2009–10 Chicago Bulls season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Chicago Bulls 2010 41 41 Central 3rd 8th Vinny Del Negro Gar Forman Jerry Reinsdorf United Center First Round(lost to Cavaliers 1–4) CHI * CSN Chicago (42 games) CSN Chicago Plus (3 games) WGN America (14 games) WGN (24 games) WCIU (9 games) WMVP The 2009–10 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 June 25: The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City. July 1: Start of the free agency period. 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.https://www.espn.com/chicago/news/story?id=4187751 Bulls name Forman GM 2009-05-20 2009-05-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20090522021721/http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/news/story?id=4187751 22 May 2009 live Forman's top priority for the offseason was to re-sign Ben Gordon.https://www.espn.com/chicago/story?id=4195181 Forman wants to re-sign Gordon 2009-05-22 ESPNChicago.com 2009-05-23 Ben Gordon signed with the Detroit Pistons on July 1, 2009.http://www.nba.com/2009/news/features/david_aldridge/07/01/pistons.signings/index.html NBA.com: Aldridge: Pistons agree to terms with Gordon, Villanueva NBA.com 2009-07-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20090704213559/http://www.nba.com/2009/news/features/david_aldridge/07/01/pistons.signings/index.html 2009-07-04 dead NBA draft 2009 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 16 James Johnson F United States Wake Forest 1 26 Taj Gibson F United States USC 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.https://www.espn.com/chicago/story?id=4324139 Bulls add G Pargo with 1-year deal 2009-07-13 ESPNChicago.com 2009-07-14 On July 14, the Bulls re-signed guard Lindsey Hunter with a one-year contract.https://www.espn.com/chicago/story?id=4324926 Chicago Bulls re-sign veteran guard Lindsey Hunter Stein Marc 2009-07-14 ESPNChicago.com 2009-07-14 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.https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=newlookpistons&prov=ap&type=lgns Yahoo! Sports - Sports News, Scores, Rumors, Fantasy Games, and more 2014-07-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20110805033520/http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=newlookpistons 2011-08-05 dead Roster Chicago Bulls 2009–10 20 Joe Alexander basketball F 6 8 230 1986–12–26 West Virginia 32 Devin Brown GF 6 5 220 1978–12–30 UTSA 9 Luol Deng F 6 9 220 1985–04–16 Duke 22 Taj Gibson F 6 9 225 1985–06–24 Southern California 12 Kirk Hinrich G 6 3 190 1981–01–02 Kansas 16 James Johnson basketball, born 1987 F 6 9 245 1987–02–20 Wake Forest 31 Rob Kurz F 6 9 230 1985–03–05 Notre Dame 0 Acie Law G 6 3 195 1985–01–25 Texas A&M 52 Brad Miller basketball FC 7 0 261 1976–04–12 Purdue 6 Ronald Murray G 6 3 200 1979–07–29 Shaw 13 Joakim Noah FC 6 11 232 1985–02–25 Florida 2 Jannero Pargo G 6 1 185 1979–10–22 Arkansas 35 Chris Richard basketball FC 6 9 256 1984–12–25 Florida 1 Derrick Rose G 6 3 190 1988–10–04 Memphis 21 Hakim Warrick FC 6 9 219 1982–07–08 Syracuse Vinny Del Negro Bernie Bickerstaff Pete Myers Bob Ociepka Dave Severns Mike Wilhelm Fred Tedeschi (trainer) (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CHI/2010.html April 9, 2010 Pre-season Chicago Bulls yes 2010 Chicago Bulls October yes yes 2 1 3 1 |-align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 || October 2 || @Indiana Pacers || 104–95 || || || || 11,255(Indianapolis, USA) || 1–0 recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 || October 6 || Utah Jazz || 102–101 || || || || 18,689(London, UK) || 2–0 recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 || October 10 || Milwaukee Bucks || 86–98 || || || || 5,642(Milwaukee, USA) || 2–1 recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 || October 13 || @Milwaukee Bucks || 87–86 || || || || 18,119(Chicago, USA) || 3–1 recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 || October 14 || Minnesota Timberwolves || 99–94 || || || || 11,955(Minneapolis, USA) || 4–1 recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || October 19 || @Orlando Magic || 98–101 || || || || 20,688(Chicago, USA) || 4–2 recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 7 || October 23 || @Washington Wizards || 93–70 || || || || 20,981(Chicago, USA) || 5–2 recap |- chi yes 2010 Regular season Standings CHI CHI Game log Chicago Bulls 2010 Total: 41–41 (home: 24–17; road: 17–24) Chicago Bulls October yes yes 1 0 0 1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | October 29 | San Antonio | 20091029 SASCHI 92 85 | Luol Deng (17) | Joakim Noah (10) | Derrick Rose (10) | United Center21,412 | 1–0 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | October 30 | @ Boston | 20091030 CHIBOS 90 118 | Joakim Noah (16) | Joakim Noah (10) | Kirk Hinrich (7) | TD Garden18,624 | 1–1 Chicago Bulls November yes 3 1 2 7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | November 1 | @ Miami | 20091101 CHIMIA 87 95 | Luol Deng (26) | Luol Deng (8) | Derrick Rose (5) | American Airlines Arena15,865 | 1–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | November 3 | Milwaukee | 20091103 MILCHI 83 81 | Luol Deng (24) | Luol Deng (20) | Derrick Rose (5) | United Center19,789 | 2–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 | November 5 | @ Cleveland | 20091105 CHICLE 86 85 | Luol Deng (15) | Joakim Noah (11) | Derrick Rose (11) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 3–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 | November 7 | Charlotte | 20091107 CHACHI 93 90 | John Salmons (27) | Joakim Noah (16) | Kirk Hinrich (7) | United Center21,108 | 4–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 10 | Denver | 20091110 DENCHI 89 90 | Derrick Rose (22) | Joakim Noah (21) | Luol Deng, John Salmons, Derrick Rose (7) | United Center21,409 | 4–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 11 | @ Toronto | 20091111 CHITOR 88 99 | Luol Deng, Taj Gibson (18) | Joakim Noah (11) | Derrick Rose (6) | Air Canada Centre16,310 | 4–4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 9 | November 14 | Philadelphia | 20091111 PHICHI 94 88 | Luol Deng, Kirk Hinrich (19) | Joakim Noah (12) | Kirk Hinrich (7) | United Center21,837 | 5–4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 10 | November 17 | @ Sacramento | 20091117 CHISAC 101 87 | John Salmons (23) | Joakim Noah (14) | Derrick Rose (7) | ARCO Arena12,634 | 6–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 | November 19 | @ Los Angeles | 20091119 CHILAL 93 108 | Derrick Rose (20) | Joakim Noah (15) | Derrick Rose (6) | Staples Center18,997 | 6–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | November 21 | @ Denver | 20091121 CHIDEN 93 108 | Derrick Rose (28) | Taj Gibson (12) | Kirk Hinrich (5) | Pepsi Center15,823 | 6–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 23 | @ Portland | 20091123 CHIPOR 98 122 | Luol Deng (25) | Joakim Noah (8) | Derrick Rose (5) | Rose Garden20,383 | 6–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | November 26 | @ Utah | 20091126 CHIUTA 86 105 | Luol Deng (25) | Joakim Noah (9) | John Salmons (5) | EnergySolutions Arena19,911 | 6–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 | November 30 | @ Milwaukee | 20091130 CHIMIL 97 99 | John Salmons (23) | Joakim Noah (17) | Derrick Rose (7) | Bradley Center13,684 | 6–9 Chicago Bulls December yes 6 5 1 3 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 16 | December 2 | Detroit | 20091202 DETCHI 92 85 | John Salmons (22) | Joakim Noah (14) | Derrick Rose, Brad Miller (6) | United Center21,523 | 7–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | December 4 | @ Cleveland | 20091204 CHICLE 87 101 | Taj Gibson (14) | Taj Gibson (13) | Derrick Rose (7) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 7–10 |-bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | December 5 | Toronto | 20091205 TORCHI 78 110 | John Salmons, Jannero Pargo (13) | Joakim Noah (7) | Derrick Rose (5) | United Center20,481 | 7–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | December 8 | New Jersey | 20091208 NJNCHI 101 103 | Luol Deng, Derrick Rose (27) | Luol Deng, Joakim Noah (9) | Derrick Rose (10) | United Center17,872 | 7–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | December 9 | @ Atlanta | 20091209 CHIATL 83 118 | Derrick Rose (19) | Joakim Noah (11) | Derrick Rose (7) | Philips Arena16,808 | 7–13 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 21 | December 11 | Golden State | 20091211 GSWCHI 96 91 1 | Luol Deng (21) | Joakim Noah (14) | Luol Deng (6) | United Center18,803 | 8–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | December 12 | Boston | 20091212 BOSCHI 80 106 | Derrick Rose (19) | Joakim Noah (13) | John Salmons (9) | United Center21,257 | 8–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 | December 15 | L.A. Lakers | 20091215 LALCHI 87 96 | Luol Deng, Derrick Rose (21) | Joakim Noah (20) | Derrick Rose, Brad Miller (6) | United Center21,416 | 8–15 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 24 | December 17 | New York | 20091217 NYKCHI 98 89 | Luol Deng (24) | Luol Deng (13) | Derrick Rose (6) | United Center19,791 | 9–15 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 25 | December 19 | Atlanta | 20091219 ATLCHI 101 98 1 | Derrick Rose (32) | Luol Deng (12) | Derrick Rose, Luol Deng (6) | United Center21,381 | 10–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 | December 21 | Sacramento | 20091221 SACCHI 98 102 | Luol Deng (26) | Joakim Noah (10) | Derrick Rose (7) | United Center19,631 | 10–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 27 | December 22 | @ New York | 20091222 CHINYK 81 88 | Derrick Rose (26) | Joakim Noah (21) | Derrick Rose (4) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 10–17 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 28 | December 26 | New Orleans | 20091226 NOHCHI 96 85 | Tyrus Thomas (21) | Joakim Noah (18) | Derrick Rose (9) | United Center22,008 | 11–17 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 29 | December 29 | Indiana | 20091229 INDCHI 104 95 | Derrick Rose (28) | Tyrus Thomas (15) | Derrick Rose (6) | United Center21,887 | 12–17 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 30 | December 31 | @ Detroit | 20091231 CHIDET 98 97 | Derrick Rose (22) | Joakim Noah (21) | Kirk Hinrich (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 13–17 Chicago Bulls January yes 4 1 6 4 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 31 | January 2 | Orlando | 20100102 ORLCHI 101 93 | Derrick Rose (30) | Taj Gibson (12) | Derrick Rose (7) | United Center21,162 | 14–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 | January 4 | Oklahoma | 20100104 OKCCHI 85 98 | Derrick Rose (19) | Joakim Noah (14) | Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich (7) | United Center18,838 | 14–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 | January 5 | @ Charlotte | 20100105 CHICHA 108 113 | Derrick Rose (24) | Luol Deng (9) | Derrick Rose (9) | Time Warner Cable Arena13,749 | 14–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | January 8 | @ Milawaukee | 20100108 CHIMIL 93 96 | Derrick Rose (25) | Joakim Noah (18) | Derrick Rose (9) | Bradley Center18,717 | 14–20 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 35 | January 9 | Minnesota | 20100109 MINCHI 110 96 | Joakim Noah, Kirk Hinrich (20) | Joakim Noah, Taj Gibson (9) | Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich (7) | United Center20,255 | 15–20 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 36 | January 11 | Detroit | 20100111 DETCHI 120 87 | Luol Deng (27) | Joakim Noah (11) | Derrick Rose (9) | United Center21,014 | 16–20 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 37 | January 14 | @ Boston | 20100114 CHIBOS 96 83 | Luol Deng (25) | Joakim Noah (11) | Kirk Hinrich (6) | TD Garden18,624 | 17–20 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 38 | January 15 | Washington | 20100115 WASCHI 121 119 2 | Derrick Rose (37) | Joakim Noah (15) | Derrick Rose (6) | United Center20,304 | 18–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | January 18 | @ Golden State | 20100118 CHIGSW 97 114 | John Salmons (37) | Joakim Noah (16) | Derrick Rose, John Salmons, Jannero Pargo (4) | Oracle Arena19,208 | 18–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | January 20 | @ L.A. Clippers | 20100120 CHILAC 97 104 | Derrick Rose (23) | Joakim Noah (15) | Derrick Rose (7) | Staples Center16,794 | 18–22 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 41 | January 22 | @ Phoenix | 20100122 CHIPHX 115 104 | Derrick Rose (32) | Joakim Noah, Taj Gibson (8) | Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich (5) | US Airways Center18422 | 19–22 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 42 | January 23 | @ Houston | 20100123 CHIHOU 104 97 | Brad Miller (25) | Taj Gibson (14) | Kirk Hinrich (7) | Toyota Center18,119 | 20–22 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 43 | January 25 | @ San Antonio | 20100125 CHISAS 98 95 | Derrick Rose (27) | Luol Deng (9) | Derrick Rose (6) | AT&T Center18,581 | 21–22 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 44 | January 27 | @ Oklahoma | 20100127 CHIOKC 96 86 | Derrick Rose (26) | Taj Gibson (15) | Derrick Rose (7) | Ford Center17,562 | 22–22 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 45 | January 29 | @ New Orleans | 20100129 CHINOH 108 106 1 | Luol Deng (26) | Joakim Noah (18) | Kirk Hinrich (6) | New Orleans Arena16,578 | 23–22 Chicago Bulls February yes 5 2 3 4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 46 | February 2 | L.A. Clippers | 20100202 LACCHI 82 90 | Luol Deng (18) | Tyrus Thomas (9) | Derrick Rose (4) | United Center19,335 | 23–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 | February 3 | @ Philadelphia | 20100203 CHIPHI 103 106 | Derrick Rose (30) | Luol Deng (11) | Derrick Rose (9) | Wachovia Center13,295 | 23–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 | February 5 | @ Atlanta | 20100205 CHIATL 81 91 | Luol Deng (20) | Kirk Hinrich (9) | Derrick Rose (6) | Philips Arena18,729 | 23–25 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 49 | February 6 | Miami | 20100206 MIACHI 95 91 | Luol Deng (25) | Brad Miller (8) | John Salmons (5) | United Center22,352 | 24–25 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 50 | February 9 | @ Indiana | 20100209 CHIIND 109 101 | Luol Deng (23) | Luol Deng (11) | Derrick Rose (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse12,945 | 25–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 | February 10 | Orlando | 20100210 ORLCHI 87 107 | Luol Deng (23) | Luol Deng (7) | Kirk Hinrich, Tyrus Thomas (4) | United Center21,566 | 25–26 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 52 | February 16 | New York | 20100216 NYKCHI 118 85 | Derrick Rose (29) | Taj Gibson (10) | Kirk Hinrich, Derrick Rose, John Salmons (6) | United Center20,989 | 26–26 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 53 | February 17 | @ New York | 20100217 CHINYK 115 109 | Derrick Rose (27) | Taj Gibson (16) | Derrick Rose (6) | Madison Square Garden19,763 | 27–26 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 54 | February 19 | @ Minnesota | 20100219 CHIMIN 100 94 | Kirk Hinrich (20) | Brad Miller (10) | Kirk Hinrich, Derrick Rose (5) | Target Center18,183 | 28–26 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 55 | February 20 | Philadelphia | 20100220 PHICHI 122 90 | Taj Gibson (20) | Taj Gibson (13) | Derrick Rose (6) | United Center22,147 | 29–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 | February 22 | @ Washington | 20100222 CHIWAS 95 101 | Derrick Rose (22) | Taj Gibson (8) | Derrick Rose (6) | Verizon Center14,113 | 29–27 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 57 | February 24 | Indiana | 20100224 INDCHI 120 110 | Luol Deng (31) | Taj Gibson (11) | Derrick Rose (8) | United Center20,363 | 30–27 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 58 | February 26 | Portland | 20100226 PORCHI 115 111 1 | Derrick Rose (33) | Joakim Noah (11) | Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich, Joakim Noah (4) | United Center21,508 | 31–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | February 27 | @ Indiana | 20100227 CHIIND 90 100 | Derrick Rose (27) | Luol Deng (18) | Derrick Rose (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse18,165 | 31–28 Chicago Bulls March yes 2 7 2 4 35-39 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 60 | March 1 | Atlanta | 20100301 ATLCHI 92 116 | Derrick Rose (24) | Taj Gibson (13) | Kirk Hinrich (6) | United Center19,011 | 31–29 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | March 4 | Memphis | 20100304 MEMCHI 96 105 | Luol Deng (23) | Brad Miller (7) | Kirk Hinrich (4) | United Center19,187 | 31–30 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | March 6 | Dallas | 20100306 DALCHI 116 122 | Derrick Rose (34) | Taj Gibson (11) | Derrick Rose (8) | United Center21,737 | 31-31 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 63 | March 9 | Utah | 20100309 UTACHI 108 132 | Derrick Rose (25) | Kirk Hinrich, Hakim Warrick (5) | Derrick Rose (13) | United Center18,451 | 31–32 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | March 11 | @ Orlando | 20100311 CHIORL 82 111 | James Johnson (13) | Taj Gibson (9) | Kirk Hinrich (6) | Amway Arena17,461 | 31–33 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 | March 12 | @ Miami | 20100312 CHIMIA 95 108 | James Johnson, Jannero Pargo (20) | Brad Miller (11) | Kirk Hinrich (6) | AmericanAirlines Arena19,600 | 31–34 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 | March 16 | @ Memphis | 20100316 CHIMEM 97 104 | Ronald Murray (25) | Brad Miller (11) | Jannero Pargo (8) | FedEx Forum15,413 | 31–35 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 | March 17 | @ Dallas | 20100317 CHIDAL 106 113 | Acie Law (22) | Chris Richard (9) | Brad Miller, Jannero Pargo (4) | American Airlines Center20,406 | 31–36 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 | March 19 | Cleveland | 20100319 CLECHI 85 92 | Taj Gibson (20) | Taj Gibson (13) | Kirk Hinrich (11) | United Center23,129 | 31–37 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 69 | March 20 | @ Philadelphia | 20100320 CHIPHI 98 84 | Derrick Rose (23) | Taj Gibson (7) | Kirk Hinrich (11) | Wachovia Center16,098 | 32–37 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 70 | March 22 | Houston | 20100322 HOUCHI 98 88 | Derrick Rose (27) | Brad Miller, Taj Gibson (12) | Derrick Rose (8) | United Center19,834 | 33–37 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | March 25 | Miami | 20100325 MIACHI 74 103 | Hakim Warrick (14) | Taj Gibson (10) | Derrick Rose (5) | United Center21,592 | 33–38 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 72 | March 27 | New Jersey | 20100327 NJNCHI 106 83 | Jannero Pargo (27) | Taj Gibson (13) | Derrick Rose (9) | United Center20,592 | 34–38 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 73 | March 28 | @ Detroit | 20100328 CHIDET 110 103 | Ronald Murray (23) | Taj Gibson (10) | Derrick Rose (9) | Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 35–38 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | March 30 | Phoenix | 20100330 PHXCHI 105 111 | Ronald Murray, Derrick Rose (23) | Joakim Noah, Taj Gibson (10) | Derrick Rose (10) | United Center21,169 | 35–39 Chicago Bulls April yes 3 1 3 1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 75 | April 2 | @ Washington | 20100402 CHIWAS 95 87 | Derrick Rose (24) | Taj Gibson (16) | Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich (5) | Verizon Center18,002 | 36–39 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 76 | April 3 | Charlotte | 20100403 CHACHI 96 88 | Derrick Rose (26) | Joakim Noah (16) | Brad Miller (5) | United Center20,996 | 37–39 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 77 | April 6 | Milwaukee | 20100406 MILCHI 74 79 | Luol Deng (16) | Joakim Noah (11) | Derrick Rose (11) | United Center20,268 | 37–40 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 78 | April 8 | Cleveland | 20100408 CLECHI 109 108 | Derrick Rose (24) | Joakim Noah (15) | Derrick Rose (10) | United Center21,707 | 38–40 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 | April 9 | @ New Jersey | 20100409 CHINJN 116 127 | Brad Miller (27) | Brad Miller (10) | Kirk Hinrich (9) | Izod Center15,909 | 38–41 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 80 | April 11 | @ Toronto | 20100411 CHITOR 104 88 | Derrick Rose (26) | Joakim Noah (19) | Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah (7) | Air Canada Centre19,515 | 39–41 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 81 | April 13 | Boston | 20100413 BOSCHI 101 93 | Derrick Rose (39) | Joakim Noah (16) | Derrick Rose (7) | United Center20,649 | 40–41 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 82 | April 14 | @ Charlotte | 20100414 CHICHA 98 89 | Derrick Rose (27) | Joakim Noah, Taj Gibson (13) | Derrick Rose (5) | Time Warner Cable Arena17,439 | 41-41 |- chi 2010 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 Chicago Bulls yes 2010 Total: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3) Chicago Bulls First Round yes yes yes 1 1 0 3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 17 | @ Cleveland | 20100417 CHICLE 83 96 | Derrick Rose (28) | Kirk Hinrich, Joakim Noah (8) | Derrick Rose (10) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 19 | @ Cleveland | 20100419 CHICLE 102 112 | Joakim Noah (25) | Joakim Noah (13) | Derrick Rose (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 0–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | April 22 | Cleveland | 20100422 CLECHI 108 106 | Derrick Rose (31) | Joakim Noah (15) | Derrick Rose (7) | United Center22,991 | 1–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 25 | Cleveland | 20100425 CLECHI 98 121 | Joakim Noah, Derrick Rose (21) | Joakim Noah (20) | Derrick Rose (5) | United Center22,991 | 1–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | April 27 | @ Cleveland | 20100427 CHICLE 94 96 | Derrick Rose (31) | Taj Gibson (11) | Derrick Rose (6) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 1–4 |- chi yes 2010 Player statistics Season PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Joe Alexander1 8 0 3.6 .167 .000 .667 .6 .3 .1 .1 .5 Devin Brown1 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 Law1 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 Murray1 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 Warrick1 28 0 19.0 .483 .000 .755 3.6 .6 .2 .3 8.7 1Stats with the Bulls. Playoffs PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Joe Alexander 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 0 Devin Brown 1 0 2.0 1.000 .000 .000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 2.0 Luol Deng 5 5 40.6 .463 .083 .731 5.0 1.4 1.4 .8 18.8 Taj Gibson 5 5 29.0 .421 0.0 .545 7.0 .6 .2 .8 7.6 Kirk Hinrich 5 5 39.2 .423 .500 .714 4.4 4.0 1.4 .0 12.4 James Johnson 4 0 5.0 .000 .000 .000 .3 .3 .0 .0 .0 Acie Law 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 0 Brad Miller 5 0 18.6 .370 .000 1.000 3.6 .8 .0 .0 5.4 Ronald Murray 5 0 19.4 .405 .333 1.000 2.6 2.0 .4 .0 8.4 Joakim Noah 5 5 36.6 .528 .000 .947 13.0 2.6 1.4 1.4 14.8 Jannero Pargo 2 0 4.0 .200 .500 .000 .0 .5 .0 .0 1.5 Chris Richard 2 0 2.5 .000 .000 .000 1.5 .0 .0 .0 .0 Derrick Rose 5 5 42.4 .456 .333 .818 3.4 7.2 .8 .0 26.8 Hakim Warrick 3 0 10.3 .182 .000 .833 1.7 .0 .0 .0 3.0 Awards, records and milestones Awards Week/Month Joakim Noah was named the Bulls CDW/HP Solutions Player of the Month for November. Noah named CDW/HP Solutions Player of the Month Bulls.com http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/noahpom_091202.html?rss=true December 2, 2009 December 3, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091210050418/http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/noahpom_091202.html?rss=true 10 December 2009 live Derrick Rose was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of December 28.http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/63811/20100104/rose_durant_named_players_of_the_week/ RealGM: Basketball Wiretap Archives: Rose, Durant Named Players Of The Week 2010-05-10 2010-01-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20100116052459/http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/63811/20100104/rose_durant_named_players_of_the_week/ dead 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.Bulls' Rose, OKC's Durant named Players of Month for April NBA.com http://www.nba.com/2010/news/04/16/players.month.april/index.html April 16, 2010 10 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100422115331/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/04/16/players.month.april/index.html 2010-04-22 dead All-Star Derrick Rose selected to Eastern Conference All-Star Team as a reserve. Season Taj Gibson was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.http://www.nba.com/2010/news/04/30/allrookie.2010/index.html Evans, Jennings, Curry unanimous All-Rookie team picks April 30, 2010 April 20, 2010 NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc https://web.archive.org/web/20100503053336/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/04/30/allrookie.2010/index.html 2010-05-03 dead 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. Stress fracture sidelines Bulls' Gray Chicago Tribune http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/fullcourtpress/2009/09/stress-fracture-sidelines-bulls-gray.html K.C. Johnson September 29, 2009 November 21, 2009Athletico Injury Report Bulls.com http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/injury_report.html Bulls.com November 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091201050407/http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/injury_report.html December 1, 2009 live 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.Bulls notes Chicago Sun-Times http://www.suntimes.com/sports/basketball/bulls/1890235,CST-SPT-bullnt18.article John Jackson November 18, 2009 November 21, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091120202235/http://www.suntimes.com/sports/basketball/bulls/1890235%2CCST-SPT-bullnt18.article 20 November 2009 dead Gray returned to the line-up to make his season début November 26 against the Utah Jazz.Blown-away Bulls lineup limps back home Chicago Sun-Times http://www.suntimes.com/sports/basketball/bulls/1908507,CST-SPT-bullnt28.article John Jackson November 28, 2009 December 1, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091201045535/http://www.suntimes.com/sports/basketball/bulls/1908507%2CCST-SPT-bullnt28.article 1 December 2009 dead 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. Tyrus Thomas out 4-6 weeks with broken arm Bulls.com http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/thomas_091106.html November 6, 2009 November 20, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091109013523/http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/thomas_091106.html 9 November 2009 live 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. Bulls' Hinrich doubtful against Bucks ESPNChicago.com https://www.espn.com/chicago/nba/news/story?id=4698825 Nick Friedell November 29, 2009 December 1, 2009 Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich expected to miss 1-2 weeks Bulls.com http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/hinrich_091130.html November 30, 2009 December 1, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091201192843/http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/hinrich_091130.html 1 December 2009 live Transactions Chicago BullsPlayers Added Via Draft James Johnson Taj Gibson Via Free Agency Jannero Pargo (From Greece) Lindsey Hunter (From Re-signed) Via Trade Joe Alexander (From Bucks) Hakim Warrick (From Bucks)Players Lost Via Free Agency Ben Gordon (To Pistons) Waived Anthony Roberson Via Buyout Tim Thomas Via Trade John Salmons (To Bucks) See also 2009–10 NBA season References External links 2009–10 Chicago Bulls season at Basketball Reference 2009–10 Chicago Bulls season at ESPN Category:Chicago Bulls seasons Chicago Chicago Chicago