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Wade scoring over Kirk Hinrich.


Miami, Florida (AP)- The Chicago Bulls played great defense in this game. Unfortunately, they couldn't defend Dwyane Wade when it mattered most as the Miami Heat beat the Bulls.
Wade set the tone early in the game as he went 4 of 5 in the first quarter. He then had a slump in which he didn't score at all going 0 for 3 in the 2nd. Then half-time, and thats where Wade was unleashed. I dont know what they told him in the locker room but it worked. Wade went to go on a 8 for 10 3rd quarter, followed by a 8 for 15 4th quarter which gave him 50 points in the game which includesa 10 of 13 from behind the charity line. Wade also had 5 steals and 3 blocks.
As a team, the Miami Heat shot 52% from the field! Connecting on 46 of 88 shot attempts. They went 0 for 6 behing the arc and shot 76% from the free throw line. Hakim Warrick has definately mad his presence known here in Miami as he had a 17 point, 4 rebound game. Jermaine O'Neal helped with 14 points and 8 boards followed by James Jones with 12 points, 5 boards, 7 assists and 5 steals.
For Chicago, it was Derrick Rose who, coming off the bench, had 22 points and 13 assists giving him a double double on the night. Ben Gordon had 18 points to go with 4 steals, Luol Deng had 11 and 5 rebounds and Hinrich had 10 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists but had a career worst, 10 turnovers! Like we always say, if you're going to turn the ball over a lot against Miami, then prepare for a long night because Miami simply put out the Bulls.
The Bulls had every opportunity to take the game as they brought a once 23 point lead down to 5, but Miami's was simply just too much for Chicago to handle. Dwyane Wade made sure that nobody was going to come from behind on them at home and take the W. At the end of the game, the arena filled with chants of "MV3!" as Wade made his way to the locker room.
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*Denotes Player of the Game