2011–12 Chicago Bulls season

2011–12 Chicago Bulls season
Division champions
Head coachTom Thibodeau
General managerGar Forman
OwnersJerry Reinsdorf
ArenaUnited Center
Results
Record50–16 (.758)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to 76ers 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWMVP
< 2010–11 2012–13 >

The 2011–12 Chicago Bulls season was the 46th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Bulls finished the lockout-shortened season with a 50–16 record, or roughly 62–20 in a full season, tying the San Antonio Spurs for the best record of the season. They ended as the number one seed in the Eastern Conference for a second consecutive season.

Chicago started their playoff run on April 28, taking Game 1 of the first round against the Philadelphia 76ers at the United Center. However, that victory was marred with the season-ending injury of point guard and reigning MVP Derrick Rose, who tore his anterior cruciate ligament in the final minutes of the game.[1] Chicago then lost three games in a row and were also without the services of starting center Joakim Noah for Games 4 and 5 of the series following an injury in his left ankle during Game 3 in Philadelphia.[2] The Bulls won one more game at home before losing the series 2–4 in Philadelphia and became the fifth number one seed in league history to lose a playoffs series against a number eight seed, following the Seattle SuperSonics in 1994, the Miami Heat in 1999, the Dallas Mavericks in 2007, the San Antonio Spurs in 2011, and followed by the Milwaukee Bucks in 2023.[3]

Key dates

Summary

NBA draft

Main article: 2011 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 23 Nikola Mirotić F  Spain Real Madrid (Spain)
1 30 Jimmy Butler G/F  United States Marquette

Roster

2011–12 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 3 Aşık, Ömer 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1986-07-04 Turkey
F 5 Boozer, Carlos 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 266 lb (121 kg) 1981-11-20 Duke
G 11 Brewer, Ronnie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1985-03-20 Arkansas
G 21 Butler, Jimmy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989-09-14 Marquette
F 9 Deng, Luol 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985-04-16 Duke
F 22 Gibson, Taj 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1985-06-24 USC
G 32 Hamilton, Richard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1978-02-14 Connecticut
G 8 James, Mike 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1975-06-23 Duquesne
F 26 Korver, Kyle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1981-03-17 Creighton
G 15 Lucas, John III 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1982-11-21 Oklahoma State
C 13 Noah, Joakim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1985-02-25 Florida
G 1 Rose, Derrick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1988-10-04 Memphis
F 24 Scalabrine, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1978-03-18 USC
G 7 Watson, C. J. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1984-04-17 Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 5, 2012

Pre-season

2011 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 16 @ Indiana 95–86 Derrick Rose,
Luol Deng (16) 		Taj Gibson (9) Derrick Rose (4) Conseco Fieldhouse 14,013 1–0
2 December 20 Indiana 93–85 Carlos Boozer (24) Joakim Noah (8) Derrick Rose (9) United Center 21,659 2–0
2011–12 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
z-Chicago Bulls 50 16 .758 – 26–7 24–9 13–1 66
x-Indiana Pacers 42 24 .636 8 23–10 19–14 9–4 66
Milwaukee Bucks 31 35 .470 19 17–16 14–19 7–8 66
Detroit Pistons 25 41 .379 25 18–15 7–26 4–11 66
Cleveland Cavaliers 21 45 .318 29 11–22 10–23 3–12 66
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1z-Chicago Bulls5016.758–66
2y-Miami Heat *4620.6974.066
3x-Indiana Pacers *4224.6368.066
4y-Boston Celtics3927.59111.066
5x-Atlanta Hawks4026.60610.066
6x-Orlando Magic3729.56113.066
7x-New York Knicks3630.54514.066
8x-Philadelphia 76ers3531.53015.066
9Milwaukee Bucks3135.47019.066
10Detroit Pistons2541.37925.066
11Toronto Raptors2343.34827.066
12New Jersey Nets2244.33328.066
13Cleveland Cavaliers2145.31829.066
14Washington Wizards2046.30330.066
15Charlotte Bobcats759.10643.066

Game log

2011–12 game log
Total: 50–16 (home: 26–7; road: 24–9)
December: 3–1 (home: 0–0; road: 3–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 December 25 @ L. A. Lakers W 88–87 Derrick Rose (22) Joakim Noah (9) Derrick Rose (5) Staples Center
18,997 		1–0
2 December 26 @ Golden State L 91–99 Luol Deng (22) Luol Deng
Joakim Noah (10) 		Derrick Rose (8) Oracle Arena
19,596 		1–1
3 December 29 @ Sacramento W 108–98 Derrick Rose (19) Carlos Boozer (15) C. J. Watson (9) Power Balance Pavilion
17,317 		2–1
4 December 30 @ L. A. Clippers W 114–101 Derrick Rose (29) Derrick Rose (8) Derrick Rose (16) Staples Center
19,426 		3–1
January: 15–4 (home: 9–1; road: 6–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
5 January 1 Memphis W 104–64 Carlos Boozer
Ronnie Brewer (17) 		Carlos Boozer (11) Derrick Rose (6) United Center
22,763 		4–1
6 January 3 Atlanta W 76–74 Derrick Rose (30) Carlos Boozer (9) Derrick Rose (7) United Center
22,166 		5–1
7 January 4 @ Detroit W 99–83 Carlos Boozer (19) Joakim Noah (11) Derrick Rose (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills
9,125 		6–1
8 January 6 @ Orlando W 97–83 Derrick Rose
Luol Deng (21) 		Carlos Boozer (13) Derrick Rose (10) Amway Center
18,192 		7–1
9 January 7 @ Atlanta L 94–109 John Lucas (16) Ömer Aşık (13) Derrick Rose (6) Philips Arena
17,112 		7–2
10 January 9 Detroit W 92–68 Carlos Boozer (23) Carlos Boozer
Joakim Noah (8) 		Derrick Rose (8) United Center
21,530 		8–2
11 January 10 @ Minnesota W 111–100 Derrick Rose (31) Luol Deng
Joakim Noah (11) 		Derrick Rose (11) Target Center
19,356 		9–2
12 January 11 Washington W 78–64 John Lucas (25) Luol Deng (15) John Lucas (8) United Center
21,366 		10–2
13 January 13 @ Boston W 88–79 Derrick Rose (25) Luol Deng (16) Derrick Rose (7) TD Garden
18,624 		11–2
14 January 14 Toronto W 77–64 Derrick Rose (18) Carlos Boozer (13) Derrick Rose (11) United Center
21,962 		12–2
15 January 16 @ Memphis L 86–102 Luol Deng (20) Carlos Boozer (7) C. J. Watson
Luol Deng (3) 		FedExForum
18,119 		12–3
16 January 17 Phoenix W 118–97 Carlos Boozer (31) Joakim Noah (12) Richard Hamilton
Kyle Korver (6) 		United Center
21,347 		13–3
17 January 20 @ Cleveland W 114–75 Luol Deng (21) Carlos Boozer (14) C. J. Watson (7) Quicken Loans Arena
17,871 		14–3
18 January 21 Charlotte W 95–89 Carlos Boozer (23) Ömer Aşık (15) Mike James (10) United Center
21,861 		15–3
19 January 23 New Jersey W 110–95 Richard Hamilton (22) Joakim Noah (10) Richard Hamilton (10) United Center
21,572 		16–3
20 January 25 Indiana L 90–95 Derrick Rose (24) Joakim Noah (13) Ronnie Brewer (5) United Center
21,755 		16–4
21 January 27 Milwaukee W 107–100 Derrick Rose (34) Joakim Noah (16) Ronnie Brewer (6) United Center
22,368 		17–4
22 January 29 @ Miami L 93–97 Derrick Rose (34) Joakim Noah (11) Derrick Rose (11) American Airlines Arena
20,054 		17–5
23 January 30 @ Washington W 98–88 Derrick Rose (35) Joakim Noah (13) Derrick Rose (8) Verizon Center
18,357 		18–5
February: 11–3 (home: 5–1; road: 6–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
24 February 1 @ Philadelphia L 82–98 C. J. Watson (20) Carlos Boozer (9) Derrick Rose (6) Wells Fargo Center
18,325 		18–6
25 February 2 @ New York W 105–102 Derrick Rose (32) Carlos Boozer
Joakim Noah (9) 		Derrick Rose (13) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		19–6
26 February 4 @ Milwaukee W 113–90 Derrick Rose (26) Luol Deng
Joakim Noah (9) 		Derrick Rose (13) Bradley Center
18,717 		20–6
27 February 6 @ New Jersey W 108–87 Carlos Boozer (24) Joakim Noah (12) C. J. Watson (11) Prudential Center
15,327 		21–6
28 February 8 @ New Orleans W 90–67 Carlos Boozer (18) Joakim Noah (10) Derrick Rose (6) New Orleans Arena
15,456 		22–6
29 February 10 @ Charlotte W 95–64 Joakim Noah (17) Joakim Noah (14) C. J. Watson (5) Time Warner Cable Arena
19,379 		23–6
30 February 12 @ Boston L 91–95 Carlos Boozer
C. J. Watson (22) 		Joakim Noah (9) Ronnie Brewer
C. J. Watson (6) 		TD Garden
18,624 		23–7
31 February 14 Sacramento W 121–115 Luol Deng (23) Joakim Noah (11) Luol Deng (11) United Center
21,936 		24–7
32 February 16 Boston W 89–80 Luol Deng
Carlos Boozer (23) 		Joakim Noah (16) Luol Deng (10) United Center
22,592 		25–7
33 February 18 New Jersey L 85–97 Carlos Boozer
Mike James (16) 		Carlos Boozer
Taj Gibson (9) 		Mike James (7) United Center
22,300 		25–8
34 February 20 Atlanta W 90–79 Derrick Rose (23) Joakim Noah (16) Derrick Rose (6) United Center
22,033 		26–8
35 February 22 Milwaukee W 110–91 Carlos Boozer (20) Joakim Noah (13) Joakim Noah (10) United Center
21,507 		27–8
All-Star Break
36 February 28 New Orleans W 99–95 Derrick Rose (32) Joakim Noah (16) Derrick Rose (9) United Center
21,919 		28–8
37 February 29 @ San Antonio W 96–89 Derrick Rose (29) Joakim Noah (13) Derrick Rose
C.J. Watson (4) 		AT&T Center
18,581 		29–8
March: 13–3 (home: 7–3; road: 6–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
38 March 2 @ Cleveland W 112–91 Luol Deng (24) Carlos Boozer (11) Derrick Rose (9) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		30–8
39 March 4 @ Philadelphia W 96–91 Derrick Rose (35) Joakim Noah (18) Derrick Rose (8) Wells Fargo Center
19,683 		31–8
40 March 5 Indiana W 92–72 Luol Deng (20) Joakim Noah (17) Derrick Rose (9) United Center
22,106 		32–8
41 March 7 @ Milwaukee W 106–104 Derrick Rose (30) Joakim Noah (10) Derrick Rose (11) Bradley Center
15,389 		33–8
42 March 8 Orlando L 94–99 Carlos Boozer (26) Joakim Noah (10) Derrick Rose (9) United Center
22,127 		33–9
43 March 10 Utah W 111–97 Carlos Boozer (27) Carlos Boozer (8) Derrick Rose (13) United Center
22,158 		34–9
44 March 12 New York W 104–99 Derrick Rose (32) Taj Gibson (13) Derrick Rose
Ronnie Brewer (7) 		United Center
22,863 		35–9
45 March 14 Miami W 106–102 John Lucas III (24) Carlos Boozer
Taj Gibson (8) 		Carlos Boozer (5) United Center
23,028 		36–9
46 March 16 Portland L 89–100 Carlos Boozer (22) Carlos Boozer (14) Joakim Noah (5) United Center
22,022 		36–10
47 March 17 Philadelphia W 89–80 C.J. Watson (20) Joakim Noah (11) Joakim Noah
Taj Gibson (4) 		United Center
22,225 		37–10
48 March 19 @ Orlando W 85–59 Carlos Boozer (24) Carlos Boozer (13) Joakim Noah (5) Amway Center
18,998 		38–10
49 March 21 @ Toronto W 94–82 Luol Deng (17) Luol Deng (10) Joakim Noah (5) Air Canada Centre
17,869 		39–10
50 March 24 Toronto W 102–101 (OT) Carlos Boozer (24) Carlos Boozer
Luol Deng (10) 		John Lucas III (6) United Center
21,841 		40–10
51 March 26 Denver L 91–108 C.J. Watson (17) Carlos Boozer
Taj Gibson (7) 		C.J. Watson (8) United Center
22,274 		40–11
52 March 28 @ Atlanta W 98–77 Luol Deng (22) Carlos Boozer (9) John Lucas III (5) Philips Arena
16,290 		41–11
53 March 30 Detroit W 83–71 Luol Deng (20) Joakim Noah (12) C.J. Watson (5) United Center
22,385 		42–11
April: 8–5 (home: 5–2; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
54 April 1 @ Oklahoma City L 78–92 John Lucas III (19) Taj Gibson (11) Kyle Korver
John Lucas III (4) 		Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		42–12
55 April 2 Houston L 93–99 Luol Deng (24) Carlos Boozer (13) Carlos Boozer (7) United Center
21,936 		42–13
56 April 5 Boston W 93–86 Luol Deng (26) Carlos Boozer (14) C.J. Watson (8) United Center
22,423 		43–13
57 April 8 @ New York L 99–100 (OT) Derrick Rose (29) Carlos Boozer (16) Derrick Rose (4) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		43–14
58 April 10 New York W 98–86 Richard Hamilton (20) Luol Deng (10) C.J. Watson (7) United Center
22,131 		44–14
59 April 12 Miami W 96–86 (OT) Carlos Boozer (19) Carlos Boozer (11) C.J. Watson (9) United Center
23,015 		45–14
60 April 15 @ Detroit W 100–94 (OT) Derrick Rose (24) Joakim Noah (17) Derrick Rose (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills
17,450 		46–14
61 April 16 Washington L 84–87 Richard Hamilton (22) Carlos Boozer (13) C.J. Watson (8) United Center
22,307 		46–15
62 April 18 @ Charlotte W 100–68 Richard Hamilton (22) Ömer Aşık (15) Richard Hamilton (6) Time Warner Cable Arena
14,221 		47–15
63 April 19 @ Miami L 72–83 John Lucas III (16) Joakim Noah (10) C.J. Watson
John Lucas III (4) 		American Airlines Arena
20,008 		47–16
64 April 21 Dallas W 93–83 Luol Deng (22) Joakim Noah (14) Derrick Rose
Joakim Noah (8) 		United Center
22,945 		48–16
65 April 25 @ Indiana W 92–87 Kyle Korver (20) Joakim Noah (14) Derrick Rose (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		49–16
66 April 26 Cleveland W 107–75 John Lucas III (25) Joakim Noah
Taj Gibson (12) 		C.J. Watson (8) United Center
22,563 		50–16
2011–12 season schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games 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

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ömer Aşık 66 2 14.7 .506 .000 .456 5.3 0.5 0.45 1.03 3.1
Carlos Boozer 66 66 29.5 .532 .000 .693 8.5 1.9 0.95 0.36 15.0
Ronnie Brewer 66 43 24.8 .427 .275 .560 3.5 2.1 1.09 0.32 6.9
Jimmy Butler 42 0 8.5 .405 .185 .768 1.3 0.3 0.26 0.12 2.6
Luol Deng 54 54 39.4 .412 .367 .770 6.5 2.9 1.04 0.67 15.3
Taj Gibson 63 0 20.4 .495 .000 .622 5.3 0.7 0.43 1.29 7.7
Richard Hamilton 28 28 24.9 .452 .370 .784 2.4 3.0 0.43 0.04 11.6
Mike James[a] 11 0 10.9 .408 .600 .875 0.9 2.6 0.36 0.18 4.8
Kyle Korver 65 7 22.6 .432 .435 .833 2.4 1.7 0.55 0.23 8.1
John Lucas 49 2 14.8 .399 .393 .867 1.6 2.2 0.39 0.02 7.5
Joakim Noah 64 64 30.4 .508 .000 .748 9.8 2.5 0.64 1.44 10.2
Derrick Rose 39 39 35.3 .435 .312 .812 3.4 7.9 0.90 0.72 21.8
Brian Scalabrine 28 0 4.4 .467 .143 .500 0.8 0.5 0.18 0.21 1.1
C. J. Watson 49 25 23.7 .368 .393 .808 2.1 4.1 0.92 0.16 9.7
  • a Statistics with the Chicago Bulls.[9]

Playoffs

Game log

2012 playoff game log
First round: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 28 Philadelphia W 103–91 Derrick Rose (23) Joakim Noah (13) Derrick Rose (9) United Center
21,943 		1–0
2 May 1 Philadelphia L 92–109 Joakim Noah (21) Joakim Noah (8) Richard Hamilton
Joakim Noah (5) 		United Center
22,067 		1–1
3 May 4 @ Philadelphia L 74–79 Carlos Boozer (18) Carlos Boozer (10) Richard Hamilton (7) Wells Fargo Center
20,381 		1–2
4 May 6 @ Philadelphia L 82–89 Carlos Boozer (23) Taj Gibson (12) C.J. Watson
Carlos Boozer (4) 		Wells Fargo Center
20,412 		1–3
5 May 8 Philadelphia W 77–69 Luol Deng (24) Carlos Boozer (13) C.J. Watson (7) United Center
22,093 		2–3
6 May 10 @ Philadelphia L 78–79 Luol Deng, Richard Hamilton (19) Luol Deng (17) C. J. Watson (10) Wells Fargo Center
20,362 		2–4
2012 playoff schedule

Playoff statistics

Chicago Bulls statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Ömer Aşık 6 3 21.3 .500 .353 4.7 1.3 .2 1.6 3.3
Carlos Boozer 6 6 33.3 .422 .714 9.8 3.0 .8 .3 13.5
Ronnie Brewer 5 0 16.6 .250 .000 3.8 1.8 .8 .2 1.6
Jimmy Butler 3 0 1.3 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Luol Deng 6 6 38.0 .456 .364 .571 8.3 1.5 .8 1.5 14.0
Taj Gibson 6 0 22.8 .457 .682 6.5 .7 .7 1.7 9.5
Richard Hamilton 6 6 28.5 .414 .333 .818 3.2 3.0 .2 .0 13.0
Kyle Korver 6 0 15.7 .409 .308 .500 1.7 1.5 .5 .5 3.8
John Lucas 5 0 18.8 .450 .385 1.000 1.4 1.8 .0 .0 8.6
Joakim Noah 3 3 15.0 .731 .636 9.3 3.0 .7 1.3 15.0
Derrick Rose 1 1 37.0 .391 .500 1.000 9.0 9.0 1.0 1.0 23.0
C. J. Watson 6 5 27.3 .241 .250 .750 2.2 5.5 .8 .0 7.3

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Week/Month

  • On January 16, Derrick Rose was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (January 9 – January 15)[10]
  • Coach Tom Thibodeau was named Coach of the Month for December–January.[11]
  • Coach Tom Thibodeau was named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for March, 2012.[12]

All-Star

  • Derrick Rose was voted as an All-Star for the 3rd consecutive time, 2nd consecutive time as a starter.[13]
  • Luol Deng was voted as an All-Star reserve for the 1st time.[14]
  • Coach Tom Thibodeau was selected as Head Coach of the Eastern Conference All-Stars.[15]

Transactions

Main article: List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions

Overview

Players Added

Via draft

Via free agency

Players Lost

Via free agency

Waived

Trades

June 23, 2011 To Chicago Bulls
Draft rights to Nikola Mirotić 		To Minnesota Timberwolves
Draft rights to Norris Cole
Draft rights to Malcolm Lee
Cash Considerations

Free agents

Additions
Player Date signed Former team
Richard Hamilton December 14 Detroit Pistons
Mike James April 5 Chicago Bulls
Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
Kurt Thomas December 11 Portland Trail Blazers

Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends.[16] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.[17]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player Date signed New team Opt-out clause
Brian Scalabrine September 22 Benetton Treviso (Italy) No

See also

References

  1. ^ Bulls' Derrick Rose tears ACL, ESPN.com, April 29, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  2. ^ Joakim Noah injured in Game 3, ESPN.com. May 5, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  3. ^ 76ers Upset Bulls To Advance To Second Round, The Sports Network. May 11, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  4. ^ "Report: NBA draft moving to Newark". ESPN.com. October 27, 2010. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
  5. ^ "Chicago Bulls announce 2011–12 schedule". nba.com/bulls. July 19, 2011. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  6. ^ Mahoney, Brian (December 2, 2011). "Shorter NBA schedule has 42 back-to-back-to-backs". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
  7. ^ Bulls take 102-101 OT victory over Raptors, Chicago Tribune. March 24, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  8. ^ Bulls bench strong in overcoming Heat 96-86, Chicago Tribune, April 12, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  9. ^ "Bulls stats". nba.com/bulls.
  10. ^ "Bulls' Rose, Lakers' Bryant named NBA Players of the Week | NBA.com". NBA.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  11. ^ "Thibodeau, Brooks named Coaches of the Month | NBA.com". NBA.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  12. ^ "Bulls' Thibodeau named the NBA Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for March". NBA.com.
  13. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ^ "All-Star Game | All-Star 2012 | NBA.com". NBA.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  15. ^ Tom Thibodeau to coach East at ASG, ESPN.com, February 15, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  16. ^ "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  17. ^ Sun Xiaochen (August 21, 2011). "New rule shuts door on NBA stars". China Daily. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011.