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The Chicago Bulls play in the central division under the eastern conference. Division rivals include the Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, and the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bulls have done well these past several years in drafting and acquiring talent. With All-Star Derrick Rose leading the way and a great supporting cast that includes superstars such as Carlos Boozer and Luol Deng, the Chicago Bulls are poised to make a strong finish this year. Come out and see them play before it's too late!
Chicago Bulls Highlights
76ers dash Bulls’ dreams of a title run
The top-seeded Bulls didn’t think that their chances for a title run this year would end this way.
The Philadelphia 76ers stunned the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night with a 79-78 Game 6 win to advance to the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs and leave the top-seeded Bulls shaking their heads in disbelief.
Andre Iguodala sank his free throws with only 2.2 seconds remaining in the game to lift the 76ers past the Bulls and advance to the second round for the first time since 2003. They will face the Boston Celtics in the semifinals.
The Bulls’ Omer Asik missed two free throws that would have given them a 3-point lead with 7 seconds left in the game. Iguodala grabbed the rebound a was fouled, putting the fate of the Sixers in the hands of one of the worst fourth-quarter free-throw shooters in the league. Incidentally, he made 9 out of 10 fourth-quarter free throws in this series after shooting a dismal 45 percent in the regular season.
76ers crush Bulls to even series at 1-1
The Chicago Bulls were blitzed by the Philadelphia 76ers 109-92 on Tuesday night as they played without superstar point guard Derrick Rose, who suffered a season-ending knee injury in Game 1.
The 76ers evened out the series at one game apiece.
The game was well-played in the first half as both teams were practically scoring the same number of baskets. The difference came in the 3rd quarter when the 76ers outscored the Bulls 36-14 to turn an 8-point deficit into an 83-69 lead.
Jrue Holiday had 26 points and Lou Williams contributed 20 en route to defeating the top-seeded Bulls in Game 2 of their series. Holiday sank 11 of 15 shots while Williams hit 8 of 13. The 76ers shot 59 percent from the field.
Without Rose, Joakim Noah led the Bulls with 21 points and John Lucas score 15. Carlos Boozer and Luol Deng had a bad night as they contributed only 17 points on Tuesday.
Game 3 is on Friday night at Philadelphia.
J.R. Smith and Knicks beat Clippers for a possible 7th seed
The New York Knicks beat the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night for a possible step higher to the No. 7 seed going to the playoffs, that is, if the Knicks want it.
The Knicks nearly squandered an 18-point 4th quarter lead with Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire both on the bench before holding on and beating the Clippers 99-93 at Madison Square Garden.
J.R. Smith put in 21 points while Anthony added 17 to put the Knicks within one win away from finishing the regular season with the No. 7 seed on the way to a first round match up against the Miami Heat. Although analysts are saying that a match up against the top seed Chicago Bulls might give the Knicks a better chance of moving past the first round.
The Clippers, who badly needed to win this game for a home-court advantage, missed the services of Chris Paul. Blake Griffin scored 29 points while Randy Foye added 28 for the Clippers.
Bulls crush Bobcats, inch closer to No. 1 seed
Richard Hamilton made 22 points in just 24 minutes of play to lead the Chicago Bulls a step closer to sealing the number one seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs by crushing the Charlotte Bobcats 100-68 on Wednesday night.
The Bulls played without leading scorers Derrick Rose and Luol Deng who were both nursing injuries. Without their starters, the Bulls’ backup players stepped up and shone brightly in the game.
Joakim Noah and John Lucas each contributed 12 points for the Bulls while Omer Asik added 9 points and 15 boards. The reserve players accounted for 42 points.
Rookie Kemba Walker led the scoring of the Bobcats with 16 points.
The Bobcats made an embarrassing play with a breakaway layup by Matt Carroll who put it in too strong and the follow-up dunk that was to be done by Byron Mullens who was close behind, bounced of his hands and went out of bounds.
The crowd let out an “Ugh!” in unison after the botched play.
The Bulls will face the Miami Heat in a showdown of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference tonight.
Bulls pull off overtime win against Heat
The Chicago Bulls pulled off an overtime win against the Miami Heat 96-86 on Thursday night in Chicago.
This was the case even though Derrick Rose, the NBA’s reigning MVP, played poorly with only 2 points on 1 of 13 shooting. Rose just returned from a 12-game absence because of a groin injury when he played on Sunday’s overtime loss to New York where he sprained his right ankle.
The good thing is, the rest of the Bulls picked up where Rose could not contribute. C.J. Watson scored 16 points including the game-tying 3-point shot at the end of regulation to send the game into overtime. Carlos Boozer had 19 points while Kyle Korver scored 17 to help the Bulls increase their lead in the Eastern Conference to four games.
LeBron James led Miami with 30 points including a 3-pointer off a feed from Wade making the score 83-81 with 49 seconds left. Wade added 21 points while Chris Bosh scored 20 points. The Bulls outscored the Heat in overtime 12-2.
The two teams will clash again at Miami on April 19.
Who Are The Favorites to Reach the Finals?
Who will emerge out of the Western Conference to reach the NBA Finals? The field is really up for grabs, unlike the Eastern Conference. In the Western Conference you have young teams such as the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Los Angeles Clippers. But you also have old teams that have been there before such as the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs.
There are two favorites to make it to the NBA finals in the Eastern Conference. The consensus is that these two teams are the Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls. All other teams may look good on paper, but simply don’t have the experience or the talent to go deep into the playoffs.
My bet is that the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Miami Heat will meet each other in the NBA Finals. The Thunder are young and quick. They’re balanced and they play good defense. The Heat are simply on a tear right now. They’re blowing past every team. Miami has unbelievable talent and has the experience from the previous year of making it to the finals.
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The Chicago Bulls are rich with history. Perhaps the greatest player that has played the game, Michael Jordan, spent the majority of his career playing and winning with them. Led by Jordan and his sidekick Scottie Pippen, the Bulls were virtually unbeatable during the 1990s. During that decade, the team amassed 6 NBA titles and had one season where they won a historical 70 games. No team has since come close to that season winning mark.
Some tidbits on the team's background history. The Bulls were the tenth team to join the league. They joined in 1966. The first owner was named Richard Klein. In choosing a team name, Klein wanted to stick with a one syllable moniker. All the other Chicago teams followed that pattern. He choice the Bulls through a conversation he was having with his family about possible names. The Bulls is a fitting name, given that the city of Chicago is known to be the meat capital of the world.