With the Eastern Conference Finals shifting to Miami for Game 3, the Heat will look for the momentum from their Game 2 victory to carry over, but what else will be needed for a second straight victory? As Dan Le Batard writes in the Miami Herald:
Heat Vs. Bulls, Game 3: Defensive Edge Gives Miami Advantage
The advantage Miami has in this series is this: The slim difference between the Miami and Chicago defenses, whatever it is, isn’t as large as the difference between the offenses.
As Le Batard points out, the Heat defense held Chicago to two baskets over the final seven minutes of the game, but does anyone expect Chicago to have another poor shooting night? With Games 1 and 2 each representing a different extreme, now seems to be as good a time as any for things to balance out.
But, perhaps more importantly, the key for the Heat has been that they are letting their play on the court speak for them, instead of those above them, as Le Batard notes out. Pat Riley, Heat owner Micky Arison and his son Nick and salary cap expert Andy Elisburg are all in the background right now. None wants to take the spotlight off their players, because it’s not about them.
As for the Bulls, our blogger over at Blog a Bull isn’t that worried entering Game 3:
As much as game two was disconcerting, it was a game Miami needed most, and it’s not as if their home-court advantage is anything to be especially fearful of.
It’s Miami that has all the pressure on it because of their collection of star players.
Be sure to check out our Heat vs. Bulls hub for more on the series. For more on the Heat, visit Peninsula Is Mightier. For more on the Bulls, visit Blog a Bull and SB Nation Chicago.
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