Movin' On Up: Bulls Deny D-Wade, Heat

Dwyane Wade attempted to will his way to a victory to cap off his homecoming night in Chicago. John Salmons and the rest of the Bulls squad proved to be a tough date for the MVP candidate.

After the Heat took a 49-47 lead at half, the Bulls took charge early in the third quarter going on a 13-3 run and taking a 64-56 lead. John Salmons sparked the run with a 3-pointer and a hard drive to the basket. Kirk Hinrich joined in with another 3-pointer. After another score by Salmons, Derrick Rose threw a lob pass to Tyrus Thomas with Thomas throwing it down on Wade and drawing the foul. At this point, the Bulls had taken the momentum and the control of the game.

Adding another win under their belt, the Bulls have seized the 7th spot in the East with Detroit also losing to L.A. Salmons continued his hot streak scoring 27 points. Tyrus Thomas added a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Hinrich scored 13 points in his second start of the season and Derrick rose contributed nine points and seven assists off the bench.

This was an all around well balanced attack that Miami couldn't stop. D-Wade was able to score 31 points but the rest of his team was held ineffective for the second half. The Heat have lost 2 straights games and are losing ground with the Charlotte Bobcats not too far behind. The Bulls are in shape to make a great stretch run and are quickly becoming a threat that no one wants to face in the first round of the playoffs.

Next Five Games

Chicago:
03/28 IND
03/29 @TOR
03/31 @IND
04/04 NJ
04/07 NY

Miami:

03/28 MIL
03/30 ORL
04/01 @DAL
04/03 @CHA
04/04 @WAS