2007–08 Chicago Bulls season

The 2007–08 Chicago Bulls season was the 42nd season of NBA basketball in Chicago.

2007–08 Chicago Bulls season
Head coach
General managerJohn Paxson
Owner(s)Jerry Reinsdorf
ArenaUnited Center
Results
Record33–49 (.402)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Central)
Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWMVP
Luol Deng of the Chicago Bulls takes a shot during an NBA game versus the New York Knicks at the United Center in Chicago, December 14, 2007

Key dates:

Offseason

The Bulls made the following free agent transactions for the 2007 off-season.

Free agents

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Additions

Date signed Player Former team
July 18 Andrés Nocioni Chicago Bulls
July 18 Joe Smith Philadelphia 76ers
October 2 Andre Barrett Chicago Bulls
October 2 Joseph Blair Olimpia Milano
October 2 Justin Cage Xavier Musketeers
October 2 Thomas Gardner VOO Verviers-Pepinster
October 2 Jared Homan Mersin BŞB. S.K.

Subtractions

Date left Player New team
October 8 Justin Cage Colorado 14ers
October 10 Joseph Blair Spartak Primorje
October 10 Andre Barrett Bakersfield Jam

Roster
2007–08 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G 6 Brown, Shannon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1985-11-29 Michigan State
G 20 Curry, JamesOn (DL) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1986-01-07 Oklahoma State
F 9 Deng, Luol 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985-04-16 Duke
G 21 Duhon, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1982-08-31 Duke
F 90 Gooden, Drew 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1981-09-24 Kansas
G 7 Gordon, Ben 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1983-04-04 Connecticut
C 34 Gray, Aaron 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1984-12-07 Pittsburgh
G 12 Hinrich, Kirk 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1981-01-02 Kansas
G 32 Hughes, Larry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1979-01-23 Saint Louis
F 35 Nichols, Demetris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1984-09-04 Syracuse
C 13 Noah, Joakim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1985-02-25 Florida
F 5 Nocioni, Andres 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1979-11-30 Argentina
G 2 Sefolosha, Thabo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1984-05-02 Switzerland
F 15 Simmons, Cedric (DL) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1986-01-03 NC State
F 24 Thomas, Tyrus 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1986-08-17 Louisiana State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 2, 2008

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 5923.732–34–725–1611–5
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 4537.5491427–1418–237–9
Indiana Pacers 3646.4392321–2015–265–11
Chicago Bulls 3349.4022620–2113–2811–5
Milwaukee Bucks 2656.3173319–227–346–10
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6616.805–
2 y-Detroit Pistons5923.7327
3 y-Orlando Magic5230.63414
4 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4537.54921
5 x-Washington Wizards4339.52423
6 x-Toronto Raptors4141.50025
7 x-Philadelphia 76ers4042.48826
8 x-Atlanta Hawks3745.45129
9 Indiana Pacers3646.43930
10 New Jersey Nets3448.41532
11 Chicago Bulls3349.40233
12 Charlotte Bobcats3250.39034
13 Milwaukee Bucks2656.31740
14 New York Knicks2359.28043
15 Miami Heat1567.18351

Record vs. opponents
2007-08 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta —0–32–22–21–21–11–10–41–10–21–21–11–12–03–12–22–01–30–24–02–23–11–10–21–10–21–11–21–12–2
Boston 3–0—3–14–02–22–01–12–11–12–03–02–02–02–04–04–02–04–01–14–01–23–11–12–02–02–02–03–11–10–3
Charlotte 2–21–3—1–31–30–21–10–31–10–23–12–01–11–13–11–22–01–30–21–21–31–20–22–00–20–22–02–21–11–3
Chicago 2–20–43–1—3–10–21–13–11–10–22–21–10–21–12–13–11–11–20–22–20–41–30–20–21–10–22–01–21–11–2
Cleveland 2–12–23–11–3—1–10–21–31–10–24–02–02–02–03–01–32–01–30–22–11–32–10–22–02–01–11–13–11–12–2
Dallas 1–10–22–02–01–1—1–21–13–13–11–14–01–34–02–01–13–01–12–22–02–01–12–12–22–11–33–11–12–20–2
Denver 1–11–11–11–12–02–1—0–23–12–21–13–10–34–02–01–14–02–01–21–11–11–12–22–22–12–23–12–01–32–0
Detroit 4–01–23–01–33–11–12–0–2–01–14–02–01–12–04–03–12–03–02–02–22–22–22–01–10–22–02–03–10–22–1
Golden State 1–11–11–11–11–11–31–30–2—2–21–13–12–24–02–02–03–11–11–21–11–12–02–22–23–12–12–12–00–32–0
Houston 2–00–22–02–02–01–32–21–12–2—2–03–02–13–11–12–03–02–02–22–01–10–22–24–02–22–24–01–11–22–0
Indiana 2–10–31–32–20–41–11–10–41–10–2—1–10–21–13–13–11–12–21–14–01–23–00–22–01–10–21–11–31–12–2
L.A. Clippers 1–10–20–21–10–20–41–30–21–30–31–1–0–43–11–11–11–32–00–42–00–20–21–30–33–10–32–11–11–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–10–21–12–00–23–13–01–12–21–22–04–0—2–12–01–13–01–12–22–01–12–03–12–23–12–24–02–03–12–0
Memphis 0–20–21–11–10–20–40–40–20–41–31–11–31–2—2–00–22–22–00–42–01–10–20–30–32–21–33–10–20–31–1
Miami 1–30–41–31–20–30–20–20–40–21–11–31–10–20–2—2–21–11–20–21–30–40–31–10–21–10–21–10–41–10–4
Milwaukee 2–20–42–11–33–11–11–11–30–20–21–31–11–12–02–2—1–10–40–21–31–31–20–20–20–20–21–11–20–22–2
Minnesota 0–20–20–21–10–20–30–40–21–30–31–13–10–32–21–11–1—1–11–31–11–11–12–20–42–10–41–30–22–20–2
New Jersey 3–10–43–12–13–11–10–20–31–10–22–20–21–10–22–14–01–1—0–21–31–32–20–21–10–20–22–01–31–12–1
New Orleans 2–01–12–02–02–02–22–10–22–12–21–14–02–24–02–02–03–12–0—2–01–12–04–02–21–22–23–01–11–30–2
New York 0–40–42–12–21–20–21–12–21–10–20–40–20–20–23–13–11–13–10–2—1–31–30–20–20–20–20–21–31–12–1
Orlando 2–22–13–14–03–10–21–12–21–11–12–12–01–11–14–03–11–13–11–13–1—3–10–22–01–10–22–02–10–23–1
Philadelphia 1–31–32–13–11–21–11–12–20–22–00–32–00–22–03–02–11–12–20–23–11–3—1–11–11–11–12–01–30–22–2
Phoenix 1–11–12–02–02–01–22–20–22–22–22–03–11–33–01–12–02–22–00–42–02–01–1—3–04–03–14–02–01–22–0
Portland 2–00–20–22–00–22–22–21–12–20–40–23–02–23–02–02–04–01–12–22–00–21–10–3—1–30–32–21–13–11–1
Sacramento 1–10–22–01–10–21–21–22–01–32–21–11–31–32–21–12–01–22–02–12–01–11–10–43–1—1–33–11–12–20–2
San Antonio 2–00–22–02–01–13–12–20–21–22–22–03–02–23–12–02–04–02–02–22–02–01–11–33–03–1—2–11–12–22–0
Seattle 1–10–20–20–21–11–31–30–21–20–41–11–20–41–31–11–13–10–20–32–00–20–20–42–21–31–2—1–10–40–2
Toronto 2–11–32–22–11–31–10–21–30–21–13–11–10–22–04–02–12–03–11–13–11–23–10–21–11–11–11–1—0–21–3
Utah 1–11–11–11–11–12–23–12–03–02–11–13–11–33–01–12–02–21–13–11–12–02–02–11–32–22–24–02–0—2–0
Washington 2–23–03–12–12–22–00–21–20–20–22–22–00–21–14–02–22–01–22–01–21–32–20–21–12–00–22–03–10–2—

Game log
2007–08 game log
Total: 33–49 (Home: 20–21; Road: 13–28)
October: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1October 31@ New Jersey103–112Gordon (27)Deng (11)Duhon (6)Izod Center
17,342		0–1
November: 3–9 (home: 2–3; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2November 2Philadelphia85–96Gordon (25)Thomas (12)Hinrich (8)United Center
22,034		0–2
3November 3@ Milwaukee72–78Gordon (15)Smith (10)Hinrich (4)Bradley Center
18,717		0–3
4November 6LA Clippers91–97Deng (22)Deng (8)Thomas (5)United Center
21,742		0–4
5November 8Detroit97–93Thomas (19)Thomas (14)Hinrich (14)United Center
21,797		1–4
6November 10Toronto71–101Nocioni (20)Sefolosha (6)Hinrich, Duhon, Sefolosha (4)United Center
22,467		1–5
7November 15@ Phoenix102–112Gordon (24)Wallace (10)Hinrich (7)US Airways Center
18,422		1–6
8November 17@ LA Clippers92–73Gordon (25)Wallace (13)Hinrich, Gordon, Duhon (4)Staples Center
17,535		2–6
9November 18@ LA Lakers78–106Gordon (20)Wallace (8)Hinrich (8)Staples Center
18,997		2–7
10November 20@ Denver91–112Noah (16)Wallace (12)Duhon (5)Pepsi Center
17,106		2–8
11November 24@ New York78–85Nocioni (23)Wallace (12)Hinrich (4)Madison Square Garden
19,763		2–9
12November 25@ Toronto78–93Deng (21)Deng (9)Hinrich (7)Air Canada Centre
19,800		2–10
13November 27Atlanta90–78Deng (22)Wallace, Thomas (12)Duhon (7)United Center
21,826		3–10
December: 8–8 (home: 4–5; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
14December 1Charlotte111–95Gordon (34)Wallace (19)Hinrich (7)United Center
21,729		4–10
15December 3Dallas98–103Nocioni (30)Duhon (9)Hinrich, Duhon (5)United Center
21,780		4–11
16December 5@ Charlotte91–82Deng (30)Nocioni (11)Duhon (9)Charlotte Bobcats Arena
13,227		5–11
17December 7@ Detroit98–91Nocioni (22)Smith (14)Hinrich (6)Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		6–11
18December 8Boston81–92Nocioni (18)Wallace (14)Hinrich (6)United Center
22,778		6–12
19December 11Seattle123–96Gordon (27)Thomas (9)Hinrich (8)United Center
21,772		7–12
20December 12@ Indiana102–117Gordon (27)Deng (7)Hinrich (8)Conseco Fieldhouse
10,381		7–13
21December 14New York101–96Deng (29)Hinrich (12)Hinrich (14)United Center
21,751		8–13
22December 18LA Lakers91–103Deng (26)Deng, Nocioni (7)Hinrich (8)United Center
22,310		8–14
23December 19@ Washington95–84Gordon (22)Gray (10)Gordon (6)Verizon Center
14,792		9–14
24December 21@ Boston82–107Gordon (19)Thomas (9)Duhon (4)TD Banknorth Garden
18,624		9–15
25December 22Houston98–116Hinrich (22)Deng (7)Deng (5)United Center
22,434		9–16
26December 26@ San Antonio79–94Smith (19)Smith (11)Hinrich (7)AT&T Center
18,797		9–17
27December 28Milwaukee103–99Gordon (31)Deng, Wallace (10)Hinrich (9)United Center
22,189		10–17
28December 30@ New York100–83Gordon (25)Wallace (10)Hinrich (8)Madison Square Garden
19,763		11–17
29December 31Orlando110–112Gordon (39)Wallace (12)Hinrich (10)United Center
22,126		11–18
January: 7–9 (home: 4–5; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
30January 2@ Charlotte109–97Gordon (22)Deng (13)Deng (5)Charlotte Bobcats Arena
11,568		12–18
31January 3Portland109–115Gordon (32)Wallace (14)Hinrich (9)United Center
21,756		12–19
32January 5Sacramento94–93Nocioni (26)Wallace (11)Hinrich (7)United Center
21,908		13–19
33January 8New York100–105Smith (22)Smith (12)Hinrich (9)United Center
21,838		13–20
34January 11@ Philadelphia100–97Nocioni (27)Wallace (8)Hinrich (7)Wachovia Center
17,046		14–20
35January 13@ Atlanta84–105Deng (28)Wallace (13)Duhon, Sefolosha (5)Philips Arena
16,065		14–21
36January 15@ Orlando88–102Smith (13)Noah (11)Duhon (5)Amway Arena
17,519		14–22
37January 16@ Miami126–96Gordon (24)Noah (8)Deng (8)American Airlines Arena
19,600		15–22
38January 18Golden State111–119Gordon (29)Deng (12)Duhon (8)United Center
21,896		15–23
39January 19Detroit97–81Gordon (33)Sefolosha (13)Duhon (4)United Center
22,657		16–23
40January 21@ Memphis90–104Gordon (25)Wallace (13)Hinrich (6)FedExForum
18,119		16–24
41January 23Indiana108–95Hinrich (38)Noah (15)Hinrich (10)United Center
21,774		17–24
42January 25Charlotte77–90Nocioni (25)Sefolosha (10)Hinrich (8)United Center
21,761		17–25
43January 27Phoenix77–88Hinrich (31)Thomas (11)Hinrich, Duhon (3)United Center
22,245		17–26
44January 29Minnesota96–85Hinrich (27)Noah (13)Hinrich (6)United Center
21,725		18–26
45January 30@ Minnesota67–83Hinrich, Sefolosha (14)Noah, Wallace, Sefolosha (8)Hinrich (8)Target Center
10,910		18–27
February: 5–8 (home: 2–2; road: 3–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
46February 2@ Sacramento101–105Gordon (33)Wallace (9)Hinrich, Duhon (3)ARCO Arena
15,526		18–28
47February 4@ Seattle118–108Smith (25)Wallace, Smith (10)Wallace (7)KeyArena
10,935		19–28
48February 6@ Portland97–100Sefolosha, Nocioni (22)Wallace (8)Duhon (9)Rose Garden
20,126		19–29
49February 7@ Golden State114–108Duhon (34)Noah (10)Duhon (9)Oracle Arena
19,596		20–29
50February 9@ Utah87–97Sefolosha (22)Sefolosha, Wallace (7)Duhon (8)EnergySolutions Arena
19,911		20–30
51February 12New Orleans86–100Nocioni (28)Wallace (16)Duhon (5)United Center
21,739		20–31
52February 14Miami99–92Hinrich (24)Sefolosha, Thomas (12)Duhon (8)United Center
21,792		21–31
53February 20@ New Jersey102–110Smith (17)Nocioni, Smith, Wallace (9)Hinrich (6)Izod Center
15,150		21–32
54February 22Denver135–121Gordon (37)Thomas (11)Hinrich (14)United Center
21,848		22–32
55February 24@ Houston97–110Thomas (18)Gooden (8)Hinrich (10)Toyota Center
18,275		22–33
56February 25@ Dallas94–102Gordon (25)Deng (9)Gordon (4)American Airlines Center
20,340		22–34
57February 27@ Indiana113–107Hughes (29)Gooden (15)Gordon, Hughes (6)Conseco Fieldhouse
10,556		23–34
58February 29Washington91–97Nocioni (19)Deng (11)Hughes (6)United Center
21,884		23–35
March: 6–9 (home: 6–3; road: 0–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
59March 2@ Cleveland86–95Hughes (23)Gooden (10)Hughes (4)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		23–36
60March 4Memphis112–97Deng, Gooden (21)Gooden (14)Hinrich (12)United Center
21,725		24–36
61March 6Cleveland107–96Deng, Gordon (23)Noah (20)Hinrich (7)United Center
22,097		25–36
62March 7@ Boston93–116Gordon (20)Gray (8)Gordon (4)TD Banknorth Garden
18,624		25–37
63March 9@ Detroit109–116Gordon (27)Gooden (8)Hughes (5)Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		25–38
64March 11Utah108–96Gooden (24)Gooden (10)Hinrich (6)United Center
21,969		26–38
65March 14Philadelphia106–110Deng (21)Gooden (9)Hinrich (6)United Center
22,069		26–39
66March 17@ New Orleans97–108Gordon (31)Gooden (12)Hinrich (5)New Orleans Arena
14,337		26–40
67March 18New Jersey112–96Deng (20)Gooden (11)Hinrich (8)United Center
22,070		27–40
68March 20San Antonio80–102Deng (18)Gordon (8)Gordon (3)United Center
22,353		27–41
69March 22Indiana101–108Deng (28)Gooden, Hughes (10)Hinrich (10)United Center
21,752		27–42
70March 25Atlanta103–94Gooden (31)Gooden (16)Hinrich (10)United Center
21,806		28–42
71March 26@ Philadelphia99–121Sefolosha (20)Gooden (8)Hinrich (6)Wachovia Center
18,620		28–43
72March 28@ Atlanta103–106Deng (19)Noah (7)Hinrich (8)Philips Arena
17,223		28–44
73March 29Milwaukee114–111Hughes (19)Noah (15)Hinrich (6)United Center
21,983		29–44
April: 4–5 (home: 2–3; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
74April 1Boston92–106Thomas (24)Noah (8)Hinrich, Deng (5)United Center
22,225		29–45
75April 3@ Cleveland101–98Hughes (25)Hughes (8)Hughes (9)Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		30–45
76April 5Washington87–99Gordon (18)Sefolosha (7)Gordon (4)United Center
21,929		30–46
77April 8@ Miami88–95Deng (25)Duhon, Hinrich (4)Noah (13)American Airlines Arena
19,175		30–47
78April 9@ Orlando83–115Hinrich (19)Deng (7)Hinrich, Sefolosha (4)Amway Arena
17,519		30–48
79April 11Cleveland100–95Deng (21)Thomas (14)Hinrich (6)United Center
22,084		31–48
80April 13Orlando84–104Nocioni (22)Deng (7)Hinrich (7)United Center
21,973		31–49
81April 14@ Milwaukee151–135Deng (32)Thomas, Sefolosha (8)Duhon (15)Bradley Center
16,212		32–49
82April 16Toronto107–97Thomas (26)Gray (22)Hinrich, Duhon (6)United Center
21,909		33–49
2007–08 season schedule

Player stats
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Shannon Brown* 21411.4.349.300.5861.0.8.52.145.4
Luol Deng 635933.8.479.364.7706.32.5.90.4617.0
Chris Duhon 661822.6.387.348.8131.84.0.73.035.8
Thomas Gardner 4011.3.391.250.0001.0.3.00.005.3
Drew Gooden* 696530.8.449.000.7538.61.2.70.7712.0
Ben Gordon 722731.8.434.410.9083.13.0.76.1118.6
Aaron Gray 61110.0.505.000.5662.8.7.34.264.3
Kirk Hinrich 757231.7.414.350.8313.36.01.16.2511.5
Larry Hughes* 685729.7.381.345.7983.42.71.46.2512.2
Viktor Khryapa 9011.7.387.000.5712.2.9.67.003.6
Demetris Nichols* 1403.1.261.231.000.4.1.00.211.1
Joakim Noah 743120.7.482.000.6915.61.1.92.866.6
Andrés Nocioni 822724.6.432.364.8074.21.2.30.5213.2
Thabo Sefolosha 692220.8.428.330.7213.71.9.88.436.7
Cedric Simmons* 1406.2.286.000.0001.3.0.14.36.6
Tyrus Thomas 742718.0.423.167.7414.61.2.65.976.8

*Total for entire season including previous team(s)

Transactions

The Bulls were involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

Trades
February 21, 2008[3] To Chicago Bulls
Drew Gooden, Larry Hughes, Shannon Brown & Cedric Simmons		 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Ben Wallace, Wally Szczerbiak, Joe Smith, Delonte West, a 2009 second round pick and a $1.7 mil trade exception		 To Seattle SuperSonics
Ira Newble, Donyell Marshall and Adrian Griffin.
  • Players in bold denote former Bulls players.

Free agents
PlayerFormer team
PlayerNew team

References
  1. Skiles relieved as Bulls Head Coach, Bulls.com, December 24, 2007. Accessed March 25, 2008.
  2. Boylan named Interim Head Coach for the remainder of the season, Bulls.com, December 27, 2007. Accessed March 25, 2008.
  3. Bulls acquire Gooden and Hughes in three-team trade Archived 2008-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, Bulls.com, February 21, 2007. Accessed March 25, 2008.
  4. Ford scores 18 but Toronto drops finale to Bulls, Associated Press, April 17, 2008.
  5. Chicago Bulls fire interim coach Jim Boylan, Associated Press, April 17, 2008.
  6. Chicago Bulls All-Time Transactions, Bulls.com. Accessed March 25, 2008.
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