2008–09 Chicago Bulls season

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2008–09 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachVinny Del Negro
General managerJohn Paxson
Owner(s)Jerry Reinsdorf
ArenaUnited Center
Results
Record41–41 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Celtics 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWMVP
< 2007–08 2009–10 >

The 2008–09 Chicago Bulls season is the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

In the playoffs, the Bulls lost to the defending NBA champions, the Boston Celtics, in seven games in the First Round. The defending champion Celtics were also taken to a seven game series the prior season in the first round against the Atlanta Hawks. They finished with a 41-41 record for the third time in their past four seasons.

Key dates[]

Offseason[]

The Bulls re-signed Luol Deng to a 6-year $71 million contract on July 30, 2008. Ben Gordon signed a 1-year contract on October 2, 2008.

NBA draft[]

Main article: 2008 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team
1 1 Derrick Rose G  United States Memphis
2 39 Sonny Weems G  United States Arkansas

Roster[]

2008–09 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
F 9 Deng, Luol 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985-04-16 Duke
G 7 Gordon, Ben 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1983-04-04 Connecticut
C 34 Gray, Aaron 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1984-12-07 Pittsburgh
G 12 Hinrich, Kirk 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1981-01-02 Kansas
G 11 Hunter, Lindsey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1970-12-03 Jackson State
C 31 James, Jerome Injured 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 285 lb (129 kg) 1975-11-17 Florida A&M
F 54 Johnson, Linton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1980-06-13 Tulane
F/C 52 Miller, Brad 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 244 lb (111 kg) 1976-04-12 Purdue
G 21 Nelson, DeMarcus 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1985-11-02 Duke
C 13 Noah, Joakim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1985-02-25 Florida
G 5 Roberson, Anthony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1983-02-14 Florida
G 1 Rose, Derrick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988-10-04 Memphis
G/F 15 Salmons, John 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1979-12-12 Miami (FL)
F 2 Thomas, Tim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1977-02-26 Villanova
F/C 24 Thomas, Tyrus 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1986-08-17 LSU
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 9, 2009

Regular season[]

The 2008–09 team visits President of the United States Barack Obama at the White House on February 26, 2009.

The Bulls were having a meager year floating under .500 and on February 18, 2009 they made their first of several trades sending Andrés Nocioni, Drew Gooden, Cedric Simmons, Michael Ruffin to the Sacramento Kings for Brad Miller and John Salmons.[1] Then on February 19, 2009, the NBA trade deadline, the Bulls traded Larry Hughes to the New York Knicks for Tim Thomas, Jerome James, and Anthony Roberson.[2] Later that day the Bulls made the third trade in a span of less than 24 hours sending swingman Thabo Sefolosha to the Oklahoma City Thunder for a 2009 first round pick.[3]

The trades brought a late-season push for the Bulls, which finally clinched a playoff berth on April 10, 2009, their fourth in the last five years. Then on April 13, 2009 they clinched the 7th place in the east by beating the Detroit Pistons and remained .5 game ahead of Philadelphia 76ers for the 6th spot with one game remaining. The Bulls though lost their last game to Toronto and the 76ers beat Cleveland, who did not play most of its best players. The Bulls finished 7th even though they tied Philadelphia at 41-41. The Bulls got matched up with a Garnett-less Boston in the first round of the playoffs.

Season standings[]

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
z-Cleveland Cavaliers 66 16 .805 — 39–2 27–14 13–3 82
x-Chicago Bulls 41 41 .500 25 28–13 13–28 9–7 82
x-Detroit Pistons 39 43 .476 27 21–20 18–23 7–9 82
Indiana Pacers 36 46 .439 30 25–16 11–30 7–9 82
Milwaukee Bucks 34 48 .415 32 22–19 12–29 4–12 82
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Cleveland Cavaliers 66 16 .805 —
2 y-Boston Celtics 62 20 .756 4
3 y-Orlando Magic 59 23 .720 7
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 47 35 .573 19
5 x-Miami Heat 43 39 .524 23
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers 41 41 .500 25
7 x-Chicago Bulls 41 41 .500 25
8 x-Detroit Pistons 39 43 .476 27
9 Indiana Pacers 36 46 .439 30
10 Charlotte Bobcats 35 47 .427 31
11 New Jersey Nets 34 48 .415 32
12 Milwaukee Bucks 34 48 .415 32
13 Toronto Raptors 33 49 .402 33
14 New York Knicks 32 50 .390 34
15 Washington Wizards 19 63 .232 47

Record vs. opponents[]

2008-09 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 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Boston 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Charlotte 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Chicago 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Cleveland 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Dallas 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Denver 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Detroit 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Golden State 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Houston 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Indiana 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
L.A. Clippers 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
L.A. Lakers 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Memphis 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Miami 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Milwaukee 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Minnesota 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0—0 0—0 0—0 0—0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
New Jersey 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0—0 0—0
New Orleans 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
New York 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Oklahoma City 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Orlando 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Philadelphia 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0
Phoenix 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0
Portland 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Sacramento 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
San Antonio 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0—0 – 0–0 0–0 0–0
Toronto 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0
Utah 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0
Washington 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 —

Game log[]

2008–09 game log
October: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 28 Milwaukee W 108–95 Luol Deng (21) Tyrus Thomas (10) Derrick Rose (9) United Center
21,762 		1–0
2 October 31 @ Boston L 80–96 Derrick Rose (18) Joakim Noah (13) Ben Gordon, Kirk Hinrich (3) TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 		1–1
November: 7–8 (Home: 4–2; Road: 3–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
3 November 1 Memphis W 96–86 Derrick Rose (26) Drew Gooden (20) Kirk Hinrich, Ben Gordon (4) United Center
21,785 		2–1
4 November 3 @ Orlando L 93–96 Drew Gooden (21) Andrés Nocioni, Luol Deng (7) Kirk Hinrich, Drew Gooden, Luol Deng (3) Amway Arena
15,606 		2–2
5 November 5 @ Cleveland L 93–107 Ben Gordon (31) Drew Gooden (9) Derrick Rose (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		2–3
6 November 7 Phoenix W 100–83 Ben Gordon (23) Joakim Noah (14) Ben Gordon, Derrick Rose (6) United Center
21,967 		3–3
7 November 8 Cleveland L 97–106 Ben Gordon (29) Tyrus Thomas (8) Derrick Rose (9) United Center
21,965 		3–4
8 November 11 Atlanta L 108–113 Derrick Rose (26) Derrick Rose, Luol Deng, Aaron Gray (10) Derrick Rose (6) United Center
21,738 		3–5
9 November 13 Dallas W 98–91 Ben Gordon (35) Luol Deng, Derrick Rose (9) Derrick Rose (6) United Center
21,751 		4–5
10 November 15 Indiana W 104–91 Derrick Rose (23) Andrés Nocioni (11) Derrick Rose (8) United Center
21,759 		5–5
11 November 18 @ L.A. Lakers L 109–116 Derrick Rose (25) Andrés Nocioni (8) Derrick Rose (9) Staples Center
18,997 		5–6
12 November 19 @ Portland L 74–116 Andrés Nocioni (13) Tyrus Thomas (7) Lindsey Hunter, Ben Gordon (3) Rose Garden
20,599 		5–7
13 November 21 @ Golden State W 115–110 Larry Hughes (26) Drew Gooden (16) Derrick Rose (5) Oracle Arena
19,596 		6–7
14 November 23 @ Denver L 101–114 Ben Gordon (28) Joakim Noah (9) Derrick Rose (6) Pepsi Center
16,202 		6–8
15 November 24 @ Utah W 101–100 Derrick Rose (25) Tyrus Thomas (8) Derrick Rose (9) EnergySolutions Arena
19,911 		7–8
16 November 26 @ San Antonio L 88–98 Ben Gordon (23) Drew Gooden (12) Derrick Rose (6) AT&T Center
17,837 		7–9
17 November 30 @ Philadelphia W 103–92 Ben Gordon (21) Drew Gooden (12) Derrick Rose (10) Wachovia Center
13,561 		8–9
December: 6–9 (Home: 5–2; Road: 1–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 December 2 Philadelphia L 95–103 (OT) Derrick Rose (24) Tyrus Thomas (13) Ben Gordon (4) United Center
20,485 		8–10
19 December 3 @ Milwaukee L 90–97 Ben Gordon (22) Drew Gooden (9) Derrick Rose (9) Bradley Center
13,684 		8–11
20 December 6 Washington W 117–110 Luol Deng (26) Drew Gooden (10) Derrick Rose (8) United Center
21,741 		9–11
21 December 9 New York W 105–100 Drew Gooden (22) Drew Gooden (16) Derrick Rose (7) United Center
19,519 		10–11
22 December 12 @ Memphis L 96–103 Ben Gordon (26) Drew Gooden (13) Derrick Rose (11) FedExForum
17,132 		10–12
23 December 13 New Jersey W 113–104 Ben Gordon (29) Joakim Noah (8) Ben Gordon, Derrick Rose (6) United Center
21,751 		11–12
24 December 16 @ Charlotte L 101–110 (OT) Ben Gordon (25) Tyrus Thomas, Drew Gooden (9) Derrick Rose (7) Time Warner Cable Arena
11,225 		11–13
25 December 17 L.A. Clippers W 115–109 (OT) Andrés Nocioni, Ben Gordon (22) Drew Gooden (11) Derrick Rose (7) United Center
20,102 		12–13
26 December 19 @ Boston L 108–126 Luol Deng (19) Aaron Gray (8) Derrick Rose (5) TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 		12–14
27 December 20 Utah W 106–98 Ben Gordon (26) Joakim Noah (9) Ben Gordon, Derrick Rose, Andrés Nocioni (3) United Center
22,046 		13–14
28 December 23 @ Detroit L 98–104 Larry Hughes (19) Tyrus Thomas (12) Ben Gordon (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		13–15
29 December 26 @ Miami L 77–90 Ben Gordon (15) Aaron Gray (11) Derrick Rose (3) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		13–16
30 December 27 @ Atlanta L 117–129 Ben Gordon (33) Tyrus Thomas (9) Derrick Rose (7) Philips Arena
18,031 		13–17
31 December 29 @ New Jersey W 100–87 Ben Gordon (24) Andrés Nocioni (8) Derrick Rose (13) Izod Center
18,786 		14–17
32 December 31 Orlando L 94–113 Joakim Noah (19) Joakim Noah (11) Thabo Sefolosha, Andrés Nocioni (4) United Center
21,861 		14–18
January: 7–9 (Home: 3–6; Road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
33 January 2 @ Cleveland L 92–117 Ben Gordon (22) Joakim Noah (10) Ben Gordon (4) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		14–19
34 January 3 Minnesota L 92–102 Derrick Rose (22) Aaron Gray (9) Ben Gordon (6) United Center
20,516 		14–20
35 January 6 Sacramento W 99–94 Ben Gordon (24) Drew Gooden (10) Derrick Rose (8) United Center
18,060 		15–20
36 January 9 Washington W 98–86 Ben Gordon (22) Drew Gooden (11) Derrick Rose (9) United Center
20,125 		16–20
37 January 10 Oklahoma City L 98–109 (OT) Ben Gordon (22) Drew Gooden (12) Derrick Rose (6) United Center
20,469 		16–21
38 January 12 Portland L 95–109 Drew Gooden (22) Drew Gooden (9) Derrick Rose (10) United Center
18,996 		16–22
39 January 14 @ Toronto W 102–98 Derrick Rose (25) Luol Deng (14) Derrick Rose (10) Air Canada Centre
18,494 		17–22
40 January 15 Cleveland W 102–93 (OT) Luol Deng (22) Luol Deng (8) Derrick Rose (6) United Center
21,297 		18–22
41 January 17 San Antonio L 87–92 Ben Gordon (20) Andrés Nocioni (15) Derrick Rose (8) United Center
22,100 		18–23
42 January 19 @ New York L 98–102 Luol Deng, Derrick Rose (20) Joakim Noah (18) Derrick Rose (8) Madison Square Garden
18,807 		18–24
43 January 20 Atlanta L 102–105 Ben Gordon (21) Joakim Noah (11) Kirk Hinrich (8) United Center
20,389 		18–25
44 January 23 Toronto L 94–114 Ben Gordon (19) Aaron Gray (7) Kirk Hinrich (7) United Center
20,886 		18–26
45 January 25 @ Minnesota L 108–109 (OT) Ben Gordon (23) Joakim Noah (10) Derrick Rose (7) Target Center
16,009 		18–27
46 January 28 @ L.A. Clippers W 95–75 Luol Deng (23) Tyrus Thomas (10) Ben Gordon (8) Staples Center
15,637 		19–27
47 January 30 @ Sacramento W 109–88 Ben Gordon, Luol Deng (20) Tyrus Thomas (10) Derrick Rose (11) ARCO Arena
13,356 		20–27
48 January 31 @ Phoenix W 122–111 Derrick Rose, Ben Gordon (26) Luol Deng (10) Kirk Hinrich, Ben Gordon (6) US Airways Center
18,422 		21–27
February: 6–6 (Home: 4–1; Road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
49 February 3 @ Houston L 100–107 Luol Deng (28) Tyrus Thomas (13) Derrick Rose (7) Toyota Center
16,653 		21–28
50 February 4 @ New Orleans W 107–93 Derrick Rose (21) Tyrus Thomas (10) Ben Gordon (7) New Orleans Arena
16,270 		22–28
51 February 7 @ Dallas L 114–115 (OT) Ben Gordon (28) Tyrus Thomas (12) Derrick Rose (9) American Airlines Center
20,349 		22–29
52 February 10 Detroit W 107–102 Ben Gordon (24) Joakim Noah (16) Kirk Hinrich (5) United Center
21,896 		23–29
53 February 12 Miami L 93–95 Ben Gordon (34) Joakim Noah (11) Derrick Rose (6) United Center
21,801 		23–30
54 February 18 @ Milwaukee W 113–104 Kirk Hinrich (31) Joakim Noah (9) Derrick Rose (9) Bradley Center
15,309 		24–30
55 February 20 Denver W 116–99 Ben Gordon (37) Luol Deng, Tyrus Thomas (12) Kirk Hinrich (8) United Center
21,790 		25–30
56 February 22 @ Indiana L 91–98 Ben Gordon (28) Joakim Noah (12) Derrick Rose (8) Conseco Fieldhouse
17,083 		25–31
57 February 24 Orlando W 120–102 Derrick Rose (22) Joakim Noah (8) Derrick Rose, Brad Miller (5) United Center
21,902 		26–31
58 February 25 @ New Jersey L 99–111 Ben Gordon (17) Tyrus Thomas (11) Kirk Hinrich, Derrick Rose (5) Izod Center
14,075 		26–32
59 February 27 @ Washington L 90–113 John Salmons (25) Brad Miller (11) Luol Deng, John Salmons, Derrick Rose (3) Verizon Center
18,114 		26–33
60 February 28 Houston W 105–102 Derrick Rose (22) Joakim Noah (15) Derrick Rose (7) United Center
22,394 		27–33
March: 9–7 (Home: 7–1; Road: 2–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
61 March 3 @ Charlotte L 80–96 Ben Gordon, Tyrus Thomas (14) Tyrus Thomas (12) Derrick Rose (5) Time Warner Cable Arena
14,216 		27–34
62 March 4 Golden State W 110–88 John Salmons (23) Joakim Noah (17) Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich (6) United Center
20,108 		28–34
63 March 6 Milwaukee W 117–102 Ben Gordon (34) Joakim Noah (13) Ben Gordon (7) United Center
21,186 		29–34
64 March 9 @ Miami L 127–130 (2OT) Ben Gordon (43) Joakim Noah (15) Ben Gordon, Derrick Rose, Brad Miller, Kirk Hinrich (3) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		29–35
65 March 11 @ Orlando L 79–107 John Salmons (18) John Salmons (8) Derrick Rose (3) Amway Arena
17,461 		29–36
66 March 13 @ Philadelphia L 101–104 Derrick Rose (20) Joakim Noah (9) Derrick Rose (6) Wachovia Center
17,563 		29–37
67 March 14 New Orleans W 97–79 Ben Gordon (27) Brad Miller, Joakim Noah (9) Derrick Rose (7) United Center
22,135 		30–37
68 March 17 Boston W 127–121 John Salmons (38) Brad Miller (14) Derrick Rose (8) United Center
22,107 		31–37
69 March 18 @ Oklahoma City W 103–96 Derrick Rose (25) Tyrus Thomas (11) Brad Miller (5) Ford Center
19,136 		32–37
70 March 21 L.A. Lakers L 109–117 John Salmons (30) Tyrus Thomas (16) Ben Gordon (6) United Center
23,011 		32–38
71 March 23 @ Washington W 101–99 Ben Gordon (21) Joakim Noah (12) Derrick Rose (8) Verizon Center
15,421 		33–38
72 March 24 Detroit W 99–91 Kirk Hinrich (24) Tyrus Thomas (12) Kirk Hinrich (8) United Center
20,502 		34–38
73 March 26 Miami W 106–87 John Salmons (27) Tyrus Thomas (12) Derrick Rose (7) United Center
21,908 		35–38
74 March 28 Indiana W 112–106 Ben Gordon (25) Derrick Rose (9) Derrick Rose (8) United Center
20,756 		36–38
75 March 29 @ Toronto L 129–134 (OT) Ben Gordon (37) Brad Miller (10) Derrick Rose (9) Air Canada Centre
18,949 		36–39
76 March 31 @ Indiana L 105–107 Derrick Rose (24) Derrick Rose (11) Brad Miller (8) Conseco Fieldhouse
15,687 		36–40
April: 5–1 (Home: 4–1; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
77 April 4 New Jersey W 103–94 Ben Gordon (18) Joakim Noah (10) Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich (5) United Center
21,424 		37–40
78 April 7 New York W 110–103 Kirk Hinrich (25) Brad Miller (12) John Salmons, Derrick Rose (6) United Center
20,764 		38–40
79 April 9 Philadelphia W 113–99 Ben Gordon, Tyrus Thomas (24) Ben Gordon, Joakim Noah (7) Derrick Rose (8) United Center
20,791 		39–40
80 April 11 Charlotte W 113–106 Ben Gordon (39) Joakim Noah (10) Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah (7) United Center
20,265 		40–40
81 April 13 @ Detroit W 91–88 Derrick Rose (24) Joakim Noah (13) Derrick Rose (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 		41–40
82 April 15 Toronto L 98–109 Ben Gordon (23) Brad Miller (11) Derrick Rose (11) United Center
20,677 		41–41
2008–09 season schedule

Playoffs[]

The Bulls-Celtics series became the first playoff series in NBA history to have 4 games go into overtime.[4]


2009 playoff game log
First Round: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 18 @ Boston W 105–103 (OT) Derrick Rose (36) Joakim Noah (17) Derrick Rose (11) TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 		1–0
2 April 20 @ Boston L 115–118 Ben Gordon (42) Brad Miller (9) Kirk Hinrich (7) TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 		1–1
3 April 23 Boston L 86–107 Ben Gordon (15) Joakim Noah (10) 3 players tied (3) United Center
23,072 		1–2
4 April 26 Boston W 121–118 (2OT) Derrick Rose (23) Derrick Rose (11) Derrick Rose (9) United Center
23,067 		2–2
5 April 28 @ Boston L 104–106 (OT) Ben Gordon (26) Joakim Noah (17) Gordon, Rose (6) TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 		2–3
6 April 30 Boston W 128–127 (3OT) John Salmons (35) Joakim Noah (15) Rose, Hinrich (7) United Center
23,430 		3–3
7 May 2 @ Boston L 99–109 Ben Gordon (33) Joakim Noah (15) Ben Gordon (4) TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 		3–4

Legend:   Win   Loss

2009 playoff schedule

Player statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game Source: [5]

Season[]

Chicago Bulls statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Luol Deng 49 46 34.0 .448 .400 .796 6.0 1.9 1.22 0.51 14.1
Drew Gooden* 31 27 29.6 .457 .000 .866 8.6 1.4 0.84 0.45 13.1
Ben Gordon 82 76 36.6 .455 .410 .864 3.5 3.4 0.87 0.27 20.7
Aaron Gray 56 18 12.8 .485 .000 .576 3.9 0.8 0.25 0.32 3.5
Kirk Hinrich 51 4 26.3 .437 .408 .791 2.4 3.9 1.29 0.37 9.9
Larry Hughes* 30 6 26.4 .412 .392 .817 3.1 2.0 1.20 0.30 12.0
Lindsey Hunter 28 0 9.5 .329 .333 .600 0.4 1.3 0.71 0.04 2.6
Linton Johnson* 8 0 5.3 .364 .500 .000 1.0 0.3 0.13 0.00 1.1
Brad Miller* 27 0 27.6 .478 .231 .853 7.4 3.2 0.81 0.44 11.8
Demetris Nichols* 2 0 2.5 .250 .000 .000 0.0 0.5 0.00 0.00 1.0
Joakim Noah 80 55 24.2 .556 .000 .676 7.6 1.3 0.61 1.38 6.7
Andrés Nocioni* 53 2 24.1 .414 .378 .806 4.2 1.1 0.49 0.30 10.4
Anthony Roberson* 6 0 3.8 .294 .200 .000 1.2 0.2 0.00 0.00 2.0
Derrick Rose 81 80 37.0 .475 .222 .788 3.9 6.3 0.81 0.22 16.8
John Salmons* 26 21 37.7 .473 .415 .843 4.3 2.0 0.96 0.58 18.3
Thabo Sefolosha* 43 14 17.1 .434 .300 .840 2.9 1.5 0.81 0.44 4.5
Cedric Simmons* 11 0 5.5 .524 .000 .429 1.1 0.2 0.09 0.36 2.5
Tim Thomas* 18 0 14.1 .400 .442 .700 2.3 0.7 0.33 0.00 5.8
Tyrus Thomas 79 61 27.5 .451 .333 .783 6.4 1.0 1.15 1.91 10.8

*Statistics with the Chicago Bulls

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ben Gordon 7 7 43.4 .388 .370 .875 2.9 3.0 .43 .14 24.3
John Salmons 7 7 44.7 .402 .316 .853 4.4 2.3 1.29 1.00 18.1
Derrick Rose 7 7 44.7 .492 .000 .800 6.3 6.4 .57 .71 19.7
Brad Miller 7 0 26.5 .471 .714 .792 7.9 1.3 .29 .86 10.1
Tyrus Thomas 7 7 27.9 .438 .000 .786 6.3 .86 1.00 2.6 9.6
Kirk Hinrich 7 0 30.0 .468 .394 .680 4.1 2.9 1.71 .43 12.6
Joakim Noah 7 7 38.7 .509 .000 .760 13.1 2.3 .86 2.14 10.1
Tim Thomas 2 0 7.5 .300 .250 .000 1.5 0.0 .00 .00 3.5
Aaron Gray 2 0 4.5 .000 .000 .000 0.5 0.0 .00 .00 0.0
Lindsey Hunter 6 0 4.0 .333 .333 .750 0.71 0.71 .29 .00 0.86
Anthony Roberson 1 0 4.0 .750 1.000 .000 1.0 0.0 2.0 .00 8.0
Linton Johnson 3 0 3.3 .500 .000 1.000 1.3 0.3 .00 .00 1.3
TOTAL 7 --- --- .442 .388 .793 45.6 22.0 9.14 6.71 111.1

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

  • Derrick Rose = Rookie of the Year
  • Derrick Rose won the All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge
  • Derrick Rose was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team

Records[]

  • 4—Overtime games played in this series
  • 7—Overtime periods played in this series, more than any other NBA team has played in an entire postseason.

Transactions[]

Draft picks[]

The Bulls beat the odds and won the NBA Draft Lottery on May 20, 2008. The Bulls vaulted from the ninth spot to win the NBA Draft Lottery in Secaucus, NJ, and obtain the first pick in the June 26 NBA Draft.[6] Chicago had a 1.7 percent chance of winning and were represented by Executive Vice President, Business Operations Steve Schanwald. The Heat had the best odds of securing the top selection and will pick second followed by the Timberwolves and Sonics.

Main article: 2008 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 1 Derrick Rose Point guard American University of Memphis
2 39 Sonny Weems Shooting guard American University of Arkansas

Trades[]

Date Acquired From For
June 26, 2009 Ömer Aşık Portland Trail Blazers Sonny Weems[7]
February 18, 2009 Brad Miller and John Salmons Sacramento Kings Drew Gooden, Andrés Nocioni, Michael Ruffin and Cedric Simmons[8]
February 19, 2009 Jerome James, Anthony Roberson and Tim Thomas New York Knicks Larry Hughes[2]
February 19, 2009 2009 First Round Draft Pick Oklahoma City Thunder Thabo Sefolosha[3]

Free agents[]

References[]

  1. ^ "KINGS ACQUIRE FOUR PLAYERS IN THREE-TEAM TRADE". NBA.com. 2009-02-18. Archived from the original on 22 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  2. ^ a b "Sources: Knicks trade for Bulls' Hughes". Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Report: Bulls trade Sefolosha for draft pick". Archived from the original on 22 February 2009.
  4. ^ "Pierce's OT push leads Celtics to 3-2 series lead over Bulls". April 29, 2009. Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  5. ^ "Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.
  6. ^ NBA.com NBA Draft Lottery 2008
  7. ^ "Nuggets Acquire Draft Rights to Weems". NBA.com. 2009-02-18. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  8. ^ "KINGS ACQUIRE FOUR PLAYERS IN THREE-TEAM TRADE". NBA.com. 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  9. ^ "Bulls waive JamesOn Curry". NBA.com. July 31, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-08-05. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2018-09-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ Bulls waive forward Demetris Nichols

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