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Noah leads Bulls to win over Kings
Detroit at Blackhawks 6:30 p.m., NBCSN
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EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct x-Indiana 49 17 .742 x-Miami 44 19 .698 d-Toronto 37 27 .578 Bulls 37 29 .561 Washington 35 31 .530 Brooklyn 33 31 .516 Charlotte 32 34 .485 Atlanta 29 35 .453
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New York 27 40 .403 Cleveland 26 40 .394 Detroit 25 41 .379 Boston 22 44 .333 Orlando 19 48 .284 Philadelphia 15 51 .227 Milwaukee 13 53 .197 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB d-San Antonio 49 16 .754 d-Oklahoma City 48 17 .738 d-L.A. Clippers 47 20 .701 Houston 44 21 .677 Portland 43 23 .652 Golden State 41 26 .612 Dallas 39 27 .591 Memphis 39 27 .591
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d-division leader x-clinched playoff spot Saturday’s Results Bulls 94, Sacramento 87 New York 115, Milwaukee 94 Washington 101, Brooklyn 94 Memphis 103, Philadelphia 77 Indiana 112, Detroit 104, OT Atlanta 97, Denver 92 Sunday’s Games Charlotte at Milwaukee, noon Phoenix at Toronto, noon Houston at Miami, 2:30 p.m. Boston at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Sacramento at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Dallas at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m. Utah at San Antonio, 6 p.m. Golden State at Portland, 8 p.m. Cleveland at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.
WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF St. Louis 67 46 14 7 99 223 Colorado 67 43 19 5 91 206 Blackhawks 67 38 15 14 90 227 Minnesota 67 35 22 10 80 164 Dallas 66 32 23 11 75 191 Winnipeg 68 30 29 9 69 186 Nashville 68 29 29 10 68 164 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 67 44 16 7 95 216 San Jose 68 44 17 7 95 213 Los Angeles 67 38 23 6 82 164 Phoenix 67 31 25 11 73 185 Vancouver 69 30 29 10 70 163 Calgary 67 27 33 7 61 163 Edmonton 68 23 36 9 55 169 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 67 45 17 5 95 215 Toronto 68 36 24 8 80 201 Tampa Bay 67 36 24 7 79 194 Montreal 68 36 25 7 79 172 Detroit 66 30 23 13 73 174 Ottawa 66 28 25 13 69 189 Florida 67 25 35 7 57 166 Buffalo 67 19 40 8 46 132 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 66 44 18 4 92 206 Columbus 67 35 26 6 76 195 N.Y. Rangers 68 36 28 4 76 177 Philadelphia 66 34 25 7 75 188 Washington 68 31 27 10 72 197 New Jersey 68 29 26 13 71 166 Carolina 67 29 29 9 67 168 N.Y. Islanders 69 26 34 9 61 195 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Saturday’s Results Columbus 2, Minnesota 1, SO Boston 5, Carolina 1 Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 0 Montreal 5, Ottawa 4, OT Tampa Bay 3, New Jersey 0 N.Y. Islanders 4, Buffalo 1 St. Louis 4, Nashville 1 Calgary at Phoenix (n) Anaheim at Los Angeles (n) Sunday’s Games Detroit at Blackhawks, 6:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 11:30 a.m. Vancouver at Florida, 2 p.m. Toronto at Washington, 2 p.m. Edmonton at Carolina, 2 p.m. San Jose at N.Y. Rangers, 3 p.m. Colorado at Ottawa, 4 p.m. Montreal at Buffalo, 6 p.m. Dallas at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
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• Sunday, March 16, 2014
CHICAGO – Joakim Noah had 23 points and 11 rebounds, Taj Gibson scored seven of his 19 points in the fourth quarter and the Bulls held off the Sacramento Kings, 94-87, on Saturday night. Mike Dunleavy added 16 and DJ Augustin 12 for the Bulls. Isaiah Thomas led the Kings with 26 and DeMarcus Cousins had 25. Both teams struggled on offense, with the Bulls shooting 40 percent and the Kings 37 percent. The Bulls, who are fourth in the Eastern Conference, improved to 3-2 on their sixgame homestand. The Kings are 2-4 on their seven-game road trip. Cousins hit a layup with 1:01 left to cut the Bulls’ lead
to 88-85. Gibson responded with a jumper and the Bulls made four of six free throws to seal the win. The Bulls led, 48-43, at halftime before the Kings outscored them 20-16 in the third to pull within one. The Bulls have won four straight at home against the Kings, the only team below .500 to visit during the homestand. Cousins scored the Kings’ first seven points of the second half to tie it at 50. The Kings took a 55-53 lead on Thomas’ 3-pointer. The Bulls pulled ahead, 64-57, after a 7-0 run, but the Kings made six free throws to pull to within 64-63 at the end of the third. Noah had 17 points and five rebounds and Gay led the Kings with 10 points at halftime.
The Blackhawks, coming off losses on Wednesday and Friday, host the Red Wings.
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BULLS 94, KINGS 87