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No Bull, top East seeds have lacked recently

By Mitch Lawrence
Special to ESPN.com

Tuesday, April 24, 2001

They sure don't make Eastern Conference champions like they used to. Not like the old Bulls, who went 18-0 in the first round during their six title runs. Not like those old Michael Jordan outfits, who beat up No. 8 seeds by an average of 15 points a game, and mauled their first playoff foes by at least 10 points in 12 of those 18 wins. No, sadly, the standards have dropped to the point where the No. 1 seed in the East has lost its home playoff opener in two of the last three seasons. Follow ...

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