# 2018–19 Chicago Bulls season

The 2018–19 Chicago Bulls season was the 53rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
On December 3, 2018, the Bulls fired Fred Hoiberg and replaced him with his assistant Jim Boylen.
This season also produced the Bulls' highest-scoring game in franchise history, recording 168 points on March 1, 2019, in a quadruple overtime 168–161 win over the Atlanta Hawks. It broke a team record previously set in the 1983–84 season. It was also the third-highest scoring game in NBA history, as well as the third game where both teams scoring broke through the 160 point barrier in the same game.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Club |
| 1 | 7 | Wendell Carter Jr. | C | United States | Duke |
| 1 | 22 | Chandler Hutchison | SG | United States | Boise State |

## Standings
### Division

| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| z – Milwaukee Bucks | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 33‍–‍8 | 27‍–‍14 | 14–2 | 82 |
| x – Indiana Pacers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 12.0 | 29‍–‍12 | 19‍–‍22 | 11–5 | 82 |
| x – Detroit Pistons | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19.0 | 26‍–‍15 | 15‍–‍26 | 8–8 | 82 |
| Chicago Bulls | 22 | 60 | .268 | 38.0 | 9‍–‍32 | 13‍–‍28 | 3–13 | 82 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 | 13‍–‍28 | 6‍–‍35 | 4–12 | 82 |

### Conference

Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Milwaukee Bucks * | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Toronto Raptors * | 58 | 24 | .707 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Boston Celtics | 49 | 33 | .598 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Indiana Pacers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Brooklyn Nets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 7 | y – Orlando Magic * | 42 | 40 | .512 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Detroit Pistons | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Charlotte Hornets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 21.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Miami Heat | 39 | 43 | .476 | 21.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Washington Wizards | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Chicago Bulls | 22 | 60 | .268 | 38.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 | 82 |
| 15 | New York Knicks | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2018 preseason game log Total: 2–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–2) :
Preseason: 2–3 (home: 2–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
September 30
New Orleans
W 128–116
Blakeney, LaVine, Portis (21)
Dunn, Parker (8)
Payne (7)
United Center 17,861
1–0
2
October 3
@ Milwaukee
L 82–116
Portis (17)
Blakeney (8)
Blakeney (6)
Fiserv Forum 15,107
1–1
3
October 8
@ Charlotte
L 104–110
LaVine (26)
Parker (11)
Carter Jr. (5)
Spectrum Center 8,487
1–2
4
October 10
Indiana
W 104–89
LaVine, Holiday (22)
Portis, Parker, Payne (6)
Dunn (7)
United Center 17,162
2–2
5
October 12
Denver
L 93–98
Parker (19)
Carter Jr. (9)
Blakeney (5)
United Center 18,973
2–3 :
2018–19 season schedule :

### Regular season

2018–19 game log Total: 22–60 (Home: 9–32; Road: 13–28) :
October: 2–6 (home: 1–3; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 18
@ Philadelphia
108–127
Zach LaVine (30)
Bobby Portis (11)
Ryan Arcidiacono (8)
Wells Fargo Center 20,302
0–1
2
October 20
Detroit
116–118
Zach LaVine (33)
Bobby Portis (14)
Ryan Arcidiacono (7)
United Center 21,289
0–2
3
October 22
@ Dallas
109–115
Zach LaVine (34)
Wendell Carter Jr. (9)
Kris Dunn (7)
American Airlines Center 19,291
0–3
4
October 24
Charlotte
112–110
Zach LaVine (32)
Jabari Parker (9)
Zach LaVine (5)
United Center 19,170
1–3
5
October 26
@ Charlotte
106–135
Zach LaVine (20)
Hutchison, Felicio (7)
LaVine, Arcidiacono (4)
Spectrum Center 15,220
1–4
6
October 27
@ Atlanta
97–85
Zach LaVine (27)
Zach LaVine (11)
Ryan Arcidiacono (7)
State Farm Arena 15,549
2–4
7
October 29
Golden State
124–149
LaVine, Blakeney (21)
Jabari Parker (9)
Jabari Parker (6)
United Center 21,076
2–5
8
October 31
Denver
107–108 (OT)
Zach LaVine (28)
Jabari Parker (9)
LaVine, Blakeney (7)
United Center 19,027
2–6 :
November
: 3–12 (home: 2–6; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
November 2
Indiana
105–107
Antonio Blakeney (22)
Cristiano Felicio (9)
Cameron Payne (8)
United Center 19,704
2–7
10
November 3
Houston
88–96
Zach LaVine (21)
Wendell Carter Jr. (13)
LaVine, Blakeney (4)
United Center 20,505
2–8
11
November 5
@ New York
116–115 (2OT)
Zach LaVine (41)
Wendell Carter Jr. (13)
Zach LaVine (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
3–8
12
November 7
@ New Orleans
98–107
Zach LaVine (22)
Jabari Parker (13)
Zach LaVine (4)
Smoothie King Center 15,514
3–9
13
November 10
Cleveland
99–98
Zach LaVine (24)
Justin Holiday (7)
Zach LaVine (5)
United Center 21,506
4–9
14
November 12
Dallas
98–103
Zach LaVine (26)
Wendell Carter Jr. (10)
Ryan Arcidiacono (6)
United Center 19,012
4–10
15
November 14
@ Boston
82–111
Shaquille Harrison (16)
Zach LaVine (9)
Holiday, LaVine (4)
TD Garden 18,624
4–11
16
November 16
@ Milwaukee
104–123
Jabari Parker (21)
Jabari Parker (8)
Holiday, LaVine, Carter Jr. (4)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
4–12
17
November 17
Toronto
83–122
Antonio Blakeney (13)
Jabari Parker (6)
Shaquille Harrison (6)
United Center 21,263
4–13
18
November 21
Phoenix
124–116
Zach LaVine (29)
Jabari Parker (13)
Jabari Parker (8)
United Center 19,014
5–13
19
November 23
Miami
96–103
Justin Holiday (27)
Justin Holiday (13)
Zach LaVine (9)
United Center 20,935
5–14
20
November 24
@ Minnesota
96–111
Zach LaVine (28)
Justin Holiday (11)
Justin Holiday (5)
Target Center 17,119
5–15
21
November 26
San Antonio
107–108
Zach LaVine (28)
Jabari Parker (10)
Zach LaVine (7)
United Center 19,006
5–16
22
November 28
@ Milwaukee
113–116
LaVine, Parker (24)
Zach LaVine (9)
Zach LaVine (7)
Fiserv Forum 16,660
5–17
23
November 30
@ Detroit
88–107
Wendell Carter Jr. (28)
Wendell Carter Jr. (7)
Justin Holiday (7)
Little Caesars Arena 15,372
5–18 :
December
: 5–9 (home: 2–4; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
24
December 1
@ Houston
105–121
Zach LaVine (29)
Jabari Parker (12)
Cameron Payne (6)
Toyota Center 18,055
5–19
25
December 4
@ Indiana
90–96
Lauri Markkanen (21)
Wendell Carter Jr. (13)
Zach LaVine (9)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,446
5–20
26
December 7
Oklahoma City
114–112
Zach LaVine (25)
Markkanen, Parker (7)
Zach LaVine (7)
United Center 19,842
6–20
27
December 8
Boston
77–133
Shaquille Harrison (20)
Cristiano Felicio (7)
Arcidiacono, Parker, Payne (3)
United Center 20,923
6–21
28
December 10
Sacramento
89–108
Zach LaVine (19)
Portis, Carter Jr. (8)
Kris Dunn (6)
United Center 18,164
6–22
29
December 13
@ Orlando
91–97
Zach LaVine (23)
Bobby Portis (7)
Arcidiacono, LaVine (5)
Mexico City Arena 20,201
6–23
30
December 15
@ San Antonio
98–93
Kris Dunn (24)
Markkanen, Dunn, Holiday (7)
Ryan Arcidiacono (6)
AT&T Center 18,354
7–23
31
December 17
@ Oklahoma City
96–121
Lauri Markkanen (16)
Lauri Markkanen (15)
Kris Dunn (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
7–24
32
December 19
Brooklyn
93–96
Kris Dunn (24)
Bobby Portis (11)
Kris Dunn (6)
United Center 18,065
7–25
33
December 21
Orlando
90–80
Lauri Markkanen (32)
Justin Holiday (10)
Ryan Arcidiacono (8)
United Center 20,436
8–25
34
December 23
@ Cleveland
112–92
Lauri Markkanen (31)
Kris Dunn (8)
Ryan Arcidiacono (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
9–25
35
December 26
Minnesota
94–119
Zach LaVine (28)
Lopez, Carter Jr. (9)
Kris Dunn (7)
United Center 21,852
9–26
36
December 28
@ Washington
101–92
Zach LaVine (24)
Lauri Markkanen (14)
Kris Dunn (8)
Capital One Arena 20,409
10–26
37
December 30
@ Toronto
89–95
Lauri Markkanen (18)
Wendell Carter Jr. (11)
Kris Dunn (8)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
10–27 :
January
: 2–13 (home: 0–7; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
38
January 2
Orlando
84–112
Zach LaVine (16)
Lauri Markkanen (6)
Kris Dunn (4)
United Center 19,013
10–28
39
January 4
Indiana
116–119 (OT)
Zach LaVine (31)
Lauri Markkanen (9)
Kris Dunn (17)
United Center 21,284
10–29
40
January 6
Brooklyn
100–117
Zach LaVine (27)
Wendell Carter Jr. (8)
Kris Dunn (7)
United Center 19,265
10–30
41
January 9
@ Portland
112–124
Wendell Carter Jr. (22)
Chandler Hutchison (8)
Kris Dunn (7)
Moda Center 19,393
10–31
42
January 11
@ Golden State
109–146
Zach LaVine (29)
Chandler Hutchison (6)
Kris Dunn (5)
Oracle Arena 19,596
10–32
43
January 12
@ Utah
102–110
Zach LaVine (21)
Wendell Carter Jr. (9)
Kris Dunn (8)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
10–33
44
January 15
@ LA Lakers
100–107
Jabari Parker (18)
Wendell Carter Jr. (10)
Zach LaVine (8)
Staples Center 18,997
10–34
45
January 17
@ Denver
105–135
Lauri Markkanen (27)
Bobby Portis (13)
Zach LaVine (6)
Pepsi Center 17,289
10–35
46
January 19
Miami
103–117
Zach LaVine (22)
Lauri Markkanen (9)
Zach LaVine (6)
United Center 20,926
10–36
47
January 21
@ Cleveland
104–88
Zach LaVine (25)
Lopez, Hutchison (9)
Kris Dunn (9)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
11–36
48
January 23
Atlanta
101–121
Zach LaVine (23)
Portis, Hutchison (7)
Zach LaVine (4)
United Center 18,223
11–37
49
January 25
LA Clippers
101–106
Zach LaVine (29)
Bobby Portis (14)
Kris Dunn (10)
United Center 19,354
11–38
50
January 27
Cleveland
101–104
Lauri Markkanen (21)
Lauri Markkanen (15)
Kris Dunn (7)
United Center 19,675
11–39
51
January 29
@ Brooklyn
117–122
Zach LaVine (26)
Lauri Markkanen (19)
Zach LaVine (5)
Barclays Center 12,726
11–40
52
January 30
@ Miami
105–89
Bobby Portis (26)
Lauri Markkanen (13)
Dunn, Selden (8)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
12–40 :
February
: 5–5 (home: 2–4; road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
53
February 2
@ Charlotte
118–125
Lauri Markkanen (30)
Markkanen, Portis (9)
Ryan Arcidiacono (6)
Spectrum Center 19,114
12–41
54
February 6
New Orleans
120–125
Lauri Markkanen (30)
Lauri Markkanen (10)
Kris Dunn (8)
United Center 18,116
12–42
55
February 8
@ Brooklyn
125–106
Lauri Markkanen (31)
Lauri Markkanen (18)
Kris Dunn (9)
Barclays Center 15,267
13–42
56
February 9
Washington
125–134
Zach LaVine (26)
Lauri Markkanen (11)
Kris Dunn (8)
United Center 19,942
13–43
57
February 11
Milwaukee
99–112
Zach LaVine (27)
Lauri Markkanen (17)
Zach LaVine (7)
United Center 18,833
13–44
58
February 13
Memphis
122–110
Otto Porter Jr. (37)
Markkanen, Porter Jr. (10)
Ryan Arcidiacono (11)
United Center 19,114
14–44
59
February 22
@ Orlando
110–109
Lauri Markkanen (25)
Lauri Markkanen (11)
Zach LaVine (6)
Amway Center 18,846
15–44
60
February 23
Boston
126–116
Zach LaVine (42)
Lauri Markkanen (15)
Kris Dunn (5)
United Center 21,295
16–44
61
February 25
Milwaukee
106–117
Lopez, Markkanen (26)
Lauri Markkanen (12)
Zach LaVine (9)
United Center 20,936
16–45
62
February 27
@ Memphis
109–107
Zach LaVine (30)
Lauri Markkanen (10)
Dunn, LaVine (4)
FedExForum 13,711
17–45 :
March
: 4–11 (home: 2–6; road: 2–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
63
March 1
@ Atlanta
168–161 (4OT)
Zach LaVine (47)
Lauri Markkanen (17)
Zach LaVine (9)
State Farm Arena 15,267
18–45
64
March 3
Atlanta
118–123
Lauri Markkanen (19)
Lauri Markkanen (9)
Kris Dunn (6)
United Center 20,526
18–46
65
March 5
@ Indiana
96–105
Zach LaVine (27)
Lauri Markkanen (13)
Kris Dunn (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,753
18–47
66
March 6
Philadelphia
108–107
Zach LaVine (39)
Lopez, Porter Jr. (9)
Dunn, LaVine (4)
United Center 19,927
19–47
67
March 8
Detroit
104–112
Zach LaVine (24)
Kris Dunn (7)
Otto Porter Jr. (8)
United Center 21,048
19–48
68
March 10
@ Detroit
108–131
Wayne Selden (18)
Cristiano Felício (7)
Shaquille Harrison (7)
Little Caesars Arena 19,356
19–49
69
March 12
LA Lakers
107–123
Robin Lopez (20)
Otto Porter Jr. (9)
Kris Dunn (9)
United Center 21,359
19–50
70
March 15
@ LA Clippers
121–128
Zach LaVine (31)
Lauri Markkanen (8)
Zach LaVine (7)
Staples Center 17,404
19–51
71
March 17
@ Sacramento
102–129
Zach LaVine (18)
Cristiano Felicio (10)
Shaquille Harrison (7)
Golden 1 Center 17,583
19–52
72
March 18
@ Phoenix
116–101
Robin Lopez (24)
Lauri Markkanen (9)
Zach LaVine (7)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 15,879
20–52
73
March 20
Washington
126–120 (OT)
Lauri Markkanen (32)
Lauri Markkanen (13)
Kris Dunn (13)
United Center 19,470
21–52
74
March 23
Utah
83–114
Lauri Markkanen (18)
Lauri Markkanen (10)
Kris Dunn (5)
United Center 20,506
21–53
75
March 26
@ Toronto
103–112
Wayne Selden (20)
Lauri Markkanen (9)
Shaquille Harrison (5)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
21–54
76
March 27
Portland
98–118
Shaquille Harrison (21)
Wayne Selden (12)
Lopez, Blakeney, Selden (4)
United Center 20,506
21–55
77
March 30
Toronto
101–124
Walt Lemon (19)
Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (10)
Walt Lemon (6)
United Center 21,238
21–56 :
April
: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
78
April 1
@ New York
105–113
Robin Lopez (29)
Shaquille Harrison (10)
Lemon, Harrison (5)
Madison Square Garden 18,874
21–57
79
April 3
@ Washington
115–114
Walt Lemon (24)
JaKarr Sampson (9)
Walt Lemon (8)
Capital One Arena 16,616
22–57
80
April 6
Philadelphia
96–116
JaKarr Sampson (29)
Sampson, Lemon (8)
Walt Lemon (5)
United Center 21,059
22–58
81
April 9
New York
86–96
Ryan Arcidiacono (14)
Sampson, Felicio (8)
Arcidiacono, Harrison, Selden (3)
United Center 21,350
22–59
82
April 10
@ Philadelphia
109–125
Walt Lemon (20)
Wayne Selden (8)
Ryan Arcidiacono (6)
Wells Fargo Center 20,197
22–60 :
2018–19 season schedule :

### Injured

| Player | Duration | Duration | Reason for Missed Time | Games Missed |
| Player | Start | End | Reason for Missed Time | Games Missed |
| Ömer Aşık | September 22, 2018 | October 21, 2018 | Started developing arthritis. | 82 (Waived) |

## Player statistics

| Player | Pos. | GP | GS | MP | Reb. | Ast. | Stl. | Blk. | Pts. |
| Rawle Alkins | SG | 10 | 1 | 120 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Ryan Arcidiacono | PG | 81 | 32 | 1,961 | 219 | 269 | 65 | 4 | 544 |
| Antonio Blakeney | SG | 57 | 3 | 829 | 106 | 42 | 12 | 9 | 418 |
| Wendell Carter | C | 44 | 44 | 1,110 | 307 | 78 | 26 | 58 | 455 |
| Kris Dunn | PG | 46 | 44 | 1,389 | 187 | 277 | 68 | 21 | 519 |
| Cristiano Felício | C | 60 | 0 | 746 | 218 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 240 |
| Shaquille Harrison | PG | 73 | 11 | 1,430 | 222 | 139 | 89 | 30 | 474 |
| Justin Holiday$^†$ | SG | 38 | 38 | 1,325 | 169 | 85 | 67 | 21 | 440 |
| Chandler Hutchison | SF | 44 | 14 | 895 | 185 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 229 |
| Zach LaVine | SG | 63 | 62 | 2,171 | 294 | 283 | 60 | 26 | 1,492 |
| Walt Lemon$^≠$ | PG | 6 | 3 | 167 | 27 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 86 |
| Robin Lopez | C | 74 | 36 | 1,606 | 286 | 89 | 11 | 78 | 704 |
| Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot$^≠$ | SF | 29 | 6 | 546 | 79 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 196 |
| Lauri Markkanen | PF | 52 | 51 | 1,682 | 470 | 75 | 37 | 33 | 974 |
| Jabari Parker$^†$ | PF | 39 | 17 | 1,042 | 241 | 84 | 23 | 14 | 556 |
| Cameron Payne$^‡$ | PG | 31 | 12 | 536 | 53 | 83 | 20 | 6 | 176 |
| Otto Porter$^≠$ | SF | 15 | 15 | 492 | 83 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 262 |
| Bobby Portis$^†$ | PF | 22 | 6 | 531 | 161 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 310 |
| Brandon Sampson$^≠$ | SG | 14 | 2 | 214 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 71 |
| JaKarr Sampson$^≠$ | SF | 4 | 0 | 127 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 80 |
| Wayne Selden$^≠$ | SG | 43 | 13 | 984 | 136 | 73 | 23 | 7 | 342 |
| Tyler Ulis$^‡$ | PG | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
After all games. $^‡$Waived during the season $^†$Traded during the season $^≠$Acquired during the season

## Transactions
### Trades

| July 7, 2018 | To Chicago BullsJulyan Stone (from Charlotte) | To Charlotte HornetsBismack Biyombo (from Orlando) 2019 second round pick (from Orlando) 2020 second round pick (from Orlando) |
| To Orlando MagicJerian Grant (from Chicago) Timofey Mozgov (from Charlotte) |||
| January 3, 2019 | To Chicago Bulls MarShon Brooks Wayne Selden Jr. 2019 second-round pick 2020 second-round pick | To Memphis Grizzlies Justin Holiday |
| January 7, 2019 | To Chicago Bulls Michael Carter-Williams Cash considerations | To Houston Rockets 2020 Memphis protected second-round pick |
| January 22, 2019 | To Chicago Bulls Carmelo Anthony Draft rights to Jon Diebler Cash considerations | To Houston Rockets Draft rights to Tadija Dragićević |
| February 1, 2019 | To Chicago Bulls Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot Cash considerations | To Oklahoma City Thunder 2020 protected second round draft pick |
| February 7, 2019 | To Chicago Bulls Otto Porter Jr. | To Washington Wizards Jabari Parker Bobby Portis 2023 protected second round draft pick |

### Free agency
#### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| Zach LaVine | July 8, 2018 |
| Antonio Blakeney | July 19, 2018 |
| Ryan Arcidiacono | July 31, 2018 |

#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Jabari Parker | July 14, 2018 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Antonius Cleveland | July 23, 2018 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Rawle Alkins | Two-way contract | Arizona Wildcats |
| Derrick Walton | August 14, 2018 | Miami Heat |
| Kaiser Gates | September 24, 2018 | Xavier Musketeers |
| JaKarr Sampson | September 24, 2018 | Sacramento Kings |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New team |
| Sean Kilpatrick | Waived | Panathinaikos B.C. OPAP |
| Julyan Stone | Waived | Reyer Venezia |
| Paul Zipser | Waived | San Pablo Burgos |
| Noah Vonleh | Free agent | New York Knicks |
| Quincy Pondexter | Free agent | San Antonio Spurs |
| Cameron Payne | Waived | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Michael Carter-Williams | Waived | Orlando Magic |
| MarShon Brooks | Waived | Guangdong Southern Tigers |
| Carmelo Anthony | Waived | |