Chris Quinn had 16 points and six assists Tuesday, directing a balanced attack as the HEAT erased an 11-point deficit in a 95-88 home win over the Chicago Bulls.
Just over a week since the big trade, stars Dwyane Wade and Shawn Marion are developing into a dangerous tandem. They combined for 53 points in Thursday's 99-92 loss at Chicago, making 19-of-38 shots and splitting 14 rebounds.
Shaquille O'Neal posted 24 points and 10 rebounds in his return, but it wasn't enough to corral the Bulls in Wednesday's 126-96 loss at the American Airlines Arena. Dwyane Wade also had 24 points to go with six assists. Udonis Haslem had a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds.
2007 Playoffs, Round One HEAT vs. Bulls April 29, 2007 LOSS: 92-79
Miami controlled the lead throughout the first half, but couldn't sustain the momentum in the second as the 2006 champion Heat were eliminated from the playoffs with Sunday's 92-79 Game 4 defeat to the Bulls. Dwyane Wade recorded 24 points and 10 assists, while Shaquille O'Neal had 16 points and seven rebounds.
2007 Playoffs, Round One HEAT vs. Bulls April 27, 2007 LOSS: 104-96
Miami sliced a nine-point, fourth-quarter deficit to three with 1:25 left on a Dwyane Wade jumper, but would get no closer in a 104-96 Game 3 defeat to visiting Chicago on Friday. Wade scored 10 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, while Shaquille O'Neal posted 23 points and 13 rebounds. Down 3-0, the HEAT host the Bulls in Game 4 at 1 p.m. ET on ABC.
2007 Playoffs, Round One HEAT @ Bulls April 24, 2007 LOSS: 107-89
Miami trailed by just three at halftime, and later cut a 17-point deficit to single digits, but ran out of steam late in Tuesday's 107-89 Game 2 loss at the Bulls. Dwyane Wade had 21 points and seven assists and Shaquille O'Neal added 17 points and eight rebounds. Antoine Walker, James Posey and Jason Kapono scored 11 apiece. The HEAT host Game 3 on Friday at 8 p.m. on ESPN.
2007 Playoffs, Round One HEAT @ Bulls April 21, 2007 LOSS: 96-91
Dwyane Wade recorded nine of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and handed out an assist to Udonis Haslem with 38 ticks left to cut Miami's deficit to one before dropping a 96-91 decision in Game 1 in Chicago. Antoine Walker scored 20 points, while Shaquille O'Neal had 19 before fouling out.
Miami jumped out to a 12-point lead at the end of the first quarter before rolling to a 103-70 victory over visiting Chicago on Wednesday. Shaquille O'Neal set the tone early, posting 16 of his 24 points in the first half, while also totaling nine rebounds and eight assists. Eddie Jones tallied a season-high 23 points, six assists and two blocks for the HEAT, who are winners of four straight.
Miami trailed early and despite outscoring Chicago by seven in the final quarter, could not recover in a 100-97 road decision on Saturday. Dwyane Wade tallied 24 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, while James Posey added 17 points and eight rebounds off the bench. Shaquille O'Neal sat out as he continues his recovery process from knee surgery.
Despite losing Dwyane Wade to a first-quarter wrist injury, Miami stormed back from a 20-point deficit in Chicago before taking a 109-103 defeat on Wednesday. Jason Williams poured in a season-high 28 points, Jason Kapono added 14 of his 18 after halftime, and Dorell Wright tallied 17 with 14 rebounds.
Despite 25 points and hot 10-of-15 shooting from Dwyane Wade, the HEAT fell to the Bulls, 108-66, in their season opener Tuesday. Before the game, Miami players and coaches received their 2006 NBA Championship rings.
2006 Playoffs, Round One HEAT @ Bulls May 4, 2006 WIN: 113-96
Shaquille O’Neal tallied 30 points, 20 rebounds, five assists and two blocks as the HEAT eliminated the Bulls before a sellout crowd of 22,584 at the United Center. The victory was Miami’s first postseason win in Chicago and also marked the HEAT’s first series win over the Bulls in four attempts. O’Neal’s 30-point, 20-rebound performance was the first in HEAT postseason history and the first in the NBA since O’Neal accomplished the feat against Detroit in the 2004 NBA Finals as a member of the Lakers. Dwyane Wade added 23 points and a team-high six assists while James Posey continued his stellar play off the bench contributing 18 points, including five three-point field goals, and grabbing seven rebounds. Udonis Haslem recorded his second double-double of the series with 17 points and 14 rebounds while Antoine Walker finished with 12 points. The HEAT, which registered a 51-34 edge on the glass and a 21-7 advantage in second chance points, opened the game on a 13-4 run and forced the Bulls to miss 12 of their first 14 field goal attempts. Miami stretched the lead to as many as 17 in the opening half and led by 14, 55-41, at the break. Chicago got as close as nine points on two occasions in the second half, the final time with 4:58 remaining in the contest, but Miami countered with a 9-0 run to secure the victory. Kirk Hinrich (23) and Ben Gordon (21) combined for 44 points for the Bulls but were held to 14-35 shooting. Andres Nocioni added 20 points for Chicago which also received 12 points from Luol Deng and 10 from Jannero Pargo.
2006 Playoffs, Round One HEAT vs. Bulls May 2, 2006 WIN: 92-78
Dwyane Wade scored a game-high 28 points and rallied the HEAT to a 92-78 victory over the Bulls in front of a sellout crowd of 20,287 at the AmericanAirlines Arena. With just under three minutes remaining in the second quarter and the HEAT leading by three, Wade suffered a hip contusion which caused him to miss the final 2:35 of the first half and the first 6:10 of the third quarter as he received treatment. When he returned the Bulls had their largest lead of the game at 55-50. Upon his return the HEAT immediately went on a 7-0 run to re-take the lead. Miami then took command of the game in the fourth quarter to grab a 3-2 series lead. The HEAT outscored Chicago, 42-23, after Wade returned with 5:50 left in the third quarter. Antoine Walker added 17 points and seven rebounds and Shaquille O’Neal recorded a double-double with 16 points and a team-high 10 rebounds. James Posey scored seven of his 12 points in the fourth quarter and grabbed eight rebounds in the game. Entering the fourth quarter tied at 61, Miami converted 60 percent (12-20) of its field goal attempts in the final quarter and limited Chicago to 20 percent (3-15) shooting. Andres Nocioni recorded a double-double with 23 points and a team-high 10 rebounds to lead the Bulls who also received 16 points and nine rebounds from Michael Sweetney and 10 points from Ben Gordon.
2006 Playoffs, Round One HEAT @ Bulls April 30, 2006 LOSS: 93-87
The trio of Andres Nocioni (24), Ben Gordon (23) and Kirk Hinrich (21) combined to score 68 of Chicago’s 93 points in the Bulls’ 93-87 victory over the HEAT in front of a sellout crowd of 22,361 at the United Center. With the score tied at 83, Chris Duhon put the Bulls ahead to stay with an eight-foot jumper with 1:42 remaining. After the HEAT missed a field goal attempt, Hinrich drained a three-point field goal off an assist from Duhon with 1:09 left. Chicago iced the victory by converting five of its six free throw attempts in the final 26 seconds. Antoine Walker topped the HEAT with 21 points and Dwyane Wade recorded a double-double with 20 points and a game-high 10 assists. Shaquille O’Neal, limited to just 24 minutes for a second straight game due to foul trouble, finished with 16 points and Udonis Haslem contributed 12 points and nine rebounds. Miami was limited to just five free throw attempts for the game and converted four. The four free throws made and five attempted both set postseason franchise lows for the HEAT. Miami also set postseason franchise lows for free throws made (0) and attempted (1) in the second half. Conversely, the Bulls connected on 24 of their 31 attempts.
2006 Playoffs, Round One HEAT @ Bulls April 27, 2006 LOSS: 109-90
The HEAT suffered their largest defeat of the 2006 postseason, dropping a 109-90 decision before a sellout crowd of 22,133 at the United Center. Ben Gordon led the way for the Bulls with 24 points. Chicago also received 22 points and a game-high 11 assists from Kirk Hinrich, 21 points and eight rebounds off the bench from Luol Deng and 19 points and a team-high nine rebounds from Andres Nocioni. Leading by three, 59-56, with 7:12 left in the third quarter the Bulls took command of the contest, outscoring Miami by 13 points the remainder of the quarter to take a 16-point lead into the final quarter. Miami would get no closer than 15 points the rest of the contest. Hinrich led the way with 15 points in the third quarter as Chicago scored 39 points while shooting 72.2 percent (13-18) from the floor. Miami was led by Dwyane Wade’s 26-point performance. The HEAT also received 17 points from Jason Williams, 11 points from Antoine Walker and 10 points and a game-high 10 rebounds from Udonis Haslem. Shaquille O’Neal, who was limited to just 24 minutes of action due to early foul trouble, was held to eight points. In a game which featured 79 free throw attempts, the Bulls connected on 32 of 46 attempts from the charity stripe. The loss became especially tough for Miami when James Posey was ejected with 3:15 remaining in the fourth quarter due to a flagrant foul which would result in a one-game NBA suspension.
2006 Playoffs, Round One HEAT vs. Bulls April 24, 2006 WIN: 115-108
Six HEAT players scored in double figures as Miami took a 2-0 series lead with a 115-108 victory over the Bulls before a sellout crowd of 20,214 at the AmericanAirlines Arena. Shaquille O’Neal and Jason Williams each finished with 22 points while Dwyane Wade added 21 points and a team-high seven assists, marking just the third time in franchise history the HEAT had three 20-point scorers in the same postseason game. Antoine Walker totaled 17 points and a game-high 10 rebounds, James Posey, starting for the suspended Udonis Haslem, finished with 12 points and Gary Payton contributed 10 points off the bench. The six double-figure scorers tied the franchise postseason record. The 115 points were one shy of the Miami postseason record. The HEAT did set postseason records for total field goals (44) and points in a first half (68). Andres Nocioni, who converted 13 of his 15 field goal attempts, led the Bulls with 30 points and Kirk Hinrich added 29 points and a team-high seven assists. Miami entered the third quarter with a 19-point lead (95-76) before the pair combined to score 28 of Chicago’s 32 fourth quarter points and pull the Bulls within four points (108-104) with 1:15 remaining. Miami got a field goal from Wade and five free throws from Williams and Payton over the final 1:15 to secure the victory.
2006 Playoffs, Round One HEAT vs. Bulls April 22, 2006 WIN: 111-106
Dwyane Wade scored 14 of his team-high 30 points in the fourth quarter as the HEAT opened the 2006 Playoffs with a 111-106 victory over the Chicago Bulls. The 20,288 spectators at the AmericanAirlines Arena set a HEAT postseason single-game home attendance record. Wade, who converted 14 of his 16 free throw attempts, helped Miami rally from a four-point fourth quarter deficit and put the HEAT up for good when he hit a jumper with 7:06 left in the final quarter. He also handed out a game-high 11 assists as the HEAT grabbed a 1-0 lead in the series. Shaquille O’Neal finished with 27 points and a team-high 16 rebounds for Miami while Jason Williams, Antoine Walker and James Posey all playing in their first postseason game as a member of the HEAT each scored in double figures. Williams totaled 17 points and Walker and Posey each added 10. Ben Gordon, who hit a game-high five three-point field goals, led the Bulls with a postseason career-high 35 points. The five treys by Gordon were the most by an individual against the HEAT in the 2006 postseason and one shy of the postseason record by a Miami opponent. As a team, Chicago converted 13 of its 26 three-point field goal attempts and the 13 treys set a franchise record for a HEAT opponent. Kirk Hinrich added 19 points and a team-high eight assists and Andres Nocioni totaled 18 points and a team-high 16 rebounds for the Bulls. The 14 defensive rebounds grabbed by Nocioni established a postseason record for a HEAT opponent. Miami converted 32 of its 39 free throw attempts (82.1 percent) compared to 13-of-17 (76.5 percent) by the Bulls. The HEAT also recorded a 2006 postseason-high 11 steals and added eight blocks. Miami won despite having to overcome the loss of starting power forward Udonis Haslem who was ejected with 4:11 remaining in the second quarter after he threw his mouthpiece to the ground on a non-foul call that subsequently led to a one-game NBA suspension.
Miami led by as many as 15 in the first half but could not hold on in Sunday afternoon's 117-93 home loss to Chicago. Antoine Walker led the way with 22 points and Shaquille O'Neal added 14 in the HEAT's final regular-season home game.
Despite shooting just 32 percent from the floor, Miami came away with an 85-84 road win over Chicago on Saturday afternoon. Dwyane Wade hit all 13 of his free-throw attempts and led five in double figures with 15 points. Shaquille O'Neal and Antoine Walker added 13 apiece, and Udonis Haslem chipped in 11 rebounds.
Shaquille O'Neal scored 30 points Tuesday, leading the HEAT to a 100-97 win at Chicago in coach Pat Riley's return to the bench. Miami led by as many as 12 and held on as the Bulls missed a 3-point attempt at the buzzer. Antoine Walker and Dwyane Wade scored 14 apiece. Wade dished out 11 assists and Alonzo Mourning had a double-double.
Dwyane Wade tied a career-high 39 points and dished out seven assists as the HEAT extended its franchise-record home winning streak to 18 in the 104-86 victory over the Chicago Bulls in Miami. Andres Nocioni got Chicago on the scoreboard first, but Damon Jones’ 3-pointer, which set the HEAT’s franchise single-season record, gave Miami a three-point lead that it never relinquished. Miami took a 20-point advantage, 64-44, into halftime and shot 67.6 percent from the field while holding Chicago to 32.7 percent through the first 24 minutes. The HEAT continued its dominance in the third quarter, led by Wade’s 22 second half points. The Bulls were unable to get any closer than 11 points as the HEAT got its 32nd double-digit win this season.
Eddie Jones’ put back in the closing seconds of regulation forced overtime, but the HEAT
went on to lose to the Bulls, 105-101, at the United Center. Miami, who were up by as many as 12, held an 86-77 advantage at the 5:11 mark of the
fourth quarter before rookie Ben Gordon took over. Gordon, who scored 20 of his game-high 29 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, knocked
down a jumper to spark a 15-4 run. The rookie then added three more 3-pointers during that span, with the latest giving Chicago a 92-90 lead with
32 seconds remaining. After Jones’ put back forced the extra session, Gordon scored the first eight points to give the Bulls a 100-92 lead with 2:11 to
go in overtime. With the HEAT down 104-101, the HEAT had one last chance to tie the game, but Damon Jones missed a contested 3-pointer with
seven seconds remaining. Chris Duhon then hit of one of two free throws to secure Chicago’s win. Dwyane Wade led the HEAT with 21 points and
11 assists and Damon Jones added 18 on 7-of-15 shooting. Miami played most of the game without Shaquille O’Neal, who left the contest with a
strained left knee after playing just two minutes.
Shaquille O’Neal scored 12 of his game-high 26 points in the fourth period, as the HEAT held off
Chicago’s third quarter comeback to beat the Bulls, 108-97, at AmericanAirlines Arena. The HEAT held the Bulls to 39 percent from the field in the
first half and took a 51-36 lead after two quarters, but Chicago outscored Miami 36-26 over the next 12 minutes to get within five, 77-72, heading into
the final period. O’Neal and Michael Doleac helped the HEAT pull away early in the fourth, as they combined to score 14 points during the HEAT’s
17-4 run, to take an 18-point advantage. Dwyane Wade added 25 points. Michael Doleac scored a season-high 16 points off the bench. Ben Gordon
led the Bulls with 25 points off the bench.
On the first night of back-to-back games on the road, the HEAT recorded a 105-81 victory over the
Bulls in Chicago. Christian Laettner scored 10 points in the second quarter sparking a 20-8 HEAT run and would finish the game with a season-high
23 points. Chicago would cut the lead to 53-50 at the half led by Kirk Hinrich’s 17 first half points. Miami would come out in the third quarter with an
11-4 spurt that gave the HEAT a 74-64 lead with 3:12 to play in the third. Miami would go on to start the fourth with an 8-0 run, building a lead that
Chicago could not defeat. Wesley Person, starting his second straight game, recorded a season-high 10 points while Eddie Jones led all starters
with 21 points shooting 7-of-11 from the field. The win marks Miami first of a four-game road trip that takes them to Denver, Utah and Milwaukee.
Miami didn't have a red-hot shooting touch Saturday, but it was enough to bounce back from Friday's defeat and pull out a 97-83 victory at Chicago. Eddie Jones scored a game-high 21 points and Caron Butler had 19 and 14 rebounds for the HEAT, who are fighting for fourth place and home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
Miami used an 8-0 run late in the fourth quarter to take control en route to a 105-96 win Monday over Chicago. Caron Butler did it all, tallying 30 points, 13 boards, five dimes, three steals and two blocks. With the victory, the HEAT are just a half game back of Milwaukee in the East standings.
Eddie Jones, Lamar Odom and Caron Butler combined to score 71 points in leading the Miami HEAT to a 102-95 victory over the Chicago Bulls at AmericanAirlines Arena. Jones scored a game high 27 points, followed by 25 points from Odom and a season high 19 points for Butler. Jones scored 19 of his 27 points in the second half, while Odom recorded his 15th double-figure rebounding game with 11 boards. After scoring a season low 65 points versus Indiana on Jan. 5 and shooting 33 percent from the field, the Bulls were just what the doctor ordered. Miami connected on 38-of-70 (54.3 percent) from the field, including 5-of-11 from the three-point line.
Miami HEAT erased an early 17-point deficit and won its fourth road game of the season in defeating the Chicago Bulls 90-83 at the United Center. Lamar Odom scored 25 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to lead Miami, who has now won eight of its last 12 games. Odom also handed out eight assists, while recording two steals and one blocked shot. In addition to Odom, the HEAT also got a double-double effort from Brian Grant, who scored 18 points with 12 rebounds. Eddie Jones and Dwyane Wade chipped in with 12 and 10 points respectively. Rasual Butler scored 11 points off the bench and Rafer Alston added eight points as the HEAT outscored the Bulls 30-17 in the third quarter to close to take a 63-62 lead. The 17-point comeback was the largest deficit the HEAT has overcome this season.
In search of a regular season sweep of the Chicago Bulls, the Miami HEAT could not overcome a dismal 29
percent shooting effort, falling 82-74 at the United Center on Wednesday. Miami connected on just 23-of-78 shot attempts, despite Caron Butler’s 6-of-11 shooting effort for a team-high 16 points. For Butler, it was his sixth consecutive game of shooting 50 percent or better from the field and 21st consecutive double-figure scoring game. The HEAT fell behind by 11 points after the first quarter (29-18) and trailed by as many as 19 points. Miami managed to cut the deficit to 10 points on a number of occasions but could never manage to put a string of baskets together. Eddie House scored 15 points off the bench, followed by Sean Lampley with 10 points.
Eddie Jones scored 23 points, connecting on 6-of-14 from the field, including 8-of-9 from the free-throw line as
the HEAT defeated the Chicago Bulls 100-90 at AmercianAirlines Arena. Jones also shot 3-of-7 from the three-point line while recording six rebounds, three assists and one steal, in his first action back, after missing the last four games due to a strained groin. In addition to Jones, the HEAT got double-figure scoring from Malik Allen (22 points), Travis Best (21 points) and Brian Grant (12 points). Grant also pulled down 12 rebounds, recording his 20th double-double of the season and 32nd double-figure rebounding game. Saturday’s game also marked the first time this
season that HEAT rookie Caron Butler did not play, as he missed the game due to illness. Jalen Rose scored 31 points and Eddy Curry scored 26 for the Bulls, who now have lost seven straight to the HEAT in Miami. Miami shot 41 percent from the field, 31 percent from the three-point line and 88 percent from the charity stripe. The HEAT are 5-1 when scoring 100-or-more points this season.
Brian Grant’s lay-up with seven second remaining in double-overtime lifted the Miami HEAT to a 102-101 victory
over the Chicago Bulls at the AmericanAirlines Arena. Grant had missed three free-throws prior to netting the game winner, one at the end of the regulation and two in the second overtime, that could have tied or given the HEAT a one point victory. Jalen Rose had one last shot as time expired to give Chicago the win, but his 12-foot jumper bounced off the back iron and Miami escaped with the victory. Grant finished the game with 14 points and game-high 20 rebounds, his 15th double-double of the season.
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