Chicago (30-39) at Boston (29-41) 4:00 pm EST

BOSTON (Ticker) -- The Chicago Bulls can continue to move closer to the Philadelphia 76ers' when they face the Boston Celtics on Sunday.

With 13 regular-season games left on the schedule, the Bulls are 2 1/2 games behind the Sixers for the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference standings.

Chicago also seeks its fourth straight win over Boston, which would tie a mark set over the course of the 1997-98 and 1998-99 seasons.

With a 96-82 triumph over the New Orleans Hornets on Friday, the Bulls snapped a four-game slide behind the efforts of Ben Gordon and Tyson Chandler. Gordon scored 25 points and Chandler corralled a season-high 21 rebounds. Luol Deng added 17 points and Othella Harrington chipped in 16.

The Celtics stand just four games back of the the final playoff spot even though they have lost six of their last eight games.

Boston looks to rebound from a 94-82 setback to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. Paul Pierce led the scoring effort with 24 points, but netted just 6-of-20 shots. Delonte West collected 14 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Celtics, who were dominated in the paint, 42-18.

On December 17, Chicago produced a 39-point third quarter to cruise to a 118-86 rout of Boston. Mike Sweetney scored 24 points on 10-of-13 shooting and Chris Duhon added 22 on 6-of-7 shots from long distance. The Bulls shot 60 percent (43-of-72) overall and 14-of-17 from the arc.