Bulls Secure Win Over Charlotte Bobcats

The Chicago Bulls secured the final remaining play-off berth in the Eastern Conference.

Derrick Rose scored 27 points as the Bulls secured a 98-89 win over the Charlotte Bobcats to beat the Toronto Raptors to post-season action.

The Raptors had done everything they could as DeMar DeRozan and Andrea Bargnani bagged 24 points apiece in a 131-113 win over the New York Knicks.

Washington completed their season with a 98-97 win over the Indiana Pacers as Cedric Jackson got the clinching three-pointer.

Atlanta beat Cleveland, who were without LeBron James, 99-83 while the Boston Celtics rested several of their big names as they were defeated 106-95 by the Milwaukee Bucks.
Dallas landed an early psychological blow ahead of their play-off meeting with San Antonio by beating the Spurs 96-89 while David West scored 35 points for the New Orleans Hornets as they beat the Houston Rockets 123-115.

There were also wins for Miami and Detroit over New Jersey and Minnesota respectively.

Oklahoma City beat Memphis 114-105 while the Orlando Magic broke the season record for three-pointers in their 125-111 win over Philadelphia, taking their tally to 841.

Golden State beat Portland 122-116 and Phoenix beat the Utah Jazz 100-86.

The Clippers prevailed in the battle of the two Los Angeles sides as they overcame the Lakers 107-91 thanks to Steve Blake's 23 points

Phoenix suns burnt chicago bulls

The Phoenix Suns booked their place in the playoffs with a 111-105 triumph over the Chicago Bulls.
Jason Richardson led the Suns with 27 points, while Steve Nash added 22 with an impressive performance and Amare Stoudemire pitched in with 21.
Flip Murray and Derrick Rose poured in 23 points each but it was not enough to prevent the Suns from recording their eighth consecutive victory.
Elsewhere, Kevin Durant - the league's second-highest scorer - once again led the way for Oklahoma City Thunder as his 26 points helped them cruise to a 111-93 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Elton Brand top-scored for the 76ers with 22 points, while Andre Iguodala added 21.
It was a tighter affair at the Houston Rockets who edged out the struggling Washington Wizards 98-94.
Rookie Chase Budinger hit a go-ahead jump shot with 28 seconds remaining as he poured in a career-high 24-points to snap a four-game losing streak for the Rockets.
Washington's woes continue and Andray Blatche's 31 points could not prevent them crashing to their 16th defeat of the season.
Meanwhile, Danny Granger scored 33 points as the Indiana Pacers clinched their eighth home win, brushing aside the Sacramento Kings 102-95, and the Los Angeles Clippers went down 107-89 at the Milwaukee Bucks.