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2006–07 Chicago Bulls season

The 2006–07 Chicago Bulls season was the 41st season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team finished with a record of 49-33 in the regular season and reached the second round of the NBA playoffs, making it, at the time, their most successful season since the retirement of Michael Jordan, but nevertheless leaving some doubt amongst fans as to whether the team could compete for an NBA championship in the near future. The Bulls had the best team defensive rating in the NBA.[1]

2006–07 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachScott Skiles
General managerJohn Paxson
Owner(s)Jerry Reinsdorf
ArenaUnited Center
Results
Record49–33 (.598)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(lost to Pistons 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWCKG
< 2005–06 2007–08 >

In the playoffs, the Bulls swept the defending NBA champion Miami Heat in four games in the First Round, before losing to the Detroit Pistons in six games in the Semifinals.

Offseason edit

Whereas previous seasons under General Manager John Paxson focused mostly on allowing the young players which comprised the core of the Bulls' roster to develop, before the '06-'07 season Paxson made an expensive free-agent signing in the form of Ben Wallace. Many fans were excited about the veteran experience and star power Wallace brought to the team, though some questioned if he was the best fit for the team, as Wallace had always been known for his defense, and many believed that the Bulls' biggest problem was a lack of inside scoring.

On July 20, the Bulls traded Tyson Chandler to the New Orleans Hornets for J.R. Smith. However, six days later, Smith was traded again, this time to the Denver Nuggets, in exchange for Howard Eisley and two second-round draft picks.

NBA draft edit

Main article: 2006 NBA draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege / Club Team
12LaMarcus Aldridge (traded to Portland)F  United StatesTexas
116Rodney Carney (traded to Philadelphia)F  United StatesMemphis

Regular season edit

The Bulls got off to a rocky start, posting a record of 3-9 in their first 12 games. The criticism by some in the offseason about the signing of Ben Wallace seemed to gain some validity, as Wallace appeared to show his age and was not always able to put up big rebounding numbers as he had been known for with the Pistons. However, as they had in the 2004-05 season in which they started 0-9, the Bulls performed better as the season went on and finished 49-33. The record was good enough to receive the #5 seed among the 8 teams qualifying for the Eastern Conference Playoffs. The Bulls, however, lost their final game of the season to the New Jersey Nets[2] which would have boosted them to a #2 seed and given them an easier path to the Eastern Conference finals.

Season standings edit

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons5329.646-26–1527–149–7
x-Cleveland Cavaliers5032.610330–1120–2110–6
x-Chicago Bulls4933.598431–1018–2312–4
Indiana Pacers3547.4271822–1913–288–8
Milwaukee Bucks2854.3412518–2310–311–15
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1c-Detroit Pistons5329.646–
2x-Cleveland Cavaliers5032.6103
3y-Toronto Raptors4735.5736
4y-Miami Heat4438.5379
5x-Chicago Bulls4933.5984
6x-New Jersey Nets4141.50012
7x-Washington Wizards4141.50012
8x-Orlando Magic4042.48813
9Philadelphia 76ers3547.42718
10Indiana Pacers3547.42718
11New York Knicks3349.40220
12Charlotte Bobcats3349.40220
13Atlanta Hawks3052.36623
14Milwaukee Bucks2854.34125
15Boston Celtics2458.29329

Record vs. opponents edit

2006-07 NBA Records
TeamATLBOSCHACHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDLACLALMEMMIAMILMINNJNNOKNYKORLPHIPHOPORSACSASSEATORUTAWAS
Atlanta—3–11–30–41–30–21–11–22–01–11–32–00–22–00–41–22–01–20–21–23–11–31–11–11–10–20–22–20–21–3
Boston1–3—2–20–31–20–21–10–40–21–11–30–20–21–11–22–21–12–20–23–11–31–30–22–00–21–11–11–30–20–3
Charlotte3–12–2—1–22–20–21–12–21–10–21–20–22–00–22–22–21–11–21–12–22–22–20–20–21–11–10–20–31–12–2
Chicago4–03–02–1—2–21–11–13–11–10–23–10–21–11–13–14–00–21–32–03–11–22–11–12–00–21–12–02–20–23–1
Cleveland3–12–12–22–2—0–20–21–32–01–13–12–02–02–01–34–02–02–11–12–21–23–10–21–12–02–01–13–11–12–1
Dallas2–02–02–01–12–0—3–11–10–33–12–02–13–14–02–02–04–02–04–02–02–02–02–23–04–03–14–02–01–21–1
Denver1–11–11–11–12–01–3—0–23–11–22–02–13–12–22–02–02–21–12–21–11–11–11–23–12–21–23–11–11–31–1
Detroit2–14–02–21–33–11–12–0—0–21–12–22–02–02–02–13–11–14–01–12–14–03–11–11–11–10–22–02–10–22–2
Golden State0–22–01–11–10–23–01–32–0—2–11–12–20–43–10–20–22–11–13–11–11–12–01–32–13–11–33–11–12–21–1
Houston1–11–12–02–01–11–32–11–11–2—1–13–12–24–02–02–02–22–01–32–02–02–01–32–23–02–23–01–11–32–0
Indiana3–13–12–11–31–30–20–22–21–11–1—1–11–12–02–24–00–20–41–12–12–22–20–22–00–21–10–21–20–20–3
L.A. Clippers0–22–02–02–00–21–21–20–22–21–31–1—2–23–02–02–01–21–12–21–11–12–02–23–12–20–42–20–21–31–1
L.A. Lakers2–02–00–21–10–21–31–30–24–02–21–12–2—2–21–10–23–12–01–20–22–01–11–31–23–12–13–11–12–11–1
Memphis0–21–12–01–10–20–42–20–21–30–40–20–32–2—0–20–22–10–21–30–21–11–10–42–21–21–31–21–11–31–1
Miami4–02–12–21–33–10–20–21–22–00–22–20–21–12–0—2–12–03–11–11–30–41–30–22–02–01–12–02–12–03–1
Milwaukee2–12–22–20–40–40–20–21–32–00–20–40–22–02–01–2—2–01–20–21–31–32–10–21–11–12–01–11–30–21–3
Minnesota0–21–11–12–00–20–42–21–11–22–22–02–11–31–20–20–2—1–11–32–01–12–01–32–22–21–21–30–21–31–1
New Jersey2–12–22–13–11–20–21–10–41–10–24–01–10–22–01–32–11–1—1–14–02–22–20–20–21–10–20–22–22–04–0
New Orleans/Oklahoma City2–02–01–10–21–10–42–21–11–33–11–12–22–13–11–12–03–11–1—2–01–10–20–31–23–10–42–20–21–21–1
New York2–11–32–21–32–20–21–11–21–10–21–21–12–02–03–13–10–20–40–2—2–11–30–21–11–10–21–11–31–12–2
Orlando1–33–12–22–12–10–21–10–41–10–22–21–10–21–14–03–11–12–21–11–2—2–10–22–01–11–12–00–42–02–2
Philadelphia3–13–12–21–21–30–21–11–30–20–22–20–21–11–13–11–20–22–22–03–11–2—1–11–11–10–22–01–31–10–3
Phoenix1–12–02–01–12–02–22–11–13–13–12–02–23–14–02–02–03–12–03–02–02–01–1—4–03–11–22–12–01–31–1
Portland1–10–22–00–21–10–31–31–11–22–20–21–32–12–20–21–12–22–02–11–10–21–10–4—2–20–42–21–12–22–0
Sacramento1–12–01–12–00–20–42–21–11–30–32–02–21–32–10–21–12–21–11–31–11–11–11–32–2—0–42–11–12–10–2
San Antonio2–01–11–11–10–21–32–12–03–12–21–14–01–23–11–10–22–12–04–02–01–12–02–14–04–0—4–02–02–22–0
Seattle2–01–12–00–21–10–41–30–21–30–32–02–21–32–10–21–13–12–02–21–10–20–21–22–21–20–4—1–12–20–2
Toronto2–23–13–02–21–30–21–11–21–11–12–12–01–11–11–23–12–02–22–03–14–03–10–21–11–10–21–1—0–23–1
Utah2–02–01–12–01–12–13–12–02–23–12–03–11–23–10–22–03–10–22–11–10–21–13–12–21–22–22–22–0—1–1
Washington3–13–02–21–31–21–11–12–21–10–23–01–11–11–11–33–11–10–41–12–22–23–01–10–22–00–22–01–31–1—

Playoffs edit

2007 playoff game log
First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 21MiamiW 96–91Luol Deng (33)Ben Wallace (14)Ben Gordon (11)United Center
22,183		1–0
2April 24MiamiW 107–89Ben Gordon (27)Ben Gordon (7)Kirk Hinrich (8)United Center
23,097		2–0
3April 27@ MiamiW 104–96Ben Gordon (27)Luol Deng (11)Kirk Hinrich (6)American Airlines Arena
20,280		3–0
4April 29@ MiamiW 92–79Ben Gordon (24)Luol Deng (12)Gordon, Hinrich (4)American Airlines Arena
20,283		4–0
Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1May 5@ DetroitL 69–95Luol Deng (18)Wallace, Deng (8)Kirk Hinrich (6)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		0–1
2May 7@ DetroitL 87–108Tyrus Thomas (18)Ben Wallace (7)Kirk Hinrich (7)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		0–2
3May 10DetroitL 74–81Luol Deng (21)Luol Deng (14)Kirk Hinrich (7)United Center
23,462		0–3
4May 13DetroitW 102–87Luol Deng (25)Ben Wallace (17)Kirk Hinrich (10)United Center
23,099		1–3
5May 15@ DetroitW 108–92Ben Gordon (28)P. J. Brown (8)Kirk Hinrich (13)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		2–3
6May 17DetroitL 85–95P. J. Brown (20)Ben Wallace (7)Kirk Hinrich (11)United Center
23,030		2–4
2007 schedule

Awards and records edit

Roster edit

2006–07 Chicago Bulls roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F35Allen, Malik6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg)1978-06-27Villanova
G11Barrett, Andre5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)172 lb (78 kg)1982-02-21Seton Hall
F42Brown, P. J.6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg)1969-10-14Louisiana Tech
F9Deng, Luol6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg)1985-04-16Duke
G21Duhon, Chris6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg)1982-08-31Duke
G7Gordon, Ben6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg)1983-04-04Connecticut
F44Griffin, Adrian6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)217 lb (98 kg)1974-07-04Seton Hall
G12Hinrich, Kirk6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)1981-01-02Kansas
F38Khryapa, Viktor6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg)1982-08-03Russia
F5Nocioni, Andres6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg)1979-11-30Argentina
G2Sefolosha, Thabo6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg)1984-05-02Switzerland
C50Sweetney, Mike6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)275 lb (125 kg)1982-10-25Georgetown
F24Thomas, Tyrus6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg)1986-08-17Louisiana State
C3Wallace, Ben6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg)1974-09-10Virginia Union
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 2, 2007

Player statistics edit

Legend
  GPGames 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 edit

Chicago Bulls statistics
PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Malik Allen60110.6.415.000.8242.0.3.3.34.0
Andre Barrett604.8.500...81.2.0.01.3
P. J. Brown724920.2.407.000.7874.8.7.3.76.1
Luol Deng828237.5.517.143.7777.12.51.2.618.8
Chris Duhon783024.4.408.359.7522.24.0.9.17.2
Ben Gordon825133.0.455.413.8643.13.6.8.221.4
Adrian Griffin54110.8.473.000.7892.01.1.6.12.5
Kirk Hinrich808035.5.448.415.8353.46.31.3.316.6
Viktor Khryapa3307.0.386.000.7311.7.6.3.02.2
Andres Nocioni533126.5.467.383.8485.71.1.5.514.1
Thabo Sefolosha71412.2.426.357.5112.2.8.5.23.6
Mike Sweetney4808.0.433..5612.5.6.2.23.2
Tyrus Thomas72413.4.475.000.6063.7.6.61.15.2
Ben Wallace777735.0.453.200.40810.72.41.42.06.4

Playoffs edit

Chicago Bulls statistics
PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Malik Allen506.8.167..1.4.2.2.2.8
P. J. Brown101022.8.493..7394.71.2.8.28.3
Luol Deng101041.0.524.000.8078.72.41.0.722.2
Chris Duhon9019.1.290.316.8001.82.3.3.13.6
Ben Gordon101039.5.415.436.9213.83.8.9.120.4
Adrian Griffin402.3.000...3.0.3.0.0
Kirk Hinrich101036.2.376.302.7694.27.5.9.312.1
Andres Nocioni10019.7.360.333.7223.5.8.2.58.8
Thabo Sefolosha9011.0.385.375.5831.9.8.2.03.3
Mike Sweetney103.0.500..000.0.0.0.02.0
Tyrus Thomas10012.2.390..6333.4.61.0.55.1
Ben Wallace101036.9.566.000.5009.51.41.51.78.7

Transactions edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Teams Defense". NBA.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  2. ^ ESPN - Chicago vs. New Jersey - Recap - April 18, 2007
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