The Miami Heat advance to the Eastern Conference Finals
The Bulls waste all the time! They can't make a three. Robinson missed. Butler missed. They can't get a third shot off!
26.4 Heat can't score. Bulls have ball. With a chance to tie.
Boozer misses the shot!! Battier for three. No! 45 seconds left Ball goes out of bounds. Ball looks like it's off Boozer. Refs will converge and review.
1:48 James goes 1-2... Robinson from Cuba! Sinks a three- One-possession game!
2:07 TIMEOUT Miami---- DOS MINUTOS! TWO!--- LeBron will be at the line.
Boozer with the putback--- 5-point game. Wade and Robinson hit the deck.
3:21 Butler has gone quiet in the third. 24-second violation. Cole shoots for MIA... misses. BUT THERE'S WADE WITH THE PUTBACK!!
3:46 Kames drives by Noah. Gets fouled. 2-2 from the line.
Robinson goes to the bank! Sinks a floater off the backboard. Wade picks Cole and Robinson runs around them
4:21 Cole runs it back to the other side. Gets in a triangle of Bulls. Cole at the line.
4:37 Boozer goes 1-2 from the line.... Wade sinks another shot! Noah misses.
5:33 Robinson misses jumper Cole stays on Robinson. WADE WITH THE RUNNER!
LeBron James picks his nose. Wipes hand of his jersey and this is how we spread germs.
TIMEOUT BULLS
5:55 LITTLE MAN CAN DUNK!! DJames it as he gets past Boozer and Noah. Does his best Nate Robinson imitation.
EXACTLY 6 MINUTES REMAINING IN THE GAME!
6:20 Let the back and forth begin. Hamilton sinks the jumper. Wade gets fouled.
Comon foul. Heat inbound. Cole gives the Heat a lead!!
Referees still discussing whether call on the floor is flagrant or common foul. Nate Robinson ran at LeBron James and hit him on the face as the Heat were running on the fastbreak.
6:59 Heat turning cutting lead at the free throws. LeBron and Battier each miss one. Bulls are cold on offense.
8:27 Battier will go to the free throw line! Gibson charged with the foul.
9:10 Battier is recharged! Sinks the three. two-point game. Hamilton responds with a short jumper over Allen.
TIMEOUT BULLS--- Butler stops the bleeding.
ALLEY OOP!!!!! Anderson jams it home from Cole pass! Heat down by three.
10:37 Battier hits a three! He also had miraculously grabbed an offensive rebound.
11:27 Battier misses three! Hamilton double teamed. Called a jump ball. Call over turned. Travel!
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Bulls up 77-69
5 seconds on the clock--- Heat ball. James pushes. drives. at the buzzer NOPE!
1:05 on the clock--- Heat and Bulls trading punches. Heat tip ball out of bounds! Can't take advantage of the clock!
3-second call on the Bulls. James. Misses free throw! Hits Allen for the three as they get the ball back. Now a foul called on Allen.
Cole called for the foul. Robinson at the line. 1:50 to play-- 11-point lead for the Bulls.
2:07 HAMILTON GIVES BULLS DOUBLE-DIGIT LEAD! Knocks down the line drive three
Beautiful pass and Boozer ends at the basket!! James misses open shot.
2:43 remaining in the quarter--- :02 seconds remaining on the shotclock for the Bulls
Heat not taking advantage of Bulls struggles. Have misses shots on consecutive possessions. Haslem too busy looking at himself to grab offensive board. Was probably complaining about a foul.
3:49 Bosh with 4 fouls. Bumps Noah out of bounds. Noah goes to the line.
3:51 Wow. The Heat having trouble bringing down rebounds. Bosh clumsily knocks the ball out of bounds.
Miami Ball 6-point lead for Bulls--- Wade gets triple teamed! Haslem with the jam!
4:42 Chalmers knocks the ball loose from Noah, but is called for the foul. 14 on the shotclock for the Bulls. Turnover!
Jump ball. Haslem laying on the ball. Noah sits on him.
5:20 LeBron misses jumper. Boozer can't grab the offensive rebound. Bosh drives the other way and goes to the line.
6:23 Is this where LeBron takes over? James AND-1! Completes the three-point play. Boozer answers on the other end.
6:46 James just hit a jumper. Jimmy Butler respons with another J. He's had a HUGE game.
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The Bulls win the quarter and they lead 53-47!
NATE HITS THE 3!!!
41 seconds-- Boozer goes 1-2 from the line. Wade brings it up. Puts the moves on Noah. Bulls hodl for last shot.
LESS THAN A MINUTE! Battier with a block. No. Foul. Boozer goes to the line.
2:33 BOSH WITH ANOTHER THREE!! One-point game. Heat railing. Boozer taking free throws.
3:06 Robinson fouled! Goes to the line for three FT's
Boozer to the line after getting fouled. 1-1 from the line. 1-2... Wade grabs rebound. Hamilton strips Wade. Heat inbound.
4:16 THREE POINTER FOR ROBINSON! 4-point Heat lead!
4:29 CHICAGO US UP BY 2!!! Butler sinks a three. Bosh will go to the line.
5:59 Hamilton with an airball. Nole pushes stops. TIMEOUT HEAT
6:30 left in the half--- Wade with an easy layup
7:06 offensive foul. Heat with an offensive board. Can't score. Bulls ball. Butler for three! YES!! 1-point game!!!
8:00 Jamilton with the bucket! 4-point game. Wade can't finish. Too much passing going on by Miami. Boozer misses jumper. Noah grabs rebound. Cole tries to go for the strip. Foul on Cole. Noah draws the foul.
8:49 Bosh hits the jumper. Wade slides keeps dribbling. Pass to Andersen. No! Allen. Misses three.
FOUR POINT GAME! The Heat have lost their intensity and drive.
9:15 Robinson gets fouled as he's driving. Off balance shot AND-1!! He suspended in the air and got the continuation.
9:54 Allen misses the three. Mohammed can't sink the jumper. Cole pushes it up. Misses jumper.
10:41 Rip with the jumper. Robinson misses shot. Grabs own rebound. Mohammed grabs rebound of Butler shot. AND MOHAMMED WITH THE PUTBACK!
11:15 James to Birdman! Foul. Andersen at the line for two free throws
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30-21 Heat up, but Bulls close down the lead.
Boozer with the putback and LeBron sinks a jumper leaving just a second on the clock.
37.2 Bulls putting together a run. On an 11-6 run and now into single digits.
4:47 Butler and Boozer go back-to-back.
5:32 Robinson pushes it! Misses the layup. Heat make it an 18-point game!
Clearpath foul for the Heat. Wade goes to the line. 2-2... Get ball back. Bosh with the jumper, ball goes off the from of the rim.
Reaching the half way point in this game. The Bulls are getting a beating as expecting.
6:44 Chalmers with a three! Okay no, it was just a long two. Boozer gets the And-1! Bosh with the foul. Misses FT.
7:07 24-second violation for the Bulls. A lot of dribbling. Nobody wants to shoot.
7:31 Whistles blow. Offensive foul on James. No! James goes to the line. Rip Hamilton comes into the game for Nate.
8:20 5-5 from the floor for the Heat. This time Wade to Haslem. ..... LeBron with his second assist! He gives it to Haslem FOR THE JAM!
BUTLER STOPS THE BLEEDING! Sinks a layup. Heat up 10-2
9:12 Robinson fouls James. He was going in for the dunk.
10:00 Butler gets a good look. Can't sink the jumper. 0-3. WHAT A PASS! James with a bounce pass to Haslem. 4 points for Haslem.
10:18 Wade with an easy layup! TIMEOUT BULLS!
10:47 Haslem sinks a J. Heat get the turnover on the other end.
LeBron runs the inbound up. Chalmers finishes at the basket with a tear drop
12:00 Bulls win the tip off. Butler dribbles it up. Belinelli pops a jumper. Air ball. Heat ball.
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The Miami Heat faceoff against the Chicago Bulls for Game 5 of their best-of-seven series Wednesday night at 7 p.m. ET. Can't watch the game? Join us for this live blog with commentary, play-by-play and stats from the action as the Heat look to make it to their third straight Eastern Conference Finals meeting.
The Bulls have been down. Many thought they wouldn't be capable of competing in the first round against the Brooklyn Nets as Joakim Noah was hobbling up and down the court. He played decently and then Luol Deng went down followed by Kirk Hinrich. Nate Robinson and Marco Belinelli stepped in their roles and played pretty well. However, they reached their low in Game 4 scoring only 65 points and letting the Heat do whatever they pleased on the court.
It seems that the series will reach its finale on Wednesday as the Heat will be at home and everybody but Dwyane Wade looks ready to go. Chris Bosh and Norris Cole have been excellent in the last couple of games in this series. LeBron James will probably do all he can do to ensure the Bulls' elimination from the 2013 playoffs.
The good news is that after their 65-point, 26 percent shooting performance, the Bulls can't possibly play worse in Game 5. All the Heat have to do is win once and they are in the next round where they will more than likely play the Indiana Pacers who are up 3-1 in their series against the Knicks.
Check out the live blog where we will bring you everything taking place from the court on American Airlines Arena. Refresh the page and scroll to the top of the article for the latest updates of Game 5.
