{"id":346837,"date":"2021-01-27T08:03:44","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T14:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=346837"},"modified":"2021-01-27T08:04:23","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T14:04:23","slug":"will-the-chicago-bulls-make-the-playoffs-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/will-the-chicago-bulls-make-the-playoffs-this-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Will the Chicago Bulls Make the Playoffs this Season?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we approach the quarter mark of the NBA season, it\u2019s not too early to start looking towards the playoffs. For our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/chi\/chicago-bulls\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Bulls<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, making it to the postseason should be an attainable goal for this year\u2019s squad. However at their current pace, they\u2019ll be on the outside looking in. Through 17 games, the Chicago Bulls are 7-10 and sit at the 11th spot in the Eastern Conference standings. They\u2019ll need to move up to the 8th seed to get in. The current team at that position is the Tom Thibodeau-led New York Knicks. Even the most casual of basketball fans would put this Bulls team ahead of the Knicks. We certainly think they are, and we\u2019re here to break down everything that needs to go right for the Chicago Bulls to make the playoffs this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKfeaX-ACXL\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKfeaX-ACXL\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKfeaX-ACXL\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key to a Chicago Bulls Playoff Appearance<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winning. It\u2019s easier said than done. But, in order to make it to the NBA playoffs this summer, it\u2019s what this Chicago Bulls team will have to do more of. Currently, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/standings\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Eastern Conference standings<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Philadelphia 76ers (12-6)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Boston Celtics (10-6)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Milwaukee Bucks (10-6)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. Indiana Pacers (10-7)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. Brooklyn Nets (11-8)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6. Atlanta Hawks (8-8)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7. Cleveland Cavaliers (8-9)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8. New York Knicks (8-10)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>&#8212; Cutoff Line &#8212;<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9. Orlando Magic (8-10)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10. Toronto Raptors (7-10)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11. Chicago Bulls (7-10)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you can see, it\u2019s a pretty tight race outside of the top five teams who are a near lock for the postseason. This means the Bulls only real competition is the Hawks, Cavaliers, Knicks, Magic, and Raptors. And they\u2019re all competing for the next three spots.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Chicago Bulls can certainly get the job done with the right mindset. A few weeks ago,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/30721226\/chicago-bulls-billy-donovan-critical-team-loss-oklahoma-city-thunder\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> coach Billy Donovan gave postgame comments<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> saying, \u201cThey want to win. They don\u2019t know how to.\u201d And there might be some truth there with this young team. Donovan\u2019s remarks came after the Bulls lost 127-125 to the Oklahoma City Thunder in OT. In the game, the team blew multiple double digit leads and allowed the Thunder to steal a victory. The key culprit of the loss was the amount of turnovers the Bulls gave up, something that has been a theme to start the season. If they can get it together and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamrankings.com\/nba\/stat\/turnovers-per-game\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stop leading the league in turnovers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, they\u2019ll have no problem grabbing one of the last three spots in the Eastern Conference.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKfgEJdATpb\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKfgEJdATpb\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CKfgEJdATpb\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking Ahead on the Bulls Schedule<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 7-10 start might not have been what the Chicago Bulls hoped for, but it\u2019s what they\u2019re left with. While it\u2019s important to learn from their mistakes, it\u2019s also important to not let the early struggles linger into the rest of the season. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/schedule\/_\/name\/chi\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up next on the teams schedule<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a Saturday night game against the Portland Trailblazers. The following four games will be an important stretch for the Bulls. They have two 2-game series against the Knicks and the Magic. And as you can see above, those teams sit at spots 8 and 9 in the standings. By the end of next week, there\u2019s a good chance this team will be well above the cutoff line. And if that happens, we can only hope they keep the momentum going.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At UrbanMatter, U Matter. And we think this matters.<\/p>\n<p>Tell us what you think matters and what we should write about next in the comments below!<\/p>\n<p><i>Featured Image Credit: Chicago Bulls Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/read-more\/\">READ MORE LIKE THIS<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/app\/\">DOWNLOAD THE URBANMATTER APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iparkit.com\/chicago?utm_source=urbanmatter&amp;utm_medium=adfill&amp;utm_campaign=backlinks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">FIND PARKING<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we approach the quarter mark of the NBA season, it\u2019s not too early to start looking towards the playoffs. 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