With the victory, the Bulls now own the standings tiebreaker over both Cleveland and Toronto if the Bulls regular season finish with the same record as either of those teams.
A win is a win is a win.
Did someone say, "A win is a win is a win?"
Oh, right, that was me. I thought I heard it somewhere. Because Saturday in Cleveland, which isn't generally the way you want to start a sentence, the Bulls got a win that wasn't nearly as inviting as it was important.
The Bulls 98-94 win over the Cavaliers after barely hanging on to an 18-point halftime lead probably clinched a playoff spot for the Bulls with the Cavaliers in a Miami Heat-like collapse that dropped them into seventh and the play-in tournament.