With exactly one week and five games left in the season and only one more playoff seed remaining, the Raptors and the Bulls are going to be fighting for their right to continue their season.
The Raptors are still leading in the playoff picture by one game, so the Bulls will have to find a way to win at least two more contests than the Raptors to make it into the playoffs. The Bulls can thank the tiebreaker that the Raptors own for their uphill battle to win two games in this final stretch.
Both teams didn't make it any easier on each other on Tuesday as they lost to playoff- bound squads. The Bulls lost to a Bucks team, 79-74, that has been hot since the All-Star break. The Raptors fell to the number one seeded Cavaliers team,113-101, that has been streaking all season long.
With Chris Bosh out indefinitely thanks to multiple fractures on his face, the Raptors will be on a tough five game series against the Celtics, Hawks, and Bulls.
The injury to Bosh will be a big deal since the Raptors will now have to play with the little-known Reggie Evans at power forward.
To make matters worse, the starting smal ...
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Battle for the Eighth Seed: Where the Bulls and Raptors Stand
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