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NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The
2009β10
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.
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
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
2009β10 Chicago Bulls roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
F
20
Alexander, Joe
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1986β12β26
West Virginia
G/F
32
Brown, Devin
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1978β12β30
TexasβSan Antonio
F
9
Deng, Luol
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1985β04β16
Duke
F
22
Gibson, Taj
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1985β06β24
USC
G
12
Hinrich, Kirk
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1981β01β02
Kansas
F
16
Johnson, James
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1987β02β20
Wake Forest
F
31
Kurz, Rob
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1985β03β05
Notre Dame
G
0
Law, Acie
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1985β01β25
Texas A&M
F/C
52
Miller, Brad
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
261 lb (118 kg)
1976β04β12
Purdue
G
6
Murray, Ronald
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1979β07β29
Shaw
F/C
13
Noah, Joakim
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
232 lb (105 kg)
1985β02β25
Florida
G
2
Pargo, Jannero
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1979β10β22
Arkansas
F/C
35
Richard, Chris
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
256 lb (116 kg)
1984β12β25
Florida
G
1
Rose, Derrick
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1988β10β04
Memphis
F/C
21
Warrick, Hakim
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
219 lb (99 kg)
1982β07β08
Syracuse
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(DL) On
assignment to D-League affiliate Injured
Roster Last transaction: April 9, 2010
Pre-season
2009 pre-season game log
October: 5β2 (home: 2β1; road: 3β1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
October 2
@
Indiana Pacers
104β95
11,255 (
Indianapolis, USA )
1β0
recap
2
October 6
Utah Jazz
102β101
18,689 (
London, UK )
2β0
recap
3
October 10
Milwaukee Bucks
86β98
5,642 (
Milwaukee, USA )
2β1
recap
4
October 13
@
Milwaukee Bucks
87β86
18,119 (
Chicago, USA )
3β1
recap
5
October 14
Minnesota Timberwolves
99β94
11,955 (
Minneapolis, USA )
4β1
recap
6
October 19
@
Orlando Magic
98β101
20,688 (
Chicago, USA )
4β2
recap
7
October 23
@
Washington Wizards
93β70
20,981 (
Chicago, USA )
5β2
recap
2009β10 pre-season schedule
Regular season
Standings
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
β
4β0
2β2
3β1
1β3
1β1
1β1
2β2
1β1
2β0
3β0
2β0
1β1
2β0
1β3
2β1
2β0
3β0
1β1
1β3
0β2
1β3
2β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
1β1
3β1
2β0
4β0
Boston
0β4
β
3β0
2β2
2β2
1β1
1β1
2β1
1β1
1β1
2β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
3β0
2β2
2β0
3β1
1β1
3β1
1β1
1β3
3β1
0β2
2β0
2β0
1β1
4β0
1β1
3β1
Charlotte
2β2
0β3
β
1β3
3β1
0β2
1β1
2β1
2β0
1β1
1β2
1β1
1β1
2β0
3β1
2β2
2β0
2β2
1β1
2β2
1β1
1β3
3β1
2β0
0β2
2β0
1β1
1β2
0β2
4β0
Chicago
1β3
2β2
3β1
β
2β2
0β2
0β2
4β0
1β1
2β0
3β1
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β3
1β3
2β0
1β2
2β0
3β1
1β1
1β2
3β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β2
0β2
2β1
Cleveland
3β1
2β2
1β3
2β2
β
1β1
0β2
4β0
2β0
1β1
3β1
2β0
2β0
1β1
3β0
3β1
2β0
4β0
2β0
3β0
2β0
2β2
3β0
2β0
2β0
2β0
1β1
3β1
1β1
2β1
Dallas
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
1β1
β
2β1
2β0
3β1
2β2
2β0
3β0
2β2
3β1
2β0
2β0
3β1
2β0
2β2
1β1
2β2
1β1
1β1
2β1
1β3
4β0
3β1
1β1
1β2
1β1
Denver
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
1β2
β
1β1
4β0
2β1
2β0
2β1
3β1
3β1
1β1
0β2
3β1
2β0
3β1
1β1
3β1
1β1
1β1
1β3
3β1
1β2
2β2
2β0
3β1
1β1
Detroit
2β2
1β2
1β2
0β4
0β4
0β2
1β1
β
1β1
1β1
0β4
0β2
0β2
1β1
1β2
2β2
2β0
2β1
1β1
1β3
0β2
1β3
3β1
0β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
0β4
0β2
4β0
Golden State
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β3
0β4
1β1
β
0β3
1β1
2β2
0β4
2β2
0β2
0β2
3β0
2β0
1β3
2β0
1β3
0β2
0β2
1β3
2β2
2β2
0β3
2β0
0β3
0β2
Houston
0β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
2β2
1β2
1β1
3β0
β
0β2
2β1
1β3
4β0
0β2
2β0
3β0
2β0
1β3
2β0
3β1
0β2
1β1
0β4
2β2
2β2
2β2
1β1
2β2
2β0
Indiana
0β3
1β2
2β1
1β3
1β3
0β2
0β2
4β0
1β1
2β0
β
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β4
0β4
1β1
4β0
0β2
2β2
1β1
1β3
2β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
2β2
1β1
3β1
L.A. Clippers
0β2
1β1
1β1
2β0
0β2
0β3
1β2
2β0
2β2
1β2
1β1
β
2β2
2β2
1β1
1β1
3β1
1β1
0β4
0β2
1β2
0β2
2β0
0β4
1β3
1β3
0β4
0β2
1β3
2β0
L.A. Lakers
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
0β2
2β2
1β3
2β0
4β0
3β1
2β0
2β2
β
2β1
1β1
2β0
3β0
2β0
2β1
2β0
3β1
1β1
2β0
3β1
1β2
4β0
2β2
1β1
3β1
2β0
Memphis
0β2
1β1
0β2
2β0
1β1
1β3
1β3
1β1
2β2
0β4
2β0
2β2
1β2
β
1β1
0β2
3β1
2β0
2β2
2β0
1β2
1β1
1β1
2β2
2β2
2β1
2β2
2β0
1β2
2β0
Miami
3β1
0β3
1β3
3β1
0β3
0β2
1β1
2β1
2β0
2β0
4β0
1β1
1β1
1β1
β
1β3
1β1
4β0
1β1
3β0
0β2
2β2
4β0
1β1
1β1
2β0
0β2
2β2
1β1
3β1
Milwaukee
1β2
2β2
2β2
3β1
1β3
0β2
2β0
2β2
2β0
0β2
4β0
2β0
0β2
2β0
3β1
β
2β0
4β0
1β1
3β0
1β1
0β3
2β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
2β1
1β1
2β2
Minnesota
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β3
1β3
0β2
0β3
0β3
1β1
1β3
0β3
1β3
1β1
0β2
β
2β0
0β4
1β1
0β4
0β2
1β1
0β4
0β4
2β2
0β3
0β2
2β2
1β1
New Jersey
0β3
1β3
2β2
2β1
0β4
0β2
0β2
1β2
0β2
0β2
0β4
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β4
0β4
0β2
β
1β1
2β2
0β2
0β3
0β4
0β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
0β4
0β2
0β4
New Orleans
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
2β2
1β3
1β1
3β1
3β1
2β0
4β0
1β2
2β2
1β1
1β1
4β0
1β1
β
0β2
1β2
1β1
0β2
1β3
1β2
2β1
0β4
0β2
1β3
1β1
New York
3β1
1β3
2β2
1β3
0β3
1β1
1β1
3β1
0β2
0β2
2β2
2β0
0β2
0β2
0β3
0β3
1β1
2β2
2β0
β
0β2
0β3
3β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β4
0β2
3β1
Oklahoma City
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
2β2
1β3
2β0
3β1
1β3
1β1
2β1
1β3
2β1
2β0
1β1
4β0
2β0
2β1
2β0
β
1β1
2β0
2β1
1β3
3β1
1β3
2β0
3β1
2β0
Orlando
3β1
3β1
3β1
2β1
2β2
1β1
1β1
3β1
2β0
2β0
3β1
2β0
1β1
1β1
2β2
3β0
2β0
3β0
1β1
3β0
1β1
β
4β0
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
3β1
1β1
2β2
Philadelphia
1β2
1β3
1β3
1β3
0β3
1β1
1β1
1β3
2β0
1β1
1β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β4
2β2
1β1
4β0
2β0
1β3
0β2
0β4
β
0β2
1β1
2β0
1β1
1β3
0β2
0β3
Phoenix
1β1
2β0
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β2
3β1
2β0
3β1
4β0
1β1
4β0
1β3
2β2
1β1
1β1
4β0
2β0
3β1
1β1
1β2
1β1
2β0
β
1β2
4β0
2β1
2β0
2β2
2β0
Portland
0β2
0β2
2β0
1β1
0β2
3β1
1β3
2β0
2β2
2β2
2β0
3β1
2β1
2β2
1β1
1β1
4β0
2β0
2β1
1β1
3β1
1β1
1β1
2β1
β
4β0
3β0
2β0
0β4
1β1
Sacramento
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β4
2β1
1β1
2β2
2β2
1β1
3β1
0β4
1β2
0β2
1β1
2β2
1β1
1β2
2β0
1β3
0β2
0β2
0β4
0β4
β
0β4
1β1
2β1
1β1
San Antonio
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β3
2β2
1β1
3β0
2β2
2β0
4β0
2β2
2β2
2β0
2β0
3β0
1β1
4β0
2β0
3β1
1β1
1β1
1β2
0β3
4β0
β
1β1
0β4
2β0
Toronto
1β3
0β4
2β1
2β1
1β3
1β1
0β2
4β0
0β2
1β1
2β2
2β0
1β1
0β2
2β2
1β2
2β0
4β0
2β0
4β0
0β2
1β3
3β1
0β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
β
0β2
2β1
Utah
0β2
1β1
2β0
2β0
1β1
2β1
1β3
2β0
3β0
2β2
1β1
3β1
1β3
2β1
1β1
1β1
2β2
2β0
3β1
2β0
1β3
1β1
2β0
2β2
4β0
1β2
4β0
2β0
β
2β0
Washington
0β4
1β3
0β4
1β2
1β2
1β1
1β1
0β4
2β0
0β2
1β3
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β3
2β2
1β1
4β0
1β1
1β3
0β2
2β2
3β0
0β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β2
0β2
β
Game log
2009β10 game log Total: 41β41 (home: 24β17; road: 17β24)
October: 1β1 (home: 1β0; road: 0β1)
November: 5β8 (home: 3β1; road: 2β7)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
3
November 1
@
Miami
L 87β95
Luol Deng (26)
Luol Deng (8)
Derrick Rose (5)
American Airlines Arena 15,865
1β2
4
November 3
Milwaukee
W 83β81
Luol Deng (24)
Luol Deng (20)
Derrick Rose (5)
United Center 19,789
2β2
5
November 5
@
Cleveland
W 86β85
Luol Deng (15)
Joakim Noah (11)
Derrick Rose (11)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
3β2
6
November 7
Charlotte
W 93β90
John Salmons (27)
Joakim Noah (16)
Kirk Hinrich (7)
United Center 21,108
4β2
7
November 10
Denver
L 89β90
Derrick Rose (22)
Joakim Noah (21)
Luol Deng ,
John Salmons ,
Derrick Rose (7)
United Center 21,409
4β3
8
November 11
@
Toronto
L 88β99
Luol Deng ,
Taj Gibson (18)
Joakim Noah (11)
Derrick Rose (6)
Air Canada Centre 16,310
4β4
9
November 14
Philadelphia
W 94β88
Luol Deng ,
Kirk Hinrich (19)
Joakim Noah (12)
Kirk Hinrich (7)
United Center 21,837
5β4
10
November 17
@
Sacramento
W 101β87
John Salmons (23)
Joakim Noah (14)
Derrick Rose (7)
ARCO Arena 12,634
6β4
11
November 19
@
Los Angeles
L 93β108
Derrick Rose (20)
Joakim Noah (15)
Derrick Rose (6)
Staples Center 18,997
6β5
12
November 21
@
Denver
L 93β108
Derrick Rose (28)
Taj Gibson (12)
Kirk Hinrich (5)
Pepsi Center 15,823
6β6
13
November 23
@
Portland
L 98β122
Luol Deng (25)
Joakim Noah (8)
Derrick Rose (5)
Rose Garden 20,383
6β7
14
November 26
@
Utah
L 86β105
Luol Deng (25)
Joakim Noah (9)
John Salmons (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
6β8
15
November 30
@
Milwaukee
L 97β99
John Salmons (23)
Joakim Noah (17)
Derrick Rose (7)
Bradley Center 13,684
6β9
December: 7β8 (home: 6β5; road: 1β3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
16
December 2
Detroit
W 92β85
John Salmons (22)
Joakim Noah (14)
Derrick Rose ,
Brad Miller (6)
United Center 21,523
7β9
17
December 4
@
Cleveland
L 87β101
Taj Gibson (14)
Taj Gibson (13)
Derrick Rose (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
7β10
18
December 5
Toronto
L 78β110
John Salmons ,
Jannero Pargo (13)
Joakim Noah (7)
Derrick Rose (5)
United Center 20,481
7β11
19
December 8
New Jersey
L 101β103
Luol Deng ,
Derrick Rose (27)
Luol Deng ,
Joakim Noah (9)
Derrick Rose (10)
United Center 17,872
7β12
20
December 9
@
Atlanta
L 83β118
Derrick Rose (19)
Joakim Noah (11)
Derrick Rose (7)
Philips Arena 16,808
7β13
21
December 11
Golden State
W 96β91 (OT)
Luol Deng (21)
Joakim Noah (14)
Luol Deng (6)
United Center 18,803
8β13
22
December 12
Boston
L 80β106
Derrick Rose (19)
Joakim Noah (13)
John Salmons (9)
United Center 21,257
8β14
23
December 15
L.A. Lakers
L 87β96
Luol Deng ,
Derrick Rose (21)
Joakim Noah (20)
Derrick Rose ,
Brad Miller (6)
United Center 21,416
8β15
24
December 17
New York
W 98β89
Luol Deng (24)
Luol Deng (13)
Derrick Rose (6)
United Center 19,791
9β15
25
December 19
Atlanta
W 101β98 (OT)
Derrick Rose (32)
Luol Deng (12)
Derrick Rose ,
Luol Deng (6)
United Center 21,381
10β15
26
December 21
Sacramento
L 98β102
Luol Deng (26)
Joakim Noah (10)
Derrick Rose (7)
United Center 19,631
10β16
27
December 22
@
New York
L 81β88
Derrick Rose (26)
Joakim Noah (21)
Derrick Rose (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
10β17
28
December 26
New Orleans
W 96β85
Tyrus Thomas (21)
Joakim Noah (18)
Derrick Rose (9)
United Center 22,008
11β17
29
December 29
Indiana
W 104β95
Derrick Rose (28)
Tyrus Thomas (15)
Derrick Rose (6)
United Center 21,887
12β17
30
December 31
@
Detroit
W 98β97
Derrick Rose (22)
Joakim Noah (21)
Kirk Hinrich (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
13β17
January: 10β5 (home: 4β1; road: 6β4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
31
January 2
Orlando
W 101β93
Derrick Rose (30)
Taj Gibson (12)
Derrick Rose (7)
United Center 21,162
14β17
32
January 4
Oklahoma
L 85β98
Derrick Rose (19)
Joakim Noah (14)
Derrick Rose ,
Kirk Hinrich (7)
United Center 18,838
14β18
33
January 5
@
Charlotte
L 108β113
Derrick Rose (24)
Luol Deng (9)
Derrick Rose (9)
Time Warner Cable Arena 13,749
14β19
34
January 8
@
Milawaukee
L 93β96
Derrick Rose (25)
Joakim Noah (18)
Derrick Rose (9)
Bradley Center 18,717
14β20
35
January 9
Minnesota
W 110β96
Joakim Noah ,
Kirk Hinrich (20)
Joakim Noah ,
Taj Gibson (9)
Derrick Rose ,
Kirk Hinrich (7)
United Center 20,255
15β20
36
January 11
Detroit
W 120β87
Luol Deng (27)
Joakim Noah (11)
Derrick Rose (9)
United Center 21,014
16β20
37
January 14
@
Boston
W 96β83
Luol Deng (25)
Joakim Noah (11)
Kirk Hinrich (6)
TD Garden 18,624
17β20
38
January 15
Washington
W 121β119 (2OT)
Derrick Rose (37)
Joakim Noah (15)
Derrick Rose (6)
United Center 20,304
18β20
39
January 18
@
Golden State
L 97β114
John Salmons (37)
Joakim Noah (16)
Derrick Rose ,
John Salmons ,
Jannero Pargo (4)
Oracle Arena 19,208
18β21
40
January 20
@
L.A. Clippers
L 97β104
Derrick Rose (23)
Joakim Noah (15)
Derrick Rose (7)
Staples Center 16,794
18β22
41
January 22
@
Phoenix
W 115β104
Derrick Rose (32)
Joakim Noah ,
Taj Gibson (8)
Derrick Rose ,
Kirk Hinrich (5)
US Airways Center 18422
19β22
42
January 23
@
Houston
W 104β97
Brad Miller (25)
Taj Gibson (14)
Kirk Hinrich (7)
Toyota Center 18,119
20β22
43
January 25
@
San Antonio
W 98β95
Derrick Rose (27)
Luol Deng (9)
Derrick Rose (6)
AT&T Center 18,581
21β22
44
January 27
@
Oklahoma
W 96β86
Derrick Rose (26)
Taj Gibson (15)
Derrick Rose (7)
Ford Center 17,562
22β22
45
January 29
@
New Orleans
W 108β106 (OT)
Luol Deng (26)
Joakim Noah (18)
Kirk Hinrich (6)
New Orleans Arena 16,578
23β22
February: 8β6 (home: 5β2; road: 3β4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
46
February 2
L.A. Clippers
L 82β90
Luol Deng (18)
Tyrus Thomas (9)
Derrick Rose (4)
United Center 19,335
23β23
47
February 3
@
Philadelphia
L 103β106
Derrick Rose (30)
Luol Deng (11)
Derrick Rose (9)
Wachovia Center 13,295
23β24
48
February 5
@
Atlanta
L 81β91
Luol Deng (20)
Kirk Hinrich (9)
Derrick Rose (6)
Philips Arena 18,729
23β25
49
February 6
Miami
W 95β91
Luol Deng (25)
Brad Miller (8)
John Salmons (5)
United Center 22,352
24β25
50
February 9
@
Indiana
W 109β101
Luol Deng (23)
Luol Deng (11)
Derrick Rose (7)
Conseco Fieldhouse 12,945
25β25
51
February 10
Orlando
L 87β107
Luol Deng (23)
Luol Deng (7)
Kirk Hinrich ,
Tyrus Thomas (4)
United Center 21,566
25β26
52
February 16
New York
W 118β85
Derrick Rose (29)
Taj Gibson (10)
Kirk Hinrich ,
Derrick Rose ,
John Salmons (6)
United Center 20,989
26β26
53
February 17
@
New York
W 115β109
Derrick Rose (27)
Taj Gibson (16)
Derrick Rose (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
27β26
54
February 19
@
Minnesota
W 100β94
Kirk Hinrich (20)
Brad Miller (10)
Kirk Hinrich ,
Derrick Rose (5)
Target Center 18,183
28β26
55
February 20
Philadelphia
W 122β90
Taj Gibson (20)
Taj Gibson (13)
Derrick Rose (6)
United Center 22,147
29β26
56
February 22
@
Washington
L 95β101
Derrick Rose (22)
Taj Gibson (8)
Derrick Rose (6)
Verizon Center 14,113
29-27
57
February 24
Indiana
W 120β110
Luol Deng (31)
Taj Gibson (11)
Derrick Rose (8)
United Center 20,363
30-27
58
February 26
Portland
W 115β111 (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 90β100
Derrick Rose (27)
Luol Deng (18)
Derrick Rose (4)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165
31-28
March: 4β11 (home: 2β7; road: 2β4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
60
March 1
Atlanta
L 92β116
Derrick Rose (24)
Taj Gibson (13)
Kirk Hinrich (6)
United Center 19,011
31-29
61
March 4
Memphis
L 96β105
Luol Deng (23)
Brad Miller (7)
Kirk Hinrich (4)
United Center 19,187
31-30
62
March 6
Dallas
L 116β122
Derrick Rose (34)
Taj Gibson (11)
Derrick Rose (8)
United Center 21,737
31-31
63
March 9
Utah
L 108β132
Derrick Rose (25)
Kirk Hinrich ,
Hakim Warrick (5)
Derrick Rose (13)
United Center 18,451
31-32
64
March 11
@
Orlando
L 82β111
James Johnson (13)
Taj Gibson (9)
Kirk Hinrich (6)
Amway Arena 17,461
31-33
65
March 12
@
Miami
L 95β108
James Johnson ,
Jannero Pargo (20)
Brad Miller (11)
Kirk Hinrich (6)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600
31-34
66
March 16
@
Memphis
L 97β104
Ronald Murray (25)
Brad Miller (11)
Jannero Pargo (8)
FedEx Forum 15,413
31-35
67
March 17
@
Dallas
L 106β113
Acie Law (22)
Chris Richard (9)
Brad Miller ,
Jannero Pargo (4)
American Airlines Center 20,406
31-36
68
March 19
Cleveland
L 85β92
Taj Gibson (20)
Taj Gibson (13)
Kirk Hinrich (11)
United Center 23,129
31-37
69
March 20
@
Philadelphia
W 98β84
Derrick Rose (23)
Taj Gibson (7)
Kirk Hinrich (11)
Wachovia Center 16,098
32-37
70
March 22
Houston
W 98β88
Derrick Rose (27)
Brad Miller ,
Taj Gibson (12)
Derrick Rose (8)
United Center 19,834
33-37
71
March 25
Miami
L 74β103
Hakim Warrick (14)
Taj Gibson (10)
Derrick Rose (5)
United Center 21,592
33-38
72
March 27
New Jersey
W 106β83
Jannero Pargo (27)
Taj Gibson (13)
Derrick Rose (9)
United Center 20,592
34-38
73
March 28
@
Detroit
W 110β103
Ronald Murray (23)
Taj Gibson (10)
Derrick Rose (9)
Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
35-38
74
March 30
Phoenix
L 105β111
Ronald Murray ,
Derrick Rose (23)
Joakim Noah ,
Taj Gibson (10)
Derrick Rose (10)
United Center 21,169
35-39
April: 6β2 (home: 3β1; road: 3β1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
75
April 2
@
Washington
W 95β87
Derrick Rose (24)
Taj Gibson (16)
Derrick Rose ,
Kirk Hinrich (5)
Verizon Center 18,002
36-39
76
April 3
Charlotte
W 96β88
Derrick Rose (26)
Joakim Noah (16)
Brad Miller (5)
United Center 20,996
37-39
77
April 6
Milwaukee
L 74β79
Luol Deng (16)
Joakim Noah (11)
Derrick Rose (11)
United Center 20,268
37-40
78
April 8
Cleveland
W 109β108
Derrick Rose (24)
Joakim Noah (15)
Derrick Rose (10)
United Center 21,707
38-40
79
April 9
@
New Jersey
L 116β127
Brad Miller (27)
Brad Miller (10)
Kirk Hinrich (9)
Izod Center 15,909
38-41
80
April 11
@
Toronto
W 104β88
Derrick Rose (26)
Joakim Noah (19)
Derrick Rose ,
Joakim Noah (7)
Air Canada Centre 19,515
39-41
81
April 13
Boston
W 101β93
Derrick Rose (39)
Joakim Noah (16)
Derrick Rose (7)
United Center 20,649
40-41
82
April 14
@
Charlotte
W 98β89
Derrick Rose (27)
Joakim Noah ,
Taj Gibson (13)
Derrick Rose (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 17,439
41-41
2009β10 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: 1β4 (home: 1β1; road: 0β3)
First Round: 1β4 (home: 1β1; road: 0β3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Series
1
April 17
@
Cleveland
L 83β96
Derrick Rose (28)
Kirk Hinrich ,
Joakim Noah (8)
Derrick Rose (10)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
0β1
2
April 19
@ Cleveland
L 102β112
Joakim Noah (25)
Joakim Noah (13)
Derrick Rose (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
0β2
3
April 22
Cleveland
W 108β106
Derrick Rose (31)
Joakim Noah (15)
Derrick Rose (7)
United Center 22,991
1β2
4
April 25
Cleveland
L 98β121
Joakim Noah, Derrick Rose (21)
Joakim Noah (20)
Derrick Rose (5)
United Center 22,991
1β3
5
April 27
@ Cleveland
L 94β96
Derrick Rose (31)
Taj Gibson (11)
Derrick Rose (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
1β4
2010 playoff schedule
Player statistics
Season
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Joe Alexander 1
8
0
3.6
.167
.000
.667
.6
.3
.1
.1
.5
Devin Brown 1
11
0
8.5
.222
.235
.000
1.4
.6
.3
.1
1.8
Luol Deng
70
69
37.9
.466
.386
.764
7.3
2.0
.9
.9
17.6
Taj Gibson
82
70
26.9
.494
0.0
.646
7.5
0.9
0.6
1.3
9.0
Kirk Hinrich
74
53
33.5
.409
.371
.752
3.5
4.5
1.2
.3
10.9
James Johnson
65
11
11.6
.452
.326
.729
2.0
.7
.3
.7
3.9
Acie Law 1
12
1
11.3
.467
.333
.741
1.2
1.3
.3
.0
5.5
Brad Miller
82
37
23.8
.430
.280
.827
4.9
1.9
.5
.4
8.8
Ronald Murray 1
29
1
23.4
.397
.311
.762
2.9
1.8
.6
.1
10.1
Joakim Noah
64
54
30.1
.504
.000
.744
11.0
2.1
.5
1.6
10.7
Jannero Pargo
63
5
13.2
.346
.275
.933
1.2
1.4
.5
.0
5.5
Chris Richard
18
0
12.4
.517
.000
.636
3.3
.4
.4
.2
2.1
Derrick Rose
78
78
36.8
.489
.267
.766
3.8
6.0
.7
.4
20.8
Hakim Warrick 1
28
0
19.0
.483
.000
.755
3.6
.6
.2
.3
8.7
1 Stats with the Bulls.
Playoffs
Awards, records and milestones
Awards
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
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 dΓ©but 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
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