2012 NBA Playoffs: Bulls to face Sixers in first round, clinch best overall record
The Bulls now have home-court throughout the entire playoffs after their drubbing of the Cavs. They'll play the Sixers in the first round, starting Saturday.
Chicago
Bulls
107
| Final - 4.26.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 25 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 75 |
| Chicago Bulls | 26 | 32 | 22 | 27 | 107 |
107
Chicago
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Stories
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Kyrie Irving rests, and the Cavs bring a bunch of 10-day contracts to face the Bulls in the regular season finale. A win would secure the best overall record in the league.
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 25 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 75 |
| Chicago | 26 | 32 | 22 | 27 | 107 |
| Cleveland | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alonzo Gee | 25 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 10 |
| Antawn Jamison | 28 | 4-18 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 7-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 12 |
| Tristan Thompson | 30 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 5-8 | 12-6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 13 |
| Anthony Parker | 19 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Donald Sloan | 41 | 6-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1-0 | 12 |
| Samardo Samuels | 12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 7 |
| D.J. Kennedy | 28 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 0 |
| Manny Harris | 19 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Luke Harangody | 26 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 12 |
| Luke Walton | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-0 | 0 |
| Anderson Varejao | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Daniel Gibson | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Semih Erden | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Omri Casspi | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Kyrie Irving | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 28-87 | 2-13 | 17-26 | 38-13 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 9-0 | 75 | |
| .322 | .154 | .654 | Team Reb: 9 | Total TO: 2 (5 pts) | |||||||
| Chicago | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Brewer | 23 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 8 |
| Carlos Boozer | 14 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-0 | 9 |
| Joakim Noah | 30 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 12-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 13 |
| Richard Hamilton | 19 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-0 | 10 |
| C.J. Watson | 20 | 0-6 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 5-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jimmy Butler | 28 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 4-7 | 4-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 12 |
| Taj Gibson | 30 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3-0 | 10 |
| Omer Asik | 17 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-0 | 6 |
| John Lucas III | 27 | 10-16 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 25 |
| Mike James | 24 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1-0 | 10 |
| Brian Scalabrine | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Kyle Korver | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Luol Deng | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Derrick Rose | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 45-85 | 5-16 | 12-17 | 60-12 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 17-1 | 107 | |
| .529 | .313 | .706 | Team Reb: 6 | Total TO: 0 (9 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Marc Davis, Mark Lindsay, Haywoode Workman
Duration:1:58
Officials: - Marc Davis, Mark Lindsay, Haywoode Workman
Duration:1:58
