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Playtime is over.
Play-in time has officially started.
That was the message from coach Billy Donovan on Thursday now that the Bulls know their fate to reach the postseason.
Thanks to a 127-105 blowout of the Pistons in Detroit, Donovan & Co. locked up the No. 9 seed and will host Atlanta in next week’s No. 9 vs. No. 10 play-in game at the United Center.
“I’m just a big believer that whoever is out there playing (the final two regular-season games) there has to be an attention to detail,” Donovan said of his team.