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NBA : ATS Matchup
Wednesday 5/15/2013Line$ LineOU LineScore
CHICAGO
 
MIAMI
+14  

-14  


181.5
 
91
Final
94

CHICAGO (50 - 43) at MIAMI (73 - 17)
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Wednesday, 5/15/2013 7:05 PM
Eastern Conference - Semifinals - Best of 7 - Game 5 - MIA Leads 3-1
Board OpenLatest
735CHICAGO182.5182.5
736MIAMI-14-14
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
CHICAGO - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games50-43-2.440-5244-4993.046.843.7%51.693.646.344.5%49.5
Road Games24-23+1426-2025-2293.047.244.4%50.195.446.645.5%49.1
Last 5 Games2-3+5.72-33-285.844.440.0%48.297.246.447.3%47.8
Playoff Games5-6+6.44-77-492.045.543.8%51.199.049.045.9%49.5
CHICAGO Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)93.046.836-8243.7%5-1634.7%16-2176.6%521223207145
vs opponents surrendering97.649.237-8245.3%7-2035.7%17-2275.1%501122208145
Team Stats (Road Games)93.047.236-8144.4%5-1633.5%16-2177.2%501222207134
Stats Against (All Games)93.646.336-8044.5%6-1634.5%17-2374.3%501119207136
vs opponents averaging97.849.337-8245.3%7-2035.9%17-2274.9%501122208145
Stats Against (Road Games)95.446.636-7945.5%6-1735.0%17-2373.4%491120197135

MIAMI - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games73-17+1852-3843-44102.551.249.6%46.794.048.343.7%48.3
Home Games40-5+5.624-2124-19106.053.150.7%46.494.848.744.4%46.8
Last 5 Games4-1-6.54-12-396.246.648.7%48.281.440.437.5%48.0
Playoff Games7-1-5.56-22-599.147.549.5%49.283.942.540.5%46.0
MIAMI Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)102.551.238-7749.6%9-2239.2%18-2375.4%47823199135
vs opponents surrendering9849.237-8245.3%7-2035.7%17-2275.1%511122208145
Team Stats (Home Games)106.053.139-7750.7%9-2140.3%19-2577.4%46823199135
Stats Against (All Games)94.048.335-8043.7%7-2234.4%16-2176.0%481120218153
vs opponents averaging9748.837-8244.7%7-2035.5%16-2275.1%501122208145
Stats Against (Home Games)94.848.736-8044.4%8-2234.2%16-2175.5%471019218152
Average power rating of opponents played: CHICAGO 95.1,  MIAMI 95.1
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
CHICAGO - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
4/5/2013ORLANDO87-86W-8L191.5U33-8240.2%461134-8042.5%5313
4/7/2013@ DETROIT85-99L-4.5L185.5U33-7345.2%411139-7353.4%4713
4/9/2013TORONTO98-101L-3.5L184.5O37-8643.0%521037-7251.4%428
4/11/2013NEW YORK118-111W4W193.5O39-8744.8%61842-10440.4%617
4/12/2013@ TORONTO88-97L2.5L188.5U34-7744.2%451634-7247.2%4513
4/14/2013@ MIAMI93-105L10L190O29-8235.4%541436-7051.4%5415
4/15/2013@ ORLANDO102-84W-5.5W191U42-7556.0%421431-7441.9%5114
4/17/2013WASHINGTON95-92W-8.5L186O37-7847.4%521536-8542.4%478
4/20/2013@ BROOKLYN89-106L4.5L181.5O36-7647.4%42943-7755.8%428
4/22/2013@ BROOKLYN90-82W5.5W183U37-7748.1%561429-8235.4%5012
4/25/2013BROOKLYN79-76W-3.5L182U31-7839.7%601328-8134.6%4910
4/27/2013BROOKLYN142-134W-2.5W176.5O58-10953.2%651448-9749.5%6019
4/29/2013@ BROOKLYN91-110L6.5L180.5O37-7549.3%391242-8450.0%4911
5/2/2013BROOKLYN92-95L0L183.5O36-8940.4%591634-7943.0%559
5/4/2013@ BROOKLYN99-93W7W183O40-8248.8%48835-8640.7%519
5/6/2013@ MIAMI93-86W13W188U31-7143.7%571531-7839.7%438
5/8/2013@ MIAMI78-115L13L186.5O27-7635.5%371742-7060.0%5317
5/10/2013MIAMI94-104L8.5L186O35-7745.5%451135-7050.0%4412
5/13/2013MIAMI65-88L7.5L185U19-7425.7%541733-6848.5%4816
5/15/2013@ MIAMI              

MIAMI - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
4/5/2013@ CHARLOTTE89-79W-3.5W191.5U31-6944.9%492028-8831.8%5413
4/6/2013PHILADELPHIA106-87W-7.5W188.5O40-8348.2%51933-8240.2%489
4/9/2013MILWAUKEE94-83W-6.5W197.5U38-8843.2%541733-7544.0%4419
4/10/2013@ WASHINGTON103-98W4W188O33-7544.0%542236-8045.0%4116
4/12/2013BOSTON109-101W-11.5L196O39-7154.9%451441-8548.2%4013
4/14/2013CHICAGO105-93W-10W190O36-7051.4%541529-8235.4%5414
4/15/2013@ CLEVELAND96-95W2W192U33-6650.0%521739-8645.3%455
4/17/2013ORLANDO105-93W-7W193O42-7853.8%421140-7751.9%5513
4/21/2013MILWAUKEE110-87W-13.5W197.5U38-6855.9%531934-8241.5%3912
4/23/2013MILWAUKEE98-86W-14L197U35-7844.9%481436-7250.0%4216
4/25/2013@ MILWAUKEE104-91W-7W195P41-7951.9%521933-7245.8%4720
4/28/2013@ MILWAUKEE88-77W-8.5W195U34-7346.6%531330-8137.0%4715
5/6/2013CHICAGO86-93L-13L188U31-7839.7%43831-7143.7%5715
5/8/2013CHICAGO115-78W-13W186.5O42-7060.0%531727-7635.5%3717
5/10/2013@ CHICAGO104-94W-8.5W186O35-7050.0%441235-7745.5%4511
5/13/2013@ CHICAGO88-65W-7.5W185U33-6848.5%481619-7425.7%5417
5/15/2013CHICAGO              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
CHICAGO: GUARDS: The best guess on DERRICK ROSE is a February return. But an ACL injury usually isn't 100 percent until the second full year back . . . With Rose out, KIRK HINRICH figures to play heavy minutes early. He's a defensive specialist who will pass and watch on offense . . . NATE ROBINSON could push Hinrich for minutes. He's the offensive half of that platoon, but Thibodeau almost always leans defense . . . RICHARD HAMILTON will carry a bigger offensive load while Rose is recovering. He's a shadow of his former self . . . MARCO BELINELLI is a nice addition. He's solid defensively, and he brings the long-range shooting Chicago lacks. Don't be surprised if he pushes Hamilton . . . Rookie MARQUIS TEAGUE will mostly sit and watch this year. FORWARDS: After avoiding wrist surgery, LUOL DENG should be Chicago's top scorer while Rose is out. He's the only one on this team who even has a chance to generate his own offense . . . CARLOS BOOZER continues to be a major disappointment. In the past it's been his atrocious defense, but now he's taken a step back offensively as well. He may score more with Rose out, but he'll continue to sit late in close games . . . TAJ GIBSON should be in for a bigger role. With Omer Asik gone, he's one of only two defensively capable bigs on this roster . . . VLADIMIR RADMANOVIC will try to replace some of the three-point shooting they lost when Kyle Korver left . . . JIMMY BUTLER has a puncher's chance at a rotation spot after a good summer. CENTERS: JOAKIM NOAH was still working his way back from that badly sprained ankle this summer. His durability is questionable, but the Bulls will have to lean on Noah for more minutes now that Omer Asik is gone . . . NAZR MOHAMMED steps into Asik's role as Noah's backup. But while Asik was an active defender, Mohammed is more of just a big body with six fouls to give.
MIAMI: GUARDS: The regular season goal for DWYANE WADE is to just stay healthy. Even following knee surgery, he's still good enough to pile up numbers, but the minutes won't be there in the regular season . . . That's why the Heat brought in RAY ALLEN. He and Wade will share the floor at times, but Allen should primarily play off the bench. His role will be to knock down the wide-open threes Wade and LeBron James create . . . After all the big plays he made in the postseason, MARIO CHALMERS is entrenched as the starting point guard, despite being plagued by a bad hammy in the preseason . . . Super-quick NORRIS COLE looks like he'll become one of the NBA's better backup point guards . . . If he doesn't retire, the absurdly brittle MIKE MILLER will see limited regular-season minutes . . . TERREL HARRIS will likely make the team because he's willing to play defense. FORWARDS: While another title is their No. 1 priority, LeBRON JAMES has shown no need to rest during the regular season. He'll play full-time minutes and be in the thick of the MVP race . . . CHRIS BOSH remains integral to the offense with his ability to pull opposing bigs away from the basket. His stats don't reflect his actual value . . . SHANE BATTIER will continue to be a defensive specialist whose offensive role is limited to shooting open threes . . . UDONIS HASLEM is another guy who will get held back in the regular season. He should lead their low-post rotation . . . RASHARD LEWIS' knee problems have robbed him of athleticism . . . But Lewis should beat out fellow shooter JAMES JONES for a rotation spot . . . JARVIS VARNADO is a shot-blocking force with little to no offensive game. CENTERS: JOEL ANTHONY will continue to tag-team with Haslem in the middle. Anthony is an absolute negative on the offensive end, but he brings more size and shot-blocking than Haslem . . . DEXTER PITTMAN will be battling for a roster spot. Sexy Dexy has shown no signs of being an NBA-caliber player so far in his career . . . MICKELL GLADNESS is a better alternative than Pittman on both ends of the floor.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NBA PLAYOFF PREVIEW (CHICAGO-MIAMI) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(Updates with quotes, details. With AP Photos.)

*Bulls-Heat Preview* ====================

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer

Chicago At Miami, Game Five, 7:00 p.m. EDT

MIAMI (AP) -- Dwyane Wade is limping around in obvious pain. LeBron James' shooting percentage is down. Shane Battier and Ray Allen have struggled to get anything going from 3-point range.

The Eastern Conference semifinals have been far from perfect for the Miami Heat.

And the reigning NBA champions are now in absolute control of this series nonetheless.

Barely a week ago, there was so much talk about how the Chicago Bulls had Miami's number like no other team. That seems long forgotten now, after three straight wins - by an average of 23.3 points - have the Heat one win away from returning to the East finals. Up 3-1 in the series, the Heat will try to close out the Bulls in Game 5 at Miami on Wednesday night.

"You have to have a high-character team," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said Tuesday, a few hours after his team returned from Chicago after an 88-65 rout in Game 4 of the suddenly one-sided series. "You have to have a team that's built strong habits ... not to take games for granted. Our guys have built up habits. They also have built up perspective that boy, these close-out games have been the toughest ones."

When Miami gets a chance to finish off an opponent, it typically doesn't waste any time. Since James, Wade and Chris Bosh joined up, the Heat are 8-2 in games where they can clinch a series, winning each of their last five by double figures.

Given the way this series is going, it's not hard to envision Wednesday ending the same way.

"Got to take care of business," Bosh said.

The Bulls outscored the Heat in Game 1, tried to outmuscle them in Games 2 and 3, and then simply looked outmanned in Game 4. Derrick Rose has been gone all season, Kirk Hinrich hasn't played since logging 60 minutes in Chicago's triple-overtime Game 4 against Brooklyn in the opening round and Luol Deng is still dealing with the effects of a nasty bout of illness.

On Wednesday, the Bulls shot just under 26 percent, scored nine points in the third quarter and saw Nate Robinson - Chicago's best offensive weapon in these playoffs - take 12 shots and miss them all.

"Nobody said this was going to be easy," Robinson said. "We're professionals for a reason. We'll go back to the drawing board and figure it out."

They better figure it out in a hurry.

In a series where Wade - averaging just 11.3 points in the four games - has been limited by continued issues with the bone bruises in his right knee, where James' shooting is down more than 10 percent from his regular-season pace and Battier and Allen have combined to go 9 for 34 from beyond the 3-point arc,

Miami has been rolling along anyway.

"You analyze what happened in the game, make your corrections, get ready for the next one. We'll just keep our focus right there," Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said. "I don't what them looking backwards. I don't want them looking ahead. Just lock into the game that's in front of us and concentrate on winning that game. We know we're capable."

There are so many battles for the Bulls to face right now, all of them being of the uphill variety. No team has ever won four games at Miami in the same season, which Chicago would have to do to pull off this most improbable of comeback bids. There's the emotional toll that losing three straight games has taken, frustration over how injuries and illness depleted the roster, and it's a fair question to ask how much the Bulls might have left in their proverbial tank.

"I think we've got enough energy left," Bulls forward Taj Gibson said. "We just need guys to come back and play. We've got some guys banged up. But we'll just keep playing. We'll just keep playing. There's no excuses out there."

Added center Joakim Noah: "We're still alive. There's still basketball to be played and we've got to fight."

Wade is doing plenty of fighting on his own.

He was briefly sent to the bench in the second quarter of Game 4 after an inadvertent knee-to-knee collision with Chicago's Jimmy Butler caught him in one of the particularly more tender spots on the bruised joint. He returned, was scoreless for just the seventh time in a first half in his career, and finished with only six points.

The Heat have outscored the Bulls by 49 points with Wade on the floor in this series, tied with Battier for the best plus-minus on the team.

"Dwyane has proven himself as a warrior," Spoelstra said. "He's helping us win."

Wade has just 31 points in the last three games. Miami has won those games by a combined 70 points, and if they win Game 5 on Wednesday, the Heat would get possibly another full week off to allow Wade time to rest that knee.

The East finals aren't scheduled to start until May 20 or May 22.

"It's just frustrating at times, but just try to do what you can," Wade said. "Sometimes it feels good, sometimes it doesn't. You can't predict it."

Regardless of Wade's health issues, Miami is anxious to clear the Chicago hurdle. The Bulls nearly wasted a 3-1 lead in the first round against Brooklyn, advancing by winning a Game 7 on the road. And Spoelstra is leery of giving Chicago any glimmer of hope.

"We have to go in with the mindset to really approach this with desperation and urgency," Spoelstra said. "You don't want to give this team second life. They're far too dangerous for that type of mentality because they just continue to grind and they compete and we know that. We respect that."


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