In a game where everything was on the line for the Chicago Bulls, they prevailed, just.
The Chicago Bulls are on a knife-edge when it comes to making the Playoffs. They need to win every game, but they also need to do some praying. They also need the Indiana Pacers to lose the remainder of their games. Shame that the teams the Pacers are facing are Brooklyn, New York and Milwaukee, three teams that are already out of the Playoffs.
So the Bulls have it all to do. But the win last night against the Cavaliers is a good start. But don’t think that they did it all, the Cavs shot themselves in the foot as well. Well I say the Cavs, Kyrie Irving shot the Cavs in the foot by coughing up the ball several times in the 4th quarter. Rightly, Kyrie takes the blame.
“I was just real s—-y with the basketball, that’s all,” Irving said. “Handle wasn’t crisp, and Justin Holiday threw great defensive pressure at the top of the key, and their defense was extending me out almost to half court. For me, just coming to the bench, I just got to do a better job of leading that second unit — especially when Bron [James] and Kevin [Love] are on the bench.
“It’s more of a letdown for me going into that fourth quarter and knowing that we had a decent lead going into that fourth. I just got to be better with that second unit. I take responsibility for what transpired there.”
“I just got to do a better job just leading the unit,” Irving said. “Just in general, just getting guys in positions and making sure our spacing is great every single time, and we’re running plays that are necessarily tailored for that second unit. Got to go back and look at film and just find a package, so when we’re out there, no matter who is out there with me — obviously, Shump [Iman Shumpert] is usually out there with me on that second unit — but tonight is one of those nights, a learning lesson.“
That loss still gives the Toronto Raptors a chance to get the 1 seed in the East. The Eastern Conference certainly isn’t locked up yet, everywhere you look there are battles going on. 1st and 2nd seed, 3 to 6 are seemingly going the distance and the 8th seed isn’t over. Buckle up people.
