Bulls, Celtics prepare for stretch run
After the Boston Celtics play in New Orleans on Saturday, they will either be tied with or trail the Chicago Bulls by one game with 14 to play in the race for the Eastern Conference's No. 1 seed.
The teams have one meeting remaining, on April 7 at the United Center. Even if the Bulls win that matchup, which would knot their season series at 2-2, the Celtics currently hold the tiebreaker edge by virtue of a better conference record.
But on paper, the Bulls' schedule is easier the rest of the way. The Bulls, who took Saturday off, have seven road games and seven opponents over .500 the rest of the way.
After Saturday's game in New Orleans, the Celtics have eight road games and eight opponents over .500 the rest of the way. That includes road games against the Knicks, Spurs, Hawks, Bulls and Heat.
"We just want to be consistent with our approach and focus on what's directly in front of us," coach Tom Thibodeau said. "We don't want to change things."
It looks to be a battle down to the wire.
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