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Billy Donovan knows the math of the situation exists, and knows roughly what the odds scream out.
The Bulls coach, like the rest of the front office, however, refuses to cater to numbers over trying to win basketball games.
He made that very clear on Sunday.
The Bulls were still on the outside looking in for a spot in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament, leaving them with a 12% chance to make the playoffs, according to FiveThirtyEight.