Philadelphia’s Andre Iguodala made the go-ahead free throws with 2.2 seconds remaining to give the 76ers a 79-78 win over the top-seeded Chicago Bulls on Thursday, winning the series 4-2 and advancing to the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals
Derrick Rose scored 24 points, including a 3-pointer to force the game into overtime, and Joakim Noah added 20 points and 17 rebounds as the NBA-leading Chicago Bulls defeated Detroit 100-94 on Sunday.
Chicago’s C.J. Watson hit a game-tying 3-pointer at the end of regulation, and the Bulls pulled away in overtime to beat the Miami Heat 96-86 in Thursday’s clash of NBA divisional leaders.
Carmelo Anthony scored the game winning three pointer with 8.2 seconds left in overtime to lift the New York Knicks to a 100-99 win over the Chicago Bulls.
Lucky? Maybe. Luol Deng’s timing was awful good, too. He grabbed a shot that had been blocked and put it in the basket just before the buzzer sounded Saturday night, rescuing the Chicago Bulls and giving them their NBA-leading 40th victory.