# 2009–10 Chicago Bulls season

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. Forman's top priority for the offseason was to re-sign Ben Gordon. Ben Gordon signed with the Detroit Pistons on July 1, 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. On July 14, the Bulls re-signed guard Lindsey Hunter with a one-year contract.

## 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.

## Pre-season

2009 pre-season game log :
October: 5–2 (home: 2–1; road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1October 2@Indiana Pacers104–9511,255 (Indianapolis, USA)1–0 recap
2October 6Utah Jazz102–10118,689 (London, UK)2–0 recap
3October 10Milwaukee Bucks86–985,642 (Milwaukee, USA)2–1 recap
4October 13@Milwaukee Bucks87–8618,119 (Chicago, USA)3–1 recap
5October 14Minnesota Timberwolves99–9411,955 (Minneapolis, USA)4–1 recap
6October 19@Orlando Magic98–10120,688 (Chicago, USA)4–2 recap
7October 23@Washington Wizards93–7020,981 (Chicago, USA)5–2 recap :
2009–10 pre-season schedule :

## Regular season
### Standings

| Central Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| z-Cleveland Cavaliers | 61 | 21 | .744 | – | 35–6 | 26–15 | 12–4 |
| x-Milwaukee Bucks | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15 | 28–13 | 18–23 | 10–6 |
| x-Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 | 24–17 | 17–24 | 10–6 |
| Indiana Pacers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 29 | 23–18 | 9–32 | 6–10 |
| Detroit Pistons | 27 | 55 | .329 | 34 | 17–24 | 10–31 | 2–14 |
| # | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-Cleveland Cavaliers | 61 | 21 | .744 | – |
| 2 | y-Orlando Magic | 59 | 23 | .720 | 2 |
| 3 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 8 |
| 4 | y-Boston Celtics | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 |
| 5 | x-Miami Heat | 47 | 35 | .573 | 14 |
| 6 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 46 | 36 | .561 | 15 |
| 7 | x-Charlotte Bobcats | 44 | 38 | .537 | 17 |
| 8 | x-Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 20 |
| 9 | Toronto Raptors | 40 | 42 | .488 | 21 |
| 10 | Indiana Pacers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 29 |
| 11 | New York Knicks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 32 |
| 12 | Detroit Pistons | 27 | 55 | .329 | 34 |
| 13 | Philadelphia 76ers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 34 |
| 14 | Washington Wizards | 26 | 56 | .317 | 35 |
| 15 | New Jersey Nets | 12 | 70 | .146 | 49 |

### Record vs. opponents

2009-10 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NOH | NYK | OKC | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | TOR | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | — | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Boston | 0–4 | — | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Charlotte | 2–2 | 0–3 | — | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 |
| Chicago | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Cleveland | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Dallas | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Detroit | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 4–0 |
| Golden State | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | – | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| Houston | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Indiana | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Memphis | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Miami | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Milwaukee | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Minnesota | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| New Jersey | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| New Orleans | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| New York | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Oklahoma City | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Orlando | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | – | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Philadelphia | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Portland | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | – | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
| Sacramento | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | – | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| San Antonio | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 4–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 |
| Toronto | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Utah | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 |
| Washington | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |

### Game log

2009–10 game log Total: 41–41 (home: 24–17; road: 17–24) :
October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 29
San Antonio
W 92–85
Luol Deng (17)
Joakim Noah (10)
Derrick Rose (10)
United Center 21,412
1–0
2
October 30
@ Boston
L 90–118
Joakim Noah (16)
Joakim Noah (10)
Kirk Hinrich (7)
TD Garden 18,624
1–1 :
November: 5–8 (home: 3–1; road: 2–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
3
November 1
@ Miami
L 87–95
Luol Deng (26)
Luol Deng (8)
Derrick Rose (5)
American Airlines Arena 15,865
1–2
4
November 3
Milwaukee
W 83–81
Luol Deng (24)
Luol Deng (20)
Derrick Rose (5)
United Center 19,789
2–2
5
November 5
@ Cleveland
W 86–85
Luol Deng (15)
Joakim Noah (11)
Derrick Rose (11)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
3–2
6
November 7
Charlotte
W 93–90
John Salmons (27)
Joakim Noah (16)
Kirk Hinrich (7)
United Center 21,108
4–2
7
November 10
Denver
L 89–90
Derrick Rose (22)
Joakim Noah (21)
Luol Deng, John Salmons, Derrick Rose (7)
United Center 21,409
4–3
8
November 11
@ Toronto
L 88–99
Luol Deng, Taj Gibson (18)
Joakim Noah (11)
Derrick Rose (6)
Air Canada Centre 16,310
4–4
9
November 14
Philadelphia
W 94–88
Luol Deng, Kirk Hinrich (19)
Joakim Noah (12)
Kirk Hinrich (7)
United Center 21,837
5–4
10
November 17
@ Sacramento
W 101–87
John Salmons (23)
Joakim Noah (14)
Derrick Rose (7)
ARCO Arena 12,634
6–4
11
November 19
@ Los Angeles
L 93–108
Derrick Rose (20)
Joakim Noah (15)
Derrick Rose (6)
Staples Center 18,997
6–5
12
November 21
@ Denver
L 93–108
Derrick Rose (28)
Taj Gibson (12)
Kirk Hinrich (5)
Pepsi Center 15,823
6–6
13
November 23
@ Portland
L 98–122
Luol Deng (25)
Joakim Noah (8)
Derrick Rose (5)
Rose Garden 20,383
6–7
14
November 26
@ Utah
L 86–105
Luol Deng (25)
Joakim Noah (9)
John Salmons (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
6–8
15
November 30
@ Milwaukee
L 97–99
John Salmons (23)
Joakim Noah (17)
Derrick Rose (7)
Bradley Center 13,684
6–9 :
December: 7–8 (home: 6–5; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
16
December 2
Detroit
W 92–85
John Salmons (22)
Joakim Noah (14)
Derrick Rose, Brad Miller (6)
United Center 21,523
7–9
17
December 4
@ Cleveland
L 87–101
Taj Gibson (14)
Taj Gibson (13)
Derrick Rose (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
7–10
18
December 5
Toronto
L 78–110
John Salmons, Jannero Pargo (13)
Joakim Noah (7)
Derrick Rose (5)
United Center 20,481
7–11
19
December 8
New Jersey
L 101–103
Luol Deng, Derrick Rose (27)
Luol Deng, Joakim Noah (9)
Derrick Rose (10)
United Center 17,872
7–12
20
December 9
@ Atlanta
L 83–118
Derrick Rose (19)
Joakim Noah (11)
Derrick Rose (7)
Philips Arena 16,808
7–13
21
December 11
Golden State
W 96–91 (OT)
Luol Deng (21)
Joakim Noah (14)
Luol Deng (6)
United Center 18,803
8–13
22
December 12
Boston
L 80–106
Derrick Rose (19)
Joakim Noah (13)
John Salmons (9)
United Center 21,257
8–14
23
December 15
L.A. Lakers
L 87–96
Luol Deng, Derrick Rose (21)
Joakim Noah (20)
Derrick Rose, Brad Miller (6)
United Center 21,416
8–15
24
December 17
New York
W 98–89
Luol Deng (24)
Luol Deng (13)
Derrick Rose (6)
United Center 19,791
9–15
25
December 19
Atlanta
W 101–98 (OT)
Derrick Rose (32)
Luol Deng (12)
Derrick Rose, Luol Deng (6)
United Center 21,381
10–15
26
December 21
Sacramento
L 98–102
Luol Deng (26)
Joakim Noah (10)
Derrick Rose (7)
United Center 19,631
10–16
27
December 22
@ New York
L 81–88
Derrick Rose (26)
Joakim Noah (21)
Derrick Rose (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
10–17
28
December 26
New Orleans
W 96–85
Tyrus Thomas (21)
Joakim Noah (18)
Derrick Rose (9)
United Center 22,008
11–17
29
December 29
Indiana
W 104–95
Derrick Rose (28)
Tyrus Thomas (15)
Derrick Rose (6)
United Center 21,887
12–17
30
December 31
@ Detroit
W 98–97
Derrick Rose (22)
Joakim Noah (21)
Kirk Hinrich (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
13–17 :
January: 10–5 (home: 4–1; road: 6–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
31
January 2
Orlando
W 101–93
Derrick Rose (30)
Taj Gibson (12)
Derrick Rose (7)
United Center 21,162
14–17
32
January 4
Oklahoma
L 85–98
Derrick Rose (19)
Joakim Noah (14)
Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich (7)
United Center 18,838
14–18
33
January 5
@ Charlotte
L 108–113
Derrick Rose (24)
Luol Deng (9)
Derrick Rose (9)
Time Warner Cable Arena 13,749
14–19
34
January 8
@ Milawaukee
L 93–96
Derrick Rose (25)
Joakim Noah (18)
Derrick Rose (9)
Bradley Center 18,717
14–20
35
January 9
Minnesota
W 110–96
Joakim Noah, Kirk Hinrich (20)
Joakim Noah, Taj Gibson (9)
Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich (7)
United Center 20,255
15–20
36
January 11
Detroit
W 120–87
Luol Deng (27)
Joakim Noah (11)
Derrick Rose (9)
United Center 21,014
16–20
37
January 14
@ Boston
W 96–83
Luol Deng (25)
Joakim Noah (11)
Kirk Hinrich (6)
TD Garden 18,624
17–20
38
January 15
Washington
W 121–119 (2OT)
Derrick Rose (37)
Joakim Noah (15)
Derrick Rose (6)
United Center 20,304
18–20
39
January 18
@ Golden State
L 97–114
John Salmons (37)
Joakim Noah (16)
Derrick Rose, John Salmons, Jannero Pargo (4)
Oracle Arena 19,208
18–21
40
January 20
@ L.A. Clippers
L 97–104
Derrick Rose (23)
Joakim Noah (15)
Derrick Rose (7)
Staples Center 16,794
18–22
41
January 22
@ Phoenix
W 115–104
Derrick Rose (32)
Joakim Noah, Taj Gibson (8)
Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich (5)
US Airways Center 18422
19–22
42
January 23
@ Houston
W 104–97
Brad Miller (25)
Taj Gibson (14)
Kirk Hinrich (7)
Toyota Center 18,119
20–22
43
January 25
@ San Antonio
W 98–95
Derrick Rose (27)
Luol Deng (9)
Derrick Rose (6)
AT&T Center 18,581
21–22
44
January 27
@ Oklahoma
W 96–86
Derrick Rose (26)
Taj Gibson (15)
Derrick Rose (7)
Ford Center 17,562
22–22
45
January 29
@ New Orleans
W 108–106 (OT)
Luol Deng (26)
Joakim Noah (18)
Kirk Hinrich (6)
New Orleans Arena 16,578
23–22 :
February: 8–6 (home: 5–2; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
46
February 2
L.A. Clippers
L 82–90
Luol Deng (18)
Tyrus Thomas (9)
Derrick Rose (4)
United Center 19,335
23–23
47
February 3
@ Philadelphia
L 103–106
Derrick Rose (30)
Luol Deng (11)
Derrick Rose (9)
Wachovia Center 13,295
23–24
48
February 5
@ Atlanta
L 81–91
Luol Deng (20)
Kirk Hinrich (9)
Derrick Rose (6)
Philips Arena 18,729
23–25
49
February 6
Miami
W 95–91
Luol Deng (25)
Brad Miller (8)
John Salmons (5)
United Center 22,352
24–25
50
February 9
@ Indiana
W 109–101
Luol Deng (23)
Luol Deng (11)
Derrick Rose (7)
Conseco Fieldhouse 12,945
25–25
51
February 10
Orlando
L 87–107
Luol Deng (23)
Luol Deng (7)
Kirk Hinrich, Tyrus Thomas (4)
United Center 21,566
25–26
52
February 16
New York
W 118–85
Derrick Rose (29)
Taj Gibson (10)
Kirk Hinrich, Derrick Rose, John Salmons (6)
United Center 20,989
26–26
53
February 17
@ New York
W 115–109
Derrick Rose (27)
Taj Gibson (16)
Derrick Rose (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
27–26
54
February 19
@ Minnesota
W 100–94
Kirk Hinrich (20)
Brad Miller (10)
Kirk Hinrich, Derrick Rose (5)
Target Center 18,183
28–26
55
February 20
Philadelphia
W 122–90
Taj Gibson (20)
Taj Gibson (13)
Derrick Rose (6)
United Center 22,147
29–26
56
February 22
@ Washington
L 95–101
Derrick Rose (22)
Taj Gibson (8)
Derrick Rose (6)
Verizon Center 14,113
29–27
57
February 24
Indiana
W 120–110
Luol Deng (31)
Taj Gibson (11)
Derrick Rose (8)
United Center 20,363
30–27
58
February 26
Portland
W 115–111 (OT)
Derrick Rose (33)
Joakim Noah (11)
Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich, Joakim Noah (4)
United Center 21,508
31–27
59
February 27
@ Indiana
L 90–100
Derrick Rose (27)
Luol Deng (18)
Derrick Rose (4)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165
31–28 :
March: 4–11 (home: 2–7; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
60
March 1
Atlanta
L 92–116
Derrick Rose (24)
Taj Gibson (13)
Kirk Hinrich (6)
United Center 19,011
31–29
61
March 4
Memphis
L 96–105
Luol Deng (23)
Brad Miller (7)
Kirk Hinrich (4)
United Center 19,187
31–30
62
March 6
Dallas
L 116–122
Derrick Rose (34)
Taj Gibson (11)
Derrick Rose (8)
United Center 21,737
31-31
63
March 9
Utah
L 108–132
Derrick Rose (25)
Kirk Hinrich, Hakim Warrick (5)
Derrick Rose (13)
United Center 18,451
31–32
64
March 11
@ Orlando
L 82–111
James Johnson (13)
Taj Gibson (9)
Kirk Hinrich (6)
Amway Arena 17,461
31–33
65
March 12
@ Miami
L 95–108
James Johnson, Jannero Pargo (20)
Brad Miller (11)
Kirk Hinrich (6)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600
31–34
66
March 16
@ Memphis
L 97–104
Ronald Murray (25)
Brad Miller (11)
Jannero Pargo (8)
FedEx Forum 15,413
31–35
67
March 17
@ Dallas
L 106–113
Acie Law (22)
Chris Richard (9)
Brad Miller, Jannero Pargo (4)
American Airlines Center 20,406
31–36
68
March 19
Cleveland
L 85–92
Taj Gibson (20)
Taj Gibson (13)
Kirk Hinrich (11)
United Center 23,129
31–37
69
March 20
@ Philadelphia
W 98–84
Derrick Rose (23)
Taj Gibson (7)
Kirk Hinrich (11)
Wachovia Center 16,098
32–37
70
March 22
Houston
W 98–88
Derrick Rose (27)
Brad Miller, Taj Gibson (12)
Derrick Rose (8)
United Center 19,834
33–37
71
March 25
Miami
L 74–103
Hakim Warrick (14)
Taj Gibson (10)
Derrick Rose (5)
United Center 21,592
33–38
72
March 27
New Jersey
W 106–83
Jannero Pargo (27)
Taj Gibson (13)
Derrick Rose (9)
United Center 20,592
34–38
73
March 28
@ Detroit
W 110–103
Ronald Murray (23)
Taj Gibson (10)
Derrick Rose (9)
Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
35–38
74
March 30
Phoenix
L 105–111
Ronald Murray, Derrick Rose (23)
Joakim Noah, Taj Gibson (10)
Derrick Rose (10)
United Center 21,169
35–39 :
April: 6–2 (home: 3–1; road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
75
April 2
@ Washington
W 95–87
Derrick Rose (24)
Taj Gibson (16)
Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich (5)
Verizon Center 18,002
36–39
76
April 3
Charlotte
W 96–88
Derrick Rose (26)
Joakim Noah (16)
Brad Miller (5)
United Center 20,996
37–39
77
April 6
Milwaukee
L 74–79
Luol Deng (16)
Joakim Noah (11)
Derrick Rose (11)
United Center 20,268
37–40
78
April 8
Cleveland
W 109–108
Derrick Rose (24)
Joakim Noah (15)
Derrick Rose (10)
United Center 21,707
38–40
79
April 9
@ New Jersey
L 116–127
Brad Miller (27)
Brad Miller (10)
Kirk Hinrich (9)
Izod Center 15,909
38–41
80
April 11
@ Toronto
W 104–88
Derrick Rose (26)
Joakim Noah (19)
Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah (7)
Air Canada Centre 19,515
39–41
81
April 13
Boston
W 101–93
Derrick Rose (39)
Joakim Noah (16)
Derrick Rose (7)
United Center 20,649
40–41
82
April 14
@ Charlotte
W 98–89
Derrick Rose (27)
Joakim Noah, Taj Gibson (13)
Derrick Rose (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena 17,439
41-41 :
2009–10 season schedule :

## 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

2010 playoff game log Total: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3) :
First Round: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 17
@ Cleveland
L 83–96
Derrick Rose (28)
Kirk Hinrich, Joakim Noah (8)
Derrick Rose (10)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
0–1
2
April 19
@ Cleveland
L 102–112
Joakim Noah (25)
Joakim Noah (13)
Derrick Rose (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
0–2
3
April 22
Cleveland
W 108–106
Derrick Rose (31)
Joakim Noah (15)
Derrick Rose (7)
United Center 22,991
1–2
4
April 25
Cleveland
L 98–121
Joakim Noah, Derrick Rose (21)
Joakim Noah (20)
Derrick Rose (5)
United Center 22,991
1–3
5
April 27
@ Cleveland
L 94–96
Derrick Rose (31)
Taj Gibson (11)
Derrick Rose (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
1–4 :
2010 playoff schedule :

## Player statistics
### Season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Joe Alexander$^1$ | 8 | 0 | 3.6 | .167 | .000 | .667 | .6 | .3 | .1 | .1 | .5 |
| Devin Brown$^1$ | 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 Law$^1$ | 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 Murray$^1$ | 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 Warrick$^1$ | 28 | 0 | 19.0 | .483 | .000 | .755 | 3.6 | .6 | .2 | .3 | 8.7 |
$^1$Stats with the Bulls.

### Playoffs

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 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.
* Derrick Rose was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of December 28.
* 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.

#### 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.

### 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. 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. Gray returned to the line-up to make his season début November 26 against the Utah Jazz.
* 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.
* 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.

## Transactions

| Chicago Bulls | Players 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) |