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The Chicago Bulls are one game away from going to the Eastern Conference Finals. They beat the Atlanta Hawks last night, 95-83.Derrick Rose was once again the top scorer in last night's Game 5 against the Atlanta Hawks.

Bulls' General Manager Gar Forman is sharing the NBA's Executive of the Year award with the General Manager of the Miami Heat, Pat Riley.Forman is credited with bringing in several key players this year to compliment superstar Derrick Rose and hiring NBA Coach of the Year Tom Thibodeau.

When the United Center was built back in the early '90s many thought it would put Chicago’s near West Side on the map. The hope was the stadium would spur further economic development in the surrounding neighborhood, akin to a Wrigleyville West.

On Friday, May 6, Chicago Bulls looked like they could do no wrong, and beat the Atlanta Hawks soundly. Derrick Rose added insult to injury by racking up 44 points and a career high performance. On Sunday, May 8, the Hawks got their payback, beating the Bulls 100 to 88.

Derrick Rose looked every bit like an MVP, slicing up Atlanta for a career-high 44 points as the Chicago Bulls seized control of the Eastern Conference semifinals with their best performance of the postseason, romping to a 99-82 victory over the Hawks in Game 3 Friday night.The Bulls lead the series

The Chicago Bulls will be fighting to regain home court advantage Friday night when they hit the road for Game Three of their playoff series against Atlanta.

The Chicago Bulls evened the series against Atlanta Wednesday night. The Bulls beat the Hawks, 86-73. Joakim Noah scored 19 points and had 14 rebounds in the low scoring game. Coach Tom Thibodeau said the Bulls' defense looked much sharper than it did after they lost Game One."