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NBA Playoff Picture: Cleveland can't clinch, Bulls still alive (Ball Don't Lie)

With less than a week left in the NBA's regular season, several games per night make a big difference in the fights for playoff berths and seeding. This post catches you up on everything that matters to these races.

GAMES THAT MATTERED A LOT

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Chicago shows a pulse: In a day that started with Fred Hoiberg admitting to take a page out of Johnny Bach and Phil Jackson’s playbook and insert movie dialogue into game tape

… and one that also featured the same coach pinning the start of his team’s spiral on the attention star guard Jimmy Butler drew after criticizing the coaching staff following a loss …

Here's the question for Hoiberg and response in which he cited Butler's "coach harder" comments.