New Orleans Pelicans @ Chicago Bulls

5-5, 4-2 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
Pelicans NO	17	21	19	26	13	96
Bulls CHI	19	19	26	19	7	90

Chicago BullsBullsCHI

2-6, 1-3 Home

Matchups

NO leads season

1-0

CHI

Game 1@ CHI

Final/OT

132

Game 2@ NO

Final/2OT

128

Western Conference

Southwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	-	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	10	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	36	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	36	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	37	L8

Eastern Conference

Central	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	60	22	.732	-	W3
Cleveland	52	30	.634	8	W1
Milwaukee	32	50	.390	28	L1
Chicago	31	51	.378	29	L2
Indiana	19	63	.232	41	L2

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