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NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The
2011β12
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 50β16 record, or roughly 62β20 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.
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 2β4 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
Roster
2011β12 Chicago Bulls roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
C
3
AΕΔ±k, Γmer
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
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
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
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Last transaction: April 5, 2012
Pre-season
Regular season
Standings
Game log
2011β12 game log Total: 50β16 (home: 26β7; road: 24β9)
December: 3β1 (home: 0β0; road: 3β1)
January: 15β4 (home: 9β1; road: 6β3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
5
January 1
Memphis
W 104β64
Carlos Boozer
Ronnie Brewer (17)
Carlos Boozer (11)
Derrick Rose (6)
United Center 22,763
4β1
6
January 3
Atlanta
W 76β74
Derrick Rose (30)
Carlos Boozer (9)
Derrick Rose (7)
United Center 22,166
5β1
7
January 4
@
Detroit
W 99β83
Carlos Boozer (19)
Joakim Noah (11)
Derrick Rose (10)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 9,125
6β1
8
January 6
@
Orlando
W 97β83
Derrick Rose
Luol Deng (21)
Carlos Boozer (13)
Derrick Rose (10)
Amway Center 18,192
7β1
9
January 7
@
Atlanta
L 94β109
John Lucas (16)
Γmer AΕΔ±k (13)
Derrick Rose (6)
Philips Arena 17,112
7β2
10
January 9
Detroit
W 92β68
Carlos Boozer (23)
Carlos Boozer
Joakim Noah (8)
Derrick Rose (8)
United Center 21,530
8β2
11
January 10
@
Minnesota
W 111β100
Derrick Rose (31)
Luol Deng
Joakim Noah (11)
Derrick Rose (11)
Target Center 19,356
9β2
12
January 11
Washington
W 78β64
John Lucas (25)
Luol Deng (15)
John Lucas (8)
United Center 21,366
10β2
13
January 13
@
Boston
W 88β79
Derrick Rose (25)
Luol Deng (16)
Derrick Rose (7)
TD Garden 18,624
11β2
14
January 14
Toronto
W 77β64
Derrick Rose (18)
Carlos Boozer (13)
Derrick Rose (11)
United Center 21,962
12β2
15
January 16
@
Memphis
L 86β102
Luol Deng (20)
Carlos Boozer (7)
C. J. Watson
Luol Deng (3)
FedExForum 18,119
12β3
16
January 17
Phoenix
W 118β97
Carlos Boozer (31)
Joakim Noah (12)
Richard Hamilton
Kyle Korver (6)
United Center 21,347
13β3
17
January 20
@
Cleveland
W 114β75
Luol Deng (21)
Carlos Boozer (14)
C. J. Watson (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 17,871
14β3
18
January 21
Charlotte
W 95β89
Carlos Boozer (23)
Γmer AΕΔ±k (15)
Mike James (10)
United Center 21,861
15β3
19
January 23
New Jersey
W 110β95
Richard Hamilton (22)
Joakim Noah (10)
Richard Hamilton (10)
United Center 21,572
16β3
20
January 25
Indiana
L 90β95
Derrick Rose (24)
Joakim Noah (13)
Ronnie Brewer (5)
United Center 21,755
16β4
21
January 27
Milwaukee
W 107β100
Derrick Rose (34)
Joakim Noah (16)
Ronnie Brewer (6)
United Center 22,368
17β4
22
January 29
@
Miami
L 93β97
Derrick Rose (34)
Joakim Noah (11)
Derrick Rose (11)
American Airlines Arena 20,054
17β5
23
January 30
@
Washington
W 98β88
Derrick Rose (35)
Joakim Noah (13)
Derrick Rose (8)
Verizon Center 18,357
18β5
February: 11β3 (home: 5β1; road: 6β2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
24
February 1
@
Philadelphia
L 82β98
C. J. Watson (20)
Carlos Boozer (9)
Derrick Rose (6)
Wells Fargo Center 18,325
18β6
25
February 2
@
New York
W 105β102
Derrick Rose (32)
Carlos Boozer
Joakim Noah (9)
Derrick Rose (13)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
19β6
26
February 4
@
Milwaukee
W 113β90
Derrick Rose (26)
Luol Deng
Joakim Noah (9)
Derrick Rose (13)
Bradley Center 18,717
20β6
27
February 6
@
New Jersey
W 108β87
Carlos Boozer (24)
Joakim Noah (12)
C. J. Watson (11)
Prudential Center 15,327
21β6
28
February 8
@
New Orleans
W 90β67
Carlos Boozer (18)
Joakim Noah (10)
Derrick Rose (6)
New Orleans Arena 15,456
22β6
29
February 10
@
Charlotte
W 95β64
Joakim Noah (17)
Joakim Noah (14)
C. J. Watson (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 19,379
23β6
30
February 12
@
Boston
L 91β95
Carlos Boozer
C. J. Watson (22)
Joakim Noah (9)
Ronnie Brewer
C. J. Watson (6)
TD Garden 18,624
23β7
31
February 14
Sacramento
W 121β115
Luol Deng (23)
Joakim Noah (11)
Luol Deng (11)
United Center 21,936
24β7
32
February 16
Boston
W 89β80
Luol Deng
Carlos Boozer (23)
Joakim Noah (16)
Luol Deng (10)
United Center 22,592
25β7
33
February 18
New Jersey
L 85β97
Carlos Boozer
Mike James (16)
Carlos Boozer
Taj Gibson (9)
Mike James (7)
United Center 22,300
25β8
34
February 20
Atlanta
W 90β79
Derrick Rose (23)
Joakim Noah (16)
Derrick Rose (6)
United Center 22,033
26β8
35
February 22
Milwaukee
W 110β91
Carlos Boozer (20)
Joakim Noah (13)
Joakim Noah (10)
United Center 21,507
27β8
All-Star Break
36
February 28
New Orleans
W 99β95
Derrick Rose (32)
Joakim Noah (16)
Derrick Rose (9)
United Center 21,919
28β8
37
February 29
@
San Antonio
W 96β89
Derrick Rose (29)
Joakim Noah (13)
Derrick Rose
C.J. Watson (4)
AT&T Center 18,581
29β8
March: 13β3 (home: 7β3; road: 6β0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
38
March 2
@
Cleveland
W 112β91
Luol Deng (24)
Carlos Boozer (11)
Derrick Rose (9)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
30β8
39
March 4
@
Philadelphia
W 96β91
Derrick Rose (35)
Joakim Noah (18)
Derrick Rose (8)
Wells Fargo Center 19,683
31β8
40
March 5
Indiana
W 92β72
Luol Deng (20)
Joakim Noah (17)
Derrick Rose (9)
United Center 22,106
32β8
41
March 7
@
Milwaukee
W 106β104
Derrick Rose (30)
Joakim Noah (10)
Derrick Rose (11)
Bradley Center 15,389
33β8
42
March 8
Orlando
L 94β99
Carlos Boozer (26)
Joakim Noah (10)
Derrick Rose (9)
United Center 22,127
33β9
43
March 10
Utah
W 111β97
Carlos Boozer (27)
Carlos Boozer (8)
Derrick Rose (13)
United Center 22,158
34β9
44
March 12
New York
W 104β99
Derrick Rose (32)
Taj Gibson (13)
Derrick Rose
Ronnie Brewer (7)
United Center 22,863
35β9
45
March 14
Miami
W 106β102
John Lucas III (24)
Carlos Boozer
Taj Gibson (8)
Carlos Boozer (5)
United Center 23,028
36β9
46
March 16
Portland
L 89β100
Carlos Boozer (22)
Carlos Boozer (14)
Joakim Noah (5)
United Center 22,022
36β10
47
March 17
Philadelphia
W 89β80
C.J. Watson (20)
Joakim Noah (11)
Joakim Noah
Taj Gibson (4)
United Center 22,225
37β10
48
March 19
@
Orlando
W 85β59
Carlos Boozer (24)
Carlos Boozer (13)
Joakim Noah (5)
Amway Center 18,998
38β10
49
March 21
@
Toronto
W 94β82
Luol Deng (17)
Luol Deng (10)
Joakim Noah (5)
Air Canada Centre 17,869
39β10
50
March 24
Toronto
W 102β101 (OT)
Carlos Boozer (24)
Carlos Boozer
Luol Deng (10)
John Lucas III (6)
United Center 21,841
40β10
51
March 26
Denver
L 91β108
C.J. Watson (17)
Carlos Boozer
Taj Gibson (7)
C.J. Watson (8)
United Center 22,274
40β11
52
March 28
@
Atlanta
W 98β77
Luol Deng (22)
Carlos Boozer (9)
John Lucas III (5)
Philips Arena 16,290
41β11
53
March 30
Detroit
W 83β71
Luol Deng (20)
Joakim Noah (12)
C.J. Watson (5)
United Center 22,385
42β11
April: 8β5 (home: 5β2; road: 3β3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
54
April 1
@
Oklahoma City
L 78β92
John Lucas III (19)
Taj Gibson (11)
Kyle Korver
John Lucas III (4)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
42β12
55
April 2
Houston
L 93β99
Luol Deng (24)
Carlos Boozer (13)
Carlos Boozer (7)
United Center 21,936
42β13
56
April 5
Boston
W 93β86
Luol Deng (26)
Carlos Boozer (14)
C.J. Watson (8)
United Center 22,423
43β13
57
April 8
@
New York
L 99β100 (OT)
Derrick Rose (29)
Carlos Boozer (16)
Derrick Rose (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
43β14
58
April 10
New York
W 98β86
Richard Hamilton (20)
Luol Deng (10)
C.J. Watson (7)
United Center 22,131
44β14
59
April 12
Miami
W 96β86 (OT)
Carlos Boozer (19)
Carlos Boozer (11)
C.J. Watson (9)
United Center 23,015
45β14
60
April 15
@
Detroit
W 100β94 (OT)
Derrick Rose (24)
Joakim Noah (17)
Derrick Rose (9)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,450
46β14
61
April 16
Washington
L 84β87
Richard Hamilton (22)
Carlos Boozer (13)
C.J. Watson (8)
United Center 22,307
46β15
62
April 18
@
Charlotte
W 100β68
Richard Hamilton (22)
Γmer AΕΔ±k (15)
Richard Hamilton (6)
Time Warner Cable Arena 14,221
47β15
63
April 19
@
Miami
L 72β83
John Lucas III (16)
Joakim Noah (10)
C.J. Watson
John Lucas III (4)
American Airlines Arena 20,008
47β16
64
April 21
Dallas
W 93β83
Luol Deng (22)
Joakim Noah (14)
Derrick Rose
Joakim Noah (8)
United Center 22,945
48β16
65
April 25
@
Indiana
W 92β87
Kyle Korver (20)
Joakim Noah (14)
Derrick Rose (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
49β16
66
April 26
Cleveland
W 107β75
John Lucas III (25)
Joakim Noah
Taj Gibson (12)
C.J. Watson (8)
United Center 22,563
50β16
2011β12 season schedule
Player statistics
Season
a Statistics with the Chicago Bulls.
[9]
Playoffs
Game log
Playoff statistics
Awards, records and milestones
Awards
Week/Month
On January 16,
Derrick Rose was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (January 9 β January 15)
[10]
Coach
Tom Thibodeau was named Coach of the Month for DecemberβJanuary.
[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
Overview
Players Added
Via draft
Via free agency
Players Lost
Via free agency
Waived
Trades
Free agents
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]
See also
References
^
Bulls' Derrick Rose tears ACL ,
ESPN.com , April 29, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
^
Joakim Noah injured in Game 3 ,
ESPN.com . May 5, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
^
76ers Upset Bulls To Advance To Second Round ,
The Sports Network . May 11, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
^
"Report: NBA draft moving to Newark" . ESPN.com . October 27, 2010.
Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010 .
^
"Chicago Bulls announce 2011β12 schedule" . nba.com/bulls . July 19, 2011. Archived from
the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2011 .
^ Mahoney, Brian (December 2, 2011).
"Shorter NBA schedule has 42 back-to-back-to-backs" . Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved December 3, 2011 .
^
Bulls take 102-101 OT victory over Raptors ,
Chicago Tribune . March 24, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
^
Bulls bench strong in overcoming Heat 96-86 ,
Chicago Tribune , April 12, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
^
"Bulls stats" . nba.com/bulls .
^
"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 .
^
"Thibodeau, Brooks named Coaches of the Month | NBA.com" .
NBA.com . Archived from
the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2012 .
^
"Bulls' Thibodeau named the NBA Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for March" .
NBA.com .
^
"Archived copy" . Archived from
the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2012 . {{
cite web }}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link )
^
"All-Star Game | All-Star 2012 | NBA.com" .
NBA.com . Archived from
the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2012 .
^
Tom Thibodeau to coach East at ASG ,
ESPN.com , February 15, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
^
"FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas" . ESPN.com . ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
^ 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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