<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110408/sp_nm/us_nba_bulls"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20110408/i/r218626437.jpg?x=130&amp;y=94&amp;q=85&amp;sig=49zNsPW7qFWvnUGbebEK4w--" height="94" width="130" alt="Bulls trample Celtics in home race   (Reuters)" style="float: left; border: 0px;" />
</a>Reuters - The Chicago Bulls beat the Boston Celtics 97-81 on Thursday to open a four-game lead at the top of the Eastern Conference and move to within one victory of clinching home-court advantage throughout the NBA playoffs.</p><br style="clear: both;" />