Bulls Close Game With 10-0 Run To Stun Heat In Game 1

Nate Robinson was spitting blood in the first half, then delivered the deepest cuts of the night in the final moments. And the Chicago Bulls reminded the Miami Heat that no one in the NBA plays them any tougher.

Yes, the streakbusters struck again.

Robinson scored 27 points, Jimmy Butler added 21 points and a career-high-tying 14 rebounds, and the Bulls beat Miami 93-86 on Monday night in Game 1 of the teams' Eastern Conference semifinal series. The team that snapped Miami's 27-game winning streak in the regular season -- the second-longest in NBA history -- found a way to topple the champs again, this time ending a run of 12 straight Heat victories overall.

"I've played on some tough teams," Robinson said. "But this one, there's something a little different, something special about this group."

A seven-point deficit midway through the fourth wasn't enough to doom the Bulls, who finished the game on a 10-0 run in the final 1:59. And to think, the Bulls weren't anywhere near full strength. Kirk Hinrich was out again with a calf injury. Luol Deng isn't even expected to rejoin the team until Tuesday, after dealing with an illness apparently so severe that a spinal tap -- and other tests since -- were needed to rule out things like meningitis.

Source: ESPN

 

I didn't bother watching this game because I didn't think the bulls stood a chance. did anyone watch the game? what happened?

 

The heat looked like a team that haven't played in 8 days. Open looks but nothing fell.

 

Bulls outplayed them, let's see if they can do it 3 more times.

 

I was impressed, but not so much that it made me think they have a legit shot to win the series

 

Its a far stretch but if some how some way the bulls can knock the heat out of the playoffs. This would be so much more interesting because the championship would be wide open. Any of them could take it.

But it wont happen

 

I don't want more interesting...I WANT ANOTHER TROPHY DAMN IT!!!

 

Should be an easy task with Westbrook going down.

 

I wouldent sleep on indiana and memphis is a tough team as well.

 

miami lost in the finals to the mavricks just saying wouldnt be that surprising if they didnt win it

 

I make my fair share of mistakes, so I hate being Grammar Police, but those are just painful to look at.

 

Its cool i fixed it so its not so painful for you lol. My english papers always had a crapload of red ink on it lol.

 

Ha ha...still a little painful....but not to the same extent. :icon_mrgreen:

 

Bulls won.