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2010–11 Chicago Bulls season

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2010–11 Chicago Bulls season
Division champions
Head coachTom Thibodeau
General managerGar Forman
Owner(s)Jerry Reinsdorf
ArenaUnited Center
Results
Record62–20 (.756)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishEastern Conference Finals
(lost to Heat 1–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWMVP
< 2009–10 2011–12 >

The 2010–11 Chicago Bulls season was the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Led by 22-year old guard Derrick Rose, the Bulls finished the season with a 62–20 record, the best in the league and first-place in the Central Division. They advanced to the Eastern Conference finals where they were eliminated by the Miami Heat team led by LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh in 5 games. Derrick Rose won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award, becoming the youngest NBA player ever to win the award, at the age of 22.[1]

The Bulls won their 8th division title this season and finished with the best record in the 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).

In the playoffs, the Bulls defeated the Indiana Pacers in five games in the First Round, defeated the Atlanta Hawks in six games in the semifinals, before losing to the Miami Heat in five games in the conference finals. The Heat would eventually lose 4–2 to the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals, who won their first championship title.

To date, this playoff run is the deepest that the Bulls have advanced in the post-Michael Jordan era, and it is the only season since 1998 where they reached the conference finals.

Key dates

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Summary

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NBA draft

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

Free agency

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Roster

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2010–11 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 3 Aşık, Ömer 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1986-07-04 Turkey
G 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
F 45 Butler, Rasual 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1979-05-23 La Salle
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
F 26 Korver, Kyle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1981-03-17 Creighton
G 15 Lucas III, John 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
G 12 Pargo, Jannero 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1979-10-22 Arkansas
G 1 Rose, Derrick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 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
C 40 Thomas, Kurt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1972-10-04 TCU
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)

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

Roster
Last transaction: March 20, 2011

Pre-season

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Game log

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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

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Standings

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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
#
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

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2010–11 game log
Total: 62–20 (home: 36–5; road: 26–15)
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

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Game log

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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

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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

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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
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

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  • 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.[2]
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

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Awards

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Week/Month

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  • On November 15, Derrick Rose was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (November 8–14).[3]
  • Coach Tom Thibodeau was named Coach of the Month for January.[4]
  • Coach Tom Thibodeau was named Coach of the Month for March.[5]
  • Derrick Rose was named Player of the Month for March.[6]

All-Star

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Season

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Records

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  • 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

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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.

Chicago Bulls Derrick Rose won 2010-11 NBA MVP and single-handedly led his team to the Best NBA Regular Season Record without any All-Star teammates. This put him in a very small pct. of players in NBA History that won MVP and led their team to best regular season record without any All-Star teammates.

Injuries and surgeries

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  • 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.[8]
  • 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.[9] 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.[10]
  • Taj Gibson suffered a concussion in a game against the Los Angeles Clippers on December 18.[11] 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.[12]
  • 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

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Trades

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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

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Additions

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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 Turkey 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

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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

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  1. ^ "Top Moments: Rose becomes youngest player ever to win MVP". NBA.com. October 24, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "With Spurs' loss, Bulls secure NBA's top record". April 14, 2011.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Thibodeau named East's Coach of the Month". NBA.com. April 1, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  6. ^ "Derrick Rose named Player of the Month". NBA.com. April 1, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 22, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Bulls' Noah has surgery, out 8–10 weeks with hand injury". NBA.com. December 16, 2010. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
  10. ^ "NBA Games - All NBA matchups". NBA.com. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
  11. ^ "Bulls' Gibson still out after concussion". NBA.com. December 21, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
  12. ^ "Carlos Boozer sits with ankle injury". Sporting News. January 17, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2011.