2011–12 Chicago Bulls season

The 2011–12 Chicago Bulls season was the 46th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Bulls finished the lockout-shortened season with a 50–16 record and ended as the number one seed in the Eastern Conference for a second consecutive season. Chicago started their playoff run on April 28, taking Game 1 of the first round against the Philadelphia 76ers at the United Center. However, that victory was marred with the season-ending injury of point guard and reigning MVP Derrick Rose, who tore his anterior cruciate ligament in the final minutes of the game.[1] Chicago then lost three games in a row and were also without the services of starting center Joakim Noah for Games 4 and 5 of the series following an injury in his left ankle during Game 3 in Philadelphia.[2] The Bulls won one more game at home before losing the series 2–4 in Philadelphia and became the fifth number one seed in league history to lose a playoffs series against a number eight seed, following the Seattle SuperSonics in 1994, the Miami Heat in 1999, the Dallas Mavericks in 2007, and the San Antonio Spurs in 2011.[3]

2011–12 Chicago Bulls season
Division champions
Head coachTom Thibodeau
General managerGar Forman
OwnersJerry Reinsdorf
ArenaUnited Center
Results
Record50–16 (.758)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to 76ers 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionCSN Chicago, WGN America, WGN-TV, WCIU-TV
RadioWMVP

Key dates

Summary

NBA draft
Main article: 2011 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 23 Nikola Mirotić F  Spain Real Madrid (Spain)
1 30 Jimmy Butler G/F  United States Marquette

Roster
Roster listing
2011–12 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 3 Aşık, Ömer 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1986–07–04 Turkey
PF 5 Boozer, Carlos 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 266 lb (121 kg) 1981–11–20 Duke
SG 11 Brewer, Ronnie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1985–03–20 Arkansas
SG 21 Butler, Jimmy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989–09–14 Marquette
SF 9 Deng, Luol (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–04–16 Duke
PF 22 Gibson, Taj 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1985–06–24 Southern California
SG 32 Hamilton, Richard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1978–02–14 Connecticut
PG 8 James, Mike 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1975–06–23 Duquesne
SF 26 Korver, Kyle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1981–03–17 Creighton
PG 15 Lucas, John III 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1982–11–21 Oklahoma State
C 13 Noah, Joakim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1985–02–25 Florida
PG 1 Rose, Derrick (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988–10–04 Memphis
PF 24 Scalabrine, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1978–03–18 Southern California
PG 7 Watson, C. J. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1984–04–17 Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Pre-season
2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 December 16 @ Indiana 95–86 Derrick Rose,
Luol Deng (16)		 Taj Gibson (9) Derrick Rose (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 14,013 1–0
2 December 20 Indiana 93–85 Carlos Boozer (24) Joakim Noah (8) Derrick Rose (9) United Center 21,659 2–0
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

Standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
z-Chicago Bulls5016.758–26–724–913–1
x-Indiana Pacers4224.636823–1019–149–4
Milwaukee Bucks3135.4701917–1614–197–8
Detroit Pistons2541.3792518–157–264–11
Cleveland Cavaliers2145.3182911–2210–233–12
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z-Chicago Bulls 50 16 .758 – 66
2 y-Miami Heat * 46 20 .697 4.0 66
3 x-Indiana Pacers * 42 24 .636 8.0 66
4 y-Boston Celtics 39 27 .591 11.0 66
5 x-Atlanta Hawks 40 26 .606 10.0 66
6 x-Orlando Magic 37 29 .561 13.0 66
7 x-New York Knicks 36 30 .545 14.0 66
8 x-Philadelphia 76ers 35 31 .530 15.0 66
9 Milwaukee Bucks 31 35 .470 19.0 66
10 Detroit Pistons 25 41 .379 25.0 66
11 Toronto Raptors 23 43 .348 27.0 66
12 New Jersey Nets 22 44 .333 28.0 66
13 Cleveland Cavaliers 21 45 .318 29.0 66
14 Washington Wizards 20 46 .303 30.0 66
15 Charlotte Bobcats 7 59 .106 43.0 66

Record vs. opponents
2011-12 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 —0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Boston 0–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Charlotte 0–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Chicago 0–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Cleveland 0–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Dallas 0–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Denver 0–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Detroit 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00—00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Golden State 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Houston 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Indiana 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
L.A. Clippers 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
L.A. Lakers 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Memphis 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Miami 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—1–20–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Milwaukee 1–20–32–10–44–00–10–23–11–01–00–40–11–00–12–1—1–03–00–14–00–10–41–20–22–00–11–03–00–13–1
Minnesota 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—00—00—00—00—1—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
New Jersey 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—00—00—0
New Orleans 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
New York 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Oklahoma City 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00—00–00–00–0
Orlando 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Philadelphia 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00—0
Phoenix 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00—0
Portland 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–0
Sacramento 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–0
San Antonio 1–01–01–00–12–02–22–11–03–02–21–02–12–14–00–00–11–21–04–01–02–12–02–04–02–12—1–1–03–11–0
Toronto 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–0
Utah 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–0
Washington 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—

Game log
2011–12 game log
Total: 50–16 (Home: 26–7; Road: 24–9)
December: 3–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 3–1)
January: 15–4 (Home: 9–1; Road: 6–3)
February: 11–3 (Home: 5–1; Road: 6–2)
March: 13–3 (Home: 7–3; Road: 6–0)
April: 8–5 (Home: 5–2; Road: 3–3)
2011–12 season 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

Season
NBA roster statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ömer Aşık66214.7.506.000.4565.30.50.451.033.1
Carlos Boozer666629.5.532.000.6938.51.90.950.3615.0
Ronnie Brewer664324.8.427.275.5603.52.11.090.326.9
Jimmy Butler4208.5.405.185.7681.30.30.260.122.6
Luol Deng545439.4.412.367.7706.52.91.040.6715.3
Taj Gibson63020.4.495.000.6225.30.70.431.297.7
Richard Hamilton282824.9.452.370.7842.43.00.430.0411.6
Mike James[a]11010.9.408.600.8750.92.60.360.184.8
Kyle Korver65722.6.432.435.8332.41.70.550.238.1
John Lucas49214.8.399.393.8671.62.20.390.027.5
Joakim Noah646430.4.508.000.7489.82.50.641.4410.2
Derrick Rose393935.3.435.312.8123.47.90.900.7221.8
Brian Scalabrine2804.4.467.143.5000.80.50.180.211.1
C. J. Watson492523.7.368.393.8082.14.10.920.169.7
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Playoffs

Game log
2012 playoff game log
First round: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
2012 playoff schedule

Playoff statistics
NBA roster statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ömer Aşık 6321.3.500.3534.71.3.21.63.3
Carlos Boozer 6633.3.422.7149.83.0.8.313.5
Ronnie Brewer 5016.6.250.0003.81.8.8.21.6
Jimmy Butler 301.3.0.0.0.0.0
Luol Deng 6638.0.456.364.5718.31.5.81.514.0
Taj Gibson 6022.8.457.6826.5.7.71.79.5
Richard Hamilton 6628.5.414.333.8183.23.0.2.013.0
Kyle Korver 6015.7.409.308.5001.71.5.5.53.8
John Lucas 5018.8.450.3851.0001.41.8.0.08.6
Joakim Noah 3315.0.731.6369.33.0.71.315.0
Derrick Rose 1137.0.391.5001.0009.09.01.01.023.0
C. J. Watson 6527.3.241.250.7502.25.5.8.07.3

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month
  • On January 16, Derrick Rose was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (January 9 – January 15)[10]
  • Coach Tom Thibodeau was named Coach of the Month for December–January.[11]
  • Coach Tom Thibodeau was named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for March, 2012.[12]

All-Star
  • Derrick Rose was voted as an All-Star for the 3rd consecutive time, 2nd consecutive time as a starter.[13]
  • Luol Deng was voted as an All-Star reserve for the 1st time.[14]
  • Coach Tom Thibodeau was selected as Head Coach of the Eastern Conference All-Stars.[15]

Transactions
Main article: List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions

Overview
Players Added

Via draft

  • Jimmy Butler

Via free agency

 Players Lost

Via free agency

Waived

Trades
June 23, 2011 To Chicago Bulls
Draft rights to Nikola Mirotić		 To Minnesota Timberwolves
Draft rights to Norris Cole
Draft rights to Malcolm Lee
Cash Considerations

Free agents
Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Richard Hamilton December 14 Detroit Pistons
Mike James April 5 Chicago Bulls
Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
Kurt Thomas December 11 Portland Trail Blazers

Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends.[16] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.[17]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player Date signed New team Opt-out clause
Brian Scalabrine September 22 Benetton Treviso (Italy) No
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See also

References
  1. Bulls' Derrick Rose tears ACL, ESPN.com, April 29, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  2. Joakim Noah injured in Game 3, ESPN.com. May 5, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  3. 76ers Upset Bulls To Advance To Second Round, The Sports Network. May 11, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  4. "Report: NBA draft moving to Newark". ESPN.com. October 27, 2010. Archived from the original on 30 October 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
  5. "Chicago Bulls announce 2011–12 schedule". nba.com/bulls. July 19, 2011. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  6. Mahoney, Brian (December 2, 2011). "Shorter NBA schedule has 42 back-to-back-to-backs". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
  7. Bulls take 102-101 OT victory over Raptors, Chicago Tribune. March 24, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  8. Bulls bench strong in overcoming Heat 96-86, Chicago Tribune, April 12, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  9. "Bulls stats". nba.com/bulls.
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2012-02-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2012-02-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/bulls-thibodeau-named-nba-eastern-conference-coach-month-march.html
  13. http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/02/02/east-starters-no-rest-for-the-awesome
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2012-02-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. Tom Thibodeau to coach East at ASG, ESPN.com, February 15, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  16. "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  17. Sun Xiaochen (August 21, 2011). "New rule shuts door on NBA stars". China Daily. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011.
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