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With 26 games left in regular season, Bulls already in crunch time

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Bulls guard Coby White drives to the basket between Celtics defenders Derrick White (left) and Jrue Holiday during the second half Thursday at the United Center.

So we’ve finally arrived. The final third. The last dance. The real ‘‘no bull’’ tour. In ninth place. Only 10 slots matter. Four games below .500, 4½ games out of being out of the play-in. We are here, though. Here for the so-called ‘‘playoff push.’’ All rise for our new Bulls.

Feels the same though, right? No different than before the All-Star break, when they were supposed to use that escape to come back as a different team with a Boa Constrictor Mentality putting a chokehold on the rest of the regular season.