The Boston Celtics appear to be headed towards a top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. They added Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett and completely turned-around their season. They beat The Chicago Bulls 106-92 last night, and put a nail in the coffin of the Bulls rush to get the 8th seed in the Conference. Last night it was #1 vs. #11. Guess who won? The Celtics did.
Despite getting 24 points from Tyrus Thomas, Chicago couldn't pull off a 4th quarter rally.
Now, The Bulls are way behind Atlanta and trail the Nets and Pacers with 11 games to go. Put simply, this win one, lose two, is not getting it done. Given their season long penchant for not maintaining even a modest winning streak and the few available games to play, it looks dim for the Bulls playoff hopes. They just might not be good enough to get in.
It looks like there will be a lot of off-season changes for this team, if they can't go on a 8-3 streak to make it look interesting. 9-2 would be virtually impossible, the way this team is constituted. In order to be a good team, you need talent and mental toughness. Something that a guy called Michael had supreme amounts of both. But M.J. is not here to put on his cape--and it looks like there is no one on the current Bulls team who can do that. The Celtics have 3 guys who switch off, playing the "man." They are gifted and their season this year is quite a story.
The season isn't officially over yet, but in a way, it is.
