DWade, Welcome to the Taj Mahal

Couldn't have asked for a better result after game 1. The Bulls have put together two great games that were filled with suffocating defense. It looked kind of dicey in the first couple minutes. The Heat ran out to a quick couple fast break points after Bulls turnovers, and it looked like it had the makings of a long night. The Bulls were able to turn it around and turn up their defensive pressure from there.

Deng, Bogans, Brewer, and at some points Rose did a great job individually when they had to guard LBJ/Wade. Further more, the second line of defenders (Booz, Noah, Asik, Taj) did a great job of
clogging up the paint and cutting off those driving lanes that LBJ and Wade strive off of. Even the Bulls' bigs had success when they were switched onto LBJ/Wade on screens. Jo had a big block on Wade and Taj/Asik had a few good defensive sequences when they were switched onto LBJ. The LBJ/Wade combo went for 15 and 18 points respectively and the Heat as a team scored 34 points (LBJ had 5) in the 2nd half. At one point, TNT showed a replay of one of the Heat's huddles during a timeout. During said break, Spols is screaming to his team something along the lines of how they can't beat the Bulls defense with isolation plays. And in a shocking turn of events, on the very next possession we see LBJ pound the ball at the top of the key for most of the shot clock, tries to drive into the paint, sees a bunch of white shirts, and misses a jump shot. Way to listen LBJ. The Bulls will have to figure out how to not let RuPaul go off for 30 points. Jo was a little over committed to LBJ on some of those screens which let Bosh roll to the rim free for a dunk/layup. That being said, if the Bulls can contain the other 2 stars to under 35 points combined and shut down everyone that isn't a Heatle, go ahead and let Bosh get his.

The Bulls' size in the paint and depth off the bench was very troublesome for the Heat. The Bulls owned the battle on the boards to the tune of +12 and pulled down 19 offensive rebounds. Those offensive boards led to 31 second chance points (compared to 8 for the Heat). The Heat pulled down 58% of the available defensive rebounds. Eww. The length of our bigs was too much for the Heat to handle. LBJ said in a a post-game interview that the second chance points were "demoralizing". I was hoping he'd cry. It's well known that with all the cash spent on the big three, putting a team around them would be difficult. Their lack of depth on the bench was exposed as no one other than the big three scored in double digits, Chalmers came close with 9 points. Asik had a 2 dunks and Taj, well, um, he had 2 of his own. If you haven't seen either yet (and I don't know why you haven't) they're at the end along with a special treat for Omerica. Reggie Miller's reactions were just not as good as what Stacey would have done with those calls. CJ did a good job of backing up Rose with 5 assists and Brewer had 8 points including a poster dunk of his own.

The Bulls offense was effective, but not stellar. It's a good thing when they can score 103 points shooting just north of 40% because their defense is so damn awesome. Rose had a good night with 28 points and 6 dimes. Deng chipped in 21, Noah with 9, and Boozer with 14. Boozer got a lot of his points around the rim with put-backs and dunks. He wasn't able to get his outside game or his low post game going. He didn't really demand the ball in his spots which was a little disheartening. Deng as able to score in a variety of ways, shooting from the outside and driving in the paint which was good. Especially since he outscored his counterpart. The Bulls' willingness to share the ball and confidence in their teammates definitely showed as they had 23 assists compared to the Heat's 11. Next game isn't until Wednesday because of Oprah. Go Bulls.





Link to Omerica's girlfriend:
http://www.terezowens.com/chicago-bulls-backup-center-dating-miss-ohio/

And what looks to be AsikAndDestroy doing a little wine-and-dine at the Signature Room
http://www.terezowens.com/chicago-bulls-center-omer-asik-with-miss-ohio/