The Chicago Bulls have held steady in the final Bleacher Report weekly NBA power ranking of the 2023-24 season. Ranked No. 21 overall in Andy Bailey’s estimation last week, the B/R league analyst sees little reason to shuffle the deck further regarding the Bulls after a fairly typical week for them this season.
“Just when it looked like they might get to .500 on the season, the … Bulls have gone 2-5 in their last 7 games,” writes Bailey of Chicago. “And the most recent loss came against the Atlanta Hawks, who are within striking distance of Chicago’s 9th-place spot.”
“In the end, all of this is probably inconsequential, but the Bulls and Hawks are on a collision course for the 9-10 game in the play-in tournament,” he notes. “And home-court advantage could be important in that matchup.”
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“Atlanta’s true shooting percentage is nearly 3 points lower when it’s on the road than it is when the team’s at home,” reminds the B/R analyst. Could Chicago’s season end in the play-in?
If it did, it would be a fitting end to a season cursed by injury and mismanagement — but we think there’s a shot for Chicago to advance.
