They really did it! The Bulls slipped into a tie for 1st Saturday night in a blowout victory against the Jazz. And it was while Michael Jordan and the '91 Championship team looked on. Rose put on a show for the Bulls legends with a 3-point performance that felt like Jordan in the '92 Finals. I was waiting for him to do the shoulder shrug! It wasn't only Rose either. Watson, Deng and Korver added to what was 13 3's by halftime. They ended with a new franchise record of 18 for the game. How fitting is that, with Jordan in the crowd? The Bulls led by as many as 30, but slowed down a bit in the second half.
The Bulls were 1/2 game back from 1st place on Friday. With Boston idle on Saturday, the Bulls slipped into a tie. But Boston had their own blowout victory last night against the Bucks. So they gained they 1/2 game lead back. 1st place was nice, even for a day because the Bulls have never done it this late in the season since the last championship.
With 17 games left in the season, something dramatic would have to happen for Rose not to get the MVP award. The battle for the 1st seed will be close between Chicago, Miami and Boston. There there's a gap and you have Orlando and Atlanta... another gap an then there's Philly and NY. The battle for #8 will be exciting as well because Charlotte, Indiana and Milwaukee are all close.
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