Bulls 'Not Taking Advantage' Of An Ineffective Wade
So far this series, the Miami Heat's Big 3 has really been the Big 2. LeBron James and Chris Bosh have had big games all series, but Chicago-native Dwyane Wade has struggled.
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So far this series, the Miami Heat's Big 3 has really been the Big 2. LeBron James and Chris Bosh have had big games all series, but Chicago-native Dwyane Wade has struggled.
Without facing elimination, Game 4 was about as close to a must-win game for the Chicago Bulls as you can get. Trailing 2-1 in the series, the Bulls could either come home tied or facing elimination.
At the end of four quarters, the Chicago Bulls and the Miami Heat found themselves right where they started the game, all tied up.
Heading into Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals, Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau will be faced with some tough lineup decisions. The Bulls have a roster filled with players either talented offensively or defensively, but few who are both.
At their most critical point of the season, the Chicago Bulls are faced with some distractions.
With the Heat holding a 2-1 advantage in the Eastern Conference finals it feels like Miami has the confidence and momentum to win the series, but if the Bulls are victorious in Game 4, the series will shift in their favor heading back to Chicago.
The Eastern Conference finals couldn't have gotten off to a better start for the Chicago Bulls, a 21-point rout gave Chicago a 1-0 series lead. But since that point, everything has gone the way of the Miami Heat.
After losing Game 3, the Chicago Bulls' focus turns to what the Miami Heat were able to do during Game 2 of this series.
The Chicago Bulls have made it to the Eastern Conference finals, largely, do to their ability to close out games. But in the last two contests against the Miami Heat, the Bulls have faltered down the stretch and lost.
After falling to the Heat in Game 3 of the conference finals, the Bulls trail in the postseason for only the second time. With one more game in Miami before returning to Chicago, the Bulls need to make adjustments if they don't want to return home facing elimination.
For the third straight game, the outcome of an Eastern Conference finals game was decided by a second half run, and once again it as the Heat who pulled away and beat the Bulls.
Dwyane Wade's right arm had a nasty gash that left him unwilling to shoot the ball for Miami down the stretch.
Make no mistake about it, Game 3 in this Bulls-Miami series is crucial for both teams. The Heat want to win to maintain their momentum and keep home court advantage and the Bulls want to re-establish themselves after playing a poor ggame on Wednesday night
There was a huge difference for the Chicago Bulls between the first two games of the Eastern Conference finals, and not just in the end result.
Good news for the Heat: They're the only team still unbeaten at home in this year's playoffs. Better news for the Heat: To win the NBA championship, they only need to stay that way.
The Chicago Bulls didn't need to see Taj Gibson dunk on Dwyane Wade in the opener of the Eastern Conference finals or try to carry them late in Game 2.
Over the three-day layoff between Game 2 and game 3 of the conference finals, every aspect of the Bulls and the Heat will be dissected and analyzed. But it's likely the key for Chicago won't be found after hours of film study, it might be quite simple.
The Chicago Bulls lost Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals by 10 points. But wen you look at the numbers, the Bulls really cold have been blown out by the Miami Heat.
The Bulls lost Game 2 of the conference finals by 10 points. But considering that the Bulls shot 34.1 percent from the floor, 15 percent from the three-point line and 61.5 percent from the free throw line, there's two ways to credit the outcome of the game.
What in the hell happened at the United Center last night? One minute, Luol Deng is putting Chicago on top 26-19 after one quarter of play with a three-quarter-court basket…a shot that made you think that the night was definitely going to be Chicago's night.
Everything in Chicago was great after the Bulls 21-point win in Game 1, but after losing to the Miami Heat in Game 2, some doubt may have started to creep up among Bulls fans.
Outside of the play of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, Udonis Haslem had the biggest impact for the Miami Heat in their 85-75 win over the Chicago Bulls in Game 2, and it was something the Heat happened to luck into.
Game 1 and Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals between the Bulls and the Heat are polar opposites of each other. After taking the opening game by 21-points, the Bulls now head to Miami with the series all knotted up.
Chicago had a dreadful shooting night in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals. It led to an 85-75 Heat victory on Wednesday night at the United Center.
Call it 'Mission Accomplished' for the Miami Heat. They wrestled away homecourt advantage. Last night 2 > 10. Many people will spend the next few days telling you that the Bulls beat themselves.
