It's crazy to see Rose shoot free-throws in a game of this caliber and seeing that about four people out of the entire behind-the-backboard section standing up to make noise and distract him. Miami officially has the worst crowd in the NBA.

if this score holds up, it appears the world will finally get to see who Miami will go to in the final seconds this late in the playoffs.

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I just don't see where the bulls are going to get points. Lebron is locking down Rose.

Terrible possession.

ok, here we go. 5 or 6 second difference in the shot clock, Heat are gonna run this thing down.

Wade has been so bad tonight, James has gotten to the hoop but hasn't had a big jumper. Bosh has been Bosh, with less focus in the offense.

Miller has had the hot hand. Should be interesting.

LBJ's footwork on D.

offensive foul. We still don't see what will happen with the final shot.

DRose gonna drain one and change this series. Watch it happen.

I can't believe they called that. It's a defensible call, but I can't believe they blew the whistle

LBJ is going to suffocate Rose and watch him shoot an off balance air ball at the buzzer, watch it happen.

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Don't think the bulls have enough gas in the tank to finish this one.

Peterman please die. God.

Pretty sure petermans homer running blog is almost as bad as steve kerr's obvious miami bias. Advantage miami apparently going into OT.

I like bulls' offense down the stretch

Bulls need to look for Noah inside. He's nothing spectacular, but they've got to keep Heat honest. It's basically Rose vs 5 defenders for last six possessions.

wishing death upon someone in the same post as referencing The Man. You sound like a really solid guy.

FML

Miami is going to take it all this year.

Heat are just on another level

Good win for Miami. But, I can't stand these self-aggrandizing *******s.

wow. Lebron with the big shot and Wade with huge defense.

Still no final second shot to see how it goes down, but a gutty effort by the Heat. Bulls need to get Rose a true player on the perimeter who is a consistent shooter. Korver just can't play D, and they can't afford to have him on the court against the better teams for long stretches.

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Lebron is unbelievable.

O.J. Mayo would've been a perfect fit in Chicago.

Miami in the Boston series was the best team in the playoffs. With the addition ofhaslem they furthered that gap. Miami wins with defense and superior athleticism. Face it ppl hate all you want the Miami heat is the best team in the world. 2011 Smells alot like 2006 =D awwwwwwww yeah!

Good win for the Heat, too bad they have to play the Mavs in the Finals. Maybe next year Lebron...

Good one Wagner

Playoff OJ Mayo would have been a great fit.

I just want the Bulls to hold serve and force a game six.

And has there ever been a more tortured group of fans than Bulls fans?

All those excruciating losses to the Pistons in the late 80s. The Hue Hollins incident in 1994. Gilbert Arenas' buzzer beater in 2006. Now losing an OT heartbreaker to the least-respected team in NBA history.

Someday us Bulls fans will catch a break.

Game 1: Taj Gibson
Game 2: Udonis Haslem
Game 3: Chris Bosh
Game 4: Mike Miller

Role players have had a pretty big impact in swinging this series. I'll be interested to see who steps up tonight. I'm hoping Ronnie Brewer can build off of a solid game four and add his name to that list.

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Deluxe, son, Deluxe. Why would you bring this up?!?

It's hard to watch this series as bulls fan because these young Bulls players want it so bad but just don't have the offensive firepower to get it done. I'm sure the Heat players want to win too but it just doesn't seem to show as much. I think one of the things that is so offputting to me about the Heat is the sense of entitlement Lebron and Wade have. Those two guys are incredibly talented but they are sooo hard to root for because of their arrogance. Rose, Noah, Deng, Gibson, Asik, Brewer, etc... work so hard and want to win so bad but just don't have enough this year it doesn't seem. C'est la vie.

I am not sure I am seeing this sense of entitlement in LBJ that you are seeing. He is playing like a guy who wants nothing more than to shut-up all his critics. In fact, and I know a lot of Mavs fan will disagree, but I don't think there is anyone playing better in the playoffs right now than LBJ. Sure, Dirk is averaging a couple of more points per game, but LBJ is averaging more assists, rebounds, blocks and steals. Add to the fact that unlike Dirk, LBJ is absolutely killing it on the defensive end and he is your playoff MVP right now.

Of course, if the Heat don't win in the finals, then that isn't the case, but right now LBJ is at the top.

"Sports do not build character. They reveal it."
-John Wooden

I agree with both BigW59 and accountant. Those Bulls players are playing their asses off. I couldn't take my eyes of Noah the entire game. He gets back in transition every single time. Guard four positions. Tries to jump as high as he possibly can for offensive rebounds. It's crazy the amount of energy that he has and expends. Crazy.

But as far as wanting it, I think the Heat want it just as much. The defense and energy played by Miami at the end of regulation and overtime was pretty damn awe-inspiring. It's really amazing to watch LBJ and Wade play to their full capabilities and I think that's what we saw.

Noah said it best when he said desire isn't enough sometimes. I think at this point, both teams are matching each other's intensity levels. The Heat just have more pieces.

I could do without LeBron referring to Rose as "MVP" in that tongue-in-cheek way that he does. Trash talk is trash talk, but that was just lame on his part.

james with the blow to his face. thank you, boozer.

anyone see james faking a hit to the face earlier?

the NBA is turning into a joke.

Chicago choke

This is awesome. Lebron burying the MVP. Bulls melting down like the Thunder

LeBron ****ing James!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!