Semifinals Game 5 IGT (Heat lead 3-1):Bulls @ Heat 5/15/13 6pm TNT

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Eastern Conference Semifinals

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Game 5
May 15, 2013 6 PM TNT

AmericanAirlines Arena Miami, FL
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Chicago Bulls Starters		Miami Heat Starters
Nate Robinson	G	Mario Chalmers
Marco Belinelli	G	Dwyane Wade
Jimmy Butler	F	LeBron James
Carlos Boozer	F	Udonis Haslem
Joakim Noah	C	Chris Bosh

First Round Playoff Results
Chicago Bulls 4, Brooklyn Nets 3
Game 1: Bulls 89 @ 106 Nets
Game 2: Bulls 90 @ 82 Nets
Game 3: Bulls 79 vs. 76 Nets
Game 4: Bulls 142 vs. 134 Nets (3OT)
Game 5: Bulls 91 @ 110 Nets
Game 6: Nets 95 @ Bulls 92
Game 7 Bulls 99 @ Nets 93

Upcoming Games
Game 1: Bulls 93 @ Heat 86
Game 2: Bulls 78 @ Heat 115
Game 3: Heat 104 @ Bulls 94
Game 4: Heat 88 @ Bulls 65
Game 5 (if necessary): Wednesday, May 15
Game 6 (if necessary): Friday, May 17
Game 7 (if necessary): Sunday, May 19

Regular Season vs Heat
Bulls 96 @ Heat 89
Heat 86 @ Bulls 67
Heat 97 @ Bulls 101
Bulls 93 @ Heat 105

Injury Report
Luol Deng - Illness - OUT
Kirk Hinrich - Calf - OUT
Joakim Noah - Foot - Playing
Taj Gibson - Knee - Playing
Derrick Rose - Sore tooth from eating too much candy-RETIRED

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[JosMin]

Heat by 53

Seriously, drag this dog out back and shoot it already. Let's start the off-season.

 

[Axl Rose]

last game of the season

[video=youtube;tzKSl3cZMjY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzKSl3cZMjY[/video]

 

[clonetrooper264]

How hilarious would it be if we somehow won this game and prolonged our season a couple more days? Or even better yet, if we pushed game 7 and made Miami slightly nervous. It's too much to ask for, but it'd be pretty fun.

But in reality, Heat by 70, we shoot 10%, yada yada yada

 

[clonetrooper264]

Oh apparently Wade MIGHT sit out this game. Not like it matters...they don't need him to beat us. If anything, it just spaces the floor more since it'll be Mike Miller or Ray Allen starting.

 

[RC_Skinny22]

We gonna win this!

 

[czman]

The Bulls seem done. I am not sure they can muster the energy and effort needed to win.

 

[JosMin]

To be honest, I'm more interested to hear the shitstorm of questions Derrick Rose will be asked when he sits out this game and somebody finally has the balls to say, "Dude, you've been medically cleared to play for almost three months. Why did you sit there and watch your teammates bust their asses and win a playoff series shorthanded when you could've been out there helping them? How much of that $16.4 million you earned this year are you planning on giving back to the team, since you earned none of it?"

 

[CreepyBasementGuy]

Everyone was doubting us in game 7 against the Nets and I yelled in the forum not to give up, we can do this.

Well, now is the time to give up.


I hope Rose plays next year..........

 

[Raskolnikov]

We can do this!!! Just win one game and get back to Chicago to extend the series, and the hope that Deng or Rose can play.

We match up so well with them if Deng guards Lebron and Butler slides over to the shooting guard. Deng is a glue piece that rotates well, is long on the paremeter and in the paint. He passes well on offense and can also extend the defense with his size on the perimeter.

Just get back to Chicago and with all the bodies we have potentially coming back anything is possible.

 

[clonetrooper264]

We can do this!!! Just win one game and get back to Chicago to extend the series, and the hope that Deng or Rose can play.

We match up so well with them if Deng guards Lebron and Butler slides over to the shooting guard. Deng is a glue piece that rotates well, is long on the paremeter and in the paint. He passes well on offense and can also extend the defense with his size on the perimeter.

Just get back to Chicago and with all the bodies we have potentially coming back anything is possible.

Except they probably still won't come back

 

[clonetrooper264]

From Hangtime blog

Because as it is, that wall the Bulls have their backs against has been built in part by them, brick by brick. They’re shooting 37.6 percent in the series. Chicago has taken 12 more shots than the Heat (298-286) yet has 29 fewer field goals (112-141).The free-throw situation is equally illuminating. For all the grumbling and physical play, the Bulls are 81-for-107 from the line and the Heat are 81-for-105.

I knew they'd bring up the free throw numbers...ZOMG THEY'RE EVEN THE BULLS COMPLAIN ABOUT NOTHING.

Their point is valid though...we lose because we can't hit baskets. Part of it isn't even Miami's defense...we're just flat out missing wide open shots. If we shoot above 40% this series we'd be looking at a different series right now probably.

 

[RC_Skinny22]

From Hangtime blog



I knew they'd bring up the free throw numbers...ZOMG THEY'RE EVEN THE BULLS COMPLAIN ABOUT NOTHING.

Their point is valid though...we lose because we can't hit baskets. Part of it isn't even Miami's defense...we're just flat out missing wide open shots. If we shoot above 40% this series we'd be looking at a different series right now probably.[/FONT][/COLOR]

Thing is we just settle for jumpshots all game. And we ain´t a good shooting team!

Take the pumpkin to the rim!

 

[JosMin]

From Hangtime blog



I knew they'd bring up the free throw numbers...ZOMG THEY'RE EVEN THE BULLS COMPLAIN ABOUT NOTHING.

Their point is valid though...we lose because we can't hit baskets. Part of it isn't even Miami's defense...we're just flat out missing wide open shots. If we shoot above 40% this series we'd be looking at a different series right now probably.[/FONT][/COLOR]

It goes back to not having a consistent threat on offense. It sounds homerish, but if Rose would've came back when he was medically cleared, this could've been a much more interesting series. He would've at least given Miami something to plan for defensively. Now, the Heat just settle for us taking 18-footers because nobody can hit them consistently. I mean, Rose's jumper isn't exactly Reggie Miller material, but at least he's a threat to go for 30 every night.Oh well, I'll go back to reading scouting reports for the upcoming draft.

 

[clonetrooper264]

It goes back to not having a consistent threat on offense. It sounds homerish, but if Rose would've came back when he was medically cleared, this could've been a much more interesting series. He would've at least given Miami something to plan for defensively. Now, the Heat just settle for us taking 18-footers because nobody can hit them consistently. I mean, Rose's jumper isn't exactly Reggie Miller material, but at least he's a threat to go for 30 every night.Oh well, I'll go back to reading scouting reports for the upcoming draft.

Yeah well that's been the problem with this team outside of Rose for several years so it's nothing new to us. Marco and Nate can create shots, but those shots are usually just more jumpers...jumpers that they've stopped making.

 

[clonetrooper264]

Thing is we just settle for jumpshots all game. And we ain´t a good shooting team!

Take the pumpkin to the rim!

That's always the mentality I would think, but they're probably worried about getting destroyed on fouls or getting hit with the flop charge or something so they don't. Or they're just tired...either way, the result doesn't really play into our favor whatsoever.

 

[Raskolnikov]

"Back to Chicago"

"Back to Chicago"

"Back to Chicago"

 

[clonetrooper264]

Looking like same old same old

 

[CreepyBasementGuy]

O/U 70 points anyone?

 

[clonetrooper264]

lol at that foul call on Nate...that was a foul on Lebron, but they have to blow us out entirely, so foul on Nate. :elephant: