The Bulls’ magic number is down to one, with just one game left in the season. Meanwhile, the Celtics are now locked in at the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs with Tuesday night’s loss. Read more at Celtics Blog and Blog a Bull.
A Wild Night In Chicago Ends With A Bulls Victory
Behind Derrick Rose’s career night and the hot shooting of Kirk Hinrich, Chicago is a victory away from clinching a playoff spot after Tuesday’s 101-93 victory over the visiting Celtics. But that was not the biggest news of the night.
Hours before tip-off, the story broke that Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro had a physical confrontation with executive vice president of basketball operations John Paxson last month.
Read Article >VIDEO: Rasheed Wallace Grabs Rebound, Scores Putback ... For Chicago
What Rasheed Wallace Did Right: Got good position ... grabbed offensive rebound ... tipped basketball back into hoop ... scored putback two points.
What Rasheed Wallace Did Wrong: Performed all of the above at the wrong basket.
Read Article >Bulls Move One Step Closer To The Playoffs With Win Over Celtics
Kirk Hinrich added a season-best 30 points for Chicago, which has a magic number of one to clinch a playoff berth going into the final night of the regular season.
Rose finished 15-of-22 from the field and was perfect in the final quarter. He made all six of his field goal tries and all five of his shots from the foul line.
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