Fans Still Optimistic After Bulls' Game 2 Loss
Bulls fans were hoping for a little breathing room in the series, and losing at home was especially tough. Still, optimism reigns.
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Bulls fans were hoping for a little breathing room in the series, and losing at home was especially tough. Still, optimism reigns.
The timing couldn't have been any worse for the Bulls to play a bad game as they dropped an 85-75 decision to the Heat. Some will say that the Heat played great defense, but I wont.
The Miami Heat evened up the Eastern Conference finals at one game apiece with their 85-75 win over the Chicago Bulls.
There are certain things that are popular in American culture and I've never understood why, American Idol and Dancing with the Stars are two examples that come to mind. But every so often the American public gets it right.
Other than Derrick Rose, Luol Deng may not only be the most important player for the Bulls, but he might also be the most improved player. Under former head coach Vinny Del Negro, Deng was non-factor on most nights.
The Miami Heat are a team built around their two superstars, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James, as well as All-Star Chris Bosh, who make up the Big 3. But in Game 1 that group wasn't good enough to beat the Chicago Bulls.
The Chicago Bulls won Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals by 21 points. Despite the rout of the Miami Heat, Chicago still only leads the series 1-0, and they'll need to win Game 2 to preserve home-court advantage.
Things didn't go very well for LeBron Jame and the Miami Heat during Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. They can thank Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls for a 21-point loss to open the series.
The Bulls are giving the ball from Game 6 of the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals to the family of Daryl Hawks, the local sports anchor who died suddenly last week while covering the series.
The Heat are going to come out swinging in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Miami was embarrassed in Game 1. Chicago dominated the boards, shot well from 3-point land and Taj Gibson posterized Dwyane Wade.
