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**speedythief** · 04-08-2007, 10:05 AM

Game #77, 8 April 2007
Chicago Bulls [46-31] @ Toronto Raptors [43-33]
6:00 PM EST, TSN, Fan590.com
Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON

First they clinched a place in the playoffs. Then, they won the Atlantic Division
with six games left to play. Now, the Toronto Raptors have their sights set on one
final season goal--home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The
Raptors are one game ahead of the surging Miami Heat, who seemingly have a cake
walk schedule to close out the year. The Heat got a scare the other night in a
narrow victory over the Boston Celtics, but the only over-.500 team the Heat face
in the last weeks of the season are the Washington Wizards, currently without both
their All-Stars and suffering through a four-game slide. Nothing short of a major
push by the Raptors will ensure them ACC-advantage in the first round against
likely either the Cleveland Cavaliers or their opponents on Easter Sunday, the
Chicago Bulls. Chicago and Cleveland are tied for second-place overall in the East
with identical 46-31 records. With Chicago owning the tiebreaker between the teams,
every game remaining on the schedule for both teams is meaningful. In the past ten
games the two best teams in the East have been Chicago and Toronto, both boasting
7-3 records. Chicago has won three straight including a convincing 106-88 victory
over the East-leading Detroit Pistons, who will face Toronto twice before the
season winds down. Chicago is three games back of the Pistons and a win in Toronto,
coupled with Toronto victories over the Pistons, could help them close the gap.
Bulls big men Andres Nocioni and Ben Wallace have been missing games lately but
Nocioni (plantar fasciitis) worked out with the Bulls and is expected to be active
on Sunday. Wallace didn't work out with the team and will not play (sinusitis).
The game tips early at 6:00PM on national TV on TSN and the Fan590.com. Wear red!

04-08-2007, 10:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
speedythief dis me to my face! Join Date: Jul 2003 Age: 25 Posts: 15,896 Credits: 1,151,419.36 Rep Power: 5410154	Bulls @ Raptors, Apr. 8th Game #77, 8 April 2007 Chicago Bulls [46-31] @ Toronto Raptors [43-33] 6:00 PM EST, TSN, Fan590.com Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON First they clinched a place in the playoffs. Then, they won the Atlantic Division with six games left to play. Now, the Toronto Raptors have their sights set on one final season goal--home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The Raptors are one game ahead of the surging Miami Heat, who seemingly have a cake walk schedule to close out the year. The Heat got a scare the other night in a narrow victory over the Boston Celtics, but the only over-.500 team the Heat face in the last weeks of the season are the Washington Wizards, currently without both their All-Stars and suffering through a four-game slide. Nothing short of a major push by the Raptors will ensure them ACC-advantage in the first round against likely either the Cleveland Cavaliers or their opponents on Easter Sunday, the Chicago Bulls. Chicago and Cleveland are tied for second-place overall in the East with identical 46-31 records. With Chicago owning the tiebreaker between the teams, every game remaining on the schedule for both teams is meaningful. In the past ten games the two best teams in the East have been Chicago and Toronto, both boasting 7-3 records. Chicago has won three straight including a convincing 106-88 victory over the East-leading Detroit Pistons, who will face Toronto twice before the season winds down. Chicago is three games back of the Pistons and a win in Toronto, coupled with Toronto victories over the Pistons, could help them close the gap. Bulls big men Andres Nocioni and Ben Wallace have been missing games lately but Nocioni (plantar fasciitis) worked out with the Bulls and is expected to be active on Sunday. Wallace didn't work out with the team and will not play (sinusitis). The game tips early at 6:00PM on national TV on TSN and the Fan590.com. Wear red!

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