W 122–115 Nikola Vučević (36) Nikola Vučević (17) Ayo Dosunmu (14) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,355		 33–19
53 February 6 Philadelphia L 108–119 DeMar DeRozan (45) DeMar DeRozan (9) DeRozan, Dosunmu (7) United Center
20,233		 33–20
54 February 7 Phoenix L 124–127 DeMar DeRozan (38) Nikola Vučević (12) Zach LaVine (8) United Center
20,615		 33–21
55 February 9 @ Charlotte W 121–109 DeMar DeRozan (36) Nikola Vučević (15) Nikola Vučević (8) Spectrum Center
19,099		 34–21
56 February 11 Minnesota W 134–122 DeMar DeRozan (35) Nikola Vučević (8) Ayo Dosunmu (10) United Center
20,092		 35–21
57 February 12 Oklahoma City W 106–101 DeMar DeRozan (38) Nikola Vučević (15) Ayo Dosunmu (9) United Center
20,072		 36–21
58 February 14 San Antonio W 120–109 DeMar DeRozan (40) Nikola Vučević (16) DeMar DeRozan (7) United Center
21,153		 37–21
59 February 16 Sacramento W 125–118 DeMar DeRozan (38) Nikola Vučević (10) DeRozan, Dosunmu, White (6) United Center
19,166		 38–21
60 February 24 Atlanta W 112–108 DeMar DeRozan (37) Nikola Vučević (10) DeRozan, Dosunmu, LaVine, Vučević (3) United Center
21,236		 39–21
61 February 26 Memphis L 110–116 DeMar DeRozan (31) Nikola Vučević (12) Zach Lavine (6) United Center
21,959		 39-22
62 February 28 @ Miami L 99–112 Zach LaVine (22) DeRozan, Vučević (7) Dosunmu, White (6) FTX Arena
19,683		 39–23
March: 6–9 (home: 3–1; road: 3–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
63 March 3 @ Atlanta L 124–130 DeRozan, LaVine (22) Nikola Vučević (11) DeMar DeRozan (8) State Farm Arena
17,522		 39–24
64 March 4 Milwaukee L 112–118 Zach LaVine (30) Nikola Vučević (9) Ayo Dosunmu (7) United Center
21,259		 39–25
65 March 7 @ Philadelphia L 106–121 Zach LaVine (24) DeMar DeRozan (11) DeMar DeRozan (8) Wells Fargo Center
20,381		 39–26
66 March 9 @ Detroit W 114–108 DeMar DeRozan (36) DeMar DeRozan (8) Ayo Dosunmu (7) Little Caesars Arena
18,022		 40–26
67 March 12 Cleveland W 101–91 DeMar DeRozan (25) Nikola Vučević (14) Coby White (7) United Center
21,727		 41–26
68 March 14 @ Sacramento L 103–112 Zach LaVine (27) Nikola Vučević (10) DeRozan, LaVine (6) Golden 1 Center
15,943		 41–27
69 March 16 @ Utah L 110–125 Zach LaVine (33) Nikola Vučević (11) DeMar DeRozan (7) Vivint Arena
18,306		 41–28
70 March 18 @ Phoenix L 102–129 DeMar DeRozan (19) Green, Vučević (7) Zach LaVine (9) Footprint Center
17,071		 41–29
71 March 21 Toronto W 113–99 DeRozan, LaVine (26) Nikola Vučević (13) Caruso, Dosunmu, LaVine (6) United Center
21,778		 42–29
72 March 22 @ Milwaukee L 98–126 Nikola Vučević (22) Nikola Vučević (7) Zach LaVine (7) Fiserv Forum
17,983		 42–30
73 March 24 @ New Orleans L 109–126 Zach LaVine (39) Nikola Vučević (9) Coby White (6) Smoothie King Center
13,973		 42–31
74 March 26 @ Cleveland W 98–94 Zach LaVine (25) Nikola Vučević (9) Alex Caruso (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432		 43–31
75 March 28 @ New York L 104–109 DeMar DeRozan (37) Nikola Vučević (13) DeMar DeRozan (7) Madison Square Garden
19,812		 43–32
76 March 29 @ Washington W 107–94 DeMar DeRozan (32) DeRozan, Williams (7) Ayo Dosunmu (6) Capital One Arena
15,922		 44–32
77 March 31 LA Clippers W 135–130 (OT) DeMar DeRozan (50) Nikola Vučević (14) Alex Caruso (7) United Center
21,519		 45–32
April: 1–4 (home: 0–4; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
78 April 2 Miami L 109–127 Zach LaVine (33) Nikola Vučević (10) Nikola Vučević (5) United Center
21,697		 45–33
79 April 5 Milwaukee L 106–127 DeMar DeRozan (40) Tristan Thompson (7) Alex Caruso (8) United Center
20,799		 45–34
80 April 6 Boston L 94–117 DeMar DeRozan (16) Nikola Vučević (7) DeMar DeRozan (5) United Center
21,095		 45–35
81 April 8 Charlotte L 117–133 Zach LaVine (23) Brown Jr., Vučević (5) Zach LaVine (7) United Center
21,461		 45–36
82 April 10 @ Minnesota W 124–120 Patrick Williams (35) Troy Brown Jr. (11) Ayo Dosunmu (6) Target Center
17,136		 46–36
2021–22 season schedule

Playoffs
Main article: 2022 NBA playoffs
2022 playoff game log
Total: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
First Round: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 17 @ Milwaukee L 86–93 Nikola Vučević (24) Nikola Vučević (17) DeMar DeRozan (6) Fiserv Forum
17,717		 0–1
2 April 20 @ Milwaukee W 114–110 DeMar DeRozan (41) Nikola Vučević (13) Alex Caruso (10) Fiserv Forum
17,688		 1–1
3 April 22 Milwaukee L 81–111 Nikola Vučević (19) Coby White (8) Dosunmu, LaVine (5) United Center
22,667		 1–2
4 April 24 Milwaukee L 95–119 Zach LaVine (24) Vučević, Williams (10) Zach LaVine (13) United Center
22,020		 1–3
5 April 27 @ Milwaukee L 100–116 Patrick Williams (23) Nikola Vučević (16) DeMar DeRozan (7) Fiserv Forum
17,506		 1–4
2022 playoff schedule

Player statistics
Player Pos. GP GS MP Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Pts.
Lonzo BallPG 35351,2121901786431455
Jordan Bell≠C 10210100
Tony BradleyC 557549186271033163
Troy Brown Jr.SF 6671,05520366365283
Alex CarusoPG 41181,1471481657115304
Tyler CookPF 2022005334467
DeMar DeRozanSF 76762,74339237468242,118
Ayo DosunmuG 77402,1102142566029679
Devon Dotson‡PG 110859151029
Javonte GreenSG/PG 65451,519276606732468
Malcolm Hill≠SG/SF 1601662973255
Alize Johnson‡PF 1601213683028
Derrick Jones Jr.SF 518899169302533286
Zach LaVineSG 67672,32830830341231,635
Mac McClung≠SG 10300002
Alfonzo McKinnie≠SF 1732063352359
Marko SimonovićC 90351001117
Matt ThomasSG 400459502083161
Tristan Thompson≠C 23337610914127130
Nikola VučevićC 73732,41880423670711,288
Coby WhitePG 61171,6751821762911772
Patrick WilliamsPF 179422691599153

After all games.[7]
‡Waived during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

References
  1. "Young, White help Bulls top starter-less Bucks 118-112". ESPN.com. May 16, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.,
  2. Schaefer, Rob (April 5, 2022). "Bulls Clinch First NBA Playoff Berth in Five Years". NBC Sports Chicago. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  3. "2021 NBA draft order: Complete picks for the first and second round". ESPN.com. June 22, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  4. "NBA reschedules 11 games postponed in December". NBA.com. January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  5. "Bulls' next 2 games postponed due to Health & Safety Protocols". NBA.com. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  6. "NBA postpones Raptors-Bulls tonight, Nets-Blazers on Thursday". NBA.com. December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
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