The 2009-10 Chicago Bulls season was the 44th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Key dates
Offseason
On May 20, the Bulls promoted Gar Forman to General Manager . Former GM John Paxson accepted a new role as executive vice president of basketball operations.[ 1] Forman's top priority for the offseason was to re-sign Ben Gordon .[ 2] Ben Gordon signed with the Detroit Pistons on July 1, 2009.[ 3]
NBA Draft
Main article:
2009 NBA Draft
Free agency
On July 13, 2009, the Bulls signed guard Jannero Pargo to a one-year deal, helping to fill the void Ben Gordon made in leaving the team.[ 4] On July 14, the Bulls re-signed guard Lindsey Hunter with a one-year contract.[ 5]
Regular season summary
On January 25, 2010, the Bulls traded center Aaron Gray for guard Devin Brown of the New Orleans Hornets . On February 18, 2010, the Bulls traded guard John Salmons for forwards Hakim Warrick and Joe Alexander of the Milwaukee Bucks . Meanwhile, the Bulls traded forward Tyrus Thomas for guards Ronald Murray and Acie Law of the Charlotte Bobcats .[ 6]
Roster
Chicago Bulls roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
From
4.0 ! F
20
USA !
Alexander, Joe (IN)
80 ! 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
West Virginia
2.5 ! G/F
32
USA !
Brown, Devin
77 ! 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Texas-San Antonio
4.0 ! F
9
UK !
Deng, Luol (C)
81 ! 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Duke
4.0 ! F
22
USA !
Gibson, Taj
81 ! 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Southern California
1.5 ! G
12
USA !
Hinrich, Kirk (C)
75 ! 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Kansas
4.0 ! F
16
USA !
Johnson, James
81 ! 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Wake Forest
4.0 ! F
31
USA !
Kurz, Rob (IN)
81 ! 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Notre Dame
1.5 ! G
0
USA !
Law, Acie (IN)
75 ! 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Texas A&M
5.5 ! F/C
52
USA !
Miller, Brad
84 ! 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
261 lb (118 kg)
Purdue
1.5 ! G
6
USA !
Murray, Ronald
75 ! 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Shaw
5.5 ! F/C
13
USA !
Noah, Joakim
83 ! 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
232 lb (105 kg)
Florida
1.5 ! G
2
USA !
Pargo, Jannero
73 ! 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Arkansas
5.5 ! F/C
35
USA !
Richard, Chris
81 ! 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
256 lb (116 kg)
Florida
1.5 ! G
1
USA !
Rose, Derrick
75 ! 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Memphis
5.5 ! F/C
21
USA !
Warrick, Hakim
81 ! 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
219 lb (99 kg)
Syracuse
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured
Pre-season
2009 pre-season game log
October: 5–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–1)
Game
Date
Time
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Attendance
Record
1
October 2
@Indiana Pacers
104 – 95
11,255
(Indianapolis, USA )
1 - 0 recap
2
October 6
Utah Jazz
101 – 102
18,689
(London, UK )
2 - 0 recap
3
October 10
Milwaukee Bucks
98 – 86
5,642
(Milwaukee, USA )
2 - 1 recap
4
October 13
@Milwaukee Bucks
87 – 86
18,119
(Chicago, USA )
3 - 1 recap
5
October 14
Minnesota Timberwolves
94 – 99
11,955
(Minneapolis, USA )
4 - 1 recap
6
October 19
@Orlando Magic
98 – 101
20,688
(Chicago, USA )
4 - 2 recap
7
October 23
@Washington Wizards
93 – 70
20,981
(Chicago, USA )
5 - 2 recap
2009–10 pre-season schedule
Regular season
Standings
Game log
2009–10 game log Total: 41–41 (Home: 24–17; Road: 17–24)
October: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
November: 5–8 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–7)
Game
Date
Time
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Attendance
Record
3
November 1
@ Miami
L 87–95
Luol Deng (26)
Luol Deng (8)
Derrick Rose (5)
American Airlines Arena
15,865
1–2
4
November 3
Milwaukee
W 83–81
Luol Deng (24)
Luol Deng (20)
Derrick Rose (5)
United Center
19,789
2–2
5
November 5
@ Cleveland
W 86–85
Luol Deng (15)
Joakim Noah (11)
Derrick Rose (11)
Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
3–2
6
November 7
Charlotte
W 93–90
John Salmons (27)
Joakim Noah (16)
Kirk Hinrich (7)
United Center
21,108
4–2
7
November 10
Denver
L 89–90
Derrick Rose (22)
Joakim Noah (21)
Luol Deng , John Salmons , Derrick Rose (7)
United Center
21,409
4–3
8
November 11
@ Toronto
L 88–99
Luol Deng , Taj Gibson (18)
Joakim Noah (11)
Derrick Rose (6)
Air Canada Centre
16,310
4–4
9
November 14
Philadelphia
W 94–88
Luol Deng , Kirk Hinrich (19)
Joakim Noah (12)
Kirk Hinrich (7)
United Center
21,837
5–4
10
November 17
@ Sacramento
W 101–87
John Salmons (23)
Joakim Noah (14)
Derrick Rose (7)
ARCO Arena
12,634
6–4
11
November 19
@ Los Angeles
L 93–108
Derrick Rose (20)
Joakim Noah (15)
Derrick Rose (6)
Staples Center
18,997
6–5
12
November 21
@ Denver
L 93–108
Derrick Rose (28)
Taj Gibson (12)
Kirk Hinrich (5)
Pepsi Center
15,823
6–6
13
November 23
@ Portland
L 98–122
Luol Deng (25)
Joakim Noah (8)
Derrick Rose (5)
Rose Garden
20,383
6–7
14
November 26
@ Utah
L 86–105
Luol Deng (25)
Joakim Noah (9)
John Salmons (5)
EnergySolutions Arena
19,911
6–8
15
November 30
@ Milwaukee
L 97–99
John Salmons (23)
Joakim Noah (17)
Derrick Rose (7)
Bradley Center
13,684
6–9
December: 7–8 (Home: 6–5; Road: 1–3)
Game
Date
Time
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Attendance
Record
16
December 2
Detroit
W 92–85
John Salmons (22)
Joakim Noah (14)
Derrick Rose , Brad Miller (6)
United Center
21,523
7–9
17
December 4
@ Cleveland
L 87–101
Taj Gibson (14)
Taj Gibson (13)
Derrick Rose (7)
Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
7–10
18
December 5
Toronto
L 78–110
John Salmons , Jannero Pargo (13)
Joakim Noah (7)
Derrick Rose (5)
United Center
20,481
7–11
19
December 8
New Jersey
L 101–103
Luol Deng , Derrick Rose (27)
Luol Deng , Joakim Noah (9)
Derrick Rose (10)
United Center
17,872
7–12
20
December 9
@ Atlanta
L 83–118
Derrick Rose (19)
Joakim Noah (11)
Derrick Rose (7)
Philips Arena
16,808
7–13
21
December 11
Golden State
W 96–91 (OT)
Luol Deng (21)
Joakim Noah (14)
Luol Deng (6)
United Center
18,803
8–13
22
December 12
Boston
L 80–106
Derrick Rose (19)
Joakim Noah (13)
John Salmons (9)
United Center
21,257
8–14
23
December 15
L.A. Lakers
L 87–96
Luol Deng , Derrick Rose (21)
Joakim Noah (20)
Derrick Rose , Brad Miller (6)
United Center
21,416
8–15
24
December 17
New York
W 98–89
Luol Deng (24)
Luol Deng (13)
Derrick Rose (6)
United Center
19,791
9–15
25
December 19
Atlanta
W 101–98 (OT)
Derrick Rose (32)
Luol Deng (12)
Derrick Rose , Luol Deng (6)
United Center
21,381
10–15
26
December 21
Sacramento
L 98–102
Luol Deng (26)
Joakim Noah (10)
Derrick Rose (7)
United Center
19,631
10–16
27
December 22
@ New York
L 81–88
Derrick Rose (26)
Joakim Noah (21)
Derrick Rose (4)
Madison Square Garden
19,763
10–17
28
December 26
New Orleans
W 96–85
Tyrus Thomas (21)
Joakim Noah (18)
Derrick Rose (9)
United Center
22,008
11–17
29
December 29
Indiana
W 104–95
Derrick Rose (28)
Tyrus Thomas (15)
Derrick Rose (6)
United Center
21,887
12–17
30
December 31
@ Detroit
W 98–97
Derrick Rose (22)
Joakim Noah (21)
Kirk Hinrich (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076
13–17
January: 10–5 (Home: 4–1; Road: 6–4)
Game
Date
Time
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Attendance
Record
31
January 2
Orlando
W 101–93
Derrick Rose (30)
Taj Gibson (12)
Derrick Rose (7)
United Center
21,162
14–17
32
January 4
Oklahoma
L 85–98
Derrick Rose (19)
Joakim Noah (14)
Derrick Rose , Kirk Hinrich (7)
United Center
18,838
14–18
33
January 5
@ Charlotte
L 108–113
Derrick Rose (24)
Luol Deng (9)
Derrick Rose (9)
Time Warner Cable Arena
13,749
14–19
34
January 8
@ Milawaukee
L 93–96
Derrick Rose (25)
Joakim Noah (18)
Derrick Rose (9)
Bradley Center
18,717
14–20
35
January 9
Minnesota
W 110–96
Joakim Noah , Kirk Hinrich (20)
Joakim Noah , Taj Gibson (9)
Derrick Rose , Kirk Hinrich (7)
United Center
20,255
15–20
36
January 11
Detroit
W 120–87
Luol Deng (27)
Joakim Noah (11)
Derrick Rose (9)
United Center
21,014
16–20
37
January 14
@ Boston
W 96–83
Luol Deng (25)
Joakim Noah (11)
Kirk Hinrich (6)
TD Garden
18,624
17–20
38
January 15
Washington
W 121–119 (2OT)
Derrick Rose (37)
Joakim Noah (15)
Derrick Rose (6)
United Center
20,304
18–20
39
January 18
@ Golden State
L 97–114
John Salmons (37)
Joakim Noah (16)
Derrick Rose , John Salmons , Jannero Pargo (4)
Oracle Arena
19,208
18–21
40
January 20
@ L.A. Clippers
L 97–104
Derrick Rose (23)
Joakim Noah (15)
Derrick Rose (7)
Staples Center
16,794
18–22
41
January 22
@ Phoenix
W 115–104
Derrick Rose (32)
Joakim Noah , Taj Gibson (8)
Derrick Rose , Kirk Hinrich (5)
US Airways Center
18422
19–22
42
January 23
@ Houston
W 104–97
Brad Miller (25)
Taj Gibson (14)
Kirk Hinrich (7)
Toyota Center
18,119
20–22
43
January 25
@ San Antonio
W 98–95
Derrick Rose (27)
Luol Deng (9)
Derrick Rose (6)
AT&T Center
18,581
21–22
44
January 27
@ Oklahoma
W 96–86
Derrick Rose (26)
Taj Gibson (15)
Derrick Rose (7)
Ford Center
17,562
22–22
45
January 29
@ New Orleans
W 108–106 (OT)
Luol Deng (26)
Joakim Noah (18)
Kirk Hinrich (6)
New Orleans Arena
16,578
23–22
February: 8–6 (Home: 5–2; Road: 3–4)
Game
Date
Time
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Attendance
Record
46
February 2
L.A. Clippers
L 82–90
Luol Deng (18)
Tyrus Thomas (9)
Derrick Rose (4)
United Center
19,335
23–23
47
February 3
@ Philadelphia
L 103–106
Derrick Rose (30)
Luol Deng (11)
Derrick Rose (9)
Wachovia Center
13,295
23–24
48
February 5
@ Atlanta
L 81–91
Luol Deng (20)
Kirk Hinrich (9)
Derrick Rose (6)
Philips Arena
18,729
23–25
49
February 6
Miami
W 95–91
Luol Deng (25)
Brad Miller (8)
John Salmons (5)
United Center
22,352
24–25
50
February 9
@ Indiana
W 109–101
Luol Deng (23)
Luol Deng (11)
Derrick Rose (7)
Conseco Fieldhouse
12,945
25–25
51
February 10
Orlando
L 87–107
Luol Deng (23)
Luol Deng (7)
Kirk Hinrich , Tyrus Thomas (4)
United Center
21,566
25–26
52
February 16
New York
W 118–85
Derrick Rose (29)
Taj Gibson (10)
Kirk Hinrich , Derrick Rose , John Salmons (6)
United Center
20,989
26–26
53
February 17
@ New York
W 115–109
Derrick Rose (27)
Taj Gibson (16)
Derrick Rose (6)
Madison Square Garden
19,763
27–26
54
February 19
@ Minnesota
W 100–94
Kirk Hinrich (20)
Brad Miller (10)
Kirk Hinrich , Derrick Rose (5)
Target Center
18,183
28–26
55
February 20
Philadelphia
W 122–90
Taj Gibson (20)
Taj Gibson (13)
Derrick Rose (6)
United Center
22,147
29–26
56
February 22
@ Washington
L 95–101
Derrick Rose (22)
Taj Gibson (8)
Derrick Rose (6)
Verizon Center
14,113
29-27
57
February 24
Indiana
W 120–110
Luol Deng (31)
Taj Gibson (11)
Derrick Rose (8)
United Center
20,363
30-27
58
February 26
Portland
W 115–111 (OT)
Derrick Rose (33)
Joakim Noah (11)
Derrick Rose , Kirk Hinrich , Joakim Noah (4)
United Center
21,508
31-27
59
February 27
@ Indiana
L 90–100
Derrick Rose (27)
Luol Deng (18)
Derrick Rose (4)
Conseco Fieldhouse
18,165
31-28
March: 4–11 (Home: 2–7; Road: 2–4)
Game
Date
Time
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Attendance
Record
60
March 1
Atlanta
L 92–116
Derrick Rose (24)
Taj Gibson (13)
Kirk Hinrich (6)
United Center
19,011
31-29
61
March 4
Memphis
L 96–105
Luol Deng (23)
Brad Miller (7)
Kirk Hinrich (4)
United Center
19,187
31-30
62
March 6
Dallas
L 116–122
Derrick Rose (34)
Taj Gibson (11)
Derrick Rose (8)
United Center
21,737
31-31
63
March 9
Utah
L 108–132
Derrick Rose (25)
Kirk Hinrich , Hakim Warrick (5)
Derrick Rose (13)
United Center
18,451
31-32
64
March 11
@ Orlando
L 82–111
James Johnson (13)
Taj Gibson (9)
Kirk Hinrich (6)
Amway Arena
17,461
31-33
65
March 12
@ Miami
L 95–108
James Johnson , Jannero Pargo (20)
Brad Miller (11)
Kirk Hinrich (6)
AmericanAirlines Arena
19,600
31-34
66
March 16
@ Memphis
L 97–104
Ronald Murray (25)
Brad Miller (11)
Jannero Pargo (8)
FedEx Forum
15,413
31-35
67
March 17
@ Dallas
L 106–113
Acie Law (22)
Chris Richard (9)
Brad Miller , Jannero Pargo (4)
American Airlines Center
20,406
31-36
68
March 19
Cleveland
L 85–92
Taj Gibson (20)
Taj Gibson (13)
Kirk Hinrich (11)
United Center
23,129
31-37
69
March 20
@ Philadelphia
W 98–84
Derrick Rose (23)
Taj Gibson (7)
Kirk Hinrich (11)
Wachovia Center
16,098
32-37
70
March 22
Houston
W 98–88
Derrick Rose (27)
Brad Miller , Taj Gibson (12)
Derrick Rose (8)
United Center
19,834
33-37
71
March 25
Miami
L 74–103
Hakim Warrick (14)
Taj Gibson (10)
Derrick Rose (5)
United Center
21,592
33-38
72
March 27
New Jersey
W 106–83
Jannero Pargo (27)
Taj Gibson (13)
Derrick Rose (9)
United Center
20,592
34-38
73
March 28
@ Detroit
W 110–103
Ronald Murray (23)
Taj Gibson (10)
Derrick Rose (9)
Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076
35-38
74
March 30
Phoenix
L 105–111
Ronald Murray , Derrick Rose (23)
Joakim Noah , Taj Gibson (10)
Derrick Rose (10)
United Center
21,169
35-39
April: 6–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 3–1)
Game
Date
Time
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Attendance
Record
75
April 2
@ Washington
W 95–87
Derrick Rose (24)
Taj Gibson (16)
Derrick Rose , Kirk Hinrich (5)
Verizon Center
18,002
36-39
76
April 3
Charlotte
W 96–88
Derrick Rose (26)
Joakim Noah (16)
Brad Miller (5)
United Center
20,996
37-39
77
April 6
Milwaukee
L 74–79
Luol Deng (16)
Joakim Noah (11)
Derrick Rose (11)
United Center
20,268
37-40
78
April 8
Cleveland
W 109–108
Derrick Rose (24)
Joakim Noah (15)
Derrick Rose (10)
United Center
21,707
38-40
79
April 9
@ New Jersey
L 116–127
Brad Miller (27)
Brad Miller (10)
Kirk Hinrich (9)
Izod Center
15,909
38-41
80
April 11
@ Toronto
W 104–88
Derrick Rose (26)
Joakim Noah (19)
Derrick Rose , Joakim Noah (7)
Air Canada Centre
19,515
39-41
81
April 13
Boston
W 101–93
Derrick Rose (39)
Joakim Noah (16)
Derrick Rose (7)
United Center
20,649
40-41
82
April 14
@ Charlotte
W 98–89
Derrick Rose (27)
Joakim Noah , Taj Gibson (13)
Derrick Rose (5)
Time Warner Cable Arena
17,439
41-41
2009–10 season schedule
Playoffs
The Bulls managed to clinch the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference over the Toronto Raptors near the final day of the regular season. This marked the fifth time in six years Chicago has made the playoffs. With the lowest seed they faced the number one ranked Cleveland Cavaliers . Poised to win a championship LeBron James and the Cavs defeated the Bulls 4 games to 1 with the over-matched Bulls making a valiant effort in game 5, losing 96-94.
Game log
2010 playoff game log Total: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
First Round: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
Game
Date
Time
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location
Attendance
Series
1
April 17
@ Cleveland
L 83–96
Derrick Rose (28)
Kirk Hinrich , Joakim Noah (8)
Derrick Rose (10)
Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
0-1
2
April 19
@ Cleveland
L 102–112
Joakim Noah (25)
Joakim Noah (13)
Derrick Rose (8)
Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
0-2
3
April 22
Cleveland
W 108–106
Derrick Rose (31)
Joakim Noah (15)
Derrick Rose (7)
United Center
22,991
1-2
4
April 25
Cleveland
L 98–121
Joakim Noah, Derrick Rose (21)
Joakim Noah (20)
Derrick Rose (5)
United Center
22,991
1-3
5
April 27
@ Cleveland
L 94–96
Derrick Rose (31)
Taj Gibson (11)
Derrick Rose (6)
Quicken Loans Arena
20,562
1-4
2010 playoff schedule
Player statistics
Season
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Joe Alexander 1
8
0
3.6
.167
.000
.667
.6
.3
.1
.1
.5
Devin Brown 1
11
0
8.5
.222
.235
.000
1.4
.6
.3
.1
1.8
Luol Deng
70
69
37.9
.466
.386
.764
7.3
2.0
.9
.9
17.6
Taj Gibson
82
70
26.9
.494
0.0
.646
7.5
0.9
0.6
1.3
9.0
Kirk Hinrich
74
53
33.5
.409
.371
.752
3.5
4.5
1.2
.3
10.9
James Johnson
65
11
11.6
.452
.326
.729
2.0
.7
.3
.7
3.9
Acie Law 1
12
1
11.3
.467
.333
.741
1.2
1.3
.3
.0
5.5
Brad Miller
82
37
23.8
.430
.280
.827
4.9
1.9
.5
.4
8.8
Ronald Murray 1
29
1
23.4
.397
.311
.762
2.9
1.8
.6
.1
10.1
Joakim Noah
64
54
30.1
.504
.000
.744
11.0
2.1
.5
1.6
10.7
Jannero Pargo
63
5
13.2
.346
.275
.933
1.2
1.4
.5
.0
5.5
Chris Richard
18
0
12.4
.517
.000
.636
3.3
.4
.4
.2
2.1
Derrick Rose
78
78
36.8
.489
.267
.766
3.8
6.0
.7
.4
20.8
Hakim Warrick 1
28
0
19.0
.483
.000
.755
3.6
.6
.2
.3
8.7
1 Stats with the Bulls.
Playoffs
Awards, records and milestones
Awards
Week/Month
Joakim Noah was named the Bulls CDW/HP Solutions Player of the Month for November.[ 7]
Derrick Rose was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of December 28.[ 8]
Derrick Rose was named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for April. During this month, he averaged 25.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 7 assists.[ 9]
All-Star
Derrick Rose selected to Eastern Conference All-Star Team as a reserve.
Season
Records
Milestones
First team to win five consecutive games over opponents over .500 on the road
Injuries and surgeries
On September 29, Aaron Gray suffered a stress fracture of his left fibula. This was determined after he developed a lower leg pain the week of September 26 and he was projected to miss six-eight weeks.[ 11] [ 12] On November 16, Gray, still out because of the stress fracture, was admitted to the hospital because of fluid build-up in his right knee.[ 13] Gray returned to the line-up to make his season début November 26 against the Utah Jazz .[ 14]
On November 6, Tyrus Thomas fractured his left radius during a weight training session. He underwent surgery on November 7 and is projected to miss four to six weeks of the season.[ 12] [ 15]
On November 25, Kirk Hinrich sprained his left thumb during practice. Though initially feared to be a similar injury the previous season where he tore the ligaments of his right thumb, an MRI and subsequent examinations confirmed it to only be a sprain and he will only miss one to two weeks.[ 16] [ 17]
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References
^ "Bulls name Forman GM" . 2009-05-20. Archived from the original on 22 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-23 .
^ "Forman wants to re-sign Gordon" . ESPNChicago.com. 2009-05-22. Retrieved 2009-05-23 .
^ http://www.nba.com/2009/news/features/david_aldridge/07/01/pistons.signings/index.html
^ "Bulls add G Pargo with 1-year deal" . ESPNChicago.com. 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2009-07-14 .
^ Stein, Marc (2009-07-14). "Chicago Bulls re-sign veteran guard Lindsey Hunter" . ESPNChicago.com. Retrieved 2009-07-14 .
^ [1] [dead link ]
^ "Noah named CDW/HP Solutions Player of the Month" . Bulls.com . December 2, 2009. Archived from the original on 10 December 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2009 .
^ http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/63811/20100104/rose_durant_named_players_of_the_week/
^ "Bulls' Rose, OKC's Durant named Players of Month for April" . NBA.com . April 16, 2010. Archived from the original on 22 April 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2010 .
^ "Evans, Jennings, Curry unanimous All-Rookie team picks" . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. April 30, 2010. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2010 .
^ K.C. Johnson (September 29, 2009). "Stress fracture sidelines Bulls' Gray" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved November 21, 2009 .
^ a b Bulls.com (November 16, 2009). "Athletico Injury Report" . Bulls.com . Archived from the original on November 21, 2009.
^ John Jackson (November 18, 2009). "Bulls notes" . Chicago Sun-Times . Archived from the original on 20 November 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2009 .
^ John Jackson (November 28, 2009). "Blown-away Bulls lineup limps back home" . Chicago Sun-Times . Archived from the original on 1 December 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2009 .
^ "Tyrus Thomas out 4-6 weeks with broken arm" . Bulls.com . November 6, 2009. Archived from the original on 9 November 2009. Retrieved November 20, 2009 .
^ Nick Friedell (November 29, 2009). "Bulls' Hinrich doubtful against Bucks" . ESPNChicago.com . Retrieved December 1, 2009 .
^ "Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich expected to miss 1-2 weeks" . Bulls.com . November 30, 2009. Archived from the original on 1 December 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2009 .
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