|
 CHICAGO (AP) - The Bulls are back in the playoffs for the first time since Michael Jordan ruled. Few would have expected Chicago to be playoff-bound when the team opened the season 0-9, matching the franchise record for worst start. The last time the Bulls were in the postseason was the 1997-98 season, when Jordan led them to their sixth NBA title.
Chicago, winners of 12 of 13, are fourth in the Eastern Conference and clinched a playoff berth with a 110-97 win over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday before a sellout crowd of 22,281 at United Center.
"I believed we were going to get better for sure, but I didn't know it was going to get this good," guard Kirk Hinrich said after Saturday's game.
|