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The 2009–10 Chicago Bulls season was the 44th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They finished with a record of 41-41 (.500) for the third time in their past five seasons. In the playoffs, the Bulls lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games in the First Round.
The Bulls' new playoff streak ended in 2008, when the team finished fourth in their division with a 33–49 record. After the season, the team hired a new coach, Vinny Del Negro. [14] The Bulls' poor record did help them win the 2008 NBA draft lottery, which allowed them to select Derrick Rose with the first pick in the NBA draft.
The 2009 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2008–09 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals .
This is a complete listing of National Basketball Association (NBA) playoff series, grouped by franchise.Series featuring relocated and renamed teams [nb 1] are kept with their ultimate relocation franchises. [1]
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]
At the time, the Bulls had the fifth-worst record of any team to qualify for the playoffs in NBA history. [17] Though the Bulls were swept, Jordan recorded a playoff single-game record 63 points in Game 2 (which still stands to this day), prompting Bird to call him 'God disguised as Michael Jordan.'
On March 13, 2009, the Philadelphia 76ers hosted the Chicago Bulls at their former home, the Wachovia Spectrum, instead of their regular home, the Wachovia Center. The Sixers left the Spectrum following the 1995–96 season to move to the former John F. Kennedy Stadium site.
Michael Jordan was the face of the Bulls from 1984 to 1993 then again from 1995 to 1998. Scottie Pippen was a face of the Bulls from 1987 to 1998 and returned for a final stint from 2003 to 2004. Derrick Rose became the face of the Bulls in 2008 and lasted till 2016. Jimmy Butler was drafted by the Bulls in 2011. Dwyane Wade signed with the ...