Game Thread: Miami Heat @ Chicago Bulls Game Thread

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CHICAGO BULLS
TV: Sun Sports (Eric Reid, Tony Fiorentino, Jason Jackson); TNT Radio: FM 104.3/AM 790 & The HEAT Radio Network (Mike Inglis) Spanish Radio: WAQI 710AM (José Pañeda)
Series Notes: The HEAT and Bulls meet for the second of four match-ups this season. Miami won their earlier match-up this season against Chicago on Opening Night, 107-95. Last season, the two teams split the season-series, 2-2. The HEAT is 42-51 all-time versus the Bulls in the regular season, including 15-31 in games played in Chicago and 27-20 in games played in Miami.

 

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Miami Heat, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade commentary - Sun Sentinel

Latest Ask Ira about the teams strength, or lack theirof, inside

 

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Ed Malloy, David Jones, Josh Tiven your referees for tonight's Heat-Bulls, 9:30 p.m, United Center (Sun Sports, TNT).

 

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Miami Heat, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade commentary - Sun Sentinel

 

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Very glad we have the option of watching the game on local broadcast tonight rather than with the TNT clowns especially after a horrible loss.

 

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Some tweets from Ira:
Birdman out Thursday against Bulls for personal reasons, Wade misses shootaround due to illness.

Translation: Wade is still butt-hurt and to avoid a bad game in his home state, will probably sit out the game
FYI, Heat-Bulls now scheduled for 9:45 p.m. Eastern tip, with possible push back by Turner to 9:52 p.m. start.


This is another reason I hate when games are on national tv even with the option to watch it on local TV - they fuck up the start time. Why not just start the game on time so fans in the local markets can watch it when they first expected to watch the game and let the rest join in

 

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Wade officially butt-hurt again, though they are labeling it as (sick) and will not play tonight

 

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Wade at the hotel - Birdman not with the team will rejoin team in Minnesota officially as stated earlier

 

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Spo on Wade: "He really got hit hard by a flu bug. Hopefully he'll feel better later tonight."


I am sure he will suddenly feel better once the game is over

 

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Even with Chris Andersen out, Erik Spoelstra said Greg Oden will not play tonight, pointing out, though, that Oden currently is working out.

via Ira Winderman

 

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Michael Beasley has posted a 22.0 PER this season, the sixth-highest in the Eastern Conference. (via @tomhaberstroh)

 

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8th different lineup to be used by Heat tonight: Chalmers, Ray Allen in for Dwyane Wade, Lebron James , The Scrub Shane Battier in for Udonis Haslem and Chris Bosh.

 

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Pregame note of note: Michael Beasley's season-high 23-point game against the Pistons on Tuesday night was his first 20-point game for the Heat since April 14, 2010, when he had 25 points against the Nets. Overall, it was his 39th career 20-point game with the Heat, dating to his two seasons with the team from 2008 to 2010.

Wade and Oden as the in actives

 

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As always I like to see what the spread for a particular game is when we are favored because it is a pretty good indicator of how a game should turn out for us. 4.5 is what we are favored by tonight… I expeect us to win by at least that but more realistically by twice as much even with the diva out. No rose for the Bulls evens things out

 

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8th different lineup to be used by Heat tonight: Chalmers, Ray Allen in for Dwyane Wade, Lebron James , The Scrub Shane Battier in for Udonis Haslem and Chris Bosh.

good move going with ray instead of jones or mason

 

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Nice to see UD in the game instead of the scrub - should help rebounding. Though size is not the problem as much as it is effort with this team in that category.

 

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That jumper for UD wouldve gone down if LBJ wouldve not eaten so much shit with the ball and given it to him sooner

 

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Im glad that rolling the ball and not touching it til late back-fired on LBJ there - always does that stupid crap which is for no reason - all he does is waste time and mess with the flow of things…He has been lucky not to turn it over on those occassions til now.

Another bad first quarter start. Lackluster effort but that is Heat Basketball at its best.

 

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How do we get out rebounded 15-4 in that quarter? Seriously

 

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Terrible shot by Mason. The only player I'm ok with taking that shot is Ray.