It's that time of the year when sports seasons intersect, as some leagues (NBA, NHL) speed toward the ends of their regular seasons while others (MLB) are just starting theirs.
In a game that featured mostly non-starters, the Chicago Bulls (46-36) defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves (46-36) 124-120 in Minneapolis.
Patrick Williams and Ayo Dosunmu each registered career highs in the team's final regular-season game, with 35 and 26 points, respectively.
The Bulls are now off to Milwaukee to play the defending champion Bucks in the first round of the playoffs, with Game 1 on Sunday, April 17.
The Chicago White Sox (2-1) were the other local professional sports team that won on April 10, recording a 10-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers (1-2).
White Sox All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson swung right back into action after serving a suspension stemming from an incident last season, hitting two doubles and a single, ESPN noted. Anderson sat out the first two games as a penalty for making contact with an umpire on Sept. 27.
Chicago will next host the Seattle Mariners in their home opener on Tuesday, April 12.
Meanwhile, the Chicago Cubs (2-1) lost for the first time this season, falling to the Milwaukee Brewers (1-2) 5-4 at Wrigley Field.
Seiya Suzuki hit his first major league homer for Chicago, and Marcus Stroman pitched five effective innings in his Cubs debut, ESPN noted. The Cubs were trying to go 3-0 for the first time since 2016.
The Cubs next play at Pittsburgh on Tuesday, April 12.
Lastly, the Chicago Blackhawks (24-37-11) lost to the Dallas Stars (41-27-4) at the United Center in the final meeting of the year between the division opponents.
Philipp Kurashev and Jonathan Toews scored off deflections, Boris Katchouk netted his first as a Blackhawk and Kirby Dach added a late snipe in the loss, according to the team's press release. Kevin Lankinen made 15 saves on 20 shots in the first two periods before Collin Delia came on in relief, stopping nine shots in the third.
Chicago will next host Los Angeles on Tuesday, April 12, for Pride Night at the United Center.