CHICAGO BULLS (7-20) @ MILWAUKEE BUCKS (15-11) Game 28, Road Game 15 Friday, Dec. 15, 2017 7:00 PM CT BMO Harris Bradley Center NBC Sports Chicago / WLS-AM 890 PROB-A-BULL STARTERS Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Player Updates G 45 DENZEL VALENTINE 6-6 210 2017-18: 9.3 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 2.9 apg, 0.78 spg, 29.0 mpg,.377 FG%,.387 3FG%,.727 FT% Career vs. MIL: 4 games, 4.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.5 apg, 16.7 mpg,.250 FG%,.200 3FG%, 1.000 FT% Note: Set career highs with 13 rebounds and seven assists vs. MIA (11/26) F 24 LAURI MARKKANEN 7-0 227 2017-18: 14.7 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 1.3 apg, 0.52 spg, 0.60 bpg, 30.7 mpg,.401 FG%,.335 3FG%,.839 FT% Career vs. MIL: N/A Note: Led Bulls in scoring (24) and rebounding (12) at CHA on 12/8 C 42 ROBIN LOPEZ 7-0 282 2017-18: 13.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.1 apg, 0.89 bpg, 30.5 mpg,.519 FG%,.286 3FG%,.755 FT% Career vs. MIL: 18 games, 8.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 0.9 apg, 1.00 bpg, 21.0 mpg,.545 FG%,.917 FT% Note: Notched his third double-double of the year at CHA (12/8) with 19 points and 10 boards G 7 JUSTIN HOLIDAY 6-6 185 2017-18: 13.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.31 spg, 0.65 bpg, 33.5 mpg,.366 FG%,.348 3FG%,.773 FT% Career vs. MIL: 8 games, 3.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 1.3 apg, 0.63 spg, 10.8 mpg,.409 FG%,.300 3FG%,.750 FT% Note: Finished with a team-high 25 points and set a career high with six 3-pointers vs. PHX (11/28) G 32 KRIS DUNN 6-4 208 2017-18: 12.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 5.1 apg, 2.00 spg, 28.3 mpg,.428 FG%,.370 3FG%,.625 FT% Career vs. MIL: 2 games, 2.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 3.5 apg, 0.50 spg, 16.6 mpg,.143 FG%, 1.000 FT% Note: Set a career-long double-digit scoring streak of six games from 12/4 to 12/13 2017-18 TRANSACTIONS Traded Jimmy Butler and the No. 16 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft (Justin Patton) to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Kris Dunn, Zach LaVine and the No. 7 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft (Lauri Markkanen) (6/22)... Signed Lauri Markkanen (7/5)... Re-signed Cristiano Felίcio (7/6)... Signed Justin Holiday (7/10)... Signed Antonio Blakeney to a two-way contract (7/14) Claimed David Nwaba off waivers (7/14) Signed Ryan Arcidiacono to a two-way contract (8/1) Acquired Quincy Pondexter, a 2018 second-round pick and cash considerations from the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for the draft rights to Ater Majok and cash considerations (9/1) Signed Diamond Stone (9/13) Signed Jarell Eddie and Jaylen Johnson (9/25) Re-signed Nikola Mirotić (9/25) Waived Dwyane Wade (9/25) Signed Bronson Koenig (9/28)... Waived Johnson and Koenig (10/13)... Waived Eddie and Stone (10/16)... Claimed Kay Felder off waivers (10/16). PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: Ryan Arcidiacono: ar-chee-dee-ack-uh-no, Antonio Blakeney: blake-knee, Cristiano Felicio: cree-stee-yahn-oh, Jerian Grant: JARE-in, Zach LaVine: luh-veen, Lauri Markkanen: LAU-ree MARK-a-nin, Nikola Mirotić: KNEE-coal-ah MIR-oh-tich, David Nwaba: NWAH-buh. NEXT FIVE GAMES: DATE GAME OPPONENT SITE TIME (CT) TV RADIO 12/18 29 PHILADELPHIA United Center 7:00 p.m. NBCSCH WLS-AM 890 / Univision Deportes Radio 12/20 30 ORLANDO United Center 7:00 p.m. NBCSCH WLS-AM 890 / Univision Deportes Radio 12/21 31 @ Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena 6:00 p.m. WGN-TV WLS-AM 890 12/23 32 @ Boston TD Garden 7:30 p.m. NBCSCH WLS-AM 890 12/26 33 @ Milwaukee BMO Harris Bradley Center 7:00 p.m. NBCSCH WLS-AM 890 2017-18 RECORD HOME ROAD OT OVERALL 7-20 5-8 2-12 0-1 EASTERN 6-8 4-3 2-5 --- WESTERN 1-12 1-5 0-7 0-1 Athletico Injury Update: Zach LaVine (left ACL) and Cameron Payne (right foot) are OUT Lauri Markkanen (back spasms) is QUESTIONABLE. REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE/RESULTS: OCTOBER (1-4) 19 @ Toronto - L, 100-117 21 vs. SAN ANTONIO - L, 77-87 24 @ Cleveland - L, 112-119 26 vs. ATLANTA - W, 91-86 28 vs. OKLAHOMA CITY - L, 69-101 NOVEMBER (2-13) 1 @ Miami - L, 91-97 3 @ Orlando - W, 105-83 4 vs. NEW ORLEANS - L, 90-96 (OT) 7 @ Toronto - L, 114-119 10 vs. INDIANA - L, 87-105 11 @ San Antonio - L, 94-133 15 @ Oklahoma City - L, 79-92 17 vs. CHARLOTTE - W, 123-120 19 @ Phoenix - L, 105-113 21 @ L.A. Lakers - L, 94-103 22 @ Utah - L, 80-110 24 @ Golden State - L, 94-143 26 vs. MIAMI - L, 93-100 28 vs. PHOENIX - L, 99-104 30 @ Denver - L, 110-111 DECEMBER (4-3) 1 vs. SACRAMENTO - L, 106-107 4 vs. CLEVELAND - L, 91-113 6 @ Indiana - L, 96-98 8 @ Charlotte - W, 119-111 (OT) 9 vs. NEW YORK - W, 104-102 11 vs. BOSTON - W, 108-85 13 vs. UTAH - W, 103-100 15 @ Milwaukee, 7 p.m. 18 vs. PHILADELPHIA, 7 p.m. 20 vs. ORLANDO, 7 p.m. 21 @ Cleveland, 6 p.m. 23 @ Boston, 6:30 p.m. 26 @ Milwaukee, 7 p.m. 27 vs. NEW YORK, 7 p.m. 29 vs. INDIANA, 7 p.m. 31 @ Washington, 2:30 p.m. JANUARY (0-0) 1 vs. PORTLAND, 7 p.m. 3 vs. TORONTO, 7 p.m. 5 @ Dallas, 7:30 p.m. 6 @ Indiana, 6 p.m. 8 vs. HOUSTON, 7 p.m. 10 @ New York, 6:30 p.m. 13 vs. DETROIT, 7 p.m. 15 vs. MIAMI, 2:30 p.m. 17 vs. GOLDEN STATE, 7 p.m. 20 @ Atlanta, 4 p.m. 22 @ New Orleans, 7 p.m. 24 @ Philadelphia, 6 p.m. 26 vs. L.A. LAKERS, 7 p.m. 28 vs. MILWAUKEE, 2:30 p.m. 31 @ Portland, 9 p.m. FEBRUARY (0-0) 3 @ L.A. Clippers, 2:30 p.m. 5 @ Sacramento, 9 p.m. 9 vs. MINNESOTA, 7 p.m. 10 vs. WASHINGTON, 7 p.m. 12 vs. ORLANDO, 7 p.m. 14 vs. TORONTO, 7 p.m. 22 vs. PHILADELPHIA, 7 p.m. 24 @ Minnesota, 8 p.m. 26 @ Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. 27 @ Charlotte, 6 p.m. MARCH (0-0) 2 vs. DALLAS, 7 p.m. 5 vs. BOSTON, 7 p.m. 7 vs. MEMPHIS, 7 p.m. 9 @ Detroit, 6 p.m. 11 @ Atlanta, 2:30 p.m. 13 vs. L.A. CLIPPERS, 7 p.m. 15 @ Memphis, 7 p.m. 17 vs. CLEVELAND, 7 p.m. 19 @ New York, 6:30 p.m. 21 vs. DENVER, 7 p.m. 23 vs. MILWAUKEE, 7 p.m. 24 @ Detroit, 6 p.m. 27 @ Houston, 7 p.m. 29 @ Miami, 6:30 p.m. 30 @ Orlando, 6 p.m. APRIL (0-0) 1 vs. WASHINGTON, 2:30 p.m. 3 vs. CHARLOTTE, 7 p.m. 6 @ Boston, 6:30 p.m. 7 vs. BROOKLYN, 7 p.m. 9 @ Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. 11 vs. DETROIT, 7 p.m. All times Central
2017-18 2017-18 CHI STAT MIL 97.6 PPG 104.0 105.7 OPP PPG 104.2.425 FG%.480.464 OPP FG%.465.344 3FG%.362.368 OPP 3FG%.402.735 FT%.755 44.6 RPG 38.2 46.1 OPP RPG 42.4 22.2 APG 22.2 6.93 SPG 8.62 14.0 TO 13.4 13.0 OPP TO 16.5 3.63 BLK 5.42 TONIGHT S OPPONENT MILWAUKEE BUCKS (15-11) BULLS VS. BUCKS THIS SEASON Dec. 15 @ Milwaukee Dec. 26 @ Milwaukee Jan. 28 @ Chicago March 23 @ Chicago BULLS/BUCKS STREAKS CURRENT STREAK... 1 Win HOME STREAK......2 Losses ROAD STREAK... 1 Win SERIES NOTES Chicago prevailed in the series finale last season the Bulls shot 54.1 percent from the field (46-of-85) Chicago hit 10 3-pointers against Milwaukee, led by six from Nikola Mirotić all five starters scored in double digits, led by Mirotić s 28 points, which tied his season high Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 22 points while Greg Monroe contributed 16 off the bench Milwaukee handily won the third game of the series, holding Chicago to under 100 points for the third straight game the Bucks shot 56.6% from the field (43-of-76) compared to the Bulls 39.8 shooting percentage (33-of-83) Milwaukee dominated the paint, outscoring Chicago 58-28 the Bucks maintained control throughout the second meeting, holding the Bulls to a seasonlow 69 points Chicago shot only 30.4% from the field the Bulls dropped the first game of the series in Milwaukee the Bucks largest lead was 27 points and the Bulls never led in the game two Bulls scored over 20 points (Butler-21 and Wade-20), as did two Bucks (Antetokounmpo-30 and Parker-28) Chicago won the 2015-16 season series, 3-1 Chicago is 11-5 in its last 16 contests at the BMO Harris Bradley Center as recently as the 2006-07 season, the all-time series was tied 98-98; since then, the Bulls have gone 27-13 versus the Bucks the Bulls are 5-8 (.385) all-time in overtime contests versus Milwaukee. Breakdown Overall Home Road Neutral All-Time Record 129-111 (.537) 77-42 (.647) 51-68 (.428) 1-1 (.500) 2016-17 SERIES (1-3) Date Site Res CHI MIL CHI Hi-Scorer CHI Hi-Rebound MIL Hi-Scorer MIL Hi-Rebound 12/15 MIL L 97 108 Butler-21 Lopez/Portis/Felicio-6 Antetokounmpo-30 Antetokounmpo-14 12/16 CHI L 69 95 Wade-12 Portis-8 Antetokounmpo-22 Monroe-12 12/31 CHI L 96 116 Butler-26 Lopez-10 Antetokounmpo-35 Monroe-12 03/26 MIL W 109 94 Mirotić-28 Rondo-9 Antetokounmpo-22 Antetokounmpo-8 2017-18 2017-18 CHI STAT PHI 97.6 PPG 108.6 105.7 OPP PPG 108.9.425 FG%.458.464 OPP FG%.443.344 3FG%.358.368 OPP 3FG%.344.735 FT%.749 44.6 RPG 48.8 46.1 OPP RPG 42.5 22.2 APG 26.1 6.93 SPG 8.07 14.0 TO 17.8 13.0 OPP TO 14.3 3.63 BLK 4.96 the Bulls are 4-9 vs. the Sixers in overtime, most recently on Jan. 14, 2016. NEXT OPPONENT PHILADELPHIA 76ERS (14-13) BULLS VS. 76ERS THIS SEASON Dec. 18 @ Chicago Jan. 24 @ Philadelphia Feb. 22 @ Chicago BULLS/76ERS STREAKS CURRENT STREAK... 1 Win HOME STREAK......1 Loss ROAD STREAK... 7 Wins SERIES NOTES Chicago won the final game of last season s series five Bulls players scored in double digits the 76ers only shot 36.3 percent from the field (33-of-91) and 21.2 percent from three (7-of-33) Chicago was 16-of-17 from the free throw line (.941) the Bulls 12-game winning streak over the 76ers was snapped on March 24 despite 36 points (16-21 FT) from Jimmy Butler, the Bulls could not overcome Philadelphia s 55.4 percent shooting effort Dario Saric logged 32 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Sixers attack in the second game of this season s series Jimmy Butler scored 12 of his 28 points from the foul line Chicago also received help from Robin Lopez s 21 points, and 49 bench points the Bulls outscored the Sixers at the charity stripe 23-10 the Bulls won the first game of this season s series by coming out of the gate strong, outscoring the 76ers 23-19 in the first quarter and 33-17 in the third quarter the Sixers bench outscored the Bulls 47-25 Chicago s 45-point win on Dec. 21, 2010, was the largest margin of victory in team history against the 76ers Breakdown Overall Home Road Neutral All-Time Record 104-117 (.471) 61-48 (.560) 41-65 (.387) 2-4 (.333) 2016-17 SERIES (2-0) Date Site Res CHI PHI CHI Hi-Scorer CHI Hi-Rebound PHI Hi-Scorer PHI Hi-Rebound 11/25 PHI W 105 89 Butler/Wade-26 Rondo-8 Ilyasova-14 Ilyasova/Saric-7 01/29 CHI W 121 108 Butler-28 Lopez-9 Ilyasova-31 Covington-12 03/24 CHI L 107 117 Butler-36 Portis-11 Saric-32 Saric-10 04/06 PHI W 102 90 Mirotić-22 Portis-11 Luwawu-Cabarrot-18 Saric/Holmes-10
NOTE-A-BULLS Chicago earned its fourth-consecutive victory on Wednesday versus Utah, 103-100. The Bulls defeated Charlotte in overtime on Dec. 8, New York on Dec. 9 and Boston on Dec. 11. All five of Chicago s starters scored in double figures on Wednesday, marking the fourth time this season the starters have all tallied 10-plus points. The Bulls held an advantage over the Jazz in both fast-break and secondchance scoring. Chicago led 15-13 on the break and 12-7 in secondchance opportunities, marking the fourth time in the last seven games the Bulls have led its opponent in both categories. Against the Jazz, the Bulls tied a season-low nine turnovers for the fourth time this season, all of which come in the last nine games. When turning the ball over less than 10 times, Chicago s record is 2-2. Monday s 23-point win marks Chicago s largest margin of victory this season. The Bulls led by as much as 30 in the contest, which was its largest lead in any game of the year. In Chicago s win on Monday, the Bulls, who entered with a 5 20 record (.200), routed the Celtics, who were 23 5 (.821), by a score of 108 85. Chicago s 23-point margin of victory was the largest in NBA history by a May 31 June 11 NBA Finals 2018 begin NBA Draft Early Entry Entrant Withdrawal Deadline (5 p.m. ET) team that had won no more than 20 percent of its games to that point over June 17 NBA Finals latest possible date an opponent that had won at least 80 percent of its games (min. 20 games June 21 NBA Draft 2018 played for each team.) The previous largest win in such a matchup was by 17 points, when the 12 51 Lakers defeated the 55 5 Warriors by a score of 112 95 on March 6, 2016. (Elias) The Bulls matched a season high with seven blocks against the Knicks. Chicago also swatted seven shots Friday at Charlotte. Chicago made a season-high 48 field goals en route to 119 points against the Hornets on Dec. 8. It was the Bulls second-highest scoring total this season, with the highest (123) also coming in a win over Charlotte on Dec. 17. Chicago controlled the glass with a season-best 50 defensive rebounds at Charlotte on Dec. 8. The Bulls outrebounded the Hornets, 56-50. Chicago scored 39 points in the first quarter on Nov. 30 at Denver, marking the most points scored in an opening quarter since Jan. 17, 2012. The first quarter showing helped the Bulls match its highest scoring first half of the season with 68 points. On Wednesday vs. Utah, Nikola Mirotić had a season-high 29 points on 11-of-18 shooting, including 3-of-5 from 3-point range, and a team-high nine rebounds. Mirotić has led the Bulls in scoring in three-straight games and is averaging 19.5 ppg in four games on the year. After David Nwaba recorded plus-minus team highs with a plus-15 in Wednesday s win against Utah and plus-30 in Monday s victory over Boston, the Bulls are now outscoring opponents by 5.4 points per 100 possessions for the season when he is on the court, compared to being outscored by 14.7 points per 100 possessions when Nwaba sits. The net on-off swing of +20.1 is the team s best. Bobby Portis scored a career-high 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting, including 3-of-3 from long range, on Monday vs. the Celtics. It was his third game with 20-plus points this season. David Nwaba tallied 13 points and grabbed six rebounds off the bench against Boston on Dec. 11. Nwaba went 7-of-8 from the charity stripe, matching his career high for free throws made, and recorded a plus-30. Kris Dunn is the youngest player to post at least 20 points, 10 assists and five rebounds in a game for the Bulls since Derrick Rose in 2011-12, as he totaled 20 points, 12 assists and six boards against Charlotte on Dec. 8. Dunn has set a career-long double-digit scoring streak of six games (12/4-13) after scoring 13 points against the Jazz on Wednesday. Dunn recorded four steals against the Jazz on Dec. 13. It was Dunn s 11 th game with at least three swipes, which is tied with Russell Westbrook for the second-highest total among NBA players. He also ranks fourth in the NBA with 2.00 steals per game. LAURI ON THE MARK Lauri Markkanen is making his presence felt this season among other members of his 2017 Draft class. Here s how he ranks in several categories among this season s rookies (same qualifiers as regular leaders): Category PPG RPG FG% 3P% FT% MPG Ranking 4th 2nd 7th 6th 2nd 3rd Average 14.7 8.1.401.335.829 30.7 RAINING THREES The Bulls have made 280 3-pointers through their first 27 games, which is the highest cumulative total through Chicago s first 27 games ever, passing the high mark also set by Fred Hoiberg s team in 2015-16. Rank Season 3PM through 26 Games 1 2017-18 280 2 2015-16 212 3 2014-15 210 4 2005-06 201 5 1996-97 174 2017-18 NBA KEY DATES Jan. 5 10-day contracts can now be signed Jan. 10 All contracts are guaranteed for remainder of the season Jan. 15 Last day to sign NBA Two-Way contracts Feb. 8 NBA Trade Deadline Feb. 16-18 NBA All-Star 2018 (Los Angeles, CA) March 1 Playoff Eligibility Waiver Deadline April 11-14 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament (Portsmouth, Va.) April 11 Regular season ends April 13 Rosters set for NBA Playoffs 2018 (3 p.m. ET) April 14 NBA Playoffs 2018 begin April 22 NBA Draft Early Entry Eligibility Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET) Apr 30/May 1 Conference Semifinals begin May 15 NBA Draft Lottery (Chicago) May 15-16 Conference Finals begin (possible move-up to May 14 or 15) May 16-20 NBA Draft Combine (Chicago)
GETTING IT DUNN Second-year player Kris Dunn has made large strides at the start of this season compared to how he started his rookie season. The 5 th - overall selection in the 2016 NBA Draft has improved his stats in scoring, shooting, assisting and rebounding: Through Player s 23 Games Season GS PPG FG% 3P% RPG APG 2016-17 5 4.2.393.400 2.1 2.9 2017-18 14 12.7.428.370 5.0 5.1 AGE AND EXPERIENCE The Bulls have emphasized a new direction for the franchise by creating a roster of young players to develop, along with collecting future assets. Chicago joins Portland as the only team to enter the season without a player who has reached his 30 th birthday. Here are some other notes about where the Bulls roster ranked in age compared to the rest of the league at the start of 2017-18: The Bulls had the youngest raw average age in the league at 24.50, which narrowly edged Phoenix s 24.52. League-wide, the average team age is 26.4. Ten of Chicago s 17 roster players had yet to turn 24 years old, which led the league. Thirteen of Chicago s 17 players had yet to turn 26, which also led the league. WIN SOME, LOSE SOME Here is a breakdown of Chicago s averages in its wins compared to its losses. PPG Opp PPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG IN WINS (7) 107.6 98.1.467.380.738 47.6 23.4 7.57 4.14 IN LOSSES (20) 94.1 108.4.410.333.732 43.5 21.8 6.75 3.45 BACK-TO-BACKS This season, Chicago will play 28 games as part of 14 back-to-back sets. FIRST GAME PPG (Total pts) FG% (FG-FGA) SECOND GAME PPG (Total pts) FG-FGA BULLS 2-3 103.0 (515).453 (205-453) 1-4 94.8 (474).432 (188-435) OPPONENTS 3-2 102.6 (513).433 (192-443) 4-1 109.6 (548).493 (214-434) 4 FIRST GAME SECOND GAME DATE/OPPONENT SCORE DATE/OPPONENT SCORE 11/3 at Orlando W, 105-83 11/4 vs. New Orleans L, 90-96 (OT) 11/10 vs. Indiana L, 87-105 11/11 at San Antonio L, 94-133 11/21 at L.A. Lakers L, 94-103 11/22 at Utah L, 80-110 11/30 at Denver L, 110-111 12/1 vs. Sacramento L, 106-107 12/8 at Charlotte W, 119-111 (OT) 12/9 vs. New York W, 104-102 12/20 vs. Orlando 12/21 at Cleveland 12/26 at Milwaukee 12/27 vs. New York 12/31 at Washington 1/1 vs. Portland 1/5 at Dallas 1/6 at Indiana 2/9 vs. Minnesota 2/10 vs. Washington 2/26 at Brooklyn 2/27 at Charlotte 3/23 vs. Milwaukee 3/24 at Detroit 3/29 at Miami 3/30 at Orlando 4/6 at Boston 4/7 vs. Brooklyn BENCH SCORING BULLS OPPONENT Season Average 37.3 40.0 Team High 58 at TOR, 11/7 67 at SAS, 11/11 Team Low 17 vs. SAS, 10/21 19 at IND, 12/6 Player High 24 Jerian Grant, vs. MIA 11/26 37 Will Barton, @ DEN 11/30 OFF-THE-COURT NOTES CHICAGO BULLS TICKETS ON SALE Tickets for Chicago Bulls 2017-18 home games are on sale now at Bulls.com, 1-800-4NBA-TIX, the United Center and Ticketmaster. Group tickets are available now by calling the Bulls at 312-455-4000. KEEPING UP WITH THE BULLS Official Website Bulls.com Official Game Day page Bulls.com/gameday Facebook facebook.com/chicagobulls Twitter twitter.com/chicagobulls Instagram instagram.com/chicagobulls Snapchat chicagobulls YouTube youtube.com/chicagobullsofficial The Bulls tipped off the Season of Giving in November, bringing players, coaches, front office staff, and corporate partners into the city to give back for the holidays. With the help of hundreds of volunteers, the Bulls Community Relations Department will host nearly 40 events and activations by the end of December across Chicago. During the Season of Giving alone, the Bulls will also donate hundreds of autographed items and memorabilia to community partners, impacting the lives of roughly 80,000 Chicagoans. The Season of Giving includes a wide array of events, including both partner-run initiatives like the Thanksgiving Dinner at Pacific Garden Mission with ZTE and long-time team outings like the Chicago Housing Authority holiday party, which focus on helping deserving people around the city have a memorable holiday.
HEAD COACH FRED HOIBERG Named the 19 th head coach in Bulls history on June 2, 2015 the fourth Bulls head coach to post a winning record in his inaugural season with the team (42-40) the only current head coach in the NBA who played in the league, worked in the front office of an NBA team and was also the head coach of a Division I program in the 2017 postseason, Hoiberg became the fifth coach in NBA history to have his first two career playoff victories on the road (George Lee, Randy Pfund, Jeff Van Gundy, Randy Wittman) additionally, the Hoiberg-coached squad was the first eight seed to start 2-0 against a one seed since the 1993 Lakers, and it marked the first time the Bulls won the first two games of a series on the road since 1993 against the Suns prior to Chicago, he served as Head Coach at his alma mater, Iowa State during five seasons at the helm of the Cyclones, his teams were nationally ranked on a perennial basis, as they posted a record of 115-56 (.673), highlighted by four consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament (2012-15) and two Big 12 Conference Tournament Championships (2014, 2015) he was named Big 12 Co- Coach of the Year in 2012 prior to his term with the Cyclones, worked four seasons in the front office of the Timberwolves as an executive with Minnesota, served as the team s VP of Basketball Operations (2009-10) following three seasons as the team s Ast. GM (2006-09) in 10 seasons in the NBA, he played for the Indiana Pacers (1995-99), Chicago Bulls (1999-2003) and the Minnesota Timberwolves (2003-05) originally selected by Indiana 52 nd overall in the 1995 NBA Draft, Hoiberg played in 541 regular season games, where he posted 5.4 ppg, 2.7 rpg and 1.6 rpg in 18.4 mpg he was a member of three playoff teams and appeared in 24 playoff contests while with Minnesota in 2004-05, he led the NBA in 3-point field goal percentage (.483) he had his No. 32 retired by Iowa State in 1997 was inducted into the Iowa State Letterwinners Hall of Fame in 2005 in 2008, he was honored as part of the program s All-Century Team inducted into the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame in 2016. PLAYER NOTES 15 RYAN ARCIDIACONO (2-Way) G 6-3 208 3/26/94 VILLANOVA / USA ROOKIE 2017-18 NBA Averages: 1.0 apg, 5.3 mpg,.000 FG%,.000 3FG% Notes: Dished 1 assist in NBA debut on 10/19 at TOR. 12/08 (G) vs. Rio Grande 39:17 4-8 2-4 0-0 1-5-6 7 3 4 4 0 10 12/09 vs. NYK Inactive G League 12/11 vs. BOS Inactive G League 12/12 (G) @ Lakeland DND Illness 12/13 vs. UTA Inactive G League 9 ANTONIO BLAKENEY (2-Way) G 6-4 197 10/4/96 LOUISIANNA STATE / USA ROOKIE 2017-18 NBA Averages: 7.1 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.6 apg, 4.9 mpg,.364 FG%,.286 3PT%,.737 FT% Notes: Scored 15 points in the first half at LAL (11/21) posted career-high 16 points at OKC (11/15) scored 2 points in first career NBA action at TOR (10/19). 12/08 (G) vs. Rio Grande 36:59 11-26 4-12 5-5 2-5-7 4 3 1 5 0 31 12/09 vs. NYK Inactive G League 12/11 vs. BOS Inactive G League 12/12 (G) @ Lakeland 45:41 14-31 5-7 7-9 3-10-13 6 3 0 7 0 40 12/13 vs. UTA Inactive G League 32 KRIS DUNN G 6-4 208 3/18/94 PROVIDENCE / USA 2 ND SEASON 2017-18 Averages: 12.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 5.1 apg, 2.00 spg, 28.3 mpg,.428 FG%,.370 3FG%,.625 FT% Notes: Totaled double-digit points in a career-best six-straight games (12/4-12/13) Dished season-high 12 assists on 12/8 at CHA while also recording 20 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals led the team in scoring for the first time vs. CLE (12/4) with 15 points and also had a team-high 5 assists recorded career-best.818 (9-of-11) FG% (with at least 10 FGA) at DEN (11/30) recorded a career-best 24 points and seasonhigh 8 assists vs. PHX (11/28) swiped season-high 4 steals vs. PHX (11/28) and at TOR (11/7) tallied 22 points and 7 assists vs. CHA (11/17) posted 8 points, 3 assists and 3 steals in season debut vs. OKC (10/28) suffered left finger dislocation in preseason game vs. Milwaukee on 10/6 and missed the first four games of the regular season. 12/06 @ IND 34:08 8-14 1-1 1-3 1-5-6 6 4 1 4 1 18 12/08 @ CHA 41:15 8-24 0-2 4-6 0-6-6 12 5 3 1 0 20 12/09 vs. NYK 29:43 6-11 0-1 5-6 2-5-7 9 3 3 3 0 17 12/11 vs. BOS 24:56 6-14 0-4 0-0 1-3-4 3 3 0 1 1 12 12/13 vs. UTA 33:54 6-18 0-2 1-2 0-7-7 8 4 4 2 0 13
3 KAY FELDER G 5-9 176 3/29/95 OAKLAND / USA 2 ND SEASON 2017-18 Averages: 3.9 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 1.4 apg, 9.6 mpg,.303 FG%,.222 3FG%,.917 FT% Notes: Made season-high 4 FTs at TOR (11/7) scored season-high 13 points at CLE (10/25) dished career-high 6 assists in Bulls debut on 10/19 at TOR. 12/06 (G) vs. Maine 28:42 6-13 2-5 1-3 1-3-4 6 4 0 0 0 15 12.08 (G) vs. Rio Grande 39:43 9-16 2-7 6-7 0-5-5 3 2 1 6 0 26 12/09 vs. NYK Inactive 12/11 vs. BOS 3:29 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12/13 vs. UTA DNP-CD 6 CRISTIANO FELÍCIO F 6-10 280 7/7/92 FLAMENGO / BRAZIL 3 RD SEASON 2017-18 Averages: 4.0 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 0.6 apg, 14.8 mpg,.621 FG%,.591 FT% Notes: Scored season-high 12 points on 5-of-5 shooting vs. SAC (12/1) pulled down a season-high 8 defensive rebounds vs. OKC (10/28), matching the second-highest total of his career. 12/06 @ IND DNP CD 12/08 @ CHA DNP CD 12/09 vs. NYK DNP CD 12/11 vs. BOS 3:56 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-2-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 12/13 vs. UTA DNP-CD 2 JERIAN GRANT G 6-4 205 10/9/92 NOTRE DAME / USA 3 RD SEASON 2017-18 Averages: 8.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 5.0 apg, 0.85 spg, 23.6 mpg,.426 FG%,.323 3FG%,.754 FT% Notes: Dished out nine assists in back-to-back games vs. NYK (12/9) and BOS (12/11) scored a career-high 24 points vs. MIA (11/26) set a then-career high with 21 points at GSW (11/24) had season-high 3 steals at TOR (11/7) collected a career-high-tying 8 rebounds vs. NOP (11/4) has led the team in assists in 15 games this season scored double-digit points for three-straight games from 10/21 10/26, tying the second-longest streak of his career (4 4/6/16 to 4/12/16) recorded first double-double of the season and second of his career with 13 points and season-high 10 assists at CLE (10/24) posted season-high 13 points vs. SAS (10/21) and tied that on 11/4 vs. NOP. 12/06 @ IND 13:52 0-4 0-3 0-0 1-1-2 5 0 0 1 0 0 12/08 @ CHA 11:45 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 3 2 0 1 0 6 12/09 vs. NYK 18:17 2-5 0-2 2-5 0-2-2 9 2 2 0 0 6 12/11 vs. BOS 23:04 2-3 2-2 2-2 2-1-3 9 4 1 1 0 8 12/13 vs. UTA 14:06 3-7 1-2 0-0 0-0-0 2 1 1 0 0 7 7 JUSTIN HOLIDAY G 6-6 185 4/5/89 WASHINGTON / USA 5 TH SEASON 2017-18 Averages: 13.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.31 spg, 0.65 bpg, 33.5 mpg,.366 FG%,.348 3FG%,.773 FT% Notes: Streak of eight games with a blocked shot was the longest of his career (11/26-12/9) scored 25 points on a career-best six 3-pointers vs. PHX (11/28) matched a career high with 5 assists and set a season high with 3 blocks vs. PHX on 11/28 has made at least 2 3-pointers in 21 of 26 games this season and hit at least one triple in all 26 contests had second double-double this season with 10 pts/10 rbs at LAL (11/21) scored season-high 27 points vs. CHA (11/17) recorded a career-long streak of 15 games with at least 2 3PM (4/4 11/10/17) played career-high 43 minutes in OT game vs. NOP (11/4) career-long streak of 10 games with double-digit scoring ended on 10/28 vs. OKC earned first-career double-double with 13 pts/ career-high 10 reb against ATL (10/26). 12/06 @ IND 36:22 2-7 1-4 2-2 0-4-4 0 3 1 1 1 7 12/08 @ CHA 38:50 6-15 1-5 4-4 0-8-8 2 3 2 1 2 9 12/09 vs. NYK 29:19 3-9 1-5 0-0 1-2-3 1 3 1 3 1 7 12/11 vs. BOS 24:34 3-10 2-6 0-0 1-6-7 2 1 2 1 0 8 12/13 vs. UTA 23:41 3-7 1-2 5-8 0-4-4 0 2 2 0 0 12
8 ZACH LAVINE G 6-5 208 3/10/95 UCLA / USA 4 TH SEASON 2017-18 Averages: Notes: Out while rehabbing left ACL. 12/06 @ IND Inactive Left ACL 12/08 @ CHA Inactive Left ACL 12/09 vs. NYK Inactive Left ACL 12/11 vs. BOS Inactive Left ACL 12/13 vs. UTA Inactive Left ACL 42 ROBIN LOPEZ C 7-0 282 4/1/88 STANFORD / USA 10 th SEASON 2017-18 Averages: 2017-18: 13.3 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.1 apg, 0.89 bpg, 30.5 mpg,.519 FG%,.286 3FG%,.755 FT% Notes: Dished out a season-high 5 assists vs. UTA (12/13) collected his third double-double this season with 19 pts/10 reb at CHA (12/8) scored at least 10 points in 22 of 27 games this season made 10-of-11 shots en route to 20 points on 11/7 at TOR, which is the highest FG% of his career with at least 11 FGA (.909) posted a season-high 22 points at MIA (11/1) hit his first career 3-pointer on 10/21 vs. SAS in a 16- point effort, and also blocked 3 shots in the next game at CLE (10/24) made another 3-pointer, going 1-of-1 from behind the arc scored 18 points in the opener at TOR (10/19) the second-most he s scored in season opener in his career. 12/06 @ IND 33:49 7-11 0-0 2-2 3-2-5 1 0 0 2 1 16 12/08 @ CHA 42:48 9-15 0-0 1-2 2-8-10 1 6 0 4 1 19 12/09 vs. NYK 30:31 5-6 0-0 1-1 1-2-3 2 4 0 4 2 11 12/11 vs. BOS 24:11 3-7 0-0 1-2 2-2-4 2 2 0 2 0 7 12/13 vs. UTA 36:23 8-20 0-0 0-0 3-1-4 5 0 0 2 3 16 24 LAURI MARKKANEN F 7-0 227 5/22/97 ARIZONA / FINLAND ROOKIE 2017-18 Averages: 14.7 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 1.3 apg, 0.52 spg, 0.60 bpg, 30.7 mpg,.401 FG%,.335 3FG%,.839 FT% Notes: Pulled down a career-best 14 rebounds at LAL (11/21) recorded a career-high 26 pts and 13 reb at PHX (11/19) scored 25 points at MIA (11/1) set an NBA rookie record with 10 games in a row of at least 2 3PM to begin his career, and his 10-game streak of double-digit scoring was the longest of any Bulls rookie since Derrick Rose (11) became the second Bulls player with multiple double-doubles in first four career games in team history just the fifth player ever to average at least 15.0 ppg and 10.0 rpg over his first four games with the Bulls made 10 3PM out of 22 attempts (.455) through his three games, which is the fewest games taken for a player to reach 10 3PM (Elias)... posted a double-double (13 pts/12 rbs) in the second game of his career one of only two Bulls since 1983 to do so (Andres Nocioni and Luol Deng, 11/5/04)... is only the 13 th Bulls rookie to start for CHI in the team s season opener, and tied Andres Nocioni for the most points in such a debut (17); he also had 8 rebounds and 1 block has seven double-doubles this season. 12/06 @ IND 30:57 5-15 1-6 0-0 2-4-6 2 2 0 3 0 11 12/08 @ CHA 33:38 8-15 3-5 5-5 2-10-12 0 1 0 1 0 24 12/09 vs. NYK 29:50 7-14 1-5 0-0 0-8-8 0 1 0 1 2 15 12/11 vs. BOS DND Back spasms 12/13 vs. UTA DNP- Back spasms 44 NIKOLA MIROTIĆ F 6-10 260 2/11/91 REAL MADRID / MONTENEGRO 4 TH SEASON 2017-18 Averages: 19.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 0.50 bpg, 25.5 mpg,.571 FG%,.522 3FG%,.667 FT% Notes: Has led the team in scoring in three-straight games (12/9-12/13) and rebounding in consecutive games (12/11-12/13) scored a season-high 29 points and 9 rebounds vs. UTA (12/13) tallied 24 points and 8 rebounds vs. BOS (12/11) scored 19 points vs. NYK (12/9), with 5 3PM suffered concussion and maxillary fractures in incident with teammate Bobby Portis on 10/17 and returned to play on 12/8 at CHA; scored 6 points with 3 rebounds in the game. 12/06 @ IND DNP Maxillary Fractures 12/08 @ CHA 14:54 2-7 1-3 1-1 0-3-3 0 1 0 0 1 6 12/09 vs. NYK 20:08 6-10 5-8 2-4 2-1-3 0 3 0 1 0 19 12/11 vs. BOS 31:35 9-14 3-7 3-6 0-8-8 0 1 0 0 1 24 12/13 vs. UTA 35:16 11-18 3-5 4-4 3-6-9 0 2 2 2 0 29
11 DAVID NWABA G 6-4 219 1/14/93 CAL POLY-S.L.O. / USA 2 ND SEASON 2017-18 Averages: 7.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.5 apg, 0.67 spg, 0.80 bpg, 23.2 mpg,.564 FG%,.286 3FG%,.644 FT% Notes: Matched a career high with 7 FTs vs. BOS (12/11) scored 10+ points in three consecutive games from 12/6-9, which is a career-long streak sprained his right ankle on 11/4 and missed 11 games; returned to action on 12/1 vs. SAC and scored 9 points with 9 rebounds posted a season-high 16 points at ORL (11/3) totaled a career-high 11 rebounds against MIA (11/1) and ATL (10/26) recorded first-career double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds vs. ATL (10/26). 12/06 @ IND 22:16 5-6 0-0 1-4 1-2-3 0 1 1 2 1 11 12/08 @ CHA 32:02 5-7 0-0 1-2 1-5-6 4 4 0 0 3 11 12/09 vs. NYK 30:38 6-9 0-0 3-7 1-4-5 1 2 1 0 2 15 12/11 vs. BOS 26:47 3-6 0-0 7-8 1-5-6 1 0 1 0 0 13 12/13 vs. UTA 28:26 1-3 0-0 1-2 1-7-8 1 2 0 0 0 3 22 CAMERON PAYNE G 6-3 185 8/8/94 MURRAY STATE / USA 3 RD SEASON 2017-18 Averages: Notes: Out while rehabbing right foot after offseason surgery. 12/06 @ IND Inactive Right foot 12/08 @ CHA Inactive Right foot 12/09 vs. NYK Inactive Right foot 12/11 vs. BOS Inactive Right foot 12/13 vs. UTA Inactive Right foot 20 QUINCY PONDEXTER F 6-7 225 3/10/88 WASHINGTON / USA 6 TH SEASON 2017-18 Averages: 2.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 0.4 apg, 10.1 mpg,.302 FG%,.150 3FG%,.824 FT% Notes: Made first start of the season at OKC on 11/15 and scored 4 points saw first NBA action since the 2014-15 season after dealing with a knee issue at TOR (10/19), where he scored 8 points on 4-of-6 shooting with 2 steals in 12 minutes. 12/06 @ IND DNP CD 12/08 @ CHA DNP CD 12/09 vs. NYK DNP CD 12/11 vs. BOS 3:56 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0-0 1 0 0 2 0 0 12/13 vs. UTA DNP-CD 5 BOBBY PORTIS F 6-11 250 2/10/95 ARKANSAS / USA 3 RD SEASON 2017-18 Averages: 12.2 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.7 apg, 21.4 mpg,.483 FG%,.389 3FG%,.727 FT% Notes: Scored a career-high 23 points vs. BOS (12/11) recorded 15+ points in a career-best three consecutive games from 11/7-11/11 posted his third career 20/10 game with season highs of 21 points and 13 rebounds at TOR (11/7) in his first game back after his suspension followed that up with another 20/10 game with 20 points and 11 rebounds vs. IND (11/10) suspended by the team for the first eight games this season due to incident with teammate Nikola Mirotić. 12/06 @ IND 19:23 5-11 1-3 1-2 1-6-7 0 0 0 0 0 12 12/08 @ CHA 14:48 4-4 1-1 0-0 0-4-4 0 2 0 2 0 9 12/09 vs. NYK 15:34 5-7 0-1 0-0 1-2-3 2 0 1 1 0 10 12/11 vs. BOS 23:00 10-15 3-3 0-1 2-2-4 1 3 2 0 0 23 12/13 vs. UTA 22:01 4-10 1-3 0-1 2-6-8 3 0 0 0 0 9
45 DENZEL VALENTINE G 6-6 210 11/16/93 MICHIGAN STATE / USA 2 ND SEASON 2017-18 Averages: 9.3 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 2.9 apg, 0.78 spg, 29.0 mpg,.377 FG%,.387 3FG%,.727 FT% Notes: Matched a career high with 3 steals vs. PHX (11/28) recorded second career double-double with 14 pts/ career-high 13 reb vs. MIA (11/26) also dished out career-high 7 assists vs. MIA (11/26) tied a career high with 5 3-pointers at LAL (11/21) scored a season-high 18 points, including going 4-of-7 from 3-point range, and dished out 6 assists vs. CHA (11/17). 12/06 @ IND 32:32 5-13 4-7 1-1 2-6-8 3 2 0 2 1 15 12/08 @ CHA 24:55 3-7 0-2 1-2 1-2-3 1 2 0 2 0 7 12/09 vs. NYK 18:30 0-5 0-3 0-0 0-5-5 2 0 1 1 0 0 12/11 vs. BOS 29:47 1-7 0-4 0-0 1-5-6 3 4 1 0 0 2 12/13 vs. UTA 35:48 5-8 1-2 2-2 0-3-3 2 1 0 1 0 13 16 PAUL ZIPSER F 6-8 245 2/18/94 FC BAYERN MUNICH / GERMANY 2 ND SEASON 2017-18 Averages: 4.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.0 apg, 16.3 mpg,.322 FG%,.292 3FG%,.556 FT% Notes: Scored a season-high 14 points vs. SAC (12/1) totaled 11 points, including three 3-pointers at DEN (11/30) matched a career high with 2 blocks vs. PHX (11/28) set season high with 7 rebounds at CLE (10/24). 12/06 @ IND 16:41 2-2 2-2 0-2 0-5-5 1 3 0 1 0 6 12/08 @ CHA 10:05 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-3-3 0 2 0 2 0 0 12/09 vs. NYK 17:30 2-6 0-0 0-0 0-1-1 2 1 1 0 0 4 12/11 vs. BOS 20:45 2-3 2-2 2-2 0-2-2 1 0 1 1 1 8 12/13 vs. UTA 10:25 0-2 0-1 1-2 0-3-3 0 2 0 2 0 1
2017-18 CHICAGO BULLS ROSTER NO. PLAYER POS. HT. WT. DOB PRIOR TO NBA/ HOME COUNTRY YRS. 2 Jerian Grant G 6-4 205 10/09/92 Notre Dame/USA 2 3 Kay Felder G 5-9 176 03/29/95 Oakland/USA 1 5 Bobby Portis F 6-11 250 02/10/95 Arkansas/USA 2 6 Cristiano Felício F/C 6-10 280 07/07/92 Flamengo/Brazil 2 7 Justin Holiday G 6-6 185 04/05/89 Washington/USA 4 8 Zach LaVine G 6-5 208 03/10/95 UCLA/USA 3 9 Antonio Blakeney* G 6-4 197 10/04/96 Louisiana State/USA R 11 David Nwaba G 6-4 219 01/14/93 Cal Poly-S.L.O./USA 1 15 Ryan Arcidiacono* G 6-3 208 03/26/94 Villanova/USA R 16 Paul Zipser F 6-8 245 02/18/94 FC Bayern Munich/Germany 1 20 Quincy Pondexter G 6-7 225 03/10//88 Washington/USA 5 22 Cameron Payne G 6-3 185 08/08/94 Murray State/USA 2 24 Lauri Markkanen F 7-0 227 05/22/97 Arizona/Finland R 32 Kris Dunn G 6-4 208 03/18/94 Providence/USA 2 42 Robin Lopez C 7-0 282 04/01/88 Stanford/USA 9 44 Nikola Mirotić F 6-10 260 02/11/91 Real Madrid/Montenegro 3 45 Denzel Valentine G 6-6 210 11/16/93 Michigan State/USA 1 *Indicates Two-Way player HEAD COACH:... Fred Hoiberg ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH:... Jim Boylen ASSISTANT COACHES:... Pete Myers, Randy Brown, Mike Wilhelm, Nate Loenser DIRECTOR OF SPORTS PERFORMANCE:... Chip Schaefer HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER:... Jeff Tanaka ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER:... Arnold Lee HEAD STRENGTH COACH:... Matt Johnson ASSISTANT STRENGTH COACH... Geoff Puls EQUIPMENT MANAGER:... John Ligmanowski ASSISTANT EQUIPMANY MANAGER... Steve Pankow VIDEO COORDINATOR:... Paul Miller CHICAGO BULLS BLUEPRINT VIA THE NBA DRAFT (3) VIA FREE AGENCY/WAIVERS (6) Bobby Portis, 22 nd overall in 2015 Cristiano Felício, signed on 07/12/15 Denzel Valentine, 14 th overall in 2016 Justin Holiday, signed 07/10/17 Paul Zipser, 48 th overall in 2016 David Nwaba, claimed 07/14/17 Antonio Blakeney, signed 07/14/17 Ryan Arcidiacono, signed 08/01/17 Kay Felder, claimed 10/16/17 Nikola Mirotić, Draft rights were acquired via Minnesota, in exchange for the draft rights to Norris Cole (28 th pick), the draft rights to Malcolm Lee (43 rd pick) and cash considerations (06/23/11). Jerian Grant, Traded by New York along with Jose Calderon and Robin Lopez, in exchange for Derrick Rose, Justin Holiday and a 2017 2 nd round pick (06/22/16). VIA TRADE (8) Kris Dunn, Traded by Minnesota along with Zach LaVine and the draft rights to Lauri Markkanen in exchange for Jimmy Butler and the draft rights to Justin Patton (06/22/17). Lauri Markkanen, Draft rights were acquired via Minnesota, along with Kris Dunn and Zach LaVine, in exchange for Jimmy Butler and the draft rights to Justin Patton (16 th pick) (06/22/17). Robin Lopez, Traded by New York along with Jose Calderon and Jerian Grant for Derrick Rose, Justin Holiday and a 2017 2nd round pick (06/22/16). Cameron Payne, Traded by Oklahoma City along with Joffrey Lauvergne and Anthony Morrow, in exchange for Taj Gibson, Doug McDermott and a 2018 2 nd -round pick (02/23/17). Zach LaVine, Traded by Minnesota along with Kris Dunn and the draft rights to Lauri Markkanen in exchange for Jimmy Butler and the draft rights to Justin Patton (06/22/17). Quincy Pondexter, Traded by New Orleans along with a 2018 2 nd round pick and cash considerations in exchange for the draft rights to Ater Majok (58 th pick, 2011 NBA Draft) 09/01/17).
BULLS SITUATIONAL RECORDS: Playing the Atlantic Division 2-2 Made 20 or more free throws 1-1 Playing the Central Division 0-4 Bench outscores Opponents bench 6-4 Playing the Southeast Division 4-2 On first night of back-to-back 2-3 Playing the Eastern Conference 6-8 On second night of back-to-back 1-4 Playing the Northwest Division 1-4 Lauri Markkanen scores 20+ points 1-3 Playing the Pacific Division 0-5 Justin Holiday scores 20+ points 1-2 Playing the Southwest Division 0-3 Robin Lopez grabs 10+ rebounds 2-1 Playing the Western Conference 1-12 Two Players score 20+ points 3-4 Bulls score 100+ points 6-6 Kris Dunn passes 10+ assists 1-0 Opponents held under 100 points 3-5 Robin Lopez posts a double-double 2-1 Opponents score 100+ points 4-15 Kris Dunn posts a double-double 1-0 Outrebounding Opponents 3-5 Lauri Markkanen posts a double-double 2-5 Record more assists than the Opponent 4-6 Two or more players posted a double-double 2-4 Outshot the Opponent 4-3 On Sunday 0-2 Shot.500 or better from the floor 2-2 On Monday 1-1 Opponent shot.500 or better from the floor 1-8 On Tuesday 0-4 Made more 3FG than the Opponent 3-8 On Wednesday 1-4 Outscoring Opponents in the Paint 3-4 On Thursday 0-2 Outscoring Opponents in 2 nd Chance Points 6-7 On Friday 4-3 Outscoring Opponents in Fast Break Points 4-7 On Saturday 1-4 2017-18 TEAM REGULAR SEASON HIGHS 2017-18 TEAM REGULAR SEASON LOWS Category Bulls Opponents Bulls Opponents Field Goals 48 @ CHA, 12/8 OT 51 @ SAS, 11/11 22 vs. OKC, 10/28 26 @ OKC, 11/15 Field Goal Attempts 101 @ PHX, 11/19 100 @ CHA, 12/8 OT 75 @ OKC, 11/15 72 @ OKC, 11/15 Field Goal Percentage.537 @ DEN, 11/30.600 @ SAS, 11/11.282 vs. OKC, 10/28.361 @ OKC, 11/15 3-pt. Field Goals 17 (2) vs. CHA, 11/17 18 @ SAS, 11/11 5 @ UTA, 11/22 1 vs. SAS, 10/21 3-pt. Field Goal Attempts 42 vs. NOP, 11/4 OT 40 (2) vs BOS, 12/11 17 vs. UTA, 12/13 12 vs. SAS, 10/21 3-pt. Field Goal Percentage.515 @ CLE, 10/24.667 @ SAS, 11/11.219 vs. ATL, 10/26.083 vs. SAS, 10/21 Free Throws 23 @ TOR, 11/7 32 @ OKC, 11/15 6 vs. IND, 11/10 3 @ ORL, 11/3 Free Throw Attempts 29 vs. ATL, 10/26 37 @ OKC, 11/15 9 vs. SAS, 10/21 5 @ ORL, 11/3 Free Throw Percentage.923 vs. CHA, 11/17 1.000 (3) vs. UTA, 12/13.500 @ IND, 12/06.600 @ ORL, 11/3 Rebounds 62 vs. ATL, 10/26 57 vs. PHX, 11/28 28 @ SAS, 11/11 37 @ TOR, 11/7 Offensive Rebounds 18 vs. ATL, 10/26 14 vs. SAS, 10/21 4 vs. CHA, 11/17 1 vs. MIA, 11/26 Defensive Rebounds 50 @ CHA, 12/8 OT 47 vs. NOP, 11/4 OT 23 @ SAS, 11/11 30 @ TOR, 11/7 Assists 30 vs. SAC, 12/1 36 @ GSW, 11/24 15 @ UTA, 11/22 15 @ OKC, 11/15 Personal Fouls 28 @ CHA, 12/8 OT 23 vs. ATL 10/26 13 (2) vs. IND, 11/10 9 vs. NOP, 11/4 OT Steals 11 (2) vs. PHX, 11/28 16 vs. OKC, 10/28 3 (4) @ IND, 12/06 2 vs. BOS, 12/11 Turnovers 20 (2) vs. OKC, 10/28 18 vs. IND, 11/10 9 (4) vs. UTA, 12/13 7 @ UTA, 11/22 Blocks 7 (2) vs. NYK, 12/9 11 (2) @ CHA, 12/8 OT 1 (2) @ UTA, 11/22 0 (2) @ TOR, 11/7 2017-18 HIGH POINT TOTALS 2017-18 LOW POINT TOTALS Category Bulls Opponents Bulls Opponents Points, Game 123 vs. CHA, 11/17 143 @ GSW, 11/24 69 vs. OKC, 10/28 83 @ ORL, 11/3 Points, 1 st Half 68 (2) @ DEN, 11/30 74 @ GSW, 11/24 31 vs. OKC, 10/28 38 vs. NOP, 11/4 OT Points, 2 nd Half 69 @ TOR, 11/7 70 @ SAS, 11/11 34 vs. UTA, 11/22 34 @ OKC, 11/15 Points, 1 st Quarter 39 @ DEN, 11/30 37 @ SAS, 11/11 7 @ OKC, 11/15 7 vs. MIA, 11/26 Points, 2 nd Quarter 34 vs. CHA, 11/17 45 @ GSW, 11/24 8 vs. OKC, 10/28 13 vs. BOS, 12/11 Points, 3 rd Quarter 36 @ TOR, 11/7 36 @ GSW, 11/24 13 (2) @ IND, 12/06 15 @ ORL, 11/3 Points, 4 th Quarter 40 vs. CHA, 11/17 36 (2) vs. MIA, 11/26 11 UTA, 11/22 15 @ OKC, 11/15 Points, Overtime 13 - @ CHA, 12/8 OT 13 vs. NOP, 11/4 OT 7 vs. NOP, 11/4 OT 5 @ CHA, 12/8 OT 2017-18 PLUS/MINUS REPORT Games Arcidiacono Blakeney Dunn Felder Felicio Grant Holiday LaVine Lopez Markkanen Mirotić Nwaba Payne Pondexter Portis Valentine Zipser 12/1 vs. SAC INA 0-5 DNP -1 +5 0 INA +2-2 INA +6 INA DNP DNP -6 +1 12/4 vs. CLE INA INA -14 +3-2 -11-6 INA -12-17 INA -11 INA +3-13 -10-20 12/6 at IND INA INA -9 DNP DNP +7-3 INA 0-15 INA +6 INA DNP +7-12 +9 12/8 at CHA INA INA +3 INA DNP +5 +9 INA 0 +3 +9 +8 INA DNP +5-3 +1 12/9 vs. NYK INA INA -2 INA DNP +4 +1 INA +7 +3-8 -9 INA DNP +4 +4 +6 12/11 vs. BOS INA INA 0-3 -4 +23 0 INA 0 DND +13 +30 INA -4 +29 +20 +11 12/13 vs. UTA INA INA +3 DNP DNP 0-5 INA -2 DNP +3 +15 INA DNP +5-9 +5 Total -9-24 -108-53 -158-120 -75 N/A -52-122 +17 +29 N/A -76-45 -197-112 Per Game -9.0-2.2-4.7-3.5-7.5-4.4-2.9 N/A -1.9-4.9 +4.3 +1.9 N/A -4.8-2.5-7.3-4.7 Per 48 Min -86.4-7.1-8.0-19.0-24.5-9.1-4.1 N/A -3.0-7.6 +8.0 +4.0 N/A -22.5-5.6-12.1-13.8
2017-18 PLAYER REGULAR SEASON HIGHS Category Bulls Opponents Points, Game 29 Nikola Mirotić, vs. UTA on 12/13 47 Kemba Walker, vs. CHA on 11/17 Points, 1 st Half 17 (2) both Lauri Markkanen, @ MIA on 11/1 31 Stephen Curry, @ GSW on 11/24 Points, 2 nd Half 16 Kris Dunn, vs. CHA on 11/17 25 Kemba Walker, vs. CHA on 11/17 Points, 1 st Quarter 14 Justin Holiday, @ ORL on 11/3 12 (3) last by Will Barton, @ DEN on 11/30 Points, 2 nd Quarter 13 Lauri Markkanen, @ MIA on 11/1 26 Stephen Curry, @ GSW on 11/24 Points, 3 rd Quarter 13 Nikola Mirotić, vs. UTA on 12/13 16 Kevin Love, vs. CLE on 12/4 Points, 4 th Quarter 15 Jerian Grant, vs. MIA on 11/26 14 (3) last by Goran Dragic, vs. MIA on 11/26 Points, Overtime 5 (2) last by Lauri Markkanen, @ CHA on 12/8 6 DeMarcus Cousins, vs. NOP on 11/4 Field Goals 11 Nikola Mirotić, vs. UTA on 12/13 17 Kemba Walker, vs. CHA on 11/17 3-Point Field Goals 6 Justin Holiday, vs. PHX on 11/28 6 (2) last by Bojan Bogdanovic, vs. IND on 11/10 Free Throws 7 (2) last by David Nwaba, vs. BOS on 12/11 11 (2) last by Carmelo Anthony, @ OKC on 11/15 Total Rebounds 14 Lauri Markkanen, @ LAL on 11/21 20 Dwight Howard, @ CHA on 12/8 OT Defensive Rebounds 12 Lauri Markkanen, vs. SAS on 10/21 18 Dwight Howard, @ CHA on 12/8 OT Offensive Rebounds 7 Robin Lopez, vs. ATL on 10/26 8 Jonas Valanciunas, @ TOR on 10/19 Assists 12 Kris Dunn, @ CHA on 12/8 OT 13 (2) last by Russell Westbrook, vs. OKC on 10/28 Steals 4 (3) all Kris Dunn, last vs. UTA on 12/13 4 (3) last by Russell Westbrook, @ OKC on 11/15 Turnovers 5 (3) last by Kris Dunn, vs. PHX on 11/28 5 (5) last by Ricky Rubio, vs. UTA on 12/13 Blocks 3 (4) last by Robin Lopez, vs. UTA on 12/13 6 (2) last by Dwight Howard, @ CHA on 12/8 OT TEAM LEADER* DOUBLE-FIGURES DOUBLE-DOUBLES TRIPLE- PTS REB AST MIN 10+ PTS 20+ PTS 30+ PTS 10+ REB 10+ AST PT/REB PT/AST REB/AST DOUBLES Ryan Arcidiacono Antonio Blakeney 1 3 Kris Dunn 2 1 13 1 17 3 1 1 Kay Felder 1 Cristiano Felicio 1 Jerian Grant 3 15 2 8 2 1 1 Justin Holiday 5 1 11 20 3 2 2 Zach LaVine Robin Lopez 6 4 3 22 3 3 3 Lauri Markkanen 6 10 3 23 4 7 7 Nikola Mirotić 3 2 1 3 2 David Nwaba 2 2 6 2 1 Cameron Payne Quincy Pondexter Bobby Portis 3 6 12 3 2 2 Denzel Valentine 1 3 2 4 13 1 1 Paul Zipser 4 *Includes ties 2017-18 GAMES MISSED DUE TO INJURY/ILLNESS/OTHER 2017-18 CHICAGO BULLS STARTING LINEUPS Player Reason Games Missed Record Kris Dunn Left index finger 4 (10/19-26) 1-3 dislocation Justin Holiday Personal 1 (11/15) 0-1 Zach LaVine Left ACL 27 (10/19-12/13) 7-20 Lauri Markkanen Back spasms 2 (12/11-13) 2-0 Nikola Mirotić Concussion & 6 (10/19-11/1) 1-5 maxillary fractures Maxillary fractures 17 (11/3-12/6) 2-15 David Nwaba Right ankle sprain 11 (11/7-28) 1-10 Cameron Payne Right foot 27 (10/19-12/13) 7-20 Bobby Portis Suspension 8 (10/19-11/4) 2-6 Right arm contusion 1 (12/1) 0-1 Paul Zipser Right knee contusion 1 (10/26) 1-0 TOTAL: 105 games Game # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 W-L Pct. 1-3, 5, 9-11 Grant, Holiday, Zipser, Markkanen, Lopez 0-7.000 4, 13-14 Grant, Holiday, Valentine, Markkanen, Lopez 2-1.667 6-8 Grant, Holiday, Nwaba, Markkanen, Lopez 1-2.333 12 Grant, Dunn, Pondexter, Markkanen, Lopez 0-1.000 15-25 Dunn, Holiday, Valentine, Markkanen, Lopez 2-9.181 26-27 Dunn, Holiday, Valentine, Mirotić, Lopez 2-0 1.000 Inactive List: Arcidiacono-22; Blakeney-11; Dunn-4; Felder-2; LaVine-27; Mirotić-22; Nwaba-11; Payne-27. Suspended List: Bobby Portis-5. DNP-CD: Arcidiacono-3; Blakeney-3; Felder-9; Felício-6; Nwaba-1; Pondexter-10; Zipser-3. DND: Markkanen-1.
THE LAST TIME AN INDIVIDUAL Had 50-plus points: Chi: 52, Jimmy Butler vs. Charlotte, 01/02/17 Opp: 52, Michael Redd @ Milwaukee, 03/04/07 Had 40-plus points: Chi: 40, Jimmy Butler vs. Atlanta, 01/25/17 Opp: 47, Kemba Walker vs. Charlotte, 11/17/17 Had 30-plus points: Chi: 33, Jimmy Butler @ New Orleans, 04/02/17 Opp: 32, Donovan Mitchell vs. Utah, 12/13/17 Two or more players had 30-plus points: Chi: Jimmy Butler (40), Dwyane Wade (33) vs. Atlanta, 01/25/17 Opp: Andre Drummond (33) and Reggie Jackson (31) vs. Detroit, 12/18/15 Had 25-plus rebounds: Chi: 27, Ben Wallace vs. Milwaukee, 12/15/06 Opp: 26, DeAndre Jordan vs. L.A. Clippers, 03/01/15 Had 20-plus rebounds: Chi: 20, Pau Gasol vs. Golden State, 12/06/14 Opp: 20, Dwight Howard @ Charlotte, 12/08/17 (OT) Had 15-plus assists: Chi: 15, Rajon Rondo vs. Cleveland, 03/30/17 Opp: 20, John Wall @ Washington, 03/17/17 Four players had 20-plus points: Chi: Nikola Miortić (24), Jimmy Butler (23), Dwyane Wade (23), Rajon Rondo (20) @ Charlotte, 03/13/17 Opp: Monta Ellis (38), Chandler Parsons (24), Dirk Nowitzki (22), Devin Harris (20) vs. Dallas, 12/02/14 Three players had 20-plus points: Chi: Jimmy Butler (22), Dwyane Wade (23) and Nikola Mirotić (20) vs. Phoenix on 02/24/17 Opp: LeBron James (23), Kevin Love (24) and Dwyane Wade (24) vs. Cleveland on 12/04/17 Four players had 10-plus rebounds: Chi: Tyson Chandler (13), Kirk Hinrich (13), Andres Nocioni (11), Luol Deng (10) @ New York, 01/17/05 Opp: Jason Kidd (15), Popeye Jones (14), Lorenzo Williams (13), Jim Jackson (11) @ Dallas, 11/21/95 Five starters had double figures: Chi: Kris Dunn (13), Justin Holiday (12), Denzel Valentine (13), Nikola Mirotić (29), Robin Lopez (16) vs. Utah, 12/13/17 Opp: Bojan Bogdanovic (17), Thaddeus Young (10), Myles Turner (11), Victor Oladipo (27), Darren Collison (14) @ Indiana, 12/06/17 Had a triple-double: Chi: Jimmy Butler (19 pts, 10 rebs, 10 ast) @ Philadelphia, 04/06/17 Opp: Russell Westbrook (12 pts, 13 reb, 13 ast) vs. Oklahoma City, 10/28/17 Had a 20/20 game: Chi: Pau Gasol (22 pts, 20 rebs) vs. Golden State, 12/06/14 Opp: Dwight Howard (25 pts, 20 rebs) @ Charlotte, 12/08/17 (OT) Had a 4-point play: Chi: Jerian Grant vs. Miami, 11/26/17 Opp: Marvin Williams @ Charlotte, 12/08/17 Had 15-plus field goals: Chi: 15, Jimmy Butler vs. Charlotte, 01/02/17 Opp: 15, Donovan Mitchell vs. Utah, 12/13/17 Had 6-plus 3-point field goals: Chi: 6, Nikola Mirotić @ Philadelphia, 04/06/17 Opp: 6, Bojan Bogdanovic vs. Indiana, 11/10/17 Had 15-plus free throws: Chi: 15, Jimmy Butler vs. Philadelphia, 03/24/17 Opp: 16, DeMar DeRozan vs. Toronto, 01/07/17 Had 20-plus free throws: Chi: 21, Jimmy Butler vs. Charlotte, 01/02/17 Opp: 23, Dominique Wilkins @ Atlanta, 12/08/92 A TEAM Played an overtime game: Chi: @ Charlotte (W, 119-111), 12/08/17 Played a double-overtime game: Chi: @ Los Angeles Lakers (L, 118-123), 01/29/15 Played a triple-overtime game: Chi: @ Orlando (W, 128-125), 01/15/14 Played a quadruple-overtime game: Chi: vs. Detroit (L, 144-147), 12/18/15 Scored 120-plus points: Chi: 123 vs. Charlotte (W, 123-120), 11/17/17 Opp: 143 @ Golden State (L, 94-143), 11/24/17 Scored 70 or fewer points: Chi: 69 vs. Oklahoma City (L, 69-101), 10/28/17 Opp: 68 vs. Charlotte (W, 100-68), 04/18/12 Scored 60 or fewer points: Chi: 49 vs. Miami (L, 49-82), 04/10/99 Opp: 58 vs. Atlanta (W, 97-58), 01/14/13 Scored 30 or fewer points in a half: Chi: 26 (1 st ) @ Boston, 03/12/17 Opp: 28 (2 nd ) vs. Orlando, 11/07/16 Scored 40 or fewer points in a half: Chi: 34 (2 nd ) @ Utah, 11/22/17 Opp: 39 (1 st ) @ Indiana, 12/06/17 Scored 65-plus points in a half: Chi: 68 (1 st ) @ Denver, 11/30/17 Opp: 69 (2 nd ) @ GSW, 11/24/17 Shot.600 or better from the field: Chi:.605 (49-81 FG) @ Oklahoma City, 02/01/17 Opp:.600 (51-85 FG) @ SAS, 11/11/17
2017-18 CHICAGO BULLS SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Res. Bulls-Opp Stk Hm Rd Total High Points High Rebounds High Assists Opp. Scoring Attendance Oct 19 @Toronto L 100-117 L1 0-0 0-1 0-1 Lopez-18 Lopez/Markkanen-8 Grant-7 Valanciunas-23 19,800* Oct 21 SAN ANTONIO L 77-87 L2 0-1 0-1 0-2 Lopez-16 Markkanen-12 Grant-5 Aldridge-28 21,640* Oct 24 @Cleveland L 112-119 L3 0-1 0-2 0-3 Holiday-25 Markkanen-8 Grant-10 James-34 20,562* Oct 26 ATLANTA W 91-86 W1 1-1 0-2 1-3 Lopez-16 Markkanen-12 Grant-7 Belinelli-23 21,104* Oct 28 OKLAHOMA CITY L 69-101 L1 1-2 0-2 1-4 Markkanen-15 Valentine-9 Grant-4 Anthony-21 21,706* Nov 1 @Miami L 91-97 L2 1-2 0-3 1-5 Markkanen-25 Nwaba-11 Grant-8 Dragic-20 19,600* Nov 3 @Orlando W 105-83 W1 1-2 1-3 2-5 Holiday-19 Lopez-10 Grant-6 Fournier-21 19,171* Nov 4 NEW ORLEANS L 90-96(OT) L1 1-3 1-3 2-6 Holiday-18 Holiday/Lopez-9 Grant-9 Davis-27 21,254* Nov 7 @Toronto L 114-119 L2 1-3 1-4 2-7 Portis-21 Portis-13 Grant-5 DeRozan-24 19,800* Nov 10 INDIANA L 87-105 L3 1-4 1-4 2-8 Portis-20 Portis-11 Dunn-5 Oladipo-25 22,416* Nov 11 @San Antonio L 94-133 L4 1-4 1-5 2-9 Lopez/Portis-17 Portis-6 Grant-8 Gasol-21 18,418* Nov 15 @Oklahoma City L 79-92 L5 1-4 1-6 2-10 Markkanen/Blakeney-16 Portis-9 Grant/Dunn-3 Westbrook-21 18,203* Nov 17 CHARLOTTE W 123-120 W1 2-4 1-6 3-10 Holiday-27 Markkanen-7 Dunn-7 Walker-47 20,493 Nov 19 @Phoenix L 105-113 L1 2-4 1-7 3-11 Markkanen-26 Markkanen-13 Dunn-6 Warren-27 16,264 Nov 21 @L.A. Lakers L 94-103 L2 2-4 1-8 3-12 Valentine-17 Markkanen-14 Dunn-6 Kuzma-22 18,997* Nov 22 @Utah L 80-110 L3 2-4 1-9 3-13 Lopez-15 Dunn-9 Grant/Valentine-4 Favors-23 17,434 Nov 24 @Golden State L 94-143 L4 2-4 1-10 3-14 Grant-21 Portis-8 Dunn-4 Curry-33 19,596* Nov 26 MIAMI L 93-100 L5 2-5 1-10 3-15 Grant-24 Valentine-13 Valentine-7 Dragic-24 20,928* Nov 28 PHOENIX L 99-104 L6 2-6 1-10 3-16 Holiday-25 Lopez-7 Dunn-8 Booker-33 18,324 Nov 30 @Denver L 110-111 L7 2-6 1-11 3-17 Lopez/Markkanen-20 Markkanen-9 Grant-7 Barton-37 15,156 Dec 1 SACRAMENTO L 106-107 L8 2-7 1-11 3-18 Grant-17 Nwaba-9 Dunn-8 Randolph-25 19,268 Dec 4 CLEVELAND L 91-113 L9 2-8 1-11 3-19 Dunn-15 Portis-9 Dunn-5 Love/Wade-24 21,323* Dec 6 @Indiana L 96-98 L10 2-8 1-12 3-20 Dunn-18 Valentine-8 Dunn-6 Oladipo-27 13,013 Dec 8 @Charlotte W 119-111(OT) W1 2-8 2-12 4-20 Markkanen-24 Markkanen-12 Dunn-12 Howard-25 14,077 Dec 9 NEW YORK W 104-102 W2 3-8 2-12 5-20 Mirotic-19 Markkanen-8 Grant/Dunn-9 Porzingis-23 20,149 Dec 11 BOSTON W 108-85 W3 4-8 2-12 6-20 Mirotić-24 Mirotić-8 Grant-9 Horford-15 19,617 Dec 13 UTAH W 103-100 W4 5-8 2-12 7-20 Mirotić-29 Mirotić-9 Dunn-8 Mitchell-32 18,102