After getting a key victory against the only other team still fighting for the league's last playoff spot, the Chicago Bulls need to beat the team that eliminated them from last year's postseason to hold onto it.
Chicago moved past Toronto for the conference's No. 8 spot with a 104-88 win Sunday at the Air Canada Centre. After falling in double overtime to lowly New Jersey two nights earlier, the Bulls (39-41) bounced back behind Derrick Rose's 26 points and key contributions from Joakim Noah.
Despite being limited by the plantar fasciitis that has caused him to miss 17 games since the start of February, Noah had 18 points, 19 rebounds and a career high-tying seven assists in the win.
The Celtics won for the third time in eight games with a 105-90 victory at Milwaukee on Saturday night. In a potential preview of an opening-round series, Boston led by one at halftime but pulled away as Paul Pierce scored 18 of his team-leading 24 points in the second half.
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