At 23-7, the Bulls are currently on pace to match last season’s feat of earning the number one seed in the Eastern Conference. As we approach next weekend’s All-Star break, it makes sense to look at the Bulls from a big picture perspective.
Bulls Must Focus On Getting Healthy Over Top Seed In Playoffs
Derrick Rose's Back Checks Out OK
What had initially been diagnosed as back spasms is in fact a muscular injury, and not a more serious structural one that could require surgery. Rose will continue treatment that includes massages, electrical stimulation and rest.
Morning Box Score: Bulls Trample Bobcats, Hawks In A Slump
Last night, the Bulls easily defeated the Bobcats, even without Derrick Rose, while the Blackhawks continued their slide.
Luol Deng Gets All-Star Nod
Bulls forward Luol Deng finally earned his first trip to the All-Star game yesterday, when he was named as a reserve for the Eastern Conference team.
Morning Box Score: Bulls Rout Hornets
Derrick Rose, still nursing a bad back, only played a little more than 22 minutes of game time against lowly New Orleans, but the rest of the team picked up the slack.
Will Ferrell Pokes Fun At The Chicago Bulls
Will Ferrell did the introductions for last night's Bulls-Hornets game in New Orleans, and he poked fun at each of the starters.
Morning Box Score: Bulls Rout Nets
The Bulls went deep into their bench last night against a Nets team that has eight wins on the season and gave some starters much-needed rest.
Morning Box Score: Deng Back In Action, Bulls Hold Off Bucks
In yesterday's games, the Bulls took down the Bucks, Northern Illinois lost to Bowling Green, and New Jersey Tech defeated Chicago State.
All-Star Roster Comes Up Rose-y
Derrick Rose will start in the 2012 All-Star Game, which will be held February 26.
Morning Box Score: Bulls Shine In New York, Edmonton Routs Blackhawks Again
Derrick Rose shined under the bright lights of Madison Square Garden. The Blackhawks actually made a game of their return to Edmonton before the wheels fell off again.
Morning Box Score: Bulls Tripped Up In Philly
Two key stats to pull from last night's contest. The Sixers had an astounding 21-4 advantage in fast break points, and they had the Bulls on their heels for much of the game. The Bulls also fell to 6-5 against teams with a winning record this season.
Morning Box Score: Bulls Rebound In Washington
The Bulls put Sunday's loss in Miami behind them and beat up on the Wizards in DC.
Morning Box Score: Bulls Hang With Miami, Can't Douse Heat
This was the marquee game on yesterday's NBA slate and, except for the Bulls losing, it didn't disappoint.
Morning Box Score: Bulls Edge Out Bucks
Last night the Bulls defeated Milwaukee, Loyola fell to Wright State, and Detroit beat Illinois-Chicago.
Morning Box Score: Bulls Suffer First Home Loss
The Bulls saw their four-game winning streak and undefeated record at the United Center come to an end last night at the hands of the Pacers.
Deng "Week-to-Week" With Wrist Injury
Rather than opt for surgery, Deng is going to rest the wrist for a couple weeks to see how it responds.
Morning Box Score: Bulls Coast Against New Jersey
The Bulls have been doing what all great teams must: feasting on inferior competition. And they're doing so while showing off their bench depth due to injury.
Morning Box Score: Rose-less Bulls Rout Phoenix; DePaul Falls To Georgetown
Derrick Rose missed his third game in the Bulls' last five nursing his turf toe injury, but the team's depth has been on display and they've been getting healthier elsewhere.
Morning Box Score: Bulls Bounce Back
Tight defense and an unselfish offense led to another Bulls win last night.
Thursday Afternoon Diversion: Derrick Rose Is Still A Kid At Heart
Derrick Rose's emergence as both a basketball player and a man have been amazing to watch unfold. It's rare for a Chicago sports franchise to witness the career trajectory of a transcendent player. To have lightning strike twice is something we should appreciate, especially when the second time is a homegrown player like the reigning NBA MVP, who still wears his Englewood roots with pride.
Morning Box Score: Bulls Easily Handle Pistons
The Bulls and made certain they didn't have to rally from a 19-point deficit like they did Tuesday night, making easy work of the Pistons.
Bulls Maul Grizzlies in Home Opener
The Bulls are off to their best start to a season since the 1996-97 squad won their first 12 games.
Cheap Shot On A Sharpshooter: Is Derrick Rose A Role Model?
We tried to bite our tongues. But the Trib’s head-scratcher decision to run a cheap shot Op-Ed targeting Derrick Rose has had us stewing all week.
Morning Box Score: Bulls Beat Clippers Means Derrick Rose Beat Chris Paul
Derrick Rose won the real contest by dominating Clippers star Chris Paul.
Morning Box Score: Bulls Hold Off Sacramento
The Bulls got Tom Thibodeau's message loud and clear last night after an lethargic loss at Golden State and came out of the blocks strong in a win against Sacramento.
Morning Box Score: Bulls Crash Hard in Golden State
Sloppy play bit the Bulls in their collective ass last night as they ran into a Golden State squad that, under rookie head coach Mark Jackson, is looking to play the halfcourt offensive sets and stifling defense instilled in the Bulls under Tom Thibodeau.
Rose, Deng Lift Bulls in Season Opener
The Bulls returned to the NBA's Christmas schedule for the first time since the Jordan era courtesy of their surprising run last season and the above the rim game of reigning MVP and new $94 million man Derrick Rose and gave fans a reason to cheer with a win against the Lakers.
Zion Church Wants Derrick Rose to Help in Trademark Fight
Of course, a multi-billion dollar international company is not going to let some little Chicago area church get in its way, so Adidas is trying to kill a Chicagoland church's claim to the trademarked phrase "Add a Zero."
Bulls 2011-2012 Season Preview
Having addressed their one weakness by signing Rip Hamilton, there's no reason to think the Bulls won't at least equal last season's efforts. This team could still win 50 games despite the 66-game regular season.
Danks Makes Bank With New Deal
While Derrick Rose's five-year, $94 million contract extension was the largest chunk of change committed to by Jerry Reinsdorf, the Bulls and White Sox chairman also opened up the purse strings to keep another of his employees under contract for the next half decade.

