2010–11 Chicago Bulls season

2010–11 Chicago Bulls season
Head coach Tom Thibodeau
Owner(s) Jerry Reinsdorf
Arena United Center
Results
Record 62–20 (.756)
Place Division: 1st (Central)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish Lost in Conference Finals to Miami (1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television CSN Chicago, WGN America, WGN, WCIU
Radio WMVP
Chicago Bulls seasons
< 2009–10 2011–12 >

The 2010-11 Chicago Bulls season was the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The Bulls won their 8th division title this season, but fell to the Miami Heat in the playoffs. It is the first time since 1975 that the Bulls failed to follow up a division title with an NBA title (that year, the Bulls were in the Midwest Division).

Contents

Key dates

Summary

NBA Draft

Main article: 2010 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 17 Kévin Séraphin F/C  France Cholet Basket (France)

Free agency

Roster

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (Y–M–D) From
C 3 Aşık, Ömer 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1986-07-4 Turkey
SG 6 Bogans, Keith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1980-05-12 Kentucky
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/F 45 Butler, Rasual 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1979-05-23 La Salle
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 Southern California
G/F 26 Korver, Kyle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1981-03-17 Creighton
G 15 Lucas III, John (IN) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 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
PG 12 Pargo, Jannero (IN) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1979-10-22 Arkansas
G 1 Rose, Derrick (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988-10-4 Memphis
F/C 24 Scalabrine, Brian (IN) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1978-03-18 Southern California
F/C 40 Thomas, Kurt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1972-10-4 Texas Christian
G 32 Watson, C. J. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1984-04-17 Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Joakim Noah Ömer Aşık Kurt Thomas
PF Carlos Boozer Taj Gibson Brian Scalabrine
SF Luol Deng Ronnie Brewer
SG Keith Bogans Kyle Korver Rasual Butler
PG Derrick Rose C. J. Watson John Lucas III
Jannero Pargo

Pre-season

Game log

2010–11 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
z-Chicago Bulls 62 20 .756 – 36–5 26–15 15–1
x-Indiana Pacers 37 45 .451 25 24–17 13–28 9–7
Milwaukee Bucks 35 47 .427 27 22–19 13–28 6–10
Detroit Pistons 30 52 .366 32 21–20 9–32 7–9
Cleveland Cavaliers 19 63 .232 43 12–29 7–34 3–13
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Chicago Bulls 62 20 .756 –
2 y-Miami Heat 58 24 .707 4
3 y-Boston Celtics 56 26 .683 6
4 x-Orlando Magic 52 30 .634 10
5 x-Atlanta Hawks 44 38 .537 18
6 x-New York Knicks 42 40 .512 20
7 x-Philadelphia 76ers 41 41 .500 21
8 x-Indiana Pacers 37 45 .451 25
9 Milwaukee Bucks 35 47 .427 27
10 Charlotte Bobcats 34 48 .415 28
11 Detroit Pistons 30 52 .366 32
12 New Jersey Nets 24 58 .293 38
13 Washington Wizards 23 59 .280 39
14 Toronto Raptors 22 60 .268 40
15 Cleveland Cavaliers 19 63 .232 43

Game log

Total: 62–20 (Home: 36–5; Road: 26–15)
2010–11 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

First round: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 16 Indiana W 104–99 Derrick Rose (39) Joakim Noah (11) Derrick Rose (6) United Center
22,986		 1–0
2 April 18 Indiana W 96–90 Derrick Rose (36) Carlos Boozer (16) Derrick Rose (6) United Center
22,480		 2–0
3 April 21 @ Indiana W 88–84 Derrick Rose (23) Carlos Boozer (11) Luol Deng (6) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,165		 3–0
4 April 23 @ Indiana L 84–89 Joakim Noah (21) Joakim Noah (14) Derrick Rose (10) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,165		 3–1
5 April 26 Indiana W 116–89 Derrick Rose (25) Joakim Noah (8) Luol Deng,
C. J. Watson (7)		 United Center
22,822		 4–1
Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 2 Atlanta L 95–103 Derrick Rose (24) Joakim Noah (9) Derrick Rose (10) United Center
22,890		 0–1
2 May 4 Atlanta W 86–73 Derrick Rose (25) Joakim Noah (14) Derrick Rose (10) United Center
22,872		 1–1
3 May 6 @ Atlanta W 99–82 Derrick Rose (44) Joakim Noah (15) Derrick Rose (7) Philips Arena
19,521		 2–1
4 May 8 @ Atlanta L 88–100 Derrick Rose (34) Joakim Noah (11) Derrick Rose (10) Philips Arena
19,263		 2–2
5 May 10 Atlanta W 95–83 Derrick Rose (33) Carlos Boozer (12) Derrick Rose (9) United Center
22,980		 3–2
6 May 12 @ Atlanta W 93–73 Carlos Boozer (23) Carlos Boozer (10) Derrick Rose (12) Philips Arena
19,378		 4–2
Conference Finals: 1–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 15 Miami W 103–82 Derrick Rose (28) Joakim Noah (14) Derrick Rose (6) United Center
22,874		 1–0
2 May 18 Miami L 75–85 Derrick Rose (21) Carlos Boozer,
Joakim Noah (8)		 Derrick Rose (8) United Center
23,007		 1–1
3 May 22 @ Miami L 85–96 Carlos Boozer (26) Carlos Boozer (17) Joakim Noah (6) American Airlines Arena
20,123		 1–2
4 May 24 @ Miami L 93–101 (OT) Derrick Rose (23) Joakim Noah (14) Joakim Noah,
Derrick Rose (6)		 American Airlines Arena
20,125		 1–3
5 May 26 Miami L 80–83 Derrick Rose (25) Joakim Noah,
Kurt Thomas (8)		 Derrick Rose (8) United Center
23,057		 1–4
2011 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
Ömer Aşık 82 0 12.1 .553 .0 .500 3.7 0.4 .24 .68 2.8
Keith Bogans 82 82 17.8 .404 .380 .660 1.8 1.2 .46 .11 4.4
Carlos Boozer 59 59 31.9 .510 .0 .700 9.6 2.5 .76 .31 17.5
Ronnie Brewer 81 1 22.2 .480 .222 .650 3.2 1.7 1.31 .27 6.2
Rasual Butler 6 0 4.3 .545 .571 .0 .2 .0 .0 .20 2.7
Luol Deng 82 82 39.1 .460 .345 .750 5.8 2.8 .95 .5.9 17.4
Taj Gibson 80 19 21.8 .466 .125 .680 5.7 0.7 .49 1.33 7.1
Kyle Korver 82 0 20.1 .435 .415 .89 1.8 1.5 .43 .24 8.3
Joakim Noah 48 48 32.8 .525 .0 .740 10.4 2.2 1.00 1.50 11.7
Derrick Rose 81 81 37.4 .445 .332 .860 4.1 7.7 1.05 .63 25.0
Brian Scalabrine 18 0 4.9 .526 .0 .0 0.4 0.3 .17 .22 1.1
Kurt Thomas 52 37 22.7 .511 1.00 .630 5.8 1.2 .62 .81 4.1
C. J. Watson 82 1 13.3 .371 .393 .740 1.1 2.3 .67 .13 4.9

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ömer Aşık 15 0 9.9 .462 .0 .300 2.1 .1 .13 .53 1.0
Keith Bogans 16 16 19.2 .406 .424 .250 1.3 .8 .63 .19 5.1
Carlos Boozer 16 16 31.7 .433 .0 .800 9.7 1.8 .56 .44 12.6
Ronnie Brewer 16 0 16.3 .480 .429 .765 2.1 .9 .75 .38 4.0
Rasual Butler 3 0 2.3 1.000 1.000 .0 .3 .0 .0 .0 1.0
Luol Deng 16 16 42.9 .426 .324 .839 6.6 2.7 1.50 .63 16.9
Taj Gibson 16 0 17.8 .566 .000 .600 4.1 0.6 .31 1.38 5.9
Kyle Korver 16 0 17.3 .388 .423 1.000 1.2 1.1 .50 .19 6.6
Joakim Noah 16 16 33.1 .411 .0 .725 10.2 2.5 1.0 2.06 8.7
Derrick Rose 16 16 40.6 .396 .248 .828 4.3 7.7 1.38 .69 27.1
Kurt Thomas 7 0 10.6 .556 .000 .000 2.7 .4 .14 .43 2.9
C. J. Watson 16 0 8.5 .339 .200 .909 .9 1.9 .50 .0 3.2

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

All-Star

Season

Records

Milestones

Kurt Thomas played in his 1000th game in a contest vs the Charlotte Bobcats on Feb 15, 2011 at the United Center.

Derrick Rose scored a career high 44 pts vs the Atlanta Hawks on May 6, 2011.

Derrick Rose also had his first career triple-double at the Memphis Grizzlies on Jan 17, 2011.

The 62 wins by the Bulls is the most since the 97-98 season.

After defeating the New York Knicks on April 12, 2011, the Bulls became the only team of the 2010-2011 season to defeat all 29 other teams at least once.

Injuries and surgeries

Transactions

Trades

July 8, 2010
 To Chicago Bulls
To Washington Wizards
July 8, 2010
 To Chicago Bulls
To Utah Jazz
  • Player exception
July 9, 2010
 To Chicago Bulls
  • 2011 second-round pick
 To Phoenix Suns
July 22, 2010
 To Chicago Bulls
To Golden State Warriors
  • 2011 second-round pick
February 22, 2011
 To Chicago Bulls
To Toronto Raptors

Free agents

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Carlos Boozer Signed 5 year contract for $80 Million Utah Jazz
Kyle Korver Signed 3 year contract for $15 Million Utah Jazz
Ronnie Brewer Signed 3 year contract for $12.5 Million Memphis Grizzlies
C.J. Watson Signed 2 year contract for $6.5 Million Golden State Warriors
Kurt Thomas Signed 1 year contract for $1.1 Million Milwaukee Bucks
Ömer Aşık Fenerbahçe Ülker
Keith Bogans Signed 2 year contract for $2.5 Million San Antonio Spurs
Brian Scalabrine Undisclosed terms Boston Celtics
Rasual Butler Undisclosed terms Los Angeles Clippers

Subtractions

Player Reason Left New Team
Rob Kurz Waived CB Granada
Chris Richard Waived N/A
Hakim Warrick Free agent Phoenix Suns
Brad Miller Free agent Houston Rockets
Jannero Pargo Free agent Chicago Bulls
Acie Law Free agent Golden State Warriors
Joe Alexander Free agent Texas Legends
John Lucas III Waived Chicago Bulls

See also

References

  1. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nba/news/story?id=6350435
  2. ^ "Bulls' Rose, Jazz's Williams named Players of the Week". NBA.com. 2010-11-15. http://www.nba.com/2010/news/11/15/players.ofthe.week/index.html. Retrieved 2010-11-15. 
  3. ^ "Thibodeau named East's Coach of the Month". NBA.com. 2011-02-01. http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/thibodeau_com_110201.html. Retrieved 2011-02-26. 
  4. ^ "Thibodeau named East's Coach of the Month". NBA.com. 2011-04-01. http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/thibodeau_cotm_110401.html. Retrieved 2011-04-01. 
  5. ^ "Derrick Rose named Player of the Month". NBA.com. 2011-04-01. http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/rose_potm_110401.html. Retrieved 2011-04-01. 
  6. ^ http://www.nba.com/games/20110220/ESTWST/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore
  7. ^ "Boozer to miss two months after having hand surgery". NBA.com. 2010-10-05. http://www.nba.com/2010/news/10/05/boozer-surgery.ap/index.html. Retrieved 2010-10-05. 
  8. ^ "Bulls' Noah has surgery, out 8-10 weeks with hand injury". NBA.com. 2010-12-16. http://www.nba.com/2010/news/12/16/noah-out.ap/index.html. Retrieved 2010-12-16. 
  9. ^ http://www.nba.com/games/20110223/ESTWST/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore
  10. ^ "Bulls' Gibson still out after concussion". NBA.com. 2010-12-21. http://www.nba.com/2010/news/12/21/gibson-out.ap/index.html. Retrieved 2010-12-21. 
  11. ^ "Carlos Boozer sits with ankle injury". Sporting News. 2011-01-17. http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2011-01-17/carlos-boozer-sits-with-ankle-injury. Retrieved 2011-01-17. 
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