Bulls-Heat Preview

By MATT BECKER
Posted Mar 05 2011 5:01PM

After the Miami Heat lost their last two games in stunning fashion, questions are mounting about their toughness and confidence.

The Heat can silence some of their critics with a victory over the surging Chicago Bulls on Sunday. A loss, however, would likely still leave them searching for answers.

Miami hopes to earn a rare victory over one of the league's top teams while the Bulls, winners of eight of 10, look to hand the Heat another stinging loss.

The last two games for Miami (43-19) have gone about as bad as they could go.

The Heat blew a 24-point lead in Thursday's 99-96 home loss to Orlando, and fell behind by 24 in the first quarter in Friday's 125-95 defeat at San Antonio, their most lopsided loss of the season. It was the third straight defeat for Miami and the fourth in five games, with the first loss of that stretch coming in Chicago.

"We're still a confident bunch," said LeBron James, 2 for 15 from 3-point range in the last five games. "We know it's a tough stretch for us right now. We lost three games in a row, but I feel like all it takes is one win."

A victory over the Bulls (42-18) would also help show they can contend with some of the league's elite. The Heat, who are opening a six-game homestand, are 1-8 against the NBA's top five teams, including 0-2 versus the Bulls.

"We got to make a stand on Sunday against a team that is gaining confidence," coach Erik Spoelstra said.

The Bulls, 17-9 against teams over .500, have moved percentage points ahead of Miami for second place in the East.

When the Heat visited the United Center on Feb. 24, Derrick Rose, one of the top MVP candidates along with James, had a team-high 26 points and Luol Deng scored 20 - including a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 16 seconds left - in Chicago's 93-89 win.

Dwayne Wade had 34 points in that game and James finished with 29 points and 10 rebounds, but Chris Bosh missed 17 of 18 shots and scored just seven.

Chicago won the first meeting 99-96 on Jan. 15 behind Rose's 34 points. Wade scored 33 for the Heat, who played without James (sprained ankle).

The Bulls were without Joakim Noah (right thumb), their top rebounder at 11.7 per game and a longtime adversary of James.

Despite missing Noah for one of the games in this series, Chicago has dominated the boards, outrebounding the Heat 95-69. The Bulls are second in the league in rebounding at 44.4 per game, and Miami is 3-8 when allowing a team to grab 45 boards.

Chicago, concluding a five-game road trip, outrebounded Dwight Howard and the Magic 50-30 in Friday's 89-81 win in Orlando.

Rose scored 24 points and Deng added 16 for the Bulls, who bounced back from Wednesday's discouraging 83-80 loss to Atlanta, when they blew a 19-point lead.

"Just staying solid," Rose said of Chicago's effort. "That was the biggest thing. When we got the lead, we just wanted to keep it."

The Bulls did that by keeping the defensive pressure on the Magic and forcing them to take bad shots. Chicago, second in scoring defense at 91.9 points per game, held Orlando to its fewest points in a month.

The Heat have scored 96 or fewer in three straight and are 10-15 when failing to surpass that mark. The Bulls are 38-4 when holding opponents to 96 points or less.

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Rose scores 27 as Bulls add to Heat misery, 87-86

By TIM REYNOLDS
Posted Mar 06 2011 9:50PM

MIAMI (AP) The perspectives could not have been more different. Luol Deng either got pushed in the back by Mike Miller on what became one of the final two game-deciding moments, or tripped over his own feet stumbling for a rebound.

That point could be argued.

What's inarguable, however, is this: Another final-second opportunity slipped away from the Miami Heat, and the Chicago Bulls - spurned last summer in their bids to land Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh - swept all three regular-season meetings from the team that signed them.

The Big 3? They're No. 3 in the East at this point, after Derrick Rose scored 27 points, Deng capped an 18-point effort with two free throws on a debated play with 15.9 seconds remaining, and the Bulls beat Miami 87-86 on Sunday to hand the Heat their fourth straight loss.

"The Miami Heat are exactly what everyone wanted, losing games," Wade said. "The world is better now because the Heat is losing."

Carlos Boozer scored 12 and Joakim Noah added 11 for the Bulls, who moved a game ahead of Miami into outright possession of second place in the Eastern Conference. Chicago was down by 12 late in the first half, then became the fourth team since Feb. 24 to erase a double-digit deficit against the Heat.

"We have guys who can close," Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said.

Few would say that Miami doesn't - but closing games has been, and continues to be, the biggest Heat challenge.

James had a chance to win it on a drive with 6 seconds left, missing a contested shot, and Wade's desperation toss from the right baseline bounced away as time expired.

Those were the 12th and 13th consecutive shots that the Heat have missed with a chance to tie or lead a game in the final 10 seconds of regulation or overtime. James has missed four in this four-game losing streak alone.

"I told my team, I'm not going to continue to fail late in games," James said. "I put a lot of blame on myself tonight. I told the guys that I just keep failing them late in games and I won't continue to do that."

James scored 26 points, Bosh added 23 and Wade had 20 for the Heat, who put together a rally to take the lead in the final minute.

The Heat were down 82-76 with 3:30 left when Rose made a jumper over Miller, before Mario Chalmers led the comeback effort. He hit a 3-pointer to tie it with 1:05 left, then blew past a closeout for an easy layup from the left side that put the Heat ahead 86-84 with 25 seconds remaining.

With Chicago down by two, Deng made one free throw, missing the second. Noah got a hand on the ball, keeping James and Erick Dampier from grabbing it cleanly, and in the chase for the carom referee Tony Brothers called a foul on Miller for pushing Deng in the back.

"Looked like he tripped on his own," Bosh said.

Deng went back to the line and made both this time, putting Chicago in front.

"That's the right call," Rose said.

The ball went to James, who drove on Noah and missed a layup from the left block. Wade got the rebound, tried a 15-footer from the baseline that bounced away, and time expired as the Bulls leaped in celebration and Thibodeau punched the air.

"We're just trying to play the best we can," Noah said. "I think we still have a long way to go and we can get a lot better. That's what is so exciting about this team. Our defense is really improving. We can still improve offensively as well. We can take this pretty far."

Spoelstra said some players were moved to tears in the Heat locker room. This much is clear: He and the Heat are hurting.

"One of these days, we will break through," Spoelstra said.

Down nine at the half, the Bulls shot 39 percent in the third quarter, still managing to outscore Miami 23-16 thanks to five Heat turnovers, a 14-9 edge in rebounding - and Rose, who made a ridiculous shot early in the period look ridiculously simple.

Even a 1-on-2 break - him against Wade and James, no less - went Chicago's way. Rose bumped slightly into Wade to create separation on his drive downcourt, then leaped, double-clutched so James could fly harmlessly by from the left wing, and then spun a left-handed layup off the glass to cut Miami's lead to 54-50.

He skipped back upcourt, head back confidently, pumping up teammates. And Rose stayed that way until the finish.

"We're just taking it for what it is," Rose said. "We're just trying to win games, play hard and play aggressive on both ends."

NOTES: Scottie Pippen, who lives in Miami, was behind the Bulls bench. ... The last time James played in as many as four straight regular-season losses was Feb. 22-March 1, 2006, when the Cleveland Cavaliers dropped five straight. ... Referee Scott Wall was shaken up in the third quarter, and Heat trainer Jay Sabol was summoned to check his left knee. Wall remained in the game.

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Heat-Bulls notebook

By Shandel Richardson, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday March 6, 2011 5:03PM

THE FACTS: The Chicago Bulls defeated the Miami Heat 87-86 Sunday at AmericanAirlines Arena, completing a sweep of the season series. The Bulls rallied from a 12-point, first-half deficit behind the play of guard Derrick Rose and Luol Deng. Rose led all scorers with 27 points, continuing to make a case for the league's MVP award. Deng finished with 18 points, including the winning free throws in the closing seconds. The Heat had a chance for the win, but LeBron James missed a driving layup. Heat guard Dwyane Wade, who grabbed the rebound, then missed a jumper from the corner as time expired.

James led the Heat with 26 points.

QUOTABLE: "I thought we hung tough. A lot of things didn't go our way in the first half, but we came back, got aggressive and we fought our way back into it. It wasn't pretty but we got the win."
-- Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau

THE STAT: The Bulls improved to 41-6 when holding an opponent under 90 points.

TURNING POINT: When James and Wade went cold for the Heat. They were unstoppable in the first half, combining for 47 points. They scored just 10 points after intermission, allowing the Magic the opportunity to make a run.

QUOTABLE II: "There is nothing else we can do other than stay together and stay with this. We need to have a stubbornness to keep on getting into these situations and then have the resiliency to finally break through. We did enough things to give ourselves a chance to win, but not enough."
-- Heat coach Erik Spoelstra

HOT: Rose was able to have his way with the Heat. He took full advantage of Miami's deficiency at defending the point guard position. His 27 points were a game-high, shooting 12-of-23 from the field. Rose scored on whomever guarded him, including Wade.

NOT: Heat swingman Mike Miller followed up one of his best games with a 0-for-5 performance, missing all four of his 3-point attempts. The worst part was most of his looks were wide open. At one point, Miller missed two consecutive threes from the corner that could've swayed momentum.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: James put up another near triple-double and was solid from the field. He had eight rebounds, six assists and two steals while shooting 10-of-18 from the field.

INSIDE THE ARENA: Former NBA great Scottie Pippen, comedian Kevin Hart.

GOOD MOVE: Deng refused to give up after missing the second free throw in the closing seconds. He grabbed the rebound and was fouled by Mike Miller. He made both, giving the Bulls a one-point lead.

BAD MOVE: The Heat continued their second-half woes. After looking like a title contender in the first half, they once again blew another lead. It's becoming a disturbing trend, and players are worrying if it's mental.

NOTABLE: The Bulls grabbed sole possession of second place in the Eastern Conference standings with the victory. The Heat dropped to 1-16 in games decided on the final possession. They are just 1-9 against the league's top five teams, the only victory coming against the Los Angeles Lakers.

UP NEXT: For the Heat, Tuesday vs. Portland, Thursday vs. L.A. Lakers, Saturday vs. Memphis. For the Bulls, Monday vs. New Orleans, Wednesday @ Charlotte, Friday vs. Atlanta.

• Bulls: Butler
• Heat: Haslem, Magloire, Pittman

• Bulls: --
• Heat: --

• Lead Changes: 6
• Times Tied: 7

• Arena: American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL
• Officials: #26 Bob Delaney, #25 Tony Brothers, #31 Scott Wall
• Attendance: 19763
• Duration: 2:28

Chicago Bulls (42-18)		Miami Heat (43-19)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Dampier vs Noah (Deng gains possession)
Noah Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Deng (1 AST)	11:42 [CHI 2-0]
	11:23 [MIA 2-2]	Bosh Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (1 AST)
Rose 3pt Shot: Missed	10:59
Bogans Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:58
	10:50	Bosh Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Noah Layup Shot: Missed	10:37
Team Rebound	10:36
Noah Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Deng (2 AST)	10:30 [CHI 4-2]
	10:06	Bosh Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:05
Deng Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Chalmers (1 ST)	09:47
	09:43 [MIA 4-4]	Wade Running Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (2 AST)
Boozer Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	09:14
	09:06	Chalmers Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	09:06	Chalmers Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Bogans Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	08:53
	08:44	Wade Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:43
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	08:27
	08:26	Dampier Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:23 [MIA 6-4]	James Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wade (1 AST)
Bogans 3pt Shot: Missed	08:03
	08:02	Bosh Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Boozer Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:48
	07:48	Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:48	Team Rebound
	07:48 [MIA 7-4]	Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Boozer Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rose (1 AST)	07:25 [CHI 6-7]
	07:07	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:06
Boozer Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	07:02
Boozer Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	07:02
Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson	07:02
	06:50	Wade Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Bogans (1 ST)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	06:44
	06:43	Dampier Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:24	Bosh Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed Block: Noah (1 BLK)
Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:23
Deng Running Hook Shot: Missed	06:10
	06:10	Team Rebound
Deng Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	06:10
	05:57 [MIA 9-6]	James Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Rose Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:39 [CHI 8-9]
	05:26	Wade Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:25
Gibson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rose (2 AST)	05:14 [CHI 10-9]
	05:14	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:55 [MIA 11-10]	Wade Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bosh (1 AST)
Bogans Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	04:36
	04:10 [MIA 13-10]	James Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Rose Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:51 [CHI 12-13]
	03:25 [MIA 15-12]	Bosh Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (3 AST)
Bogans 3pt Shot: Missed	03:05
	03:04	Dampier Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Bogans Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:55
Team Timeout : Regular	02:55
Bogans Substitution replaced by Brewer	02:55
	02:55	Bosh Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas
	02:55	Dampier Substitution replaced by Jones
	02:55	Wade Substitution replaced by Miller
	02:38	Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:37
Gibson Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Brewer (1 AST)	02:15 [CHI 14-15]
	01:57	Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:56
Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:James (1 ST)	01:42
	01:38 [MIA 17-14]	Chalmers Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (1 AST)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	01:18
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:17
Noah Jump Bank Shot: Missed	01:12
	01:11	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:03 [MIA 20-14]	Jones 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: James (2 AST)
	00:42.3	Ilgauskas Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:42.3
Team Rebound	00:42.3
Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:42.3 [CHI 15-20]
	00:25.8	James Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Deng (1 BLK)
	00:24.8	Team Rebound
Noah Substitution replaced by Asik	00:24.8
	00:24.1 [MIA 22-15]	James Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (4 AST)
Deng 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Rose (3 AST)	00:03.5 [CHI 18-22]
End of 1st Quarter
Chicago Bulls (42-18)		Miami Heat (43-19)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:42	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:41
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	11:23
	11:22	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Gibson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:14
	11:14 [MIA 23-18]	Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	11:14 [MIA 24-18]	Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Asik Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Miller (1 ST)	10:51
	10:32 [MIA 26-18]	Bosh Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Watson Jump Shot: Missed	10:16
	10:15	Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:01 [MIA 28-18]	Bosh Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:55
Deng Substitution replaced by Boozer	09:55
Gibson Substitution replaced by Korver	09:55
Korver Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	09:47
	09:29	Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:28
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	09:11
	09:10	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:01	Bibby Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brewer (1 ST)
Brewer Driving Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:58 [CHI 20-28]
	08:40 [MIA 30-20]	Bosh Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Korver 3pt Shot: Missed	08:19
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	08:18
Korver 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Watson (1 AST)	08:09 [CHI 23-30]
	07:59	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:59	Jones Substitution replaced by Wade
Korver Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:53
	07:43 [MIA 32-23]	Wade Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
	07:32	Bibby Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Asik Substitution replaced by Noah	07:32
Boozer Driving Dunk Shot: Missed	07:22
	07:21	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:14	Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Korver (1 ST)
Watson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:05 [CHI 25-32]
	06:44 [MIA 34-25]	Ilgauskas Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wade (2 AST)
Boozer Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Ilgauskas (1 ST)	06:24
	06:15	Wade Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Korver (2 ST)
Boozer Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Watson (2 AST)	06:08 [CHI 27-34]
	05:50	Ilgauskas Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	05:50	Ilgauskas Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Brewer Substitution replaced by Deng	05:50
Watson Substitution replaced by Rose	05:50
	05:50	Miller Substitution replaced by James
Deng Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Rose (4 AST)	05:34 [CHI 29-34]
	05:18	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
	05:17	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:09	James Jump Shot: Missed
	05:08	James Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Noah Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:03
	05:03 [MIA 35-29]	Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	05:03	Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by Dampier
	05:03 [MIA 36-29]	Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Boozer Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:47 [CHI 31-36]
	04:28	Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Rose (1 ST)
Deng Running Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Rose (5 AST)	04:24 [CHI 33-36]
	04:10	Bibby Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	04:10	Bibby Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed Block: Dampier (1 BLK)	03:53
	03:52	James Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Korver Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:52
	03:52 [MIA 37-33]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	03:52	Bosh Substitution replaced by Miller
	03:52	Bibby Substitution replaced by Chalmers
Noah Substitution replaced by Gibson	03:52
	03:52 [MIA 38-33]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Rose Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	03:31 [CHI 35-38]
	03:16	Wade Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	03:15	James Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	03:12 [MIA 40-35]	Wade Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: James (3 AST)
Rose Running Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	02:49 [CHI 37-40]
	02:26 [MIA 42-37]	James Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Rose 3pt Shot: Missed	02:07
	02:06	Team Rebound
Gibson Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	02:06
	02:06
	02:06	Dampier Substitution replaced by Bosh
	02:06	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:06	Team Rebound
	02:06 [MIA 43-37]	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bosh (1 BLK)	01:47
	01:45	Chalmers Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Gibson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:42
	01:42	Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:42	Team Rebound
Gibson Substitution replaced by Noah	01:42
	01:42 [MIA 44-37]	Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	01:19
	01:18	Wade Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:08	Wade Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:07
Deng Turnover : Kicked Ball Violation (2 TO)	00:58.0
	00:45.6 [MIA 47-37]	James 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Bosh (2 AST)
Korver Jump Bank Shot: Missed	00:25.7
	00:24.7	Team Rebound
Noah Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	00:24.7
	00:24.7 [MIA 48-37]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	00:24.7 [MIA 49-37]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Rose Floating Jump shot: Made (10 PTS)	00:03.9 [CHI 39-49]
	00:03.9	Chalmers Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Korver Substitution replaced by Brewer	00:03.9
Boozer Substitution replaced by Bogans	00:03.9
Rose Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)	00:03.9 [CHI 40-49]
	00:00.7	Wade 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Chicago Bulls (42-18)		Miami Heat (43-19)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:42	James Jump Shot: Missed Block: Deng (2 BLK)
	11:41	James Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	11:36 [MIA 51-40]	James Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Deng Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Chalmers (2 ST)	11:24
	11:20	Wade Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	11:20	Wade Turnover : Foul (5 TO)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	11:04
	11:03	Bosh Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:57	Chalmers Floating Jump shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	10:56
Rose Jump Bank Shot: Missed	10:36
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	10:35
	10:35	James Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	10:35 [CHI 41-51]
Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	10:35
Bogans Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	10:34
Deng Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	10:20 [CHI 43-51]
Boozer Foul : Defense 3 Second (2 PF)	10:02
	10:02 [MIA 52-43]	Chalmers Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)
	09:47	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:46
Rose Running Bank shot: Made (13 PTS)	09:40 [CHI 45-52]
	09:23 [MIA 54-45]	Bosh Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: James (4 AST)
Bogans 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Boozer (1 AST)	09:02 [CHI 48-54]
	08:46	James Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bogans (2 ST)
Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	08:41 [CHI 50-54]
	08:40	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:23 [MIA 56-50]	Bosh Dunk Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (5 AST)
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	07:56
Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	07:55
Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:James (2 ST)	07:52
	07:27	James 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:26	Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:21 [MIA 58-50]	Chalmers Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Wade (3 AST)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	07:03
Bogans Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	07:02
Deng Floating Jump shot: Missed	06:54
	06:53	Team Rebound
	06:42	Wade Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (6 TO)
	06:37	Chalmers Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Deng Running Jump Shot: Missed	06:31
	06:30	James Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	06:28	James Turnover : Double Dribble (2 TO)
Rose Floating Jump shot: Missed	06:14
Team Rebound	06:13
	06:13	Chalmers Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)
	06:13	Chalmers Substitution replaced by Miller
Noah Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Deng (3 AST)	06:02 [CHI 52-58]
	06:02	Miller Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Noah Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)	06:02 [CHI 53-58]
	05:42	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:41
	05:33	Bosh Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	05:33 [CHI 54-58]
Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	05:33 [CHI 55-58]
Rose Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:14
	05:06 [MIA 60-55]	Bosh Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Wade (4 AST)
Bogans 3pt Shot: Missed	04:53
	04:52	Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:35 [MIA 62-55]	Wade Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Boozer Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Noah (1 AST)	04:12 [CHI 57-62]
	03:50	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed
Bogans Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	03:49
Boozer Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed Block: Dampier (2 BLK)	03:26
	03:24	James Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	03:18	Miller Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Bogans Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	03:15
Boozer Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	02:58
	02:57	Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	02:53	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Noah (2 BLK)
	02:52	Dampier Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:46	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	02:45
Rose Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)	02:20 [CHI 59-62]
	02:00	James Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	01:59
Boozer Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	01:48 [CHI 61-62]
	01:38	Team Timeout : Short
Team Timeout : Regular	01:38
Bogans Substitution replaced by Brewer	01:38
	01:38	Bosh Substitution replaced by Bibby
	01:38	Dampier Substitution replaced by Jones
	01:38	Wade Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas
	01:24 [MIA 64-61]	James Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Boozer (2 AST)	01:00 [CHI 63-64]
	00:52.5	Bibby Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	00:52.5	Bibby Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	00:35.9
Boozer Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	00:33.9
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	00:32.8
Boozer Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	00:30.6
Boozer Tip Shot: Missed	00:29.6
	00:28.6	Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Deng Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:09.6
	00:09.6 [MIA 65-63]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)
	00:09.6	Bibby Substitution replaced by Wade
Brewer Substitution replaced by Korver	00:09.6
	00:09.6	James Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	00:08.9
Rose 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
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Gibson Jump Shot: Missed	11:38
	11:37	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	11:18	Bibby Jump Shot: Missed
Watson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:17
	11:04	Ilgauskas Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	11:04 [CHI 64-65]
Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	11:04 [CHI 65-65]
	10:50	Ilgauskas Layup Shot: Missed Block: Brewer (1 BLK)
Asik Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:49
	10:49	Miller Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Deng Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Watson (3 AST)	10:36 [CHI 67-65]
	10:25	Ilgauskas Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	10:25	Ilgauskas Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	10:25	Bibby Substitution replaced by Wade
Asik Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)	10:05
	09:52	Bosh Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Deng (1 ST)
	09:47	Miller Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	09:47 [CHI 68-65]
Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	09:47 [CHI 69-65]
	09:47	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:47	Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by Chalmers
	09:27 [MIA 67-69]	Bosh Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Wade (5 AST)
Deng Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Watson (4 AST)	09:08 [CHI 71-67]
	08:49 [MIA 69-71]	Wade Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)
	08:31	Miller Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Deng Substitution replaced by Korver	08:31
Watson Substitution replaced by Rose	08:31
Rose Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS)	08:22 [CHI 73-69]
	08:06	Wade Layup Shot: Missed
	08:05	Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:03 [MIA 71-73]	Wade Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Korver 3pt Shot: Missed	07:35
	07:34	Team Rebound
	07:22	James Jump Shot: Missed
Asik Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:21
	07:12	James Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Brewer Substitution replaced by Deng	07:12
Asik Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:12
Team Rebound	07:12
Asik Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	07:12 [CHI 74-71]
	06:55	Wade Floating Jump shot: Missed
Korver Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:54
Rose Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Bosh (1 ST)	06:35
Korver Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:32
Asik Substitution replaced by Noah	06:32
	06:32 [MIA 72-74]	Chalmers Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
Gibson Substitution replaced by Boozer	06:32
	06:32	Chalmers Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	06:30	Team Rebound
	06:16 [MIA 74-74]	Wade Floating Jump shot: Made (17 PTS)
Noah Layup Shot: Missed	06:01
Boozer Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	05:59
Boozer Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	05:58 [CHI 76-74]
Rose Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:42
	05:42
	05:42 [MIA 75-76]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	05:42 [MIA 76-76]	Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Boozer Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed Block: Wade (1 BLK)	05:24
Team Rebound	05:23
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	05:15
	05:14	James Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	05:05	James Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	05:04
Rose Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS)	04:52 [CHI 78-76]
	04:30	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
Korver Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:29
	04:16	Wade Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)	04:16 [CHI 79-76]
Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)	04:16 [CHI 80-76]
Deng Foul : Personal (3 PF)	03:56
	03:46	Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (7 TO)
Rose Jump Shot: Made (27 PTS)	03:30 [CHI 82-76]
	03:30	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:17 [MIA 78-82]	James Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS)
Rose Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Miller (2 ST)	02:56
Korver Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	02:53
	02:53 [MIA 79-82]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	02:53	Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	02:52
Deng Driving Jump shot: Made (15 PTS)	02:30 [CHI 84-79]
	02:12	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:11
Team Turnover : Backcourt Turnover	01:58
	01:47 [MIA 81-84]	James Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (26 PTS)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	01:26
	01:25	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:05 [MIA 84-84]	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: James (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:05
Korver 3pt Shot: Missed	00:46.9
	00:44.9	Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:25.8 [MIA 86-84]	Chalmers Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: James (6 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	00:25.8
	00:17.3	Chalmers Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson	00:17.3
	00:17.3	Chalmers Substitution replaced by Dampier
Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	00:17.3 [CHI 85-86]
Korver Substitution replaced by Brewer	00:17.3
Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:17.3
Team Rebound	00:16.6
	00:15.9	Miller Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	00:15.9 [CHI 86-86]
Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	00:15.9 [CHI 87-86]
	00:15.9	Team Timeout : Regular
Gibson Substitution replaced by Bogans	00:15.9
	00:15.9	Dampier Substitution replaced by Chalmers
	00:05.6	James Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	00:03.6	Wade Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	00:02.2	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
Bogans Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	00:00.6
End of 4th Quarter

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