Last night, the Bulls easily defeated the Bobcats, even without Derrick Rose, while the Blackhawks continued their slide.
Morning Box Score: Bulls Trample Bobcats, Hawks In A Slump
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.
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.
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.
Afternoon Box Score: Bulls Fall Short In Memphis
Derrick Rose was given another game off to rest his turf toe. Unfortunately, the rest of the Bulls played as though they wanted to join him on the bench.
Morning Box Score: Bulls Win One They Shouldn't Have
Had Atlanta shot the ball better, the Bulls could have easily lost this game.
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.
Playoff Box Score: Bulls Down 3-1 To Heat
The Bulls picked a fine time for their first three-game losing streak of the season, and it's put them on the brink of elimination.
Playoff Box Score: Bulls Fall Again
Once again, the Heat's defense made the Bulls fight for every shot.
Playoff Box Score: Heat "D" Evens Series
You didn't really think these Eastern Conference finals were going to be a cakewalk for the Bulls did you? After a commanding Bulls victory in the series' opener, the Miami Heat bounced back and played much like Chicago did in game one. While the Bulls hung in there for most of the game, in the end Miami's defense was too much and the Bulls fell to the Heat 85-75 on Wednesday night.
Playoff Box Score: Bulls Move On
Bring on the Heat! In emphatic fashion, the Bulls eliminated the Atlanta Hawks from the playoffs, winning 93-73 to take their Eastern conference semi-final series four games to two.
Playoff Box Score: Bulls Grab 3-2 Series Lead
The Bulls played two sub-par quarters last night, bookended by two excellent quarters. Playing a good half of basketball was apparently enough, as the Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks 95-83 at the United Center.
Playoff Box Score: Bulls Drop Game One
While sources were confirming that he'll be named MVP today, Derrick Rose didn't play like one in the first half of Monday's game against the Atlanta Hawks. Despite the absence of Kirk Hinrich, Atlanta shut Rose down early while Joe Johnson's career night helped the Hawks down the Bulls 103-95 in game one of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Playoff Box Score: Bulls Move On With 116-89 Win
For four games, Frank Vogel's Indiana Pacers played the Bulls incredibly tight. The Bulls pulled out three close victories before the Pacers team exploited Derrick Rose's ankle sprain to win game four and prevent the sweep. Heading into last night's game Vogel promised, "If we win tonight, we win series." The Bulls made sure that wouldn't happen, blowing out the Pacers 116-89 to close out the series and move on to the second round.
Playoff Box Score: Bulls Stage Furious Comeback, Beat Pacers
This is why the NBA plays 48 minutes, folks. The Bulls were as good as dead in the final three-and-a-half minutes of their opening playoff series against the Indiana Pacers. Trailing by 98-88 with 3:33 left in the game, the Bulls went on a 16-1 run the rest of the way to steal a 104-99 win they had no business winning. Yes, we know Benjy predicted some of these games would be grind it out contests and today's contest was surely that. But the Pacers showed that they can create matchup problems against the Bulls and are capable of taking a game or maybe two.
Afternoon Box Score: Hawks' Fate Lies With Stars, Bulls Continue Dominance
The Chicago Blackhawks just needed one point to clinch a playoff berth. Now their playoff fate lies in the hands of the result of the Minnesota Wild-Dallas Stars game after a 4-3 loss. The Bulls however continued their dominance on the court, outlasting the Dwight Howard-less Orlando Magic 102-99.
Playoff Box Score: Bulls Clinch Top Seed, Blackhawks Inch Closer
It may be baseball season, but it's time to start looking ahead to basketball and hockey playoffs after the Bulls clinched the top seed in the East and the Blackhawks nearly wrapped up their spot in the playoffs Friday night.
Morning Box Score: Bulls Outlast Raptors, Lead East by Three
The Bulls didn’t let the last-place Raptors forget where they stand; almost. The Bulls gained a three-game lead in the Eastern Conference playoff standings with a close 113-106 victory over the Raptors Saturday night at the United Center.
Morning Box Score: Bulls Control East, Hawks Outlast Blue Jackets
It was a big night in Chicago as Bulls continue to control the Eastern Conference in a win over the Pistons and the Blackhawks are hanging on to that last playoff spot in a shootout win over the Columbus Blue Jackets Friday night.
Rose, Bulls Show '91 Champs It's Their Turn to Make Franchise History
It seems rightfully so that the Bulls would climb into the No. 1 spot in the Eastern Conference tying Boston on a night celebrating the 20th anniversary of the franchise's first championship. With Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and other '91 champs watching, Derrick Rose, and the Bulls showed their elders that it's their turn to make some franchise history as they beat the Utah Jazz 118-100 Saturday night.
Morning Box Score: Bulls Creep Up On Boston in Win Over Hawks
Despite the loss of Carlos Boozer to a sprained ankle, the Bulls dominated the court proving that their bench is still strong and it's nothing they can't handle. Derrick Rose led the way with 34 points as the Bulls grabbed their 12th win in 14 games vs. the Atlanta Hawks 94-76Friday.
Afternoon Box Score: Bulls Sweep Heat
The Bulls may have been among the also-rans in the hunt for LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh during the offseason. But the money they saved in not signing any of them has proven to be put to good use in building an overall deeper team that now sits in sole possession of second place in the Eastern Conference after their 87-86 win over the Heat in Miami. The Bulls 3-0 head-to-head record against the Heat is also their first regular season sweep against Miami since the 1991-92 season.
Morning Box Score: Hawks Weather the Storm, Bulls Make Some Magic
The Blackhawks are starting to find their groove, winning their seventh straight game vs. Carolina as the Bulls climb one notch higher in the Eastern Conference after a win in Orlando.
Morning Box Score: Noah, Deng Lead Bulls Past Bucks
With Joakim Noah back in the mix and the help of Luol Deng, the Chicago Bulls managed a 83-75 win over the Milwaukee Bucks Saturday night
Morning Box Score: With LeBron in Lineup, Bulls Beat Heat
Last time the Miami Heat came to town, Dwyane Wade and Derrick Rose had a shootout for the ages, but an asterisk was put on the Bulls win by some as LeBron James didn't suit up for the game. King James took the court last night, in a matchup of the two leading candidates for NBA MVP in himself and Rose. The result was the same, as the Bulls held the Heat to 36 second-half points and Luol Deng hit the winning trey for a 93-89 win.
Morning Box Score: Bulls Maul Bobcats with Legends in House
With the ghosts of Bulls past observing the game at courtside in Scottie Pippen and Bobcats owner Michael Jordan, the Bulls used tough defense, good bench production and the slashing game of Luol Deng to beat Charlotte 106-94. But the Bobcats showed last night that they're a team on the rise and that their two previous wins over the Bulls weren't flukes.

