Cavaliers claim No. 1 seed in Eastern Conference with 135-113 win over Bulls
The Bulls have clinched a play-in tournament berth and are tied with Miami for ninth in the East.
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The Bulls have clinched a play-in tournament berth and are tied with Miami for ninth in the East.
Former Chicago Sky star Sylvia Fowles and longtime NBA referee and Chicago native Danny Crawford also were selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame's 2025 class.
Josh Giddey had 15 points, 19 rebounds and 12 assists for his sixth triple-double of the season.
Nikola Vucevic shot 9 for 12, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range to finish with 22 points, while adding 10 rebounds and seven assists.
The Bulls have dropped two in a row after a four-game winning streak and fell back behind Miami into 10th place in the Eastern Conference.
Dallas moved 1 1/2 games ahead of idle Phoenix for the final spot in the Western Conference play-in tournament. The Bulls missed a chance to move closer to the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference.
Patrick Williams and Coby White hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the closing seconds for the Bulls, who trailed by five points with 12.6 seconds remaining.
Josh Giddey had 26 points and nine assists for the Bulls, who finished its season-long road trip 4-2.
Coby White and Nikola Vucevic led the Bulls with 24 points each and Josh Giddey had 22.
White, who shot 9 of 19 from the field and 2 for 10 from long distance, was helped by 6-for-7 shooting from the line.
