2010–11 Chicago Bulls season

2010–11 Chicago Bulls season
2010–11 Chicago Bulls season
Head coach	Tom Thibodeau
General manager	Gar Forman
Owners	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 at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	CSN Chicago, WGN America, WGN, WCIU
Radio	WMVP
< 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 and finished with the best record in the Eastern Conference and the whole NBA but fell short to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals. 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).

Key dates

June 24 – The 2010 NBA Draft took place in New York City.
July 1 – The free agency period began.

Summary

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	17	Kevin Séraphin	F/C	France	Cholet Basket (France)

Free agency

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB	From
C	3	Aşık, Ömer	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	July 4, 1986	Turkey
SG	6	Bogans, Keith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 12, 1980	Kentucky
PF	5	Boozer, Carlos	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	266 lb (121 kg)	November 20, 1981	Duke
SG	11	Brewer, Ronnie	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	March 20, 1985	Arkansas
SF	45	Butler, Rasual	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	May 23, 1979	La Salle
SF	9	Deng, Luol (C)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	April 16, 1985	Duke
PF	22	Gibson, Taj	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	June 24, 1985	USC
SF	26	Korver, Kyle	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	March 17, 1981	Creighton
PG	15	Lucas III, John (IN)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	November 21, 1982	Oklahoma State
C	13	Noah, Joakim	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	February 25, 1985	Florida
PG	12	Pargo, Jannero (IN)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	October 22, 1979	Arkansas
PG	1	Rose, Derrick (C)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	October 4, 1988	Memphis
PF	24	Scalabrine, Brian (IN)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	March 18, 1978	USC
C	40	Thomas, Kurt	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	October 4, 1972	TCU
PG	32	Watson, C. J.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	April 17, 1984	Tennessee

Head coach

Tom Thibodeau (Salem State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Pre-season

Game log

2010 pre-season game log

Pre-season: 4–4 (home: 3–1; road: 1–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 5	@ Milwaukee	L 83–92	Kyle Korver (22)	Joakim Noah (6)	C. J. Watson (6)	Bradley Center 10,964	0–1
2	October 7	@ Dallas	L 83–88	Derrick Rose (17)	Joakim Noah (8)	Joakim Noah (6)	American Airlines Center 17,448	0–2
3	October 8	Washington	W 107–96	Derrick Rose (18)	Joakim Noah (11)	Derrick Rose, Kyle Weaver, James Johnson (5)	United Center 20,898	1–2
4	October 12	Toronto	W 109–90	Derrick Rose (23)	Joakim Noah (14)	Joakim Noah (8)	United Center 20,165	2–2
5	October 15	Dallas	L 105–109 (OT)	Derrick Rose, Luol Deng (23)	Joakim Noah (15)	Joakim Noah (5)	United Center 21,125	2–3
6	October 16	@ Orlando	L 67–105	C. J. Watson (13)	Brian Scalabrine, James Johnson (5)	C. J. Watson (4)	Amway Center 18,846	2–4
7	October 20	@ Toronto	W 110–103	Luol Deng (22)	Ömer Aşık (9)	Derrick Rose (9)	Air Canada Centre 12,681	3–4
8	October 22	Indiana	W 102–74	Luol Deng (29)	Ömer Aşık (10)	Derrick Rose (6)	United Center 21,126	4–4

2010–11 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Central Division v t e	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 v t e
#	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 game log

October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 27	@ Oklahoma City	L 95–106	Derrick Rose (28)	Joakim Noah (19)	Derrick Rose (6)	Oklahoma City Arena 18,203	0–1
2	October 30	Detroit	W 101–91	Derrick Rose (39)	Joakim Noah (17)	Derrick Rose (7)	United Center 21,038	1–1

November: 8–5 (home: 4–1; road: 4–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	November 1	Portland	W 110–98	Luol Deng (40)	Joakim Noah (10)	Derrick Rose (13)	United Center 21,057	2–1
4	November 4	New York	L 112–120	Derrick Rose (24)	Joakim Noah (13)	Derrick Rose (14)	United Center 21,203	2–2
5	November 5	@ Boston	L 105–110 (OT)	Joakim Noah (26)	Joakim Noah (12)	Derrick Rose (9)	TD Garden 18,624	2–3
6	November 8	Denver	W 94–92	Derrick Rose (18)	Joakim Noah (19)	Derrick Rose (6)	United Center 21,355	3–3
7	November 11	Golden State	W 120–90	Luol Deng (26)	Luol Deng (11)	Derrick Rose (13)	United Center 21,140	4–3
8	November 13	Washington	W 103–96	Derrick Rose (24)	Luol Deng (9)	Derrick Rose (8)	United Center 21,610	5–3
9	November 16	@ Houston	W 95–92	Derrick Rose (33)	Luol Deng (10)	Derrick Rose (7)	Toyota Center 18,158	6–3
10	November 17	@ San Antonio	L 94–103	Derrick Rose (33)	Joakim Noah (14)	Derrick Rose (4)	AT&T Center 18,581	6–4
11	November 19	@ Dallas	W 88–83	Derrick Rose (22)	Taj Gibson (18)	Derrick Rose (6)	American Airlines Center 20,133	7–4
12	November 23	@ L.A. Lakers	L 91–98	Derrick Rose (30)	Joakim Noah (13)	Derrick Rose (8)	Staples Center 18,997	7–5
13	November 24	@ Phoenix	W 123–115 (2OT)	Derrick Rose (35)	Joakim Noah (15)	Derrick Rose (7)	US Airways Center 18,422	8–5
14	November 26	@ Denver	L 97–98	C. J. Watson (33)	Joakim Noah (16)	Joakim Noah (4)	Pepsi Center 19,155	8–6
15	November 27	@ Sacramento	W 96–85	Derrick Rose (30)	Ronnie Brewer (10)	Derrick Rose (7)	ARCO Arena 13,504	9–6

December: 12–4 (home: 8–2; road: 4–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
16	December 1	Orlando	L 78–107	Joakim Noah (16)	Luol Deng, Taj Gibson (4)	Joakim Noah, Derrick Rose (4)	United Center 21,435	9–7
17	December 3	@ Boston	L 92–104	Derrick Rose (20)	Joakim Noah (10)	Derrick Rose (8)	TD Garden 18,624	9–8
18	December 4	Houston	W 119–116 (OT)	Derrick Rose (30)	Joakim Noah (12)	Derrick Rose (11)	United Center 21,232	10–8
19	December 6	Oklahoma City	W 99–90	Carlos Boozer (29)	Carlos Boozer, Joakim Noah (12)	Derrick Rose (9)	United Center 21,184	11–8
20	December 8	@ Cleveland	W 88–83	Derrick Rose (29)	Joakim Noah (14)	Derrick Rose (8)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	12–8
21	December 10	L.A. Lakers	W 88–84	Derrick Rose (29)	Carlos Boozer (11)	Derrick Rose (9)	United Center 22,760	13–8
22	December 11	Minnesota	W 113–82	Derrick Rose (21)	Taj Gibson, Joakim Noah (10)	Derrick Rose (7)	United Center 21,102	14–8
23	December 13	Indiana	W 92–73	Carlos Boozer (22)	Carlos Boozer (18)	Derrick Rose (12)	United Center 21,287	15–8
24	December 15	@ Toronto	W 110–93	Carlos Boozer (34)	Carlos Boozer (12)	Derrick Rose (11)	Air Canada Centre 17,750	16–8
25	December 18	L.A. Clippers	L 99–100	Derrick Rose (34)	Luol Deng (8)	Derrick Rose (8)	United Center 21,760	16–9
26	December 21	Philadelphia	W 121–76	Luol Deng, Derrick Rose (22)	Carlos Boozer (11)	Derrick Rose (12)	United Center 21,521	17–9
27	December 22	@ Washington	W 87–80	Carlos Boozer (30)	Carlos Boozer (10)	Carlos Boozer (7)	Verizon Center 18,011	18–9
28	December 25	@ New York	L 95–103	Carlos Boozer (26)	Carlos Boozer (19)	Derrick Rose (8)	Madison Square Garden 19,763	18–10
29	December 26	@ Detroit	W 95–92 (OT)	Carlos Boozer (31)	Derrick Rose (12)	Derrick Rose (8)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 20,765	19–10
30	December 28	Milwaukee	W 90–77	Carlos Boozer, Luol Deng (24)	Carlos Boozer (9)	Derrick Rose (12)	United Center 22,091	20–10
31	December 31	New Jersey	W 90–81	Carlos Boozer (20)	Carlos Boozer (15)	Derrick Rose (9)	United Center 21,792	21–10

January: 12–4 (home: 10–1; road: 2–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
32	January 1	Cleveland	W 100–91	Derrick Rose (28)	Kurt Thomas (13)	Derrick Rose (11)	United Center 21,416	22–10
33	January 4	Toronto	W 111–91	Luol Deng (24)	Taj Gibson (14)	Derrick Rose (6)	United Center 21,290	23–10
34	January 5	@ New Jersey	L 94–96	Derrick Rose (21)	Carlos Boozer (9)	Carlos Boozer (5)	Prudential Center 15,025	23–11
35	January 7	@ Philadelphia	L 99–105	Carlos Boozer (31)	Carlos Boozer (13)	Derrick Rose (9)	Wells Fargo Center 15,303	23–12
36	January 8	Boston	W 90–79	Derrick Rose (36)	Carlos Boozer (10)	Luol Deng (5)	United Center 22,663	24–12
37	January 10	Detroit	W 95–82	Derrick Rose (29)	Carlos Boozer (11)	Derrick Rose (7)	United Center 21,407	25–12
38	January 12	@ Charlotte	L 91–96	Carlos Boozer (23)	Carlos Boozer (14)	Derrick Rose (7)	Time Warner Cable Arena 12,468	25–13
39	January 14	@ Indiana	W 99–86	Derrick Rose (29)	Kurt Thomas (18)	Ronnie Brewer, Luol Deng, Derrick Rose (5)	Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165	26–13
40	January 15	Miami	W 99–96	Derrick Rose (34)	Carlos Boozer (10)	Derrick Rose (8)	United Center 23,017	27–13
41	January 17	@ Memphis	W 96–84	Luol Deng (28)	Derrick Rose (10)	Derrick Rose (12)	FedExForum 18,119	28–13
42	January 18	Charlotte	L 82–83	Derrick Rose (33)	Kurt Thomas (10)	Luol Deng, Derrick Rose (4)	United Center 21,263	28–14
43	January 20	Dallas	W 82–77	Derrick Rose (26)	Luol Deng (12)	Derrick Rose (9)	United Center 21,397	29–14
44	January 22	Cleveland	W 92–79	Derrick Rose (24)	Luol Deng (12)	Derrick Rose (8)	United Center 21,389	30–14
45	January 24	Milwaukee	W 92–83	Kurt Thomas (22)	Carlos Boozer, Kurt Thomas (9)	Derrick Rose (10)	United Center 21,126	31–14
46	January 28	Orlando	W 99–90	Luol Deng (26)	Carlos Boozer (16)	Derrick Rose (12)	United Center 21,676	32–14
47	January 29	Indiana	W 110–89	Carlos Boozer (24)	Carlos Boozer (10)	Luol Deng (8)	United Center 21,611	33–14

February: 8–3 (home: 3–0; road: 5–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
48	February 2	@ L.A. Clippers	W 106–88	Derrick Rose (32)	Taj Gibson (12)	Derrick Rose (11)	Staples Center 19,368	34–14
49	February 5	@ Golden State	L 90–101	Carlos Boozer (21)	Carlos Boozer (10)	Derrick Rose (10)	Oracle Arena 19,596	34–15
50	February 7	@ Portland	L 103–109	Derrick Rose (36)	Carlos Boozer (12)	Derrick Rose (6)	Rose Garden 20,534	34–16
51	February 9	@ Utah	W 91–86	Derrick Rose (29)	Ömer Aşık, Luol Deng (7)	Derrick Rose (7)	EnergySolutions Arena 19,911	35–16
52	February 12	@ New Orleans	W 97–88	Derrick Rose (23)	Ömer Aşık, Kurt Thomas (11)	Derrick Rose (6)	New Orleans Arena 17,831	36–16
53	February 15	Charlotte	W 106–94	Luol Deng (24)	Carlos Boozer (9)	Derrick Rose (13)	United Center 21,391	37–16
54	February 17	San Antonio	W 109–99	Derrick Rose (42)	Kurt Thomas (9)	Derrick Rose (8)	United Center 22,172	38–16
All-Star Break
55	February 23	@ Toronto	L 113–118	Derrick Rose (32)	Joakim Noah (16)	Derrick Rose (10)	Air Canada Centre 18,105	38–17
56	February 24	Miami	W 93–89	Derrick Rose (26)	Ömer Aşık (11)	Derrick Rose (6)	United Center 23,024	39–17
57	February 26	@ Milwaukee	W 83–75	Luol Deng (19)	Joakim Noah (17)	Derrick Rose (4)	Bradley Center 18,717	40–17
58	February 28	@ Washington	W 105–77	Luol Deng, Derrick Rose (21)	Joakim Noah (11)	Derrick Rose (9)	Verizon Center 17,873	41–17

March: 13–3 (home: 6–1; road: 7–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
59	March 2	@ Atlanta	L 80–83	Luol Deng (15)	Joakim Noah (12)	Derrick Rose (12)	Philips Arena 16,928	41–18
60	March 4	@ Orlando	W 89–81	Derrick Rose (24)	Ömer Aşık (13)	Ronnie Brewer, Derrick Rose (4)	Amway Center 19,207	42–18
61	March 6	@ Miami	W 87–86	Derrick Rose (27)	Carlos Boozer (10)	Derrick Rose (5)	American Airlines Arena 19,763	43–18
62	March 7	New Orleans	W 85–77	Derrick Rose (24)	Joakim Noah (13)	Derrick Rose (9)	United Center 21,997	44–18
63	March 9	@ Charlotte	W 101–84	Kyle Korver, Derrick Rose (20)	Joakim Noah (13)	Derrick Rose, C. J. Watson (6)	Time Warner Cable Arena 15,286	45–18
64	March 11	Atlanta	W 94–76	Derrick Rose (34)	Kurt Thomas (13)	Luol Deng (7)	United Center 22,123	46–18
65	March 12	Utah	W 118–100	Luol Deng, Derrick Rose (26)	Joakim Noah, Kurt Thomas (9)	C. J. Watson (8)	United Center 22,885	47–18
66	March 15	Washington	W 98–79	Derrick Rose (23)	Kurt Thomas (15)	Derrick Rose (7)	United Center 22,103	48–18
67	March 17	@ New Jersey	W 84–73	Derrick Rose (21)	Ömer Aşık (16)	Joakim Noah (6)	Prudential Center 18,351	49–18
68	March 18	@ Indiana	L 108–115 (OT)	Derrick Rose (42)	Taj Gibson (16)	Keith Bogans (3)	Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165	49–19
69	March 21	Sacramento	W 132–92	Kyle Korver, Derrick Rose (18)	Joakim Noah (9)	Derrick Rose (8)	United Center 21,873	50–19
70	March 22	@ Atlanta	W 114–81	Derrick Rose (30)	Taj Gibson (8)	Derrick Rose (10)	Philips Arena 18,203	51–19
71	March 25	Memphis	W 99–96	Derrick Rose (24)	Carlos Boozer (9)	Derrick Rose (7)	United Center 22,274	52–19
72	March 26	@ Milwaukee	W 95–87	Derrick Rose (30)	Carlos Boozer, Joakim Noah (11)	Derrick Rose (17)	Bradley Center 18,717	53–19
73	March 28	Philadelphia	L 85–97	Derrick Rose (31)	Joakim Noah (13)	Derrick Rose (5)	United Center 22,210	53–20
74	March 30	@ Minnesota	W 108–91	Carlos Boozer (24)	Carlos Boozer (14)	Derrick Rose (10)	Target Center 19,207	54–20

April: 8–0 (home: 4–0; road: 4–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
75	April 1	@ Detroit	W 101–96	Derrick Rose (27)	Carlos Boozer, Kurt Thomas (8)	Carlos Boozer, Derrick Rose (7)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	55–20
76	April 2	Toronto	W 113–106	Derrick Rose (36)	Carlos Boozer (10)	Derrick Rose (10)	United Center 22,228	56–20
77	April 5	Phoenix	W 97–94	Derrick Rose (19)	Carlos Boozer, Taj Gibson (9)	Carlos Boozer (7)	United Center 21,873	57–20
78	April 7	Boston	W 97–81	Derrick Rose (30)	Carlos Boozer (12)	Derrick Rose (8)	United Center 23,067	58–20
79	April 8	@ Cleveland	W 93–82	Carlos Boozer (24)	Carlos Boozer (11)	Derrick Rose (8)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	59–20
80	April 10	@ Orlando	W 102–99	Derrick Rose (39)	Taj Gibson (11)	Carlos Boozer (6)	Amway Center 19,181	60–20
81	April 12	@ New York	W 103–90	Derrick Rose (26)	Carlos Boozer (22)	Carlos Boozer, Luol Deng (4)	Madison Square Garden 19,763	61–20
82	April 13	New Jersey	W 97–92	Kyle Korver (19)	Joakim Noah (10)	C. J. Watson (6)	United Center 22,420	62–20

2010–11 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2011 playoff 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

Chicago Bulls statistics
Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	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

The Bulls regular season record of 62–20 was the best in the NBA and assured the Bulls of home court advantage throughout the playoffs.^[1]

Chicago Bulls statistics
Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	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

Tom Thibodeau wins NBA Coach of the Year
Derrick Rose is named NBA Most Valuable Player
Gar Forman wins the NBA Executive of the Year Award, along with Miami Heat President Pat Riley.

Week/Month

On November 15, Derrick Rose was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (November 8–14).^[2]
Coach Tom Thibodeau was named Coach of the Month for January.^[3]
Coach Tom Thibodeau was named Coach of the Month for March.^[4]
Derrick Rose was named Player of the Month for March.^[5]

All-Star

Derrick Rose was the starting point guard at the 2010–2011 NBA All-Star game.^[6] In just under 30 minutes of playing time, Rose scored 11 points with 3 rebounds, 5 assists, and 1 steal.

Season

Luol Deng, a former winner (2006–2007) of the NBA Sportsmanship Award, finished second behind Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors for this year's award.

Records

On March 12 the Bulls set a franchise record 18 converted 3-point shots in a game against the Utah Jazz. The previous record was 15 set in '94.
Derrick Rose, at age 21, became the youngest MVP winner by winning this year's MVP title.

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

Carlos Boozer underwent surgery on October 5 to repair a fractured right hand. He claimed to have tripped over a bag at his home. After missing the first 15 games of the season, Boozer made his return on December 1 in a loss against the Orlando Magic.^[7]

Joakim Noah underwent surgery on December 16 to repair a torn ligament in his right hand. He suffered the injury in a game against the Sacramento Kings on November 27.^[8] He returned to action in the 55th game of the season on February 23 after recuperating from right thumb surgery. He scored 7 points and had 16 rebounds in just over 24 minutes.^[9]

Taj Gibson suffered a slight concussion in a game against the Los Angeles Clippers on December 18.^[10] He missed one game before suiting up for a game against the Washington Wizards on December 22, playing just 31 seconds.

Carlos Boozer missed the January 17 game against the Memphis Grizzlies with a sprained ankle. He returned to play in the Jan 22 game against Cleveland.^[11]

Carlos Boozer missed the March 11 game against the Atlanta Hawks with a sprained ankle. He missed 4 subsequent games and returned for the March 21 game against the Sacramento Kings

Joakim Noah returned to the inactive list for games 74, 75 and 76.

Transactions

Trades

July 8, 2010	To Chicago Bulls Draft rights to Vladimir Veremeenko	To Washington Wizards Kirk Hinrich No. 17 pick (Kevin Seraphin) cash considerations
July 8, 2010	To Chicago Bulls Carlos Boozer Protected second-round pick	To Utah Jazz Player exception
July 9, 2010	To Chicago Bulls 2011 second-round pick	To Phoenix Suns Hakim Warrick (sign and trade)
July 22, 2010	To Chicago Bulls C. J. Watson (sign and trade)	To Golden State Warriors 2011 second-round pick
February 22, 2011	To Chicago Bulls 2011 first-round pick of Miami Heat	To Toronto Raptors James Johnson

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

References

^ http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nba/news/story?id=6350435
^ "Bulls' Rose, Jazz's Williams named Players of the Week". NBA.com. November 15, 2010. Archived from the original on November 17, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Thibodeau named East's Coach of the Month". NBA.com. February 1, 2011. Archived from the original on February 2, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Thibodeau named East's Coach of the Month". NBA.com. April 1, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
^ "Derrick Rose named Player of the Month". NBA.com. April 1, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
^ http://www.nba.com/games/20110220/ESTWST/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore
^ "Boozer to miss two months after having hand surgery". NBA.com. October 5, 2010. Archived from the original on October 7, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Bulls' Noah has surgery, out 8–10 weeks with hand injury". NBA.com. December 16, 2010. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
^ http://www.nba.com/games/20110223/ESTWST/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore
^ "Bulls' Gibson still out after concussion". NBA.com. December 21, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
^ "Carlos Boozer sits with ankle injury". Sporting News. January 17, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2011.

[1] ttp://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nba/news/story?id=6350435

[2] "Bulls' Rose, Jazz's Williams named Players of the Week". NBA.com. November 15, 2010. Archived from the original on November 17, 2010. Retrieved November 15, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] "Thibodeau named East's Coach of the Month". NBA.com. February 1, 2011. Archived from the original on February 2, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[4] "Thibodeau named East's Coach of the Month". NBA.com. April 1, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.

[5] "Derrick Rose named Player of the Month". NBA.com. April 1, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.

[6] ttp://www.nba.com/games/20110220/ESTWST/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore

[7] "Boozer to miss two months after having hand surgery". NBA.com. October 5, 2010. Archived from the original on October 7, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[8] "Bulls' Noah has surgery, out 8–10 weeks with hand injury". NBA.com. December 16, 2010. Retrieved December 16, 2010.

[9] ttp://www.nba.com/games/20110223/ESTWST/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore

[10] "Bulls' Gibson still out after concussion". NBA.com. December 21, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2010.

[11] "Carlos Boozer sits with ankle injury". Sporting News. January 17, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2011.

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