2008-09 Chicago Bulls Schedule and Results

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Record: 41-41, Finished 2nd in NBA Central Division

Coach: Vinny Del Negro (41-41)

Executive: John Paxson

PTS/G: 102.2 (8th of 30) Opp PTS/G: 102.5 (21st of 30)

SRS: -0.16 (16th of 30) Pace: 93.1 (10th of 30)

Off Rtg: 108.4 (15th of 30) Def Rtg: 108.7 (18th of 30) Net Rtg: -0.3 (16th of 30)

Expected W-L: 40-42 (16th of 30)

Preseason Odds: Championship +3000, Over-Under 40.5

Arena: United Center Attendance: 868,667 (2nd of 30)

NBA 2009 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-4) versus Boston Celtics (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Tue, Oct 28, 2008	8:30p	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		108	95	1	0	W 1	21,762	2:21
2	Fri, Oct 31, 2008	8:00p	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		80	96	1	1	L 1	18,624	2:35
3	Sat, Nov 1, 2008	8:30p	Box Score		Memphis Grizzlies	W		96	86	2	1	W 1	21,785	2:20
4	Mon, Nov 3, 2008	7:00p	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L		93	96	2	2	L 1	15,606	2:27
5	Wed, Nov 5, 2008	8:00p	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		93	107	2	3	L 2	20,562	2:31
6	Fri, Nov 7, 2008	8:30p	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		100	83	3	3	W 1	21,967	2:13
7	Sat, Nov 8, 2008	8:30p	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		97	106	3	4	L 1	21,965	2:24
8	Tue, Nov 11, 2008	8:30p	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		108	113	3	5	L 2	21,738	2:18
9	Thu, Nov 13, 2008	8:30p	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		98	91	4	5	W 1	21,751	2:20
10	Sat, Nov 15, 2008	8:30p	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		104	91	5	5	W 2	21,759	2:08
11	Tue, Nov 18, 2008	10:30p	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		109	116	5	6	L 1	18,997	2:26
12	Wed, Nov 19, 2008	10:30p	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		74	116	5	7	L 2	20,599	2:23
13	Fri, Nov 21, 2008	10:30p	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		115	110	6	7	W 1	19,596	2:20
14	Sun, Nov 23, 2008	9:00p	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		101	114	6	8	L 1	16,202	2:26
15	Mon, Nov 24, 2008	9:00p	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		101	100	7	8	W 1	19,911	2:09
16	Wed, Nov 26, 2008	8:30p	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		88	98	7	9	L 1	17,837	2:15
17	Sun, Nov 30, 2008	5:00p	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		103	92	8	9	W 1	13,561	2:08
18	Tue, Dec 2, 2008	8:30p	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L	OT	95	103	8	10	L 1	20,485	2:38
19	Wed, Dec 3, 2008	8:00p	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		90	97	8	11	L 2	13,684	2:08
20	Sat, Dec 6, 2008	8:30p	Box Score		Washington Wizards	W		117	110	9	11	W 1	21,741	2:13
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Tue, Dec 9, 2008	8:30p	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		105	100	10	11	W 2	19,519	2:08
22	Fri, Dec 12, 2008	8:00p	Box Score	@	Memphis Grizzlies	L		96	103	10	12	L 1	17,132	2:14
23	Sat, Dec 13, 2008	8:30p	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		113	104	11	12	W 1	21,751	2:16
24	Tue, Dec 16, 2008	7:00p	Box Score	@	Charlotte Bobcats	L	OT	101	110	11	13	L 1	11,225	2:32
25	Wed, Dec 17, 2008	8:30p	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W	OT	115	109	12	13	W 1	20,102	2:42
26	Fri, Dec 19, 2008	7:30p	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		108	126	12	14	L 1	18,624	2:09
27	Sat, Dec 20, 2008	8:30p	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		106	98	13	14	W 1	22,046	2:10
28	Tue, Dec 23, 2008	8:00p	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		98	104	13	15	L 1	22,076	2:23
29	Fri, Dec 26, 2008	5:00p	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L		77	90	13	16	L 2	19,600	2:15
30	Sat, Dec 27, 2008	7:00p	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		117	129	13	17	L 3	18,031	2:23
31	Mon, Dec 29, 2008	7:30p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		100	87	14	17	W 1	18,786	2:15
32	Wed, Dec 31, 2008	2:00p	Box Score		Orlando Magic	L		94	113	14	18	L 1	21,861	2:07
33	Fri, Jan 2, 2009	7:30p	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		92	117	14	19	L 2	20,562	2:18
34	Sat, Jan 3, 2009	8:30p	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	L		92	102	14	20	L 3	20,516	2:18
35	Tue, Jan 6, 2009	8:30p	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		99	94	15	20	W 1	18,060	2:23
36	Fri, Jan 9, 2009	8:30p	Box Score		Washington Wizards	W		98	86	16	20	W 2	20,125	2:03
37	Sat, Jan 10, 2009	8:30p	Box Score		Oklahoma City Thunder	L	OT	98	109	16	21	L 1	20,469	2:29
38	Mon, Jan 12, 2009	8:30p	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		95	109	16	22	L 2	18,996	2:20
39	Wed, Jan 14, 2009	7:00p	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	W		102	98	17	22	W 1	18,494	2:25
40	Thu, Jan 15, 2009	8:00p	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W	OT	102	93	18	22	W 2	21,297	2:49
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sat, Jan 17, 2009	8:30p	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		87	92	18	23	L 1	22,100	2:12
42	Mon, Jan 19, 2009	1:00p	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		98	102	18	24	L 2	18,807	2:14
43	Tue, Jan 20, 2009	8:30p	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		102	105	18	25	L 3	20,389	2:17
44	Fri, Jan 23, 2009	8:30p	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	L		94	114	18	26	L 4	20,886	2:17
45	Sun, Jan 25, 2009	7:00p	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L	OT	108	109	18	27	L 5	16,009	2:40
46	Wed, Jan 28, 2009	10:30p	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		95	75	19	27	W 1	15,637	2:09
47	Fri, Jan 30, 2009	10:00p	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		109	88	20	27	W 2	13,356	2:17
48	Sat, Jan 31, 2009	9:00p	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		122	111	21	27	W 3	18,422	2:25
49	Tue, Feb 3, 2009	8:30p	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		100	107	21	28	L 1	16,653	2:18
50	Wed, Feb 4, 2009	8:00p	Box Score	@	New Orleans Hornets	W		107	93	22	28	W 1	16,270	2:22
51	Sat, Feb 7, 2009	8:30p	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L	OT	114	115	22	29	L 1	20,349	2:37
52	Tue, Feb 10, 2009	8:30p	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		107	102	23	29	W 1	21,896	2:48
53	Thu, Feb 12, 2009	7:00p	Box Score		Miami Heat	L		93	95	23	30	L 1	21,801	2:32
54	Wed, Feb 18, 2009	8:00p	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		113	104	24	30	W 1	15,309	2:26
55	Fri, Feb 20, 2009	8:30p	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		116	99	25	30	W 2	21,970	2:14
56	Sun, Feb 22, 2009	12:00p	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		91	98	25	31	L 1	17,083	2:13
57	Tue, Feb 24, 2009	8:00p	Box Score		Orlando Magic	W		120	102	26	31	W 1	21,902	2:11
58	Wed, Feb 25, 2009	7:30p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		99	111	26	32	L 1	14,075	2:09
59	Fri, Feb 27, 2009	7:00p	Box Score	@	Washington Wizards	L		90	113	26	33	L 2	18,114	2:18
60	Sat, Feb 28, 2009	8:30p	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		105	102	27	33	W 1	22,394	2:13
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Tue, Mar 3, 2009	7:00p	Box Score	@	Charlotte Bobcats	L		80	96	27	34	L 1	14,216	2:06
62	Wed, Mar 4, 2009	8:30p	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		110	88	28	34	W 1	20,108	2:09
63	Fri, Mar 6, 2009	8:30p	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		117	102	29	34	W 2	21,186	2:17
64	Mon, Mar 9, 2009	7:30p	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L	2OT	127	130	29	35	L 1	19,600	3:17
65	Wed, Mar 11, 2009	7:00p	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L		79	107	29	36	L 2	17,461	2:09
66	Fri, Mar 13, 2009	7:00p	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		101	104	29	37	L 3	17,563	2:05	at Philadelphia, PA (Wachovia Spectrum)
67	Sat, Mar 14, 2009	8:30p	Box Score		New Orleans Hornets	W		97	79	30	37	W 1	22,135	2:01
68	Tue, Mar 17, 2009	8:30p	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		127	121	31	37	W 2	22,107	2:37
69	Wed, Mar 18, 2009	8:00p	Box Score	@	Oklahoma City Thunder	W		103	96	32	37	W 3	19,136	2:17
70	Sat, Mar 21, 2009	8:30p	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		109	117	32	38	L 1	23,011	2:20
71	Mon, Mar 23, 2009	7:00p	Box Score	@	Washington Wizards	W		101	99	33	38	W 1	15,421	2:18
72	Tue, Mar 24, 2009	8:00p	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		99	91	34	38	W 2	20,502	2:21
73	Thu, Mar 26, 2009	8:00p	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		106	87	35	38	W 3	21,908	2:24
74	Sat, Mar 28, 2009	2:00p	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		112	106	36	38	W 4	20,756	2:11
75	Sun, Mar 29, 2009	3:30p	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	L	OT	129	134	36	39	L 1	18,949	2:53
76	Tue, Mar 31, 2009	7:00p	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		105	107	36	40	L 2	15,687	2:16
77	Sat, Apr 4, 2009	2:00p	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		103	94	37	40	W 1	21,424	2:23
78	Tue, Apr 7, 2009	8:30p	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		110	103	38	40	W 2	20,764	2:13
79	Thu, Apr 9, 2009	8:00p	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		113	99	39	40	W 3	20,791	2:24
80	Sat, Apr 11, 2009	8:30p	Box Score		Charlotte Bobcats	W		113	106	40	40	W 4	20,265	2:24
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Mon, Apr 13, 2009	7:30p	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		91	88	41	40	W 5	22,076	2:27
82	Wed, Apr 15, 2009	8:00p	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	L		98	109	41	41	L 1	20,677	2:09

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG
1	Sat, Apr 18, 2009	12:30p	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W	OT	105	103	1	0	W 1	18,624	3:00
2	Mon, Apr 20, 2009	7:00p	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		115	118	1	1	L 1	18,624	2:41
3	Thu, Apr 23, 2009	8:00p	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		86	107	1	2	L 2	23,072	2:23
4	Sun, Apr 26, 2009	1:00p	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W	2OT	121	118	2	2	W 1	23,067	3:32
5	Tue, Apr 28, 2009	7:00p	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	OT	104	106	2	3	L 1	18,624	3:05
6	Thu, Apr 30, 2009	7:00p	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W	3OT	128	127	3	3	W 1	23,430	3:56
7	Sat, May 2, 2009	8:00p	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		99	109	3	4	L 1	18,624	2:56

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