2021–22 Chicago Bulls season

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2021–22 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachBilly Donovan
General managerMarc Eversley
OwnersJerry Reinsdorf
ArenaUnited Center
Results
Record34–21 (.618)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionNBC Sports Chicago
RadioWLS
WSCR
< 2020–21 2022–23 >

The 2021–22 Chicago Bulls season is the 56th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Bulls have not made the playoffs since the 2016–17 season.[1]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 2021 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 38 Ayo Dosunmu PG United States United States Illinois

The Bulls had a single pick in the draft.[2]

Standings[]

Division[]

Central Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Chicago Bulls 34 21 .618 1.5 19–8 15–13 7–3 55
Cleveland Cavaliers 34 21 .618 1.5 18–9 16–12 6–3 55
Milwaukee Bucks 35 22 .614 1.5 19–9 16–13 7–3 57
Indiana Pacers 19 37 .339 17.0 13–15 6–22 2–9 56
Detroit Pistons 12 43 .218 23.5 8–19 4–24 3–7 55

Conference[]

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Miami Heat * 36 20 .643 – 56
2 Chicago Bulls * 34 21 .618 1.5 55
3 Cleveland Cavaliers 34 21 .618 1.5 55
4 Milwaukee Bucks 35 22 .614 1.5 57
5 Philadelphia 76ers * 32 22 .593 3.0 54
6 Toronto Raptors 31 23 .574 4.0 54
7 Boston Celtics 31 25 .554 5.0 56
8 Brooklyn Nets 29 26 .527 6.5 55
9 Charlotte Hornets 28 28 .500 8.0 56
10 Atlanta Hawks 26 28 .481 9.0 54
11 Washington Wizards 25 29 .463 10.0 54
12 New York Knicks 25 31 .446 11.0 56
13 Indiana Pacers 19 37 .339 17.0 56
14 Orlando Magic 13 43 .232 23.0 56
15 Detroit Pistons 12 43 .218 23.5 55

Roster[]

Chicago Bulls roster
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Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 2 Ball, Lonzo Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-10-27 UCLA
F/C 13 Bradley, Tony 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1998-08-01 North Carolina
G/F 7 Brown, Troy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1999-07-28 Oregon
G 6 Caruso, Alex Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1994-02-28 Texas A&M
F 25 Cook, Tyler (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1997-09-23 Iowa
G/F 11 DeRozan, DeMar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989-08-07 Southern California
G 12 Dosunmu, Ayo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2000-01-17 Illinois
G/F 24 Green, Javonte 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993-07-23 Radford
F 14 Hill, Malcolm (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1995-10-26 Illinois
F 5 Jones, Derrick Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1997-02-15 UNLV
G/F 8 LaVine, Zach 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995-03-10 UCLA
F 28 McKinnie, Alfonzo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1992-09-17 Green Bay
F/C 19 Simonović, Marko 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1999-10-15 Montenegro
G 21 Thomas, Matt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-08-04 Iowa State
C 9 Vučević, Nikola 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1990-10-24 Southern California
G 0 White, Coby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-02-16 North Carolina
F 44 Williams, Patrick Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-08-26 Florida State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 19, 2022


Game log[]

Preseason[]

2021 preseason game log
Total: 4–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–0)
Preseason: 4–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 5 Cleveland W 131–95 Zach LaVine (25) Alize Johnson (11) Alex Caruso (10) United Center
11,777 		1–0
2 October 8 New Orleans W 121–85 Zach LaVine (21) Nikola Vučević (10) Caruso, Johnson (5) United Center
13,909 		2–0
3 October 10 @ Cleveland W 102–101 DeMar DeRozan (23) Alize Johnson (11) Alex Caruso (4) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
10,003 		3–0
4 October 15 Memphis W 118–105 Zach LaVine (31) Nikola Vučević (8) Ball, LaVine (6) United Center
14,412 		4–0
2021–22 season schedule

Regular season[]

2021–22 game log
Total: 34–21 (Home: 19–8; Road: 15–13))
October: 5–1 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 20 @ Detroit W 94–88 Zach LaVine (34) Nikola Vučević (15) Ball, LaVine, Vučević (4) Little Caesars Arena
20,088 		1–0
2 October 22 New Orleans W 128–112 Zach LaVine (32) Lonzo Ball (10) Lonzo Ball (10) United Center
20,995 		2–0
3 October 23 Detroit W 97–82 DeMar DeRozan (21) Nikola Vučević (19) DeMar DeRozan (6) United Center
18,888 		3–0
4 October 25 @ Toronto W 111–108 DeMar DeRozan (26) Nikola Vučević (8) DeMar DeRozan (6) Scotiabank Arena
19,800 		4–0
5 October 28 New York L 103–104 Zach LaVine (25) Nikola Vučević (8) Caruso, Vučević (6) United Center
20,972 		4–1
6 October 30 Utah W 107–99 DeMar DeRozan (32) Nikola Vučević (12) Zach LaVine (5) United Center
20,668 		5–1
November: 9–7 (Home: 4–3; Road: 5–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 November 1 @ Boston W 128–114 DeMar DeRozan (37) Nikola Vučević (10) Nikola Vučević (9) TD Garden
19,156 		6–1
8 November 3 @ Philadelphia L 98–103 DeMar DeRozan (37) DeRozan, Vučević (10) Caruso, Vučević (6) Wells Fargo Center
20,438 		6–2
9 November 6 Philadelphia L 105–114 Zach LaVine (32) Nikola Vučević (11) Lonzo Ball (5) United Center
20,936 		6–3
10 November 8 Brooklyn W 118–95 DeMar DeRozan (28) Nikola Vučević (13) LaVine, Vučević (5) United Center
19,459 		7–3
11 November 10 Dallas W 117–107 Zach LaVine (23) Nikola Vučević (10) Ball, DeRozan (6) United Center
20,910 		8–3
12 November 12 @ Golden State L 93–119 Zach LaVine (23) Alize Johnson (7) Caruso, DeRozan (5) Chase Center
18,064 		8–4
13 November 14 @ LA Clippers W 100–90 DeMar DeRozan (35) Alex Caruso (9) Caruso, DeRozan (5) Staples Center
17,899 		9–4
14 November 15 @ LA Lakers W 121–103 DeMar DeRozan (38) Tony Bradley (9) Lonzo Ball (8) Staples Center
18,997 		10–4
15 November 17 @ Portland L 107–112 Zach LaVine (30) Alex Caruso (10) Alex Caruso (9) Moda Center
17,492 		10–5
16 November 19 @ Denver W 114–108 Zach LaVine (36) Javonte Green (9) Lonzo Ball (6) Ball Arena
19,520 		11–5
17 November 21 New York W 109–103 DeMar DeRozan (31) Javonte Green (9) Ball, DeRozan (5) United Center
21,813 		12–5
18 November 22 Indiana L 77–109 DeMar DeRozan (18) Ball, Bradley, Brown Jr., Jones Jr., White (5) LaVine, White (3) United Center
21,586 		12–6
19 November 24 @ Houston L 113–118 Zach LaVine (28) Nikola Vučević (13) DeMar DeRozan (7) Toyota Center
16,074 		12–7
20 November 26 @ Orlando W 123–88 DeMar DeRozan (23) Green, Vučević (8) Lonzo Ball (6) Amway Center
18,236 		13–7
21 November 27 Miami L 104–107 DeMar DeRozan (28) Nikola Vučević (13) Ball, Caruso (6) United Center
21,110 		13–8
22 November 29 Charlotte W 133–119 Nikola Vučević (30) Nikola Vučević (14) Lonzo Ball (8) United Center
21,366 		14–8
December: 9–2 (Home: 5–0; Road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
23 December 2 @ New York W 119–115 DeMar DeRozan (34) LaVine, Vučević (7) Ball, Caruso (6) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		15–8
24 December 4 @ Brooklyn W 111–107 Zach LaVine (31) Lonzo Ball (9) Lonzo Ball (7) Barclays Center
18,116 		16–8
25 December 6 Denver W 109–97 Zach LaVine (32) Ball, Vučević (10) Dosunmu, LaVine (8) United Center
21,236 		17–8
26 December 8 @ Cleveland L 92–115 Zach LaVine (23) Nikola Vučević (12) Zach LaVine (9) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,707 		17–9
27 December 11 @ Miami L 92–118 Zach LaVine (33) Nikola Vučević (8) Alex Caruso (5) FTX Arena
19,731 		17–10
PPD December 14 Detroit Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: January 11)[3][4]
PPD December 16 @ Toronto Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: February 3)[3][4]
28 December 19 LA Lakers W 115–110 DeMar DeRozan (38) Nikola Vučević (13) DeMar DeRozan (6) United Center
21,560 		18–10
29 December 20 Houston W 133–118 DeMar DeRozan (26) Nikola Vučević (6) Lonzo Ball (8) United Center
21,150 		19–10
PPD December 22 Toronto Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: January 26)[3][5]
30 December 26 Indiana W 113–105 Zach LaVine (32) Nikola Vučević (15) Zach LaVine (5) United Center
20,475 		20–10
31 December 27 @ Atlanta W 130–118 DeMar DeRozan (35) Nikola Vučević (17) DeMar DeRozan (10) State Farm Arena
17,049 		21–10
32 December 29 Atlanta W 131–117 Zach LaVine (25) Nikola Vučević (20) Coby White (12) United Center
21,372 		22–10
33 December 31 @ Indiana W 108–106 DeMar DeRozan (28) Nikola Vučević (16) DeMar DeRozan (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
17,515 		23–10
January: 8–8 (Home: 6–2; Road: 2–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
34 January 1 @ Washington W 120–119 Zach LaVine (35) Nikola Vučević (12) DeRozan, White (5) Capital One Arena
19,043 		24–10
35 January 3 Orlando W 102–98 DeMar DeRozan (29) Nikola Vučević (17) Lonzo Ball (7) United Center
20,502 		25–10
36 January 7 Washington W 130–122 Zach LaVine (27) Nikola Vučević (14) DeMar DeRozan (8) United Center
21,700 		26–10
37 January 9 @ Dallas L 99–113 DeRozan, LaVine (20) Derrick Jones Jr. (8) DeMar DeRozan (8) American Airlines Center
20,041 		26–11
38 January 11 Detroit W 133–87 Nikola Vučević (22) DeMar DeRozan (12) DeRozan, LaVine (7) United Center
19,886 		27–11
39 January 12 Brooklyn L 112–138 Zach LaVine (22) Lonzo Ball (7) Lonzo Ball (7) United Center
21,698 		27–12
40 January 14 Golden State L 96–138 Coby White (20) Nikola Vučević (14) DeMar DeRozan (7) United Center
21,174 		27–13
41 January 15 @ Boston L 112–114 Nikola Vučević (27) DeMar DeRozan (8) Ayo Dosunmu (10) TD Garden
19,156 		27–14
42 January 17 @ Memphis L 106–119 DeMar DeRozan (24) Dosunmu, Vučević (10) Ayo Dosunmu (6) FedExForum
17,794 		27–15
43 January 19 Cleveland W 117–104 DeMar DeRozan (30) Nikola Vučević (12) Ayo Dosunmu (8) United Center
20,824 		28–15
44 January 21 @ Milwaukee L 90–94 DeMar DeRozan (35) Nikola Vučević (11) Ayo Dosunmu (6) Fiserv Forum
18,013 		28–16
45 January 23 @ Orlando L 95–114 DeMar DeRozan (41) Nikola Vučević (13) DeRozan, Vučević (3) Amway Center
18,846 		28–17
46 January 24 @ Oklahoma City W 111–110 Nikola Vučević (26) Nikola Vučević (15) Ayo Dosunmu (8) Paycom Center
14,378 		29–17
47 January 26 Toronto W 111–105 DeMar DeRozan (29) Nikola Vučević (15) LaVine, Vučević (8) United Center
20,269 		30–17
48 January 28 @ San Antonio L 122–131 DeMar DeRozan (32) Nikola Vučević (8) DeMar DeRozan (8) AT&T Center
18,354 		30–18
49 January 30 Portland W 130–116 Nikola Vučević (24) Nikola Vučević (14) Ayo Dosunmu (11) United Center
19,521 		31–18
February: 3–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
50 February 1 Orlando W 126–115 DeMar DeRozan (29) Nikola Vučević (13) Ayo Dosunmu (9) United Center
20,217 		32–18
51 February 3 @ Toronto L 120–127 (OT) Nikola Vučević (30) Nikola Vučević (18) Ayo Dosunmu (8) Scotiabank Arena
0 		32–19
52 February 4 @ Indiana W 122–115 Nikola Vučević (36) Nikola Vučević (17) Ayo Dosunmu (14) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,355 		33–19
53 February 6 Philadelphia L 108–119 DeMar DeRozan (45) DeMar DeRozan (9) DeRozan, Dosunmu (7) United Center
20,233 		33–20
54 February 7 Phoenix L 124–127 DeMar DeRozan (38) Nikola Vučević (12) Zach LaVine (8) United Center
20,615 		33–21
55 February 9 @ Charlotte W 121–109 DeMar DeRozan (36) Nikola Vučević (15) Nikola Vučević (8) Spectrum Center
19,099 		34–21
56 February 11 Minnesota United Center
57 February 12 Oklahoma City United Center
58 February 14 San Antonio United Center
59 February 16 Sacramento United Center
60 February 24 Atlanta United Center
61 February 26 Memphis United Center
62 February 28 @ Miami FTX Arena
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
63 March 3 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
64 March 4 Milwaukee United Center
65 March 7 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
66 March 9 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
67 March 12 Cleveland United Center
68 March 14 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
69 March 16 @ Utah Vivint Arena
70 March 18 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
71 March 21 Toronto United Center
72 March 22 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
73 March 24 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
74 March 26 @ Cleveland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
75 March 28 @ New York Madison Square Garden
76 March 29 @ Washington Capital One Arena
77 March 31 L.A. Clippers United Center
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
78 April 2 Miami United Center
79 April 5 Milwaukee United Center
80 April 6 Boston United Center
81 April 8 Charlotte United Center
82 April 10 @ Minnesota Target Center
2021–22 season schedule

References[]

  1. ^ "Young, White help Bulls top starter-less Bucks 118-112". ESPN.com. May 16, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 NBA draft order: Complete picks for the first and second round". ESPN.com. June 22, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "NBA reschedules 11 games postponed in December". NBA.com. January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Bulls' next 2 games postponed due to Health & Safety Protocols". NBA.com. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "NBA postpones Raptors-Bulls tonight, Nets-Blazers on Thursday". NBA.com. December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
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