Bulls-Heat Preview

By JUSTIN EINHORN
Posted Apr 13 2013 11:40PM

With the Big 3 back and the league's best record clinched - as well as the winningest season in franchise history - the Miami Heat don't have much left to do other than tune up for the playoffs.

That doesn't mean they won't take Sunday's matchup seriously.

Miami could notch a team-record 36th home victory by beating the Chicago Bulls, who ended the Heat's 27-game winning streak and angered LeBron James with some physical play when the teams last met.

While Miami (63-16) has wrapped up home-court advantage throughout the playoffs, Chicago can take control of the Eastern Conference's No. 5 seed with a third victory in four meetings with the Heat. If the Bulls (43-36) finish in that spot - they're a half-game behind Atlanta and won the season series tiebreaker - they could face Miami in the second round of the playoffs.

Besides wanting to avoid losing this regular-season series for the second time in James' three-year tenure, Miami would like to avenge a 101-97 defeat at Chicago on March 27. Not only did that stop the Heat six victories shy of the longest win streak in NBA history, but James felt the Bulls unnecessarily roughed him up.

Kirk Hinrich seemed to pull James to the floor in the first quarter, and Taj Gibson appeared to make contact around the three-time MVP's neck in the fourth. Gibson was called for a flagrant foul before referees decided against it following a video review, and James would receive a flagrant-1 moments later for barreling through Carlos Boozer.

"First of all, Kirk Hinrich in the first quarter basically grabbed me with two hands and brought me to the ground," James said. "And the last one, Taj Gibson was able to collar me around my shoulder and bring me to the ground.

"Those are not basketball plays. And it's been happening all year."

James has averaged 29.3 points on 65.2 percent shooting in the season series, but Dwyane Wade has been held to 19.0 per game and Chris Bosh 15.7 with 4.3 rebounds.

Friday marked the return of Wade and Bosh as Miami beat Boston 109-101 for its 35th home win, matching the team record set in 2004-05.

"I've still got some work to do," said Wade, who had 11 points on 4-of-12 shooting after missing six games with an ankle injury.

Bosh scored 17 following a three-game absence for a sore knee and flu-like symptoms. James had 20 points as he played for the third time in four games after sitting out three with a strained hamstring.

"We want to continue just to work our habits throughout these last three games of the regular season," James said. "And then the real season begins."

After Friday's game, all three Heat All-Stars sounded like they wanted to play against Chicago. However, Udonis Haslem (ankle) and Shane Battier (knee) may sit out again.

The Bulls' health concerns are more significant. While Derrick Rose's status remains in limbo as his recovery from a torn ACL drags on, Joakim Noah (foot) and Gibson (knee) might not return before the playoffs and Luol Deng is battling a sore hip.

Chicago will be further short-handed because Richard Hamilton received a one-game suspension for elbowing Toronto's DeMar DeRozan in the face Friday in a 97-88 loss.

Each of the Bulls' last six defeats have been to opponents which will miss the postseason. They've won four straight against playoff-bound teams - New York, Brooklyn, Miami and Indiana.

"You've got to be ready for everybody," coach Tom Thibodeau said. "Everyone is capable of beating you.

"That's the nature of the league. What happened yesterday has little bearing on today."

Boozer has double-doubles in four straight games and 11 of 13 as well as in all three meetings with Miami, including 21 points and 14 rebounds last month.

While Chicago has lost nine of 12 on the road, Miami has won 20 of 21 at home.

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Heat set franchise home mark, top Bulls 105-93

By TIM REYNOLDS
Posted Apr 14 2013 6:06PM

MIAMI (AP) Carlos Boozer turned his shoulder and knocked Dwyane Wade to the floor, while Nate Robinson shoved LeBron James as the NBA's reigning MVP leaped near the basket.

All in the same sequence, no less.

It was physical, rugged and exactly what the Miami Heat needed as part of their preparations for the playoffs, which start this coming weekend. James scored 24 points, Wade finished with 22 and the Heat set a franchise record for home wins in a season by topping the Chicago Bulls 105-93 on Sunday.

"It was good, especially against this team," said James, who had seven rebounds and six assists. "You're definitely not just going to show up and win against these guys. You're going to have to work for it. So for us, to continue to get better and for us to have a really physical game, good game, testy game, we liked it."

Chicago had more fouls (30) than field goals (29), the first time the Bulls have managed that in a regular-season game since Nov. 19, 2008.

The Bulls sent Miami to the line a season-high 41 times, and at times were so reliant on the 3-point shot that they went more than 16 minutes to open the second half without a single 2-point basket.

"We're trying to get ready," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "And you play a team that's physical like this, it gets you ready."

The Bulls shot 35 percent, and were far better outside the 3-point arc (11-for-26, 42 percent) than inside it (18-for-56, 32 percent). Robinson missed 11 shots himself. Miami's "Big Three" of James, Wade and Chris Bosh missed 12 - combined.

"That's the best team in the NBA as of right now," Robinson said.

Mario Chalmers and Chris Andersen each scored 15 for Miami, which improved to 36-4 at home - topping the 35-6 mark by the 2004-05 Heat. Bosh had 12 points, nine rebounds and four blocks for Miami, which also got 11 points from Mike Miller.

Miami is at Cleveland on Monday, with Wade, Udonis Haslem and Shane Battier not even making the trip. James said he would be a game-time decision Monday, but "leaning toward" not playing against his former team.

Boozer finished with 16 points and 20 rebounds for the Bulls, who snapped Miami's 27-game winning streak last month. Luol Deng led Chicago in scoring with 19, Robinson and Kirk Hinrich scored 14 apiece and Jimmy Butler added 13 for the Bulls, who played without Joakim Noah (foot), Taj Gibson (knee), Richard Hamilton (one-game NBA suspension) and of course, Derrick Rose, who has been out all year while coming back from a knee injury.

"We just have to keep moving forward and concentrate on improving," Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said. "Hopefully we will get a couple of guys back soon. I don't want us thinking about the playoffs. I want us thinking about the game (Monday) against the Orlando Magic."

The loss keeps Chicago in the No. 6 spot in the Eastern Conference, just behind Atlanta. Miami has wrapped up home-court advantage throughout the playoffs, and opens the postseason at home next weekend against the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Bulls (43-37) are a game behind Atlanta (44-36), though Chicago would own the head-to-head tiebreaker. Chicago is at Orlando on Monday and plays host to Washington on Wednesday. Atlanta hosts Toronto on Tuesday and closes at the New York Knicks on Wednesday.

"We need to play well these last two games and get as healthy as we can be," Hinrich said.

For the Heat, that get-healthy mission has been the mantra for a few weeks now, with Wade, James, Bosh, Haslem and Battier all among those dealing with nagging issues of late.

And after Sunday, there might have been a few more bumps and bruises. There were no fewer than six instances of Heat players ending up on the floor in the first 6 minutes alone.

"We wanted to win," Bosh said, "and we always want to protect home court."

James made his first seven shots, one of them a dunk off a bounce pass by Chalmers to give Miami a 46-31 lead midway through the second quarter. The dunk was with such force, Hinrich found himself flinching to get out of the ball's way.

The Bulls bounced back quickly. A 23-10 run to end the first half got Chicago within 56-54 at the break, and briefly took the lead when Jimmy Butler converted a four-point play to make it 61-60.

But the Heat regained control before long. Up 78-71 with 3:40 left in the third, Wade tried to throw a soft lob to James, on the play where he got leveled by Boozer and Robinson sent James into an awkward collision with the basket stanchion.

A clear-path foul against Boozer was called, the lead went to 82-71 on that sequence and the Heat still were up nine entering the fourth.

"I thought we played very well as a team from the start of the game to the end," Wade said.

NOTES: Bosh has 101 blocks this season. ... Chicago allowed 30 first-quarter points for the third time in its past four games. ... The Heat bench went into hysterics in the second quarter, when a young boy who was drawn up to look like Andersen - replete with the multi-colored neck tattoos - was shown on scoreboard screens. ... Butler, perhaps generously listed by the Bulls at 6-foot-7, took the opening tap against Bosh. Predictably, Bosh prevailed. ... Media outlets from France, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Italy, Australia, China and Spain were among those in attendance.

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Notebook: Heat 105, Bulls 93

Zachary Paul, for NBA.com
Posted Sun Apr 14, 2013 5:16 PM - Updated Sun Apr 14, 2013 5:16 PM

THE FACTS: It was supposed to be nothing more than a pair of teams fine-tuning before the postseason.

It turned into yet another physical, highly-competitive game between the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls. This time, it was the Heat landing more blows in a 105-93 victory Sunday at AmericanAirlines Arena.

The win allowed the Heat to even the season series at two. LeBron James led the way with 24 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Guard Dwyane Wade finished with 22 points on 7 of 12 shooting. It was likely the last regular-season appearance for either player.

The Heat led by as many as 15 in the first half before the Bulls climbed back into it in the third quarter. Chicago never led in the second half but pulled to within one at the halfway point of the quarter. It was then when James, Wade and Chris Bosh took control, but it was more than just the All-Stars.

The Heat had six players in double-figures, led by a season-high 15 points by reserve center Chris Andersen. Forward Luol Deng led the Bulls with 19 points.

QUOTABLE: "Other than those turnovers that we had, that was probably one of our better offensive games against Chicago this season. Obviously they're dealing with a great deal of adversity, with guys out of the lineup but we're still working on habits."
-- Heat coach Erik Spoelstra.

THE STAT: The Heat held the Bulls to 35 percent shooting from the field.

TURNING POINT: After the Bulls trimmed the lead to 65-64 midway through the third quarter, the Heat went on a 13-4 run. The Big Three scored 10 of the 13 points during the stretch.

QUOTABLE II: "It was a winnable game for us. The Miami Heat are a great team so you have to give them credit. We had a couple of tough plays where we had bad body positioning but even in the fourth quarter we were right there."

-- Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau.

HOT: It was fitting James and Wade shot the same field goal percentage in what is likely their final regular-season game. Efficiency has been their motto all year. They both turned in yet another game where they shot higher than 50 percent from the field.

NOT: The Bulls' three-guard combination of Kirk Hinrich, Marco Belinelli and Jimmy Butler were ineffective for the most part, combining for 34 points but on just 7 of 27 shooting. The only production the Bulls got from the backcourt was a second-quarter outburst from Nate Robinson.

GOOD MOVE: Before the game, Spoelstra said he would play James and Wade reduced minutes. For a second straight game, both played at least 30 minutes. This was their last chance to improve rhythm before the postseason. With both ruled out for Monday's game, Spoelstra said he had no problem playing them longer than anticipated.

BAD MOVE: The Bulls committed a pair of fouls on one possession that could have resulted in an injury. Carlos Boozer lowered his shoulder while fouling Wade on a fastbreak. Wade was able to get off an alley-oop pass to James, who was pushed from behind by Robinson. Boozer was whistled for a clear-path foul.

NOTABLE: Miami was without forwards Shane Battier (knee) and Udonis Haslem (ankle). Neither are expected to play Monday against Cleveland. Mike Miller started in place of Haslem versus the Bulls. The Heat improved to 36-4 at home ... Forward Taj Gibson (knee) did not play against the Heat.

UP NEXT: For the Heat, Monday @ Cavaliers, Wednesday @ Magic. For the Bulls, Monday @ Magic, Wednesday vs. Wizards.

• Bulls: Noah, Rose
• Heat: Battier, Haslem

• Bulls: Thibodeau
• Heat: Bosh

• Lead Changes: 4
• Times Tied: 3

• Arena: American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL
• Officials: #48 Scott Foster, #71 Rodney Mott, #58 Josh Tiven
• Attendance: 19810
• Duration: 2:38

Chicago Bulls (43-36)		Miami Heat (63-16)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Bosh vs Butler (James gains possession)
	11:43 [MIA 2-0]	James Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)
	11:27	Wade Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Belinelli Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	11:27 [CHI 1-2]
Belinelli Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	11:27 [CHI 2-2]
	11:15	Miller Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Butler (1 ST)
Deng 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (1 AST)	11:03 [CHI 5-2]
	10:52 [MIA 5-5]	James 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)
Deng Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Wade (1 ST)	10:34
Butler Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	10:32
	10:32 [MIA 6-5]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:32	Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:31
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	10:15
	10:14	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:08	Chalmers Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Hinrich (1 ST)
Butler Hook Shot: Missed Block: Bosh (1 BLK)	09:59
Team Rebound	09:58
Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed	09:51
	09:50	Bosh Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:40 [MIA 8-5]	Bosh Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (1 AST)
Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed	09:23
	09:22	Bosh Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:08	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:07
	09:00	Chalmers Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:00 [CHI 6-8]
Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	09:00 [CHI 7-8]
	08:53 [MIA 10-7]	Chalmers Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:45
Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed Block: Wade (1 BLK)	08:30
	08:29	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:23	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:22
Boozer Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Deng (1 AST)	08:08 [CHI 9-10]
	07:52 [MIA 12-9]	James Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Bosh (1 AST)
Deng Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)	07:52
	07:52 [MIA 13-9]	James Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
	07:37	Miller Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Boozer Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Miller (1 ST)	07:34
	07:25 [MIA 16-9]	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Wade (1 AST)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	07:01
	07:00	Chalmers Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:52 [MIA 18-9]	Bosh Driving Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	06:35	Bosh Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	06:24
Team Rebound	06:23
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	06:06
	06:05	Chalmers Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Boozer Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	05:53
	05:53	Chalmers Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:53	Team Rebound
	05:53 [MIA 19-9]	Chalmers Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Boozer Foul: Offensive (2 PF)	05:42
Boozer Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	05:42
Boozer Substitution replaced by Mohammed	05:42
Mohammed Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	05:32
	05:32	Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:32	Team Rebound
	05:32	Bosh Substitution replaced by Andersen
	05:32	Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Mohammed Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:31
Mohammed Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Miller (2 ST)	05:14
	05:04	Andersen Foul: Offensive (1 PF)
	05:04	Andersen Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Belinelli Running Bank shot: Missed	04:43
	04:42	Team Rebound
Butler Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF) (2 FTA)	04:42
	04:42 [MIA 20-9]	Chalmers Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	04:42	Wade Substitution replaced by Allen
	04:42 [MIA 21-9]	Chalmers Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed	04:20
	04:19	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:14	James Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Deng (1 ST)
Belinelli Running Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Deng (2 AST)	04:10 [CHI 11-21]
Mohammed Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	03:58
	03:58 [MIA 22-11]	Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Hinrich Substitution replaced by Robinson	03:58
	03:58 [MIA 23-11]	Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Deng Running Bank shot: Made (5 PTS)	03:45 [CHI 13-23]
	03:45	Allen Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA)
	03:45	James Substitution replaced by Lewis
Deng Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)	03:45 [CHI 14-23]
	03:40	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:27	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:26
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed	03:08
	03:07	Lewis Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:58	Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed
Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:57
Deng Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (2 AST)	02:51 [CHI 16-23]
	02:28	Lewis Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	02:26
Robinson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	02:16 [CHI 18-23]
	02:00 [MIA 26-18]	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Andersen (1 AST)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	01:38
	01:37	Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:30	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:30	Team Rebound
Mohammed Foul: Loose Ball (3 PF) (2 FTA)	01:30
	01:30 [MIA 27-18]	Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	01:30	Chalmers Substitution replaced by Cole
Mohammed Substitution replaced by Thomas	01:30
	01:30	Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Thomas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:29
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	01:12
Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:11
Deng Layup Shot: Missed Block: Andersen (1 BLK)	01:03
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:02
Butler Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:59.4 [CHI 20-27]
	00:50.9	Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Team Timeout : Short	00:50.9
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	00:30.9
	00:29.9	Lewis Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:23.8	Cole Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Thomas (1 ST)
Deng Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Butler (1 AST)	00:19.0 [CHI 22-27]
Thomas Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	00:02.2
	00:02.2 [MIA 28-22]	Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	00:02.2	Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	00:01.9	Team Rebound
	00:01.1 [MIA 30-22]	Miller Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Chicago Bulls (43-36)		Miami Heat (63-16)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	11:41
	11:40	Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:36	Cole Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	11:35	Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	11:35 [MIA 32-22]	Andersen Putback Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Robinson Jump Shot: Missed	11:13
	11:12	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:02 [MIA 34-22]	Allen Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Thomas Foul: Offensive (2 PF)	10:47
Thomas Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	10:47
Thomas Substitution replaced by Boozer	10:47
	10:32 [MIA 36-22]	Andersen Reverse Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Allen (1 AST)
Cook 3pt Shot: Missed	10:10
	10:09	Lewis Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:03	Allen Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
	10:01	Lewis Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)
	09:54	Andersen Substitution replaced by James
Cook Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:49 [CHI 24-36]
Cook Foul: Personal (1 PF)	09:34
Belinelli Substitution replaced by Hinrich	09:34
	09:30	Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Cook Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	09:14
	09:14	Allen Substitution replaced by Bosh
	09:00	Cole 3pt Shot: Missed
Cook Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:59
	08:42	Cole Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
	08:42
Hinrich Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:42 [CHI 25-36]
Hinrich Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	08:42 [CHI 26-36]
Robinson Foul: Personal (1 PF)	08:34
	08:25 [MIA 38-26]	Wade Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Boozer (1 AST)	07:59 [CHI 29-38]
Cook Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	07:50
	07:50 [MIA 39-29]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	07:50	Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:49
	07:37	Lewis Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	07:37 [CHI 30-39]
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	07:37 [CHI 31-39]
	07:21 [MIA 41-31]	Bosh Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Wade (2 AST)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	07:00
	06:59	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Butler Foul: Personal (3 PF)	06:47
Butler Substitution replaced by Deng	06:47
	06:37	Bosh Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:36
Robinson Driving Layup Shot: Missed	06:22
	06:21	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Hinrich Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)	06:13
	06:13 [MIA 42-31]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	06:13	Cole Substitution replaced by Chalmers
	06:13	Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Cook Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:12
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	05:52
	05:51	Bosh Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:40 [MIA 44-31]	Bosh Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Wade (3 AST)
Robinson Floating Jump shot: Missed	05:26
	05:25	Bosh Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	05:16 [MIA 46-31]	James Slam Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:13
	05:13	Wade Substitution replaced by Allen
Cook Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (1 AST)	04:56 [CHI 33-46]
	04:40	Allen Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Boozer (1 ST)
Deng Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Robinson (1 AST)	04:34 [CHI 35-46]
	04:11	Allen 3pt Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:10
	04:01	Bosh Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	04:01 [CHI 36-46]
Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	04:01 [CHI 37-46]
	03:46	James Foul: Offensive Charge (1 PF)
	03:46	James Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)	03:34 [CHI 40-46]
	03:29	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:29	Lewis Substitution replaced by Wade
	03:16 [MIA 48-40]	James Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Robinson Pullup Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)	02:57 [CHI 42-48]
	02:44	James Foul: Offensive Charge (2 PF)
	02:44	James Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Robinson Driving Layup Shot: Missed	02:37
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:36
	02:36	James Violation:Defensive Goaltending
Boozer Tip Shot: Made (8 PTS)	02:36 [CHI 44-48]
	02:14 [MIA 50-44]	Chalmers Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	01:42
	01:41	Bosh Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
Deng Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	01:37
	01:37 [MIA 51-44]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	01:37 [MIA 52-44]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Robinson Layup Shot: Missed	01:20
Boozer Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	01:18
Boozer Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	01:17 [CHI 46-52]
	00:58.9	Bosh 3pt Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:57.9
Cook 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (2 AST)	00:53.4 [CHI 49-52]
	00:44.6 [MIA 54-49]	Wade Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (3 AST)
Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS)	00:34.8 [CHI 52-54]
	00:18.0 [MIA 56-52]	James Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Robinson Jump Bank Shot: Made (12 PTS)	00:03.4 [CHI 54-56]
	00:00.0	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Chicago Bulls (43-36)		Miami Heat (63-16)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Boozer Layup Shot: Missed Block: Wade (2 BLK)	11:47
	11:46	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	11:36 [MIA 58-54]	James Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Hinrich Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Wade (2 ST)	11:08
Butler Foul: Personal (4 PF)	11:04
	10:55	Chalmers Layup Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	10:53
Deng Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:James (1 ST)	10:34
	10:29	Wade Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	10:28
Butler 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (3 AST)	10:20 [CHI 57-58]
	10:20	Wade Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)	10:20 [CHI 58-58]
	09:58 [MIA 60-58]	Wade Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (4 AST)
Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Deng (3 AST)	09:34 [CHI 61-60]
	09:21 [MIA 63-61]	Miller 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (5 AST)
Deng Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Bosh (1 ST)	09:02
	08:53 [MIA 65-61]	Wade Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: James (1 AST)
	08:36	Bosh Foul: Personal (3 PF)
Butler Substitution replaced by Cook	08:36
	08:36	Bosh Technical
Belinelli Free Throw Technical Missed	08:36
Team Rebound	08:36
Cook 3pt Shot: Missed	08:20
Hinrich Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:19
Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)	08:18 [CHI 64-65]
	08:18	Chalmers Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
Hinrich Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	08:18
	08:17	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	08:08 [MIA 68-64]	Miller 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Wade (4 AST)
	07:49	Miller Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Deng Driving Layup Shot: Missed	07:39
Boozer Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	07:38
Hinrich Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed	07:26
	07:25	Chalmers Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Hinrich Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	07:20
	07:20 [MIA 69-64]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	07:20 [MIA 70-64]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Boozer (2 AST)	06:59 [CHI 67-70]
Belinelli Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	06:46
	06:46 [MIA 71-67]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	06:46 [MIA 72-67]	Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
	06:39	Chalmers Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Hinrich Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:39
Team Rebound	06:39
Hinrich Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	06:39 [CHI 68-72]
	06:26 [MIA 74-68]	Bosh Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	06:09
	06:08	Bosh Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
Hinrich Foul: Personal (3 PF)	06:06
	06:05 [MIA 76-68]	Wade Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Miller (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:01
Hinrich Foul: Offensive Charge (4 PF)	05:46
Hinrich Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	05:46
	05:28 [MIA 78-68]	Wade Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: James (2 AST)
Deng 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (3 AST)	05:04 [CHI 71-78]
	04:42	James Jump Shot: Missed
Hinrich Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:41
Thibodeau Technical	04:39
	04:39	James Free Throw Technical Missed
Team Rebound	04:39
Hinrich Substitution replaced by Robinson	04:39
Boozer Hook Shot: Missed	04:31
	04:30	Wade Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:14	James Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	04:13
Boozer Driving Layup Shot: Missed	03:59
	03:58	Bosh Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	03:52	Chalmers Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	03:51
Robinson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Chalmers (1 ST)	03:42
Boozer Foul: Clear Path (3 PF) (2 FTA)	03:40
	03:40 [MIA 79-71]	Wade Free Throw Clear Path 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	03:40 [MIA 80-71]	Wade Free Throw Clear Path 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
	03:40	Bosh Substitution replaced by Allen
	03:40	Wade Substitution replaced by Andersen
	03:29 [MIA 82-71]	Chalmers Floating Jump shot: Made (15 PTS)
Cook 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Robinson (2 AST)	03:06 [CHI 74-82]
	02:48	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	02:47
Robinson Jump Shot: Missed	02:29
	02:28	Allen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:24 [MIA 84-74]	Andersen Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: James (3 AST)
Belinelli Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)	02:24
	02:24	Team Timeout : Regular
Belinelli Substitution replaced by Butler	02:24
	02:24	James Substitution replaced by Lewis
	02:24	Chalmers Substitution replaced by Cole
	02:24 [MIA 85-74]	Andersen Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	02:10
Boozer Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	02:09
	02:08	Cole Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:08
Team Rebound	02:08
Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	02:08 [CHI 75-85]
	01:50	Allen Layup Shot: Missed Block: Cook (1 BLK)
Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:49
Robinson Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	01:36
	01:35	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:27	Lewis Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)	01:26
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	01:10
	01:09	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Deng Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	01:04
	01:04	Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:04	Team Rebound
	01:04 [MIA 86-75]	Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Boozer Turnover : Offensive Goaltending (3 TO)	00:45.8
Deng Substitution replaced by Belinelli	00:45.8
	00:32.9	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:4 Def:9)	00:31.9
	00:17.9	Andersen Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Robinson Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:17.9 [CHI 76-86]
Boozer Substitution replaced by Mohammed	00:17.9
Robinson Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	00:17.9 [CHI 77-86]
	00:02.8	Allen Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Mohammed (1 ST)
End of 3rd Quarter
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	11:40	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
	11:39	Andersen Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	11:33	Allen Jump Shot: Missed
	11:32	Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	11:31	Wade Tip Shot: Missed
Cook Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	11:29
Mohammed Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed	11:17
	11:16	Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	11:06	Lewis 3pt Shot: Missed
Mohammed Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:05
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	10:49
Belinelli Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:48
Robinson Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	10:27
	10:26	Lewis Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	10:06	Cole Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
	10:05	Andersen Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	10:04 [MIA 88-77]	Andersen Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Belinelli Layup Shot: Missed Block: Allen (1 BLK)	09:47
	09:46	Cole Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Robinson Foul: Personal (2 PF)	09:45
Mohammed Substitution replaced by Boozer	09:45
Cook Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	09:37
	09:37	Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:37	Team Rebound
	09:37 [MIA 89-77]	Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	09:25
	09:24	Andersen Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
Cook Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	09:20
	09:20 [MIA 90-77]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	09:20	Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Cook Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	09:19
	09:00	Lewis Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	09:00 [CHI 78-90]
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	09:00 [CHI 79-90]
	08:48	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:47
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed	08:39
Boozer Rebound (Off:5 Def:9)	08:38
	08:36	Andersen Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	08:36 [CHI 80-90]
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:36
	08:35	Andersen Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	08:15	Wade Foul: Offensive Charge (3 PF)
	08:15	Wade Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	08:15	Andersen Substitution replaced by Bosh
	08:15	Allen Substitution replaced by James
Robinson Floating Jump shot: Missed	07:54
Boozer Rebound (Off:6 Def:9)	07:53
Boozer Tip Shot: Made (13 PTS)	07:53 [CHI 82-90]
	07:38 [MIA 92-82]	Lewis Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bosh (2 AST)
Belinelli Driving Layup Shot: Missed	07:17
	07:16	Bosh Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	07:11 [MIA 94-82]	Cole Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:10
Belinelli Substitution replaced by Hinrich	07:10
Boozer Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Cook (1 AST)	06:58 [CHI 84-94]
	06:58	Lewis Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (1 FTA)
Boozer Free Throw 1 of 1 (16 PTS)	06:58 [CHI 85-94]
	06:43	Bosh Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	06:43	Bosh Foul: Loose Ball (4 PF)
Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bosh (2 BLK)	06:21
	06:20	Bosh Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)
Robinson Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	06:08
	06:08 [MIA 95-85]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
	06:08	Cole Substitution replaced by Chalmers
	06:08	James Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:6 Def:10)	06:07
Cook Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	05:49
	05:26	James Fadeaway Jump Shot: Missed
Cook Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	05:25
	05:09	Lewis Foul: Shooting (5 PF) (2 FTA)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	05:09 [CHI 86-95]
	05:09	Lewis Substitution replaced by Miller
Cook Substitution replaced by Deng	05:09
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	05:09 [CHI 87-95]
	04:57	Bosh Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Boozer (2 ST)
Boozer Running Layup Shot: Missed	04:53
	04:52	Team Rebound
Butler Foul: Loose Ball (5 PF) (2 FTA)	04:52
	04:52	James Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:52	Team Rebound
	04:52 [MIA 96-87]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	04:42
	04:41	Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:26	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:6 Def:11)	04:25
Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed	04:02
	04:01	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	03:54	James Driving Jump shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:6 Def:12)	03:53
	03:49	Miller Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Hinrich Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:49
Team Rebound	03:49
Hinrich Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	03:49 [CHI 88-96]
	03:49	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:32	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:31
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	03:14
	03:13	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	03:01 [MIA 98-88]	Wade Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Deng Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Boozer (3 AST)	02:41 [CHI 90-98]
	02:19 [MIA 100-90]	Bosh Jump Bank Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: James (5 AST)
Deng Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)	02:00 [CHI 92-100]
	01:41	James Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:6 Def:13)	01:40
Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bosh (3 BLK)	01:37
Hinrich Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	01:36
	01:34	Miller Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)
Hinrich Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	01:34 [CHI 93-100]
Hinrich Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:34
	01:33	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	01:17 [MIA 103-93]	Miller 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: James (6 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:17
	01:17	Wade Substitution replaced by Cole
Hinrich Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bosh (4 BLK)	01:13
	01:12	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
Robinson Foul: Personal (4 PF) (2 FTA)	01:09
	01:09 [MIA 104-93]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
	01:09	Bosh Substitution replaced by Anthony
	01:09 [MIA 105-93]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	01:09
	01:09	James Substitution replaced by Jones
Boozer Hook Shot: Missed	01:03
	01:02	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:38.9	Anthony Hook Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:6 Def:14)	00:37.9
Boozer Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)	00:30.8
	00:09.2	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:08.5
End of 4th Quarter