NEW YORK – Even attempting to play the matchup game at this point would be an exercise in futility.
As of Sunday morning, the Bulls players woke up still firmly nestled in the No. 5 spot in the Eastern Conference, looking up at four teams that will spend the remaining few weeks of the regular season playing musical chairs.
There’s Philadelphia, who have arguably the league’s MVP in Joel Embiid, and also have taken the Bulls to the woodshed in the four meetings this season, beating them by an average of 10 points, and each game getting considerably more one-sided.