After an inexplicably poor performance against the New York Knicks resulted in a 106-94 defeat, the Windy City representatives dropped even further out of the playoff picture. Entering the night with a 36-34 record, they were already looking up at the 38-34 Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference's race for No. 8. Now, they're 1.5 games back and at risk of being caught from behind by the Washington Wizards.
In Chicago, this is big news.
The Bulls haven't missed the playoffs since the 2007-08 season, when Scott Skiles was fired midway through the campaign and eventually replaced at head coach by Jim Boylan.