Eastern Conference Playoffs Second Round
Game 2 - Chicago leads Miami 1-0
Tip-off: Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. ET
Line: Miami -13.5 Total: 187.5

The Miami Heat host the Chicago Bulls in Game 2 where the Bulls will be looking to steal yet another road game from Miami to go up 2-0.

The Chicago Bulls shocked the world going into Miami and stealing Game 1 without both Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich. The Bulls have now covered in their last two games while the Heat are just 3-2 ATS over the course of the playoffs. Chicago has enjoyed some recent success ATS over the Heat, covering in six of the last nine games played between the two teams. The Heat are, however, a dominant home team and will be hungry to get back on track in Game 2. Miami was 22-19 ATS at home during the regular season while Chicago went 23-18 ATS while playing on the road. Both Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich are questionable for Game 2 as Deng continues to deal with his illness and Hinrich rests his sore calf.

The Chicago Bulls played their hearts out in Game 1 and came away with a 93-86 victory behind the courageous effort from Nate Robinson. Robinson played 40 minutes in the game and finished with 27 points (8-of-16 FG, 3-of-8 3PT), nine assists and a steal. Robinson was burning by his defenders at will and his jump shot was on as it has been all playoffs. Jimmy Butler also had a huge game for Chicago. Butler finished the game with 21 points (5-of-13 FG, 2-of-4 3PT) and 14 rebounds. Butler also played excellent defense on LeBron James. Joakim Noah did what he needed to for Chicago, grabbing 11 rebounds while also blocking a shot and stealing two balls. Marco Belinelli struggled in the game (3-of-10 FG) but was able to connect on a huge three pointer late in the game that gave the Bulls the momentum to pull off the upset. The Bulls could really use Hinrich and Deng, however, as the Heat won’t show up with a sluggish performance in Game 2.

The Miami Heat looked rusty in Game 1 after not playing for over a week following their sweep of the Milwaukee Bucks. LeBron James really struggled in the game, finishing with just 24 points (8-of-17 FG), eight rebounds and seven assists in 44 minutes. LeBron had a lot of trouble with Jimmy Butler, who had LeBron completely baffled in the first half of the game. Miami is going to need Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade to find their games in this series. Bosh finished the game with just nine points (3-of-10 FG) and six rebounds in 28 minutes of play. He was a non-factor offensively for Miami, but did finish the game with two blocks while giving Carlos Boozer a hard time offensively. Dwyane Wade also struggled having just 14 points (7-of-16 FG), four assists and three steals in 33 minutes of play.