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Wednesday, May 18, 2011Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed CHI by 7 after the first quarter and won 85–75.

Final · CF · G2 · Box score
Heat85
Bulls75
Q1 MIA -7; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +10
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · Heat-Bulls

Miami evens the series with Chicago at 1–1

LeBron James goes for 29 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+2+6+10MIA AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1929231485
Bulls2620191075
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 16, 22, 35, 15, 35, 33, 15, 29MIA29 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 26, 38, 28, 23, 28, 34, 18, 24MIA24 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 24, 25, 44, 34, 33, 19, 28, 21CHI21 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 21, 14, 7, 13, 23, 13, 21, 13CHI13 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Final · Heat-Bulls
Heat 85Bulls 75
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1929231485
Bulls2620191075
The story
Dwyane Wade had 24 points as Miami beat Chicago 85-75

Derrick Rose led Chicago with 21 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 8-16 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Heat took the second 29-20.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −7+2+6+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Reg. season avg10.0Last 3 playoff games

10.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.7 in the regular season (13 games). Today: 13 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+6.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
39.1Reg. season avg45.9Today

46 minutes today, against 39.1 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−4.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.6Reg. season avg4.0Last 3 playoff games

4.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 5 points in 35 minutes.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 29

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 16, 22, 35, 15, 35, 33, 15, 29Heat-Bulls · W
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · +3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 26, 38, 28, 23, 28, 34, 18, 24Heat-Bulls · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · −1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 24, 25, 44, 34, 33, 19, 28, 21Bulls-Heat · L
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · −7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 21, 14, 7, 13, 23, 13, 21, 13Bulls-Heat · L
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · −4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Udonis HaslemPoints, last 10 games: 6, 5, 21, 10, 8, 6, 4, 0, 0, 13Heat-Bulls · W
4.3 PPG playoffs to date
13 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 19, 12, 22, 7, 17, 6, 20, 14, 30, 10Heat-Bulls · W
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · −7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Bulls8