Bulls Alone in Seventh

The Bulls now sit alone in the seventh slot in the Eastern Conference after a 110-103 win over the New York Knicks last night, sitting a half game ahead of the Detroit Pistons.  The Bulls made a comeback in the fourth quarter to seal the game, led by Kirk Hinrich and his 25 points.  Hinrich was one of five Bulls players to score at least 17 points in the contest, showing the Bulls’ effort to be a well-rounded one.  John Salmons chipped in 19 points to go along with six rebounds, six assists and five steals.  Again, Salmons had another great game for Chicago.  ESPN.com’s Chad Ford recently said that the Salmons has proven to be the biggest deadline acquisition this season.

The Bulls look to be peaking at the right time, and they might even be able to kick things up a notch for the postseason.  It looks as though Luol Deng may miss the remainder of the season, but the team has played great without him.  It’s unfortunate that the Bulls are doing this without their highest paid player, only because there’s no guarantee that they’re a better team with Deng in the lineup.  Regardless, the Bulls are surging into the playoffs and it should be interesting to see how much noise they can make once they get there.

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