Chicago Bulls: 5 Reasons Behind Recent Success

Apr 1, 2017; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls forward Nikola Mirotic (44) guard Rajon Rondo (9) and guard Denzel Valentine (45) celebrate their win against the Atlanta Hawks during the second half at the United Center. The Bulls won 106-104. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports /

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The Chicago Bulls weren’t pegged as a playoff contender coming into the season. But thanks to a recent surge, they now control their own destiny.

Let’s be perfectly honest, folks–the very thought of labeling the Chicago Bulls as a playoff-caliber team would have been a stretch based on how they have played a majority of this season.

In fact, it wasn’t that long ago when they were on the brink of missing the playoffs for the second straight year.

And with their second-leading scorer out of the lineup for the remainder of the regular season, it would have reasonable to presume their chances of advancing to the postseason were between slim and none, with slim having left town.

However, with their backs against the proverbial wall, the Bulls have climbed back into the playoff picture and they currently hold the tiebreaker over both the Indiana Pacers and the Miami Heat for the No. 7 spot in the Eastern Conference, despite their recent disappointing 100-91 loss to the New York Knicks a couple of days ago.

So what exactly has gotten into this Bulls team as of late? Today we will take a look at the factors that have contributed to their recent success.

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