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The Bulls' new playoff streak ended in 2008, when the team finished fourth in their division with a 33–49 record. After the season, the team hired a new coach, Vinny Del Negro. [14] The Bulls' poor record did help them win the 2008 NBA draft lottery, which allowed them to select Derrick Rose with the first pick in the NBA draft.
The 1995–96 Bulls posted one of the best single-season improvements in league history and the best single-season record at that time, moving from 47–35 to 72–10, becoming the first NBA team to win 70 or more games. [20]
Correct as of the end of the 2023–24 season ) Michael Jordan was the face of the Bulls from 1984 to 1993 then again from 1995 to 1998. Scottie Pippen was a face of the Bulls from 1987 to 1998 and returned for a final stint from 2003 to 2004. Derrick Rose became the face of the Bulls in 2008 and lasted till 2016.
NBA record 146 regular-season games without back-to-back losses (dating back to 2014–15 season) Winning streaks of 14 and 12 games Second team to win 30 road games in back-to-back seasons (after 1995–96 and 1996–97 Chicago Bulls)
The Bulls first joined the NBA in the 1966–67 season as an expansion team. Coached by Johnny Kerr, the team finished its first season with a 33–48 record, the best record achieved by an expansion team in its first year of play, and secured a playoff berth. [1]
In that season, the Warriors recorded 73 wins and 9 losses with a winning percentage of .890, surpassing the 72-win 1995–96 Chicago Bulls, though the Bulls went on to win the Eastern Conference and the NBA championship. The 1996 Bulls and the 2016 Warriors are the only teams to win at least 70 games in a single season.
In the regular season, Chicago won the season series, 4–1. In Game 1 on May 5, the Bulls defeated the Knicks behind Jordan's 44 points. [97] Chicago would defeat New York again on May 7 to take a 2–0 series lead. [98] Playing at Madison Square Garden, the Bulls lost Game 3 in overtime, despite a 46-point offensive performance by Jordan. [99]
In the off-season, the team signed free agents Steve Kerr, Bill Wennington, [8] and Pete Myers, who was signed to fill in the void left by Jordan at shooting guard. [9] The Bulls continued to play solid basketball winning ten straight games in December after an 8–8 start, and later on held a 34–13 record at the All-Star break. [10]