Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls are so close to the No.1 seed they can taste it or see it better yet. With the Celtics in town, the Bulls were able to take care of business as they dismantled the Celtics for a 97-81 victory. Derrick Rose had 30 points and 8 assists as he continued to carried his team into that No. 1 spot:
With the final days of the NBA season coming to a close, most of the playoff seeding is set. There are a few teams who can still move up or down in the seeding. Last night it seemed like every game had an effect on the seeding. The Boston Celtics moved into the No.2 spot after beating the 76ers 99-82. The Utah Jazz may have denied the Lakers a No.1 seed as they held onto win 86-85 after Kobe Bryant lost his handle on the ball before the buzzer sounded. The Magic and Knicks also won to secure there spots in the seeding:
The Cleveland Cavaliers blew out the Miami Heat 102-90 and all LeBron James could do was record a triple double (27 points, 10 rebounds & 12 assists). The Cavaliers managed keep the game at a distance despite blowing a 23 point lead:
The Indiana Pacers took advantage of the hole in the center of the Boston Celtics lineup last night in a 107-100 victory. The story here was how Roy Hibbert scored 26 points as the Celtics could not find an answer for him. Mainly because their answers have been traded away, Kendrick Perkins, or are currently injured (Shaquile O’Neal, Jermaine O’Neal & Troy Murphy):
The Miami Heat handed the San Antonio Spurs a 30 point loss 110-80. This was after the Spurs beat the Heat on March 4th 125-95:
