Bulls vs. Grizzlies Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year
Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Chicago Bulls and the Memphis Grizzlies, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.
The Chicago Bulls have been present in the NBA Playoffs 36 times in 60 seasons while the Memphis Grizzlies did it 14 times in their 31 seasons. The Bulls have won 6 of the NBA's 79 Championships (7.6%) and the Grizzlies have not won a title so far.
The Bulls and the Grizzlies have never met each other in the NBA Playoffs.
On this page, after a summary of their Playoff history (with championships won, playoff appearances and all-time records), you can see, side by side, how far the Bulls and the Grizzlies advanced in the postseason each year. Also, if they met that year, a note with details of the outcome of the series.
Summary of Their Playoff History | ||
Chicago Bulls | Memphis Grizzlies | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 36 (61.0%) | 14 (46.7%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 23 (39.0%) | 16 (53.3%) |
| NBA Titles: | 6  | 0 |
| Finals Lost: | 0 | 0 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 187 wins 162 losses (.536) | 38 wins 64 losses (.373) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 60 1966-67 to present | 31 1995-96 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Chicago Bulls | Memphis Grizzlies | |
| Total Series | 0 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | none | none |
Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | Chicago Bulls | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | DNQ (lost Play-in) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2024 | DNQ (lost Play-in) | DNQ |
| 2023 | DNQ (lost Play-in) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2022 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2021 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2020 | DNQ | DNQ (lost Play-in) |
| Playoffs | Chicago Bulls | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2019 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2018 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2017 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2016 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2015 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2014 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2013 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 2012 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2011 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2010 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Chicago Bulls | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2009 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2008 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2007 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2006 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2005 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2004 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2003 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2002 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2001 | DNQ | DNQ (as Vancouver Grizzlies) |
| 2000 | DNQ | DNQ (as Vancouver Grizzlies) |
| Playoffs | Chicago Bulls | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 1999 | DNQ | DNQ (as Vancouver Grizzlies) |
| 1998 |  NBA Champions | DNQ (as Vancouver Grizzlies) |
| 1997 | NBA Champions | DNQ (as Vancouver Grizzlies) |
| 1996 | NBA Champions | DNQ (as Vancouver Grizzlies) |
| 1995 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | - |
| 1994 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | - |
| 1993 | NBA Champions | - |
| 1992 | NBA Champions | - |
| 1991 | NBA Champions | - |
| 1990 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | - |
| Playoffs | Chicago Bulls | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 1989 | Lost Eastern Conference Finals | - |
| 1988 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | - |
| 1987 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | - |
| 1986 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | - |
| 1985 | Lost Eastern Conference 1st Round | - |
| 1984 | DNQ | - |
| 1983 | DNQ | - |
| 1982 | DNQ | - |
| 1981 | Lost Eastern Conference Semis | - |
| 1980 | DNQ | - |
| Playoffs | Chicago Bulls | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 1979 | DNQ | - |
| 1978 | DNQ | - |
| 1977 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | - |
| 1976 | DNQ | - |
| 1975 | Lost Western Conference Finals | - |
| 1974 | Lost Western Conference Finals | - |
| 1973 | Lost Western Conference Semis | - |
| 1972 | Lost Western Conference Semis | - |
| 1971 | Lost Western Conference Semis | - |
| 1970 | Lost Western Division Semis | - |
| Playoffs | Chicago Bulls | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 1969 | DNQ | - |
| 1968 | Lost Western Division Semis | - |
| 1967 | Lost Western Division Semis | - |
| 1966 | - | - |
| 1965 | - | - |
| 1964 | - | - |
| 1963 | - | - |
| 1962 | - | - |
| 1961 | - | - |
| 1960 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Chicago Bulls | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 1959 | - | - |
| 1958 | - | - |
| 1957 | - | - |
| 1956 | - | - |
| 1955 | - | - |
| 1954 | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - |
| 1951 | - | - |
| 1950 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Chicago Bulls | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 1949 | - | - |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |