The Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks went into overtime on Sunday at Madison Square Garden with playoff seeding on the line. Jalen Brunson and company narrowly prevailed to take the victory and lock up the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference.
Chicago will participate in the Play-In Tournament in an attempt to punch their ticket to the NBA playoffs following the Bulls’ defeat.
It is definitely not ideal for the Bulls, especially since they have to return to the court in two days, that they will have to win two games in the Play-In Tournament in order to move to the first round of the playoffs.
The Bulls’ decision to play all of their starters in overtime in their overtime defeat to the Knicks was puzzling given that head coach Billy Donovan knew that the team’s season was on the line on Tuesday, as John Hollinger of The Athletic noted.Sadly, the Bulls must win two games in the Play-In Tournament in order to go on to the first round of the playoffs. This is certainly not ideal, especially considering the squad needs
In the end, if the Bulls are able to make it to the postseason, it will be quite the stretch given Chicago’s poor performance throughout the season, which ends with them four games below.500 at 39-43.
For its part, the Knicks hope to contend for a championship and needed to win this game in order to get to play more postseason games at Madison Square Garden, home of the team led by Tom Thibodeau.