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Bulls smother Heat as Spurs repel Warriors
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May 8, 2013, Wednesday
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THE Chicago Bulls stunned the Miami Heat 93-86 on Monday night to take Game 1 of their National Basketball Association Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Trailing 83-86 with 2 minutes left, the Bulls scored the final 10 points of the game to beat the Heat once again.
In San Antonio, Manu Ginobili scored a 3-pointer from the wing with 1.2 seconds left in double overtime to lift the Spurs to a thrilling 129-127 victory over the Golden State Warriors in the West.
Chicago's Nate Robinson scored 27 points, and Jimmy Butler added 21 points and 14 rebounds while playing every second for the third straight game.
Joakim Noah added 13 points, Taj Gibson had 12 and Marco Belinelli added 10 for the Bulls, who snapped a 27-game Miami win streak during the regular season, and handed the Heat their first loss in their last 13 games in this one.
LeBron James scored 24 points for Miami, which also got 14 from Dwyane Wade.
Game 2 is also in Miami tomorrow.
The Bulls were without Derrick Rose, as they've been all season. Kirk Hinrich was out again with a calf injury. Luol Deng isn't even expected to rejoin the team, after dealing with an illness apparently so severe that a spinal tap - and other tests since - were needed to rule out things like meningitis.
"I think when you're facing adversity, you have to be mentally tough," Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said. "But this is just one game. We have to play a lot better in our next one."
James was honored before the game, with a brief on-court ceremony to commemorate his fourth NBA MVP award.
In San Antonio, the Spurs trailed by 16 points with 4 minutes left in regulation - thanks largely to Stephen Curry's 44 points - before going on an 18-2 run to close the fourth quarter and force overtime.
They trailed 126-127 with 3.9 seconds left in the second overtime before Ginobili hit his 3-pointer off a cross-court inbounds pass from Kawhi Leonard.
"It's only the second one I made all day," Ginobili said. "Good timing though."
Golden State had one final chance but Jarrett Jack's 3-pointer from the top of the key was off. After trailing by so many points late Ginobili wasn't sure how his team rallied for the improbable victory.
Game 2 is also in San Antonio.
Trailing 83-86 with 2 minutes left, the Bulls scored the final 10 points of the game to beat the Heat once again.
In San Antonio, Manu Ginobili scored a 3-pointer from the wing with 1.2 seconds left in double overtime to lift the Spurs to a thrilling 129-127 victory over the Golden State Warriors in the West.
Chicago's Nate Robinson scored 27 points, and Jimmy Butler added 21 points and 14 rebounds while playing every second for the third straight game.
Joakim Noah added 13 points, Taj Gibson had 12 and Marco Belinelli added 10 for the Bulls, who snapped a 27-game Miami win streak during the regular season, and handed the Heat their first loss in their last 13 games in this one.
LeBron James scored 24 points for Miami, which also got 14 from Dwyane Wade.
Game 2 is also in Miami tomorrow.
The Bulls were without Derrick Rose, as they've been all season. Kirk Hinrich was out again with a calf injury. Luol Deng isn't even expected to rejoin the team, after dealing with an illness apparently so severe that a spinal tap - and other tests since - were needed to rule out things like meningitis.
"I think when you're facing adversity, you have to be mentally tough," Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said. "But this is just one game. We have to play a lot better in our next one."
James was honored before the game, with a brief on-court ceremony to commemorate his fourth NBA MVP award.
In San Antonio, the Spurs trailed by 16 points with 4 minutes left in regulation - thanks largely to Stephen Curry's 44 points - before going on an 18-2 run to close the fourth quarter and force overtime.
They trailed 126-127 with 3.9 seconds left in the second overtime before Ginobili hit his 3-pointer off a cross-court inbounds pass from Kawhi Leonard.
"It's only the second one I made all day," Ginobili said. "Good timing though."
Golden State had one final chance but Jarrett Jack's 3-pointer from the top of the key was off. After trailing by so many points late Ginobili wasn't sure how his team rallied for the improbable victory.
Game 2 is also in San Antonio.
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