Things were bad enough, early enough for both of these teams that around the league many expected both to be sellers at the trade deadline.
Didn’t happen. Their front offices stuck with their cores and added rather than subtracted. They both find themselves in Wednesday night’s win-or-go-home 9/10 play-in game in the East.
The winner flies to Miami for a Friday night game to determine the eighth seed. The loser goes on an early vacation and faces some tough off-season questions.
Here are three things to watch in this game. Toronto is a solid defensive team, 11th in the league this season. However, playoff basketball is about matchups and the Raptors’ length and athleticism could be a nightmare for the Bulls.
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