With the Bulls beating the Pacers and the Sixers getting blown out by the Cavaliers on Tuesday, the Eastern Conference playoff race is heating up.

The Bulls, currently ninth in the East, face the Sixers, currently in 8th position, on Wednesday night in Philadelphia with only 0.5 games seperating the playoffs from the lottery.  

?Nobody played well last time we played there,? Bulls coach Scott Skiles said. ?That was not a well-played game ? I?m sure (Sixers coach) Mo (Cheeks) would agree ? by either team. It was a questionable effort by us all the way around. We?re going to need everybody to play well (tonight).?

The teams will then meet face off again on April 8 in Chicago.