2021–22 Chicago Bulls season
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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 |
The 2021–22 Chicago Bulls season was the 56th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). 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 Bulls fell to the defending NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks in the first round in five games.[2]
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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2 | 38 | Ayo Dosunmu | PG | ![]() |
Illinois |
The Bulls had a single pick in the draft.[3]
Standings
Division
Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y – Milwaukee Bucks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 27–14 | 24–17 | 12–4 | 82 |
x – Chicago Bulls | 46 | 36 | .561 | 7.0 | 27–14 | 19–22 | 10–6 | 82 |
pi − Cleveland Cavaliers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | 25–16 | 19–22 | 10–6 | 82 |
Indiana Pacers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 28.0 | 16–25 | 9–32 | 2–14 | 82 |
Detroit Pistons | 23 | 59 | .280 | 30.0 | 13–28 | 10–31 | 6–10 | 82 |
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 |
Roster
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Game log
Preseason
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Preseason: 4–0 (home: 3–0; road: 1–0)
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2021–22 season schedule |
Regular season
2021–22 game log Total: 46–36 (Home: 27–14; Road: 19–22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
2022 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
Player | 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
- ^ "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.