<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110408/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_celtics_bulls"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110408/capt.dccf0ecd2bfa499083b1911761367ef3-dccf0ecd2bfa499083b1911761367ef3-0.jpg?x=91&amp;y=130&amp;q=85&amp;sig=gMy.WgxbaFnspYgAer9j0Q--" height="130" width="91" alt="Rose leads Bulls past Celtics 97-81   (AP)" style="float: left; border: 0px;" />
</a>AP - Derrick Rose scored 30 points and the Chicago Bulls closed in on the top seed in the Eastern Conference by beating the Boston Celtics 97-81 on Thursday.</p><br style="clear: both;" />