On a weekend dominated by the 2012 Kentucky Derby betting headlines created on Saturday, the NBA playoffs should be back center stage on Sunday with four more games scheduled. The action gets underway in the early afternoon with the Chicago Bulls looking to prove they can win without reigning MVP Derrick Rose in the lineup, and while that is something that they have managed to do all year, they did look shaky in a game two loss to the Philadelphia 76ers at the United Center. The Miami Heat are looking fine with the big three firing on all cylinders as they head to New York City, and will look to take a commanding three-games-to-none series lead, before Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers try to do the same later on in Denver. Chicago Bulls @ Philadelphia 76ersSunday, 1:00 PM ET The Bulls got some reinforcements in the form of praise from Chicago basketball legend Scottie Pippen, who said that even with the loss of Rose they are still the team to beat in the Eastern conference.

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