The Chicago Bulls meet the Miami Heat for the fourth and final time in the regular season on Thursday night, and they have a chance to lock up the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
The Bulls have a 2 1/2-game lead over the Heat in the East, and a victory Thursday would secure Chicago the No. 1 seed and homecourt advantage throughout the conference playoffs since they would hold the tiebreaker should the Heat match their record at season's end.
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But if they're going to win in Miami, they may have to do with without Luol Deng and Derrick Rose, who have been held out of the team's last two games.
Game Time: 7:00 p.m. CT
TV Coverage: TNT
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