CLEVELAND, April 8 (UPI) -- A hot shooting performance by Carlos Boozer Friday clinched the Eastern Conference's No. 1 seed for the Chicago Bulls in a 93-82 victory over Cleveland.
The Bulls will have home-court advantage throughout the conference playoffs, which they will open against eighth-seeded Indiana. They need one more victory to reach 60 wins in a season for the first time in 14 years. Chicago went 41-41 last season.
Boozer made 12-of-18 shots from the field for 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. The Bulls had only a three-point lead 4 minutes deep in the third period, but finished the quarter with a 15-shot advantage.
Ron Brewer was one of five other Chicago players in double figures with 12 points.
J.J. Hickson had 22 points for the Cavaliers, who will finish the season with the worst record in the Eastern Conference after losing LeBron James in free agency.
