The Chicago Bulls visit the New York Knicks on Sunday. Tipoff is at 7:30 p.m. ET. Listen to the live radio broadcast below.
Chicago (47-32) holds the third best record in the Eastern Conference and is guaranteed a spot in the postseason, along with home-court advantage in the first round. With only a one-game lead over No. 4 Toronto, every win still matters as the regular season winds down.
"We're just trying to finish strong," Bulls guard D.J. Augustin said, via ESPN. "We don't want to go into the playoffs playing terrible or making mistakes, not focusing. That's the main thing we are trying to do every game, focus down the stretch and play hard.
Bulls center Joakim Noah has been a huge part of the team's success. The veteran stepped up to fill the void left by Derrick Rose and leads the team in both assists (5.3) and rebounds (11.2) while scoring 12.5 points per game.
Bulls forward Taj Gibson has also been a steady contributor, averaging 13.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.
"Right now, we're just focused on basketball and making plays for each other, moving forward and getting better," Bulls forward Taj Gibson said. "That's the only thing we're focused on right now. Everything that's gonna come with success is gonna come. But right now, we remember how nobody was on our bandwagon at the beginning of the year, how that felt."
New York (34-45), meanwhile, will be watching the playoffs from home. Knicks star Carmelo Anthony, who's dealing with a shoulder injury, will miss the playoffs for the first time in his career after Atlanta clinched the eighth seed.
"We can't get mad at Atlanta, we can't get mad at anybody but ourselves," Knicks guard J.R. Smith said. "We dug this grave, we have to lie in it."
