The Chicago Bulls won Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat convincingly, pulling out a 103-82 victory. Chicago largely got the win thanks to a monstrous effort on the offensive glass, hot shooting on three-pointers and a huge turnover advantage. Given that two of those results -- offensive rebounding and three-point shooting -- could fluctuate in Game 2 and beyond, Chicago needs to hope it's first-chance shooting picks up.
Chicago Bulls’ First-Chance Shooting Must Improve To Stay Ahead Of Miami Heat
The Bulls shot 43 percent from the floor, and 42 percent on two-pointers. But a number of the makes came on putbacks -- hello, Taj Gibson; in the halfcourt, on first attempts, Chicago shot well below 40 percent. While that certainly didn't stop the Bulls from grabbing a blow-out win on Sunday, if the Heat figure out a way to stem the bleeding on the glass and Derrick Rose and Luol Deng (7-13) cool off from long-range, it could be Miami on top.
Of course, by the same token, if Chicago’s halfcourt offense wakes up, look out Miami.
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