Bulls Win at Magic

Chicago Bulls snapped a 116-112 victory at the Orlando Magic, as they try to finish the season in a better position for the playoffs. German Kirk Hinrich poured in 26 points and 10 assists to help his teammates beat the Magic, who were coming after 8 straight wins and 12 in a row at home.

Already qualified for the playoffs, Bulls did not finish their battle in the season. They are trying to avoid playing Detroit in the first round, by reaching 7th, or even 6th position in the Conference. "Our goal is to be the highest seed we can. That's our motivation to move up. We've got a shot to finish .500 for the season and improve our seeding. We have a lot to play for", said Hinrich.

At the other end, Orlando found a great scorer in Turkoglu, who finished the match with 32 points, Dwight Howard adding another 22. It wasn't enough though, since Chicago went in motivated by Indiana and Milwakee`s wins - the teams tied with Bulls for 6th place in the standings - against Toronto and Detroit.

The next and final Bulls game is on Wednesday, at home, against the Raptors.

With one match left to play for the NBA teams, here`s how the playoff race turned out:

West: 1. San Antonio, 2. Phoenix, 3. Denver, 4. Dallas, 5. Memphis, 6. L.A. Clippers, 7. L.A. Lakers, 8. Sacramento

East: 1.Detroit, 2. Miami, 3. New Jersey, 4. Cleverland, 5. Washington, 6. Milwakee, 7. Indiana, 8. Chicago