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Even with 22 games left the Bulls appear to be locked into No. 9 seed

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The bar hasn’t been set very high for the Bulls since the trade deadline came and went, but even as inconsistent as this group has been they sit comfortably in the No. 9 spot with good reason.

With 22 regular season games left, there’s no doubt that Arturas Karnisovas can check the “competitive” box off when assessing his Bulls team.

The executive vice president of basketball operations has watched them beat a play-off bound Pelicans team down in New Orleans and then pull out a double-overtime win against a Cleveland squad that is arguably a top four roster in the Eastern Conference.