Miami grab home advantage
May 20, 2011 16:32:23 UK
The Miami Heat grabbed home-court advantage after taking a 85-75 win from the Chicago Bulls in the second game of the Eastern Conference finals.
LeBron James was in fine form against Chicago Bulls.The Heat, who struggled mightily in game one, saw LeBron James and Dwayne Wade score a combined 53 points and add 19 rebounds.
Chris Bosh added 10 points and eight boards and Udonis Haslem came off the bench for 13 more on 5-for-10 shooting. Wade, Bosh and Haslem all hit exactly 50 per cent from the field and James was 12-for-21 as Miami hit 47 per cent for the game.
Mike Bibby's 1-for-6 effort was the only negative for the Heat and the poor point-guard play remains the potential Achilles heal for the team.
In defeat the Bulls took 82 shots on the night, but hit only 28 for a poor 34 per cent.
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Regular season MVP Derrick Rose dropped in 21 points on 7-for-23 shooting, but Luol Deng was the only other Chicago player to reach double figures.
The Heat had more rebounds, assists and steals as the Bulls struggled in all areas of their game. Game one spark Taj Gibson played 21 minutes and had eight points off the bench.
That was one more than Carlos Boozer who was a non-factor scoring just seven points and the Bulls will need a strong series from the 29-year old if they are to regain their lost home-court advantage.
Miami are 1.083 to win the series and 1.55 to secure the Championship, while the Bulls are 8.50 to emerge victorious in the series and 17.00 to win the Finals.
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