Staying alive: Bulls, Thunder remain in Play-In

The Bulls and the Thunder survived tough tests on the road kept their hopes alive to advance to their respective No. 8 seed games on Friday. - Josh B. [MORNING BARK](mb_header_main?utm_source=mb&utm_medium=email&mb_edition=20230413) Sports. And then some. [Subscribe]( | [Yardbarker.com](?utm_source=mb&utm_medium=email&mb_edition=20230413) Top Story The Bulls and the Thunder survived tough tests on the road kept their hopes alive to advance to their respective No. 8 seed games on Friday. - Josh B. 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