# 2010–11 Chicago Bulls season

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.
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

* 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

| Carlos Boozer Kyle Korver Ronnie Brewer | Ömer Aşık Keith Bogans John Lucas III | Brian Scalabrine Kurt Thomas C. J. Watson |

## Pre-season
### Game log

2010 pre-season game log :
Pre-season: 4–4 (home: 3–1; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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 Divisionvte | 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 Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte |
| # | 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

2010–11 game log Total: 62–20 (home: 36–5; road: 26–15) :
October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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
### Season

| 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

* 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.
| 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.
* Derrick Rose made the All-NBA First Team
* Joakim Noah made the NBA All-Defensive Second Team

#### Week/Month

* On November 15, Derrick Rose was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (November 8–14).
* Coach Tom Thibodeau was named Coach of the Month for January.
* Coach Tom Thibodeau was named Coach of the Month for March.
* Derrick Rose was named Player of the Month for March.

#### All-Star

* Derrick Rose was the starting point guard at the 2010–2011 NBA All-Star game. 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.
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

* 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.
* 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. 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.
* Taj Gibson suffered a concussion in a game against the Los Angeles Clippers on December 18. 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.
* 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 |