Poised to win a championship LeBron James and the Cavs defeated the Bulls 4 games to 1 with the over-matched Bulls making a valiant effort in game 5, losing 96-94. Game log |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 17 | @ Cleveland | | Derrick Rose (28) | Kirk Hinrich, Joakim Noah (8) | Derrick Rose (10) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 0–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 19 | @ Cleveland | | Joakim Noah (25) | Joakim Noah (13) | Derrick Rose (8) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 0–2 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | April 22 | Cleveland | | Derrick Rose (31) | Joakim Noah (15) | Derrick Rose (7) | United Center22,991 | 1–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 25 | Cleveland | | Joakim Noah, Derrick Rose (21) | Joakim Noah (20) | Derrick Rose (5) | United Center22,991 | 1–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | April 27 | @ Cleveland | | Derrick Rose (31) | Taj Gibson (11) | Derrick Rose (6) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 1–4 |- Player statistics Season 1Stats with the Bulls. Playoffs Awards, records and milestones Awards Week/Month Joakim Noah was named the Bulls CDW/HP Solutions Player of the Month for November. Derrick Rose was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week of December 28. Derrick Rose was named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for April. During this month, he averaged 25.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 7 assists. All-Star Derrick Rose selected to Eastern Conference All-Star Team as a reserve. Season Taj Gibson was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Records Milestones First team to win five consecutive games over opponents over .500 on the road Injuries and surgeries On September 29, Aaron Gray suffered a stress fracture of his left fibula. This was determined after he developed a lower leg pain the week of September 26 and he was projected to miss six-eight weeks. On November 16, Gray, still out because of the stress fracture, was admitted to the hospital because of fluid build-up in his right knee. Gray returned to the line-up to make his season début November 26 against the Utah Jazz. On November 6, Tyrus Thomas fractured his left radius during a weight training session. He underwent surgery on November 7 and is projected to miss four to six weeks of the season. On November 25, Kirk