Morning Box Score: Bulls Draw Brooklyn In Playoffs
By Chuck Sudo in News on Apr 18, 2013 2:40PM
The Bulls ended the regular season with a 45-37 record and secured the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs with a win at the United Center Wednesday night. Carlos Boozer racked up his 44th double double of the season with 19 points and 15 rebounds. Kirk Hinrich scored 18 points and Nazr Mohammed, starting in place of Joakim Noah, added 17 points. The Bulls were up by as many as 21 points but the Wizards stormed back to make a game of this.
The Bulls face fourth-seeded Brooklyn Nets when the NBA Playoffs begin. The two teams face off 7 p.m. Saturday.
As Hawk Harrelson would say: "That's more like it boys!" Jose Quintana shut down the Blue Jays and struck out seven batters in 6 2/3 innings, while the Sox lineup tattooed J.A. Happ. Tyler Flowers hit a three-run homer off Happ and Alex Rios added a solo shot as the Sox won their second straight game. The two teams close out their series tonight.
The Cubs and Rangers were rained out last night and may not play today, either. The Blackhawks had an off night but clinched the Western Conference's top seed heading into the Stanley Cup playoffs with Columbus' 3-2 win over Anaheim Wednesday night.