The Chicago Bulls (50 - 32) defeated the Atlanta Hawks (60 - 22) 91 - 85 on Wednesday. Derrick Rose played just ten minutes but the Bulls were able to take the regular season finale, in a game with lots of playoff implications. With the victory, Chicago was able to secure the third seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Toronto Raptors won earlier in the night, which put the Bulls in jeopardy of dropping to the fourth seed. However, that was not the case as they were able to beat the number one seeded Atlanta Hawks. Aaron Brooks stepped his game up with Rose still getting the rust off from his most recent knee injury. Brooks played 33 minutes and had 23 points, six rebounds, three assists and four steals. The Bulls will take on the sixth seeded Milwaukee Bucks (41 - 41) when the playoffs begin this weekend. The Hawks wrapped up the first seed long ago and had little to play for as the regular season wound down. Dennis Schroder was a spark plug off the bench. He scored 21 points in 17 minutes of 9 - of - 13 shooting from the field. Paul Millsap and DeMarre Carroll each played 27 minutes but other than that no Atlanta player saw the floor for more than 23 minutes. They ended the season on a three - game losing streak but were looking to stay healthy and rested for their up - coming playoff appearance as the first seed in the Eastern Conference.
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