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

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 second 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

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.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
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 Cavaliers6616.805—39–227–1413–382
x-Chicago Bulls4141.5002528–1313–289–782
x-Detroit Pistons3943.4762721–2018–237–982
Indiana Pacers3646.4393025–1611–307–982
Milwaukee Bucks3448.4153222–1912–294–1282
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Cleveland Cavaliers6616.805—
2 y-Boston Celtics6220.7564
3 y-Orlando Magic5923.7207
4 x-Atlanta Hawks4735.57319
5 x-Miami Heat4339.52423
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers4141.50025
7 x-Chicago Bulls4141.50025
8 x-Detroit Pistons3943.47627
9 Indiana Pacers3646.43930
10 Charlotte Bobcats3547.42731
11 New Jersey Nets3448.41532
12 Milwaukee Bucks3448.41532
13 Toronto Raptors3349.40233
14 New York Knicks3250.39034
15 Washington Wizards1963.23247

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 —0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
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—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Milwaukee 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Minnesota 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—00—00—00—00—0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
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 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—0–0–00–00–0
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

2008–09 game log
October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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 494634.0.448.400.7966.01.91.220.5114.1
Drew Gooden* 312729.6.457.000.8668.61.40.840.4513.1
Ben Gordon 827636.6.455.410.8643.53.40.870.2720.7
Aaron Gray 561812.8.485.000.5763.90.80.250.323.5
Kirk Hinrich 51426.3.437.408.7912.43.91.290.379.9
Larry Hughes* 30626.4.412.392.8173.12.01.200.3012.0
Lindsey Hunter 2809.5.329.333.6000.41.30.710.042.6
Linton Johnson* 805.3.364.500.0001.00.30.130.001.1
Brad Miller* 27027.6.478.231.8537.43.20.810.4411.8
Demetris Nichols* 202.5.250.000.0000.00.50.000.001.0
Joakim Noah 805524.2.556.000.6767.61.30.611.386.7
Andrés Nocioni* 53224.1.414.378.8064.21.10.490.3010.4
Anthony Roberson* 603.8.294.200.0001.20.20.000.002.0
Derrick Rose 818037.0.475.222.7883.96.30.810.2216.8
John Salmons* 262137.7.473.415.8434.32.00.960.5818.3
Thabo Sefolosha* 431417.1.434.300.8402.91.50.810.444.5
Cedric Simmons* 1105.5.524.000.4291.10.20.090.362.5
Tim Thomas* 18014.1.400.442.7002.30.70.330.005.8
Tyrus Thomas 796127.5.451.333.7836.41.01.151.9110.8

*Statistics with the Chicago Bulls

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ben Gordon 7743.4.388.370.8752.93.0.43.1424.3
John Salmons 7744.7.402.316.8534.42.31.291.0018.1
Derrick Rose 7744.7.492.000.8006.36.4.57.7119.7
Brad Miller 7026.5.471.714.7927.91.3.29.8610.1
Tyrus Thomas 7727.9.438.000.7866.3.861.002.69.6
Kirk Hinrich 7030.0.468.394.6804.12.91.71.4312.6
Joakim Noah 7738.7.509.000.76013.12.3.862.1410.1
Tim Thomas 207.5.300.250.0001.50.0.00.003.5
Aaron Gray 204.5.000.000.0000.50.0.00.000.0
Lindsey Hunter 604.0.333.333.7500.710.71.29.000.86
Anthony Roberson 104.0.7501.000.0001.00.02.0.008.0
Linton Johnson 303.3.500.0001.0001.30.3.00.001.3
TOTAL 7------.442.388.79345.622.09.146.71111.1

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.

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, 2009Jerome James, Anthony Roberson and Tim ThomasNew York KnicksLarry Hughes[2]
February 19, 20092009 First Round Draft PickOklahoma City ThunderThabo Sefolosha[3]

Free agents

References

  1. ↑ "KINGS ACQUIRE FOUR PLAYERS IN THREE-TEAM TRADE". NBA.com. February 18, 2009. Archived from the original on February 22, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Sources: Knicks trade for Bulls' Hughes". Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Report: Bulls trade Sefolosha for draft pick". Archived from the original on February 22, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Pierce's OT push leads Celtics to 3-2 series lead over Bulls". April 29, 2009. Archived from the original on April 30, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference.
  6. ↑ NBA.com NBA Draft Lottery 2008
  7. ↑ "Nuggets Acquire Draft Rights to Weems". NBA.com. February 18, 2009. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  8. ↑ "KINGS ACQUIRE FOUR PLAYERS IN THREE-TEAM TRADE". NBA.com. June 26, 2008. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
  9. ↑ "Bulls waive JamesOn Curry". NBA.com. July 31, 2008. Archived from the original on August 5, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2008.
  10. ↑ "SLAM! Sports - Basketball". Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
  11. ↑ Bulls waive forward Demetris Nichols
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