Bulls march to playoffs
March 25, 2009 by James Edwards
Filed under NBA Basketball
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How is it possible that the lowly Chicago Bulls could make the playoffs?
Your intrepid author has been critical of the Bulls for not pulling off the Kobe deal, but they are now sitting in the 8th spot in the Weak Eastern Conference.
John Salmons is leading the Bulls back to the playoffs
The easy leaders are Cleveland, Boston, and Orlando with 57, 54, and 52 victories respectively. After that Atlanta is the only team with more than 40 victories. The Hawks have 42.
Philly, Detroit, Chicago, and Miami are all between 34 and 38 victories.
Chicago has a 3 game lead on its nearest competitor for the 8th spot.
Chicago is 10-8 since Paxson sent four players to the Sacramento Kings for swingman John Salmons and center Brad Miller on Feb. 18. The Bulls have won five of their last six, including Tuesday’s 99-91 win vs. the Detroit Pistons.
“We’re definitely making progress,” says Salmons, who entered Tuesday with averages of 22.3 points and 5.2 rebounds in 11 games as a Bulls starter. “We’re getting better every game.”
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