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Last Game
| Final - 5.15.2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bulls | 21 | 32 | 24 | 14 | 91 |
| Miami Heat | 30 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 94 |
Stories
new Bulls Show looks ahead to the offseason
We take a quick look back at the Miami series and the season as a whole with the disappointment offset by pride. Given the circumstances, the 2012/13 Bulls were incredibly entertaining and still managed to overachieve. We also dip into some offseason
the Bulls year in GIFs
GIFs on GIFs on GIFs.
a first look at the Bulls offseason
An outline of what the Bulls' situation heading into the offseason.
Rip reappears for likely last game as Bull
Remember Rip Hamilton? The 2-year mostly-down chapter in his career with Chicago likely ended on Wednesday night, a game where he surprised everyone (even himself) with 35 minutes and 15 points.
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Heat defeat Bulls to advance
After losing Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Miami Heat responded like the defending NBA champions they are by winning the next four over the Bulls to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the third straight year.
Derrick Rose sat out the whole season
#TheReturn was a lie
recap: Nate/Jimmy/Booz (Rip?) lead the last stand
a look at the Bulls final game of the season, which saw a now-expected good performance from the likes of Jimmy Butler and Nate Robinson, plus some unexpected appearances from Rip Hamilton and 'inside-scoring' Boozer.
Heat Close Out Bulls 94-91 in Game 5
The Heat eliminated the Bulls 4-1 with their 94-91 win in Game 5. The resurgence of Dwyane Wade sparked the Heat's spirited run.
Bulls provide one last thriller in final defeat
the Bulls didn't roll over, and instead did what they have done all season: provide excitement and thrilling basketball even in what turned out to be their last game of the season
Wade leaves Game 5
The Heat were concerned about Wade's knee before the game, and that could be why the guard disappeared into the locker room.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| October | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento | Wednesday, October 31 2012 | win 93 - 87 | coverage |
| November | |||
| @ Cleveland | Friday, November 02 2012 | win 115 - 86 | coverage |
| New Orleans | Saturday, November 03 2012 | loss 82 - 89 | coverage |
| Orlando | Tuesday, November 06 2012 | win 99 - 93 | coverage |
| Oklahoma City | Thursday, November 08 2012 | loss 91 - 97 | coverage |
| Minnesota | Saturday, November 10 2012 | win 87 - 80 | coverage |
| Boston | Monday, November 12 2012 | loss 95 - 101 | coverage |
| @ Phoenix | Wednesday, November 14 2012 | win 112 - 106 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Clippers | Saturday, November 17 2012 | loss 80 - 101 | coverage |
| @ Portland | Sunday, November 18 2012 | loss 94 - 102 | coverage |
| @ Houston | Wednesday, November 21 2012 | loss 89 - 93 | coverage |
| @ Milwaukee | Saturday, November 24 2012 | win 93 - 86 | coverage |
| Milwaukee | Monday, November 26 2012 | loss 92 - 93 | coverage |
| Dallas | Wednesday, November 28 2012 | win 101 - 78 | coverage |
| December | |||
| Philadelphia | Saturday, December 01 2012 | win 93 - 88 | coverage |
| Indiana | Tuesday, December 04 2012 | loss 76 - 80 | coverage |
| @ Cleveland | Wednesday, December 05 2012 | win 95 - 85 | coverage |
| @ Detroit | Friday, December 07 2012 | win 108 - 104 | coverage |
| New York | Saturday, December 08 2012 | win 93 - 85 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Tuesday, December 11 2012 | loss 89 - 94 | coverage |
| @ Philadelphia | Wednesday, December 12 2012 | win 96 - 89 | coverage |
| Brooklyn | Saturday, December 15 2012 | win 83 - 82 | coverage |
| @ Memphis | Monday, December 17 2012 | loss 71 - 80 | coverage |
| Boston | Tuesday, December 18 2012 | win 100 - 89 | coverage |
| @ New York | Friday, December 21 2012 | win 110 - 106 | coverage |
| @ Atlanta | Saturday, December 22 2012 | loss 75 - 92 | coverage |
| Houston | Tuesday, December 25 2012 | loss 97 - 120 | coverage |
| @ Indiana | Wednesday, December 26 2012 | PPD | coverage |
| Washington | Saturday, December 29 2012 | win 87 - 77 | coverage |
| Charlotte | Monday, December 31 2012 | loss 81 - 91 | coverage |
| January | |||
| @ Orlando | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | win 96 - 94 | coverage |
| @ Miami | Friday, January 04 2013 | win 96 - 89 | coverage |
| Cleveland | Monday, January 07 2013 | win 118 - 92 | coverage |
| Milwaukee | Wednesday, January 09 2013 | loss 96 - 104 | coverage |
| @ New York | Friday, January 11 2013 | win 108 - 101 | coverage |
| Phoenix | Saturday, January 12 2013 | loss 81 - 97 | coverage |
| Atlanta | Monday, January 14 2013 | win 97 - 58 | coverage |
| @ Toronto | Wednesday, January 16 2013 | win 107 - 105 | coverage |
| @ Boston | Friday, January 18 2013 | win 100 - 99 | coverage |
| Memphis | Saturday, January 19 2013 | loss 82 - 85 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Monday, January 21 2013 | win 95 - 83 | coverage |
| Detroit | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | win 85 - 82 | coverage |
| Golden State | Friday, January 25 2013 | win 103 - 87 | coverage |
| @ Washington | Saturday, January 26 2013 | loss 73 - 86 | coverage |
| Charlotte | Monday, January 28 2013 | win 93 - 85 | coverage |
| @ Milwaukee | Wednesday, January 30 2013 | win 104 - 88 | coverage |
| February | |||
| @ Brooklyn | Friday, February 01 2013 | loss 89 - 93 | coverage |
| @ Atlanta | Saturday, February 02 2013 | win 93 - 76 | coverage |
| @ Indiana | Monday, February 04 2013 | loss 101 - 111 | coverage |
| @ Denver | Thursday, February 07 2013 | loss 96 - 128 | coverage |
| @ Utah | Friday, February 08 2013 | win 93 - 89 | coverage |
| San Antonio | Monday, February 11 2013 | loss 89 - 103 | coverage |
| @ Boston | Wednesday, February 13 2013 | loss 69 - 71 | coverage |
| @ New Orleans | Tuesday, February 19 2013 | win 96 - 87 | coverage |
| Miami | Thursday, February 21 2013 | loss 67 - 86 | coverage |
| @ Charlotte | Friday, February 22 2013 | win 105 - 75 | coverage |
| @ Oklahoma City | Sunday, February 24 2013 | loss 72 - 102 | coverage |
| Cleveland | Tuesday, February 26 2013 | loss 98 - 101 | coverage |
| Philadelphia | Thursday, February 28 2013 | win 93 - 82 | coverage |
| March | |||
| Brooklyn | Saturday, March 02 2013 | win 96 - 85 | coverage |
| @ Indiana | Sunday, March 03 2013 | loss 92 - 97 | coverage |
| @ San Antonio | Wednesday, March 06 2013 | loss 83 - 101 | coverage |
| Utah | Friday, March 08 2013 | win 89 - 88 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Lakers | Sunday, March 10 2013 | loss 81 - 90 | coverage |
| @ Sacramento | Wednesday, March 13 2013 | loss 79 - 121 | coverage |
| @ Golden State | Friday, March 15 2013 | win 113 - 95 | coverage |
| Denver | Monday, March 18 2013 | loss 118 - 119 | coverage |
| Portland | Thursday, March 21 2013 | loss 89 - 99 | coverage |
| Indiana | Saturday, March 23 2013 | win 87 - 84 | coverage |
| @ Minnesota | Sunday, March 24 2013 | win 104 - 97 | coverage |
| Miami | Wednesday, March 27 2013 | win 101 - 97 | coverage |
| @ Dallas | Saturday, March 30 2013 | loss 98 - 100 | coverage |
| Detroit | Sunday, March 31 2013 | win 95 - 94 | coverage |
| April | |||
| @ Washington | Tuesday, April 02 2013 | loss 86 - 90 | coverage |
| @ Brooklyn | Thursday, April 04 2013 | win 92 - 90 | coverage |
| Orlando | Friday, April 05 2013 | win 87 - 86 | coverage |
| @ Detroit | Sunday, April 07 2013 | loss 85 - 99 | coverage |
| Toronto | Tuesday, April 09 2013 | loss 98 - 101 | coverage |
| New York | Thursday, April 11 2013 | win 118 - 111 | coverage |
| @ Toronto | Friday, April 12 2013 | loss 88 - 97 | coverage |
| @ Miami | Sunday, April 14 2013 | loss 93 - 105 | coverage |
| @ Orlando | Monday, April 15 2013 | win 102 - 84 | coverage |
| Washington | Wednesday, April 17 2013 | win 95 - 92 | coverage |
| @ Brooklyn | Saturday, April 20 2013 | loss 89 - 106 | coverage |
| @ Brooklyn | Monday, April 22 2013 | win 90 - 82 | coverage |
| Brooklyn | Thursday, April 25 2013 | win 79 - 76 | coverage |
| Brooklyn | Saturday, April 27 2013 | win 142 - 134 | coverage |
| @ Brooklyn | Monday, April 29 2013 | loss 91 - 110 | coverage |
| May | |||
| Brooklyn | Thursday, May 02 2013 | loss 92 - 95 | coverage |
| @ Brooklyn | Saturday, May 04 2013 | win 99 - 93 | coverage |
| @ Miami | Monday, May 06 2013 | win 93 - 86 | coverage |
| @ Miami | Wednesday, May 08 2013 | loss 78 - 115 | coverage |
| Miami | Friday, May 10 2013 | loss 94 - 104 | coverage |
| Miami | Monday, May 13 2013 | loss 65 - 88 | coverage |
| @ Miami | Wednesday, May 15 2013 | loss 91 - 94 | coverage |
| Miami | Friday, May 17 2013 | 8:00 PM EDT | coverage |
| @ Miami | Sunday, May 19 2013 | TBA | coverage |
Roster
Chicago Bulls Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Belinelli | 8 | GUARD | 3/25/1986 | 200 | 6-5 | None |
| Carlos Boozer | 5 | FORWARD | 11/20/1981 | 266 | 6-9 | Duke |
| Jimmy Butler | 21 | FORWARD | 9/14/1989 | 220 | 6-7 | Marquette |
| Daequan Cook | 14 | GUARD | 4/28/1987 | 210 | 6-5 | Ohio State |
| Luol Deng | 9 | FORWARD | 4/16/1985 | 220 | 6-9 | Duke |
| Taj Gibson | 22 | CENTER | 6/24/1985 | 225 | 6-9 | USC |
| Richard Hamilton | 32 | GUARD | 2/14/1978 | 193 | 6-7 | Connecticut |
| Kirk Hinrich | 12 | GUARD | 1/2/1981 | 190 | 6-4 | Kansas |
| Nazr Mohammed | 48 | CENTER | 9/5/1977 | 250 | 6-10 | Kentucky |
| Joakim Noah | 13 | CENTER | 2/25/1985 | 232 | 6-11 | Florida |
| Vladimir Radmanovic | 77 | FORWARD | 11/19/1980 | 235 | 6-10 | Serbia & Montenegro |
| Nate Robinson | 2 | GUARD | 5/31/1984 | 180 | 5-9 | Washington |
| Derrick Rose | 1 | GUARD | 10/4/1988 | 190 | 6-3 | Memphis |
| Marquis Teague | 25 | GUARD | 2/28/1993 | 189 | 6-2 | Kentucky |
| Malcolm Thomas | 3 | FORWARD | 11/8/1988 | 225 | 6-9 | San Diego State |
Stats
Chicago Bulls Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Luol Deng | 75 | 38.7 | 6.2 | 14.6 | 42.6 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 32.2 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 81.6 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 16.5 |
| Carlos Boozer | 79 | 32.2 | 6.9 | 14.4 | 47.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 73.1 | 2.2 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 16.2 |
| Nate Robinson | 82 | 25.4 | 4.9 | 11.2 | 43.3 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 40.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 79.9 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 13.1 |
| Joakim Noah | 66 | 36.8 | 4.6 | 9.5 | 48.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 75.1 | 3.9 | 7.2 | 11.1 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 11.9 |
| Richard Hamilton | 50 | 21.7 | 4.1 | 9.5 | 42.9 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 30.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 85.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 9.8 |
| Marco Belinelli | 73 | 25.8 | 3.3 | 8.4 | 39.5 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 35.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 83.9 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 9.6 |
| Jimmy Butler | 82 | 26.0 | 2.9 | 6.2 | 46.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 38.1 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 80.3 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 8.6 |
| Taj Gibson | 65 | 22.4 | 3.3 | 6.8 | 48.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 67.9 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 8.0 |
| Kirk Hinrich | 60 | 29.4 | 2.7 | 7.0 | 37.7 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 39.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 71.4 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 7.7 |
| Daequan Cook | 49 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 30.5 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 28.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 75.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| Nazr Mohammed | 63 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 36.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 72.3 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.6 |
| Marquis Teague | 48 | 8.1 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 38.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 17.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 56.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| Vladimir Radmanovic | 25 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 30.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 18.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 66.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Malcolm Thomas | 12 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 62.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
