The Chicago Bulls need a late season run for a playoff spot
After losing a very close run-and-gun style game 111-105 Monday night to the Phoenix Suns, the Chicago Bulls are now 1.5 games behind the Toronto Raptors for the final spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs. They now have only eight games to play, and they are going to need to string together as many wins as possible to get a spot in the postseason. Only two of those eight games are against subpar competition (Washington & New Jersey), so the Bulls have to be on top of their game as they still have to play the Charlotte Bobcats (twice), Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics, and perhaps the biggest game of their season against the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors game is one of the last three games of the season for the Bulls, so it could make or break their playoff chances. The key players like Derrick Rose, Taj Gibson, Brad Miller, and Kirk Hinrich obviously have to be on top of their games, but the Bulls could use a lift from the bench. Flip Murray and Joakim Noah have been playing well, but Noah’s been getting limited minutes due to injury. I expect Noah to start getting more minutes because the Bulls really need him. The Bulls season looks like it will come down to the wire, and I think they will pull it off with Rose and Noah leading the way.
