Chicago Bulls: One Foot In The Grave

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The Chicago Bulls are 1/2 a game from being eliminated from the playoffs. The Chicago Bulls lost another game at home to the Washington Wizards. Atlanta, which holds the eighth and final playoff berth in the East, defeated Philadelphia earlier Saturday night. The Bulls' number is down to one; another Bulls loss or Atlanta victory seals the deal.

“The whole season, there’s a lot of things to point at,” forward Luol Deng said. “Whatever it is, we just have to take it and accept it. I thought we worked hard and prepared ourselves, physically. But there’s a lot of growth that we have to do mentally. There’s a lot that we have to deal with mentally. I think we just need to grow up mentally. I don’t think we had it this year.”

Luol Deng is the front runner to have to grow up mentally.

Remember when the Bulls were "predicted" to be top 3 in the conference?