Even though the Bulls currently own the top seed in the Eastern Conference, the focus of the team remains the same for head coach Tom Thibodeau.

"To me, it's more about ... when you start looking at all those other things, you get distracted from the thing you need to concentrate on, which is preparing for your next opponent," Thibodeau said after Wednesday's practice at the Berto Center. "So each game carries the same weight. And I think that if you approach it one step at a time, you don't get in trouble that way."

Chicago defeated Washington on Tuesday by a final of 98-79.

"Even when we studied what happened (Tuesday) night, there are areas in which we feel we can do a lot better. So we want to make those corrections, have a great shoot-a-round (Thursday) and be ready for New Jersey," said Thibodeau.