Chicago Bulls
Average PPS: 271
Period: 1966-2018
Chicago Bulls
| Net Points Earned | 14,066 |
| Average Points Per Season | 271 |
Period: 1966-2018
| Season Info | Franchise Info | Total Points Earned | Seasons Ranked | Regular Season Record | Reg. Seas. Quantified: F.P.E. | Postseason Quantified: F.P.E. | Exceptional Pts | Regular Season Summary | Postseason Results- (Series) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Bulk of Season | NBA Season | League Size | Location | Logo | Uniform Colors | W | L | L | Winning % | Pts: W-L record | Pts: Final Standings | Reg. Seas. Total | Net Playoff Pts | Dynasty Bonus | Postseason Total | Expansion: L & B Pts | Expansion Total | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | ||||
| 1967 | 1966/67 | 10 teams | Chicago, Illinois |  | 44 | 26th | 33 | 48 | 48 | 0.407 | -45 | 7 | -37 | -9 | 0 | -9 | 91 | 91 | (*Expansion team; NBA's 10th franchise.) Inaugural Season- 4th of 5 teams in Division. #4 Divisional seed | L 3-0 (StL) | 2nd Round L 3-0 (StL) | ||||
| 1968 | 1967/68 | 12 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 11 | 33rd | 29 | 53 | 53 | 0.354 | -70 | 14 | -56 | -11 | 0 | -11 | 78 | 78 | 4th of 6 teams in Western Division. (*Qualify for playoffs despite 29-53 record) | L 4-1 (LAL) | 2nd Round L 4-1 (LAL) | ||||
| 1969 | 1968/69 | 14 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 1 | 34th | 33 | 49 | 49 | 0.402 | -50 | 0 | -50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 5th of 7 teams in the Western Division | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1970 | 1969/70 | 14 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 15 | 32nd | 39 | 43 | 43 | 0.476 | -7 | 20 | 13 | -15 | 0 | -15 | 17 | 17 | T-3rd of 7 teams in Western Division. Get # 3 seed | L 4-1 (ATL) | 2nd Round L 4-1 (ATL) | ||||
| 1971 | 1970/71 | 17 teams | Chicago, Illinois |  | 108 | 21st | 51 | 31 | 31 | 0.622 | 88 | 27 | 115 | -7 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 2nd of 4 teams in Division. (*3rd best record in the NBA) | L 4-3 (LAL) | 2nd Round L 4-3 (LAL) | ||||
| 1972 | 1971/72 | 17 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 143 | 19th | 57 | 25 | 25 | 0.695 | 138 | 27 | 165 | -22 | 0 | -22 | 0 | 0 | 2nd of 4 teams in Division. (*3rd best record in the NBA). #3 seed in the West | L 4-0 (LAL) | 2nd Round L 4-0 (LAL) | ||||
| 1973 | 1972/73 | 17 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 108 | 22nd | 51 | 31 | 31 | 0.622 | 88 | 27 | 115 | -7 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 2nd of 4 teams in Division. 3rd of 9 teams in the Western Conf. #3 seed | L 4-3 (LAL) | 2nd Round L 4-3 (LAL) | ||||
| 1974 | 1973/74 | 17 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 234 | 13th | 54 | 28 | 28 | 0.659 | 113 | 29 | 142 | 91 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 2nd of 4 teams in Division. (*3rd best record in the NBA). #2 seed in the West | W 4-3 (DET) | L 4-0 (MIL) | Conference Finals L 4-0 (MIL) | |||
| 1975 | 1974/75 | 18 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 249 | 12th | 47 | 35 | 35 | 0.573 | 58 | 66 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 | Win 1st Division Title. #2 seed in the West. (Only 1 GB of GSW atop the Conference.) | Bye | W 4-2 (KC-O) | L 4-3 (GS) | Conference Finals L 4-3 (GS) | ||
| 1976 | 1975/76 | 18 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | -221 | 48th | 24 | 58 | 58 | 0.293 | -134 | -87 | -221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division, Conference, and NBA | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1977* | 1976/77 | 22 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 58 | 25th | 44 | 38 | 38 | 0.537 | 39 | 32 | 71 | -13 | 0 | -13 | 0 | 0 | (*NBA-ABA Merger.) Qualify for Postseason- #6 seed in the West | L 2-1 (POR) | 1st Round L 2-1 (POR) | ||||
| 1978 | 1977/78 | 22 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 0 | 35th | 40 | 42 | 42 | 0.488 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8th of 11 teams in the Western Conference | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1979 | 1978/79 | 22 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | -147 | 45th | 31 | 51 | 51 | 0.378 | -83 | -64 | -147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division and Conference | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1980 | 1979/80 | 22 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | -92 | 40th | 30 | 52 | 52 | 0.366 | -92 | 0 | -92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T-8th of 11 teams in the Western Conference | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1981 | 1980/81 | 23 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 127 | 20th | 45 | 37 | 37 | 0.549 | 50 | 32 | 82 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Postseason as #5 seed. | W 2-0 | L 4-0 | 2nd Round L 4-0 | |||
| 1982 | 1981/82 | 23 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | -56 | 38th | 34 | 48 | 48 | 0.415 | -56 | 0 | -56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9th of 11 teams in the Eastern Conference | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1983 | 1982/83 | 23 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | -114 | 43rd | 28 | 54 | 54 | 0.341 | -114 | 0 | -114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9th of 11 teams in the Eastern Conference | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1984 | 1983/84 | 23 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | -123 | 44th | 27 | 55 | 55 | 0.329 | -123 | 0 | -123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10th of 11 teams in the Eastern Conference | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 1985 | 1984/85 | 23 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | -11 | 37th | 38 | 44 | 44 | 0.463 | -18 | 23 | 4 | -16 | 0 | -16 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Postseason as #7 seed. | L 3-1 | 1st Round L 3-1 | ||||
| 1986 | 1985/86 | 23 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | -95 | 41st | 30 | 52 | 52 | 0.366 | -95 | 23 | -72 | -23 | 0 | -23 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Postseason as #8 seed. | L 3-0 | 1st Round L 3-0 | ||||
| 1987 | 1986/87 | 23 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 0 | 36th | 40 | 42 | 42 | 0.488 | 0 | 23 | 23 | -23 | 0 | -23 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Postseason as #8 seed. | L 3-0 | 1st Round L 3-0 | ||||
| 1988 | 1987/88 | 23 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 157 | 17th | 50 | 32 | 32 | 0.610 | 99 | 23 | 122 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Postseason as #3 seed. | W 3-2 | L 4-1 | 2nd Round L 4-1 | |||
| 1989 | 1988/89 | 25 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 307 | 10th | 47 | 35 | 35 | 0.573 | 65 | 24 | 89 | 218 | 0 | 218 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Postseason as #6 seed. | W 3-2 | W 4-2 | L 4-2 | Conference Finals L 4-2 | ||
| 1990 | 1989/90 | 27 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 439 | 8th | 55 | 27 | 27 | 0.671 | 146 | 26 | 172 | 267 | 0 | 267 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Postseason as #4 seed. | W 3-1 | W 4-1 | L 4-3 | Conference Finals L 4-3 | ||
| 1991 | 1990/91 | 27 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 1963 | 5th | 61 | 21 | 21 | 0.744 | 206 | 198 | 404 | 1436 | 123 | 1559 | 0 | 0 | Win Division Title and Conference. #1 seed | W 3-0 | W 4-1 | W 4-0 | W 4-1 | NBA Finals W 4-1 | |
| 1992 | 1991/92 | 27 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 1993 | 4th | 67 | 15 | 15 | 0.817 | 263 | 238 | 501 | 1368 | 123 | 1491 | 0 | 0 | Season's Champions- Win Division, Conference, & Best record in NBA | W 3-0 | W 4-3 | W 4-2 (B2B) | W 4-2 (B2B) | NBA Finals W 4-2 (B2B) | |
| 1993 | 1992/93 | 27 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 1810 | 6th | 57 | 25 | 25 | 0.695 | 165 | 118 | 283 | 1404 | 123 | 1527 | 0 | 0 | Win Division Title. #2 seed in the Eastern Conf. | W 3-0 | W 4-0 | W 4-2 (B3B) | W 4-2 (B3B) | NBA Finals W 4-2 (B3B) | |
| 1994 | 1993/94 | 27 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 266 | 11th | 55 | 27 | 27 | 0.671 | 146 | 28 | 174 | 92 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Postseason as #3 seed. | W 3-0 | L 4-3 | 2nd Round L 4-3 | |||
| 1995 | 1994/95 | 27 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 167 | 16th | 47 | 35 | 35 | 0.573 | 69 | 28 | 97 | 70 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Postseason as #5 seed. | W 3-1 | L 4-2 | 2nd Round L 4-2 | |||
| 1996 | 1995/96 | 29 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 2207 | 1st | 72 | 10 | 10 | 0.878 | 328 | 254 | 582 | 1495 | 130 | 1625 | 0 | 0 | Season's Champions- Win Division, Conference, & League. (*Best record of all-time {until 2016}) | W 3-0 | W 4-1 | W 4-0 | W 4-2 | NBA Finals W 4-2 | |
| 1997 | 1996/97 | 29 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 2163 | 2nd | 69 | 13 | 13 | 0.841 | 298 | 254 | 552 | 1481 | 130 | 1611 | 0 | 0 | Season's Champions- Win Division, Conference, & Best record in NBA | W 3-0 | W 4-1 | W 4-1 (B2B) | W 4-2 (B2B) | NBA Finals W 4-2 (B2B) | |
| 1998 | 1997/98 | 29 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 2034 | 3rd | 62 | 20 | 20 | 0.756 | 227 | 224 | 451 | 1453 | 130 | 1583 | 0 | 0 | Win Division Title & Conference. Tied for Best record in NBA-(LTB; with Utah) | W 3-0 | W 4-1 | W 4-3 (B3B) | W 4-2 (B3B) | NBA Finals W 4-2 (B3B) | |
| 1999* | 1998/99 | 29 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | -190 | 47th | 13 | 37 | 37 | 0.260 | -116 | -73 | -190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (*Lockout shortened season.) Last Place in Division and Conference. | *only season without black alternate uniform since debuted in 1995/96. | 1st Round *only season without black alternate uniform since debuted in 1995/96. | ||||
| 2000 | 1999/00 | 29 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | -332 | 51st | 17 | 65 | 65 | 0.207 | -240 | -92 | -332 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division and Conference | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 2001 | 2000/01 | 29 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | -387 | 52nd | 15 | 67 | 67 | 0.183 | -260 | -127 | -387 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division, Conference, and NBA | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 2002 | 2001/02 | 29 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | -306 | 50th | 21 | 61 | 61 | 0.256 | -196 | -109 | -306 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division and Conference. Tied for Last overall in NBA | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 2003 | 2002/03 | 29 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | -104 | 42nd | 30 | 52 | 52 | 0.366 | -104 | 0 | -104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12th of 15 teams in the Eastern Conference | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 2004 | 2003/04 | 29 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | -224 | 49th | 23 | 59 | 59 | 0.280 | -176 | -48 | -224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Division | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 2005 | 2004/05 | 30 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 99 | 24th | 47 | 35 | 35 | 0.573 | 83 | 32 | 115 | -16 | 0 | -16 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Postseason as #4 seed. | L 4-2 | 1st Round L 4-2 | ||||
| 2006 | 2005/06 | 30 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 26 | 29th | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0.500 | 10 | 32 | 42 | -16 | 0 | -16 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Postseason as #7 seed. | L 4-2 | 1st Round L 4-2 | ||||
| 2007 | 2006/07 | 30 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 231 | 14th | 49 | 33 | 33 | 0.598 | 106 | 32 | 138 | 92 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Postseason as #5 seed. | W 4-0 | L 4-2 | 2nd Round L 4-2 | |||
| 2008 | 2007/08 | 30 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | -75 | 39th | 33 | 49 | 49 | 0.402 | -75 | 0 | -75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11th of 15 teams in the Eastern Conference | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 2009 | 2008/09 | 30 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 32 | 27th | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0.500 | 10 | 32 | 42 | -10 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Postseason as #7 seed. | L 4-3 | 1st Round L 4-3 | ||||
| 2010 | 2009/10 | 30 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 20 | 31st | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0.500 | 10 | 32 | 42 | -22 | 0 | -22 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Postseason- #8 seed in the East | L 4-1 | 1st Round L 4-1 | ||||
| 2011 | 2010/11 | 30 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 780 | 7th | 62 | 20 | 20 | 0.756 | 262 | 250 | 512 | 268 | 0 | 268 | 0 | 0 | Season's Champions- Win Division, Conference, & Best record in NBA | W 4-1 | W 4-2 | L 4-1 | Conference Finals L 4-1 | ||
| 2012* | 2011/12 | 30 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 392 | 9th | 50 | 16 | 16 | 0.758 | 209 | 204 | 414 | -22 | 0 | -22 | 0 | 0 | Season's Champions- Win Division & Conference. Tied for Best Overall-(WTB; with Spurs) (*Lockout shortened) | L 4-2 (PHI) | 1st Round L 4-2 (PHI) | ||||
| 2013 | 2012/13 | 30 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 146 | 18th | 45 | 37 | 37 | 0.549 | 59 | 32 | 91 | 54 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Postseason- #5 seed in the East | W 4-3 | L 4-1 | 2nd Round L 4-1 | |||
| 2014 | 2013/14 | 30 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 105 | 23rd | 48 | 34 | 34 | 0.585 | 95 | 32 | 127 | -22 | 0 | -22 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Postseason- #4 seed in the East | L 4-1 | 1st Round L 4-1 | ||||
| 2015 | 2014/15 | 30 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 222 | 15th | 50 | 32 | 32 | 0.610 | 118 | 32 | 150 | 72 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 | Qualify for Postseason- #3 seed in the East | W 4-2 | L 4-2 | 2nd Round L 4-2 | |||
| 2016 | 2015/16 | 30 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 22 | 30th | 42 | 40 | 40 | 0.512 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9th of 15 teams in the Eastern Conf.- (Finish 2 GB of Pistons for final playoff spot) | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| 2017 | 2016/17 | 30 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | 26 | 28th | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0.500 | 10 | 32 | 42 | -16 | 0 | -16 | 0 | 0 | T-8th of 15 in Conference- *WIN tie-breaker {with Miami} for final playoff spot/ #8 seed | L 4-2 (BOS) | 1st Round L 4-2 (BOS) | ||||
| 2018 | 2017/18 | 30 teams | Chicago, Illinois | | -162 | 46th | 27 | 55 | 55 | 0.329 | -131 | -31 | -162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Last Place in Central Division. 13th of 15 teams in Eastern Conference. | DNQ | DNQ | ||||