The 2014-15 Chicago Bulls season was a revitalizing campaign that saw the franchise achieve its first 50-win season in three years, finishing second in the Central Division. The year was highlighted by the emergence of Jimmy Butler as a premier star and Most Improved Player, the veteran leadership of All-Star Pau Gasol, and the heartening return to form of Derrick Rose. The Bulls demonstrated their competitive grit in the postseason by defeating the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round before battling the Cleveland Cavaliers in a hard-fought Conference Semifinals series.