The 2021–22 Chicago Bulls season was the 56th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After 5 straight non-winning record seasons, the Bulls looked to their off-season major acquisitions. They signed Lonzo Ball and traded for DeMar DeRozan. Highlights included DeRozan's back-to-back buzzer-beater game-winners, the first ever in NBA history, despite them happening on separate calendar years (The New Year's Eve Heave at Indianapolis and New Year's Day at DC). The Bulls had not made the playoffs since the 2016–17 season,[1] but on April 5, 2022, following the loss of the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Orlando Magic, the Bulls clinched a playoff berth, ending their five-year playoff drought. The sixth-seeded Bulls fell to the third-seeded (and defending NBA champion) Milwaukee Bucks in the first round in five games.[2]
2021–22 Chicago Bulls season | |
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Head coach | Billy Donovan |
General manager | Marc Eversley |
President | Artūras Karnišovas (vice) |
Owner(s) | Jerry Reinsdorf |
Arena | United Center |
Results | |
Record | 46–36 (.561) |
Place | Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 6th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Bucks 1–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | NBC Sports Chicago |
Radio | WLS WSCR |
Draft picks
editRound | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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2 | 38 | Ayo Dosunmu | PG | United States | Illinois |
The Bulls had a single pick in the draft.[3]
Standings
editDivision
editCentral Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y – Milwaukee Bucks | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 27–14 | 24–17 | 12–4 | 82 |
x – Chicago Bulls | 46 | 36 | .561 | 5.0 | 27–14 | 19–22 | 10–6 | 82 |
pi − Cleveland Cavaliers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 7.0 | 25–16 | 19–22 | 10–6 | 82 |
Indiana Pacers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 26.0 | 16–25 | 9–32 | 2–14 | 82 |
Detroit Pistons | 23 | 59 | .280 | 28.0 | 13–28 | 10–31 | 6–10 | 82 |
Conference
editEastern Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | c – Miami Heat * | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 82 |
2 | y – Boston Celtics * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
3 | y – Milwaukee Bucks * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
4 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
5 | x – Toronto Raptors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 5.0 | 82 |
6 | x – Chicago Bulls | 46 | 36 | .561 | 7.0 | 82 |
7 | x − Brooklyn Nets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | 82 |
8 | pi − Cleveland Cavaliers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | 82 |
9 | x − Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 82 |
10 | pi − Charlotte Hornets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 82 |
11 | New York Knicks | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 | 82 |
12 | Washington Wizards | 35 | 47 | .427 | 18.0 | 82 |
13 | Indiana Pacers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 28.0 | 82 |
14 | Detroit Pistons | 23 | 59 | .280 | 30.0 | 82 |
15 | Orlando Magic | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 | 82 |
Notes
c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference; y – Clinched division title; x – Clinched playoff spot; pi – Clinched play-in tournament spot; * – Division leader
Roster
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Game log
editPreseason
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Preseason: 4–0 (home: 3–0; road: 1–0)
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2021–22 season schedule |
Regular season
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October: 5–1 (home: 3–1; road: 2–0)
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November: 9–7 (home: 4–3; road: 5–4)
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December: 9–2 (home: 5–0; road: 4–2)
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January: 8–8 (home: 6–2; road: 2–6)
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February: 8–5 (home: 6–3; road: 2–2)
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March: 6–9 (home: 3–1; road: 3–8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April: 1–4 (home: 0–4; road: 1–0)
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2021–22 season schedule |
Playoffs
edit2022 playoff game log Total: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
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Player statistics
editPlayer | Pos. | GP | GS | MP | Reb. | Ast. | Stl. | Blk. | Pts. |
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Lonzo Ball | PG | 35 | 35 | 1,212 | 190 | 178 | 64 | 31 | 455 |
Jordan Bell≠ | C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Bradley | C | 55 | 7 | 549 | 186 | 27 | 10 | 33 | 163 |
Troy Brown Jr. | SF | 66 | 7 | 1,055 | 203 | 66 | 36 | 5 | 283 |
Alex Caruso | PG | 41 | 18 | 1,147 | 148 | 165 | 71 | 15 | 304 |
Tyler Cook | PF | 20 | 2 | 200 | 53 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 67 |
DeMar DeRozan | SF | 76 | 76 | 2,743 | 392 | 374 | 68 | 24 | 2,118 |
Ayo Dosunmu | G | 77 | 40 | 2,110 | 214 | 256 | 60 | 29 | 679 |
Devon Dotson‡ | PG | 11 | 0 | 85 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
Javonte Green | SG/PG | 65 | 45 | 1,519 | 276 | 60 | 67 | 32 | 468 |
Malcolm Hill≠ | SG/SF | 16 | 0 | 166 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 55 |
Alize Johnson‡ | PF | 16 | 0 | 121 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 28 |
Derrick Jones Jr. | SF | 51 | 8 | 899 | 169 | 30 | 25 | 33 | 286 |
Zach LaVine | SG | 67 | 67 | 2,328 | 308 | 303 | 41 | 23 | 1,635 |
Mac McClung≠ | SG | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Alfonzo McKinnie≠ | SF | 17 | 3 | 206 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 59 |
Marko Simonović | C | 9 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
Matt Thomas | SG | 40 | 0 | 459 | 50 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 161 |
Tristan Thompson≠ | C | 23 | 3 | 376 | 109 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 130 |
Nikola Vučević | C | 73 | 73 | 2,418 | 804 | 236 | 70 | 71 | 1,288 |
Coby White | PG | 61 | 17 | 1,675 | 182 | 176 | 29 | 11 | 772 |
Patrick Williams | PF | 17 | 9 | 422 | 69 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 153 |
After all games.[7]
‡Waived during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season
References
edit- ^ "Young, White help Bulls top starter-less Bucks 118-112". ESPN.com. May 16, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.,
- ^ Schaefer, Rob (April 5, 2022). "Bulls Clinch First NBA Playoff Berth in Five Years". NBC Sports Chicago. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ "2021 NBA draft order: Complete picks for the first and second round". ESPN.com. June 22, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ a b c "NBA reschedules 11 games postponed in December". NBA.com. January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ a b "Bulls' next 2 games postponed due to Health & Safety Protocols". NBA.com. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "NBA postpones Raptors-Bulls tonight, Nets-Blazers on Thursday". NBA.com. December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ "2021-22 Chicago Bulls Roster and Regular season Stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2021.