With their playoff position set in stone, the Bulls will steal rest for some high-minutes players in the regular-season finale against the Timberwolves.
is doubtful with a left toe sprain. And Matt Thomas, though not a regular rotation player, is out with a right leg contusion.
Even after clinching a top-six seed, the Bulls continued to play as many of their key players as they could in hopes of building momentum down the stretch. But the team has lost four straight games — all in double-digit fashion — and the combination of the Raptors' Friday night victory over the Rockets, and Bulls' loss to the Hornets, locked the Bulls into the Eastern Conference's sixth seed.
Their first-round playoff opponent, however, has yet to be determined. As of this writing, the Milwaukee Bucks , Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers each have a chance to finish third in the East, and thus face the sixth-seeded Bulls, depending on Sunday's results. All three present unique matchup challenges, as evidenced by the Bulls' combined 1-10 record against them this season .
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