Heat Vs Bulls Game 4

1st Quarter
7 minutes left in the 1st quarter - Bulls responding well after a slow start.  Quieting the obnoxious Miami crowd during an 11-2 run.

630 left is the 1st - Wow, that's a lot of white shirts.  that kind of goes along with Winnipeg Jets day, they were famous for doing the "White Out" during games up in Winnipeg.

614 left in the 1st - Joakim Noah has a chunky beard and bad hair.  Just sayin'.

607 left in the 1st - Bulls in the penalty already, not a good sign.

528 left - Big play by Noah, they are going to need that in order to win this game.  It's sad that a basketball team has to depend on the great Yannick Noah's son.  Who saw that coming 20 years ago?

422 left - Bulls are playing like it's not over.  Screw you ESPN for crowning the Heat-les king so early.

349 left - Haslem in, has really given the Heat big contributions, let's see what he does here.

121 left - Haslem stems the tied, Rose looks lost. 19-12 Bulls.

55.2 left - Bulls not shooting well.  Figuring they are from chi-town, shooting should be easy for them.

End of 1st quarter - Rose looks very lost, Heat end the quater on a 8-0 run and I want to stab myself. Not a Bulls fan, I just hate the Heat.  Always have, even when Harold Minor was on the team.

2nd Quarter
1114 left - The Heat are now on 16-0 run and it's starting to look grim for the Bulls.

commercial break - Has anyone seen "Hangover 2?" I'm not sure about that one.  It looks like the same movie, just not as funny.

645 left - My 10 year old presents me with a book he made so I have to stop looking at the game a indulge him.  Ahhhhh, parenthood. Preventing game watching since...well forever. Heat up by 7, Rose still looks lost.

530 left - Rose breaks Chalmers ankle, but can't finish. Miami turns around and makes it a 9 point lead....with LBJ on the bench.  Sorry ESPN for dogging you earlier, maybe they are ready for the coronation?

503 left - First Noah stuffs Halem, and then LBJ just wrecks Rose with a rejection and then a patented LeBron taunt. God I hate him.

401 left - My 8 year old is throwing a fit, thus again preventing me from taking this game in.  I will go to the other room and check on the NHL, the kids are not in there. Heat by 5.

11.8 seconds left - Well, well, well. The Bulls have some heart.  After a 5 minute trip to Vancouver, I come back to Miami to find the Bulls have taken a 2 point lead, and end the half with that lead.  They end the half on an 18-7 run. Halftime score 46-44 Bulls.

Halftime
*The Blake Griffin commercial for the "Rage" video game is hilarious.

2nd Half
3rd Quarter
812 left - The Bulls have come out ready to even this series up. The have a 7 point lead, and Spolstra looks nervous, calls a T.O.

715 left - a Mike Bibby sighting. Drains a 3 to stop a 9-0 run. God he looks ridiculous with that headband.

300 left - Bulls still up by 6 but call time out to talk it out.  Funny note, right as they calle the TO, Derrick Rose took a shot after the whistle had blown and Bibby partially blocked it.  In the NBA, is it insulting if a player still shoots at your goal after the whistle blows? I know it is in Hockey, I just never played organized B-Ball so I'm not sure the "shot after the whistle" etiquette.

40 seconds - Sound the alarm Lebron just went off to pull within 2. What a jam.

22 sec - Derrick Rose is a man, a bigtime 3.

End of the 3rd - Bulls 68  Heat 63 - Big time 4th coming up.  Will the Bulls puss out and give us that "deer in headlight" look like the Thunder did last night, or will they channel MJ and pull this one out.

4th Quarter
957 left - The Heat just took the lead 70-69 but that's not what I want to comment on.  My God is Chris Bosh ugly. I mean he's not Bud Selig ugly, but he is not a good looking man and the other day he said he wanted to be the "Gentleman" of the NBA.  Well it's a good thing he said "Gentleman" and not best looking. You don't have to be good looking to be a "Gentleman."

700 left - Heat up by one. To me this is the series. If the Heat win this one, there is no way they lose this series. When you have to superstars and one star, plus a decent back-up cast, you don't often lose 3 games in a row. In a star driven sport like Basketball, that would be a large hill to climb. 70-69 Heat.

448 left - Noah and Boozer are playing big time ball tonight. Bulls up 3.  Then Boozer levels Bosh, and Bosh takes offense. Flagrant Foul on Boozer. Poor timing, but I love to see Bosh hit the floor.

253 left - A Mike Miller sighting, on the same night a s a Mike Bibby sightling. Tied at 80 with 3 to go, this is what it's all about.  The Bulls are playing very well, and the Heat have non-Stars doing it for them. LBJ may be the next Jordan afterall. <Skip Bayless's head just exploded> His D is tremendous. Not since Jordan have I seen a superstar play D like that.

210 left - Well, that was a tremendous shot by James, and 1.  LBJ the closer? Heat up 1.

158 left - LBJ going head up with the voted MVP, and gets the steal.  Maybe there was a mistake in the voting.

126 left - Taj "Mahal" Gibson coming off the bench for D. Bulls up 1.

114 left - First play off the bench, Gibson, a D guy, gets faked out of his jock by Bosh. Heat up 1.

100 left - game is tied, cannot ask for more than this.

30 secs - MVP vs MVP, Rose and LBJ head up and D Rose was forced into a fade away jumper that rimmed out, Heat with the ball and I believe this series in their hands after the break.  I'm sorry for those who vote for the MVP, you picked the wrong guy.  DRose is a great player, but LeBron is the Real Deal.  And whoever thinks this isn't his team is not watching.

8.0 secs - LBJ WITH AN OFFENSIVE FOUL? Stunning turn of events.

End of Regulation - Someone please explain this shit to me. I will never understand the hold, hold, hold, hold for 7 seconds and then heave a deep jumper for the win.  Is it just me, or does it make more sense to drive to the hoop, hope for contact, or hope to exploit a double team and kick it out.  Look, I'm no basketball genius, but I've seen this too many times to know this hold crap DOESN'T WORK! I fear the Bulls may have blown there best chance to win this series.

OT 1

343 left - Awful possession by the Bulls. DRose, not very MVP like.

251 left - Where is DWade. Oh, there he is. Bosh with a big shot, Heat up 4.

246 left - During the break the had a bench mic on Tom Thibideux, he's got quit smoking.  that dude has some rasp in his voice. Incidently, Brewer with a huge 3, Bulls down 1.

149 left - That's the kind of ball they need to play. Cut to the damn hoop, stop with the jumpers.

52.7 left - DWade just smacked Deng's shot out of the air. Stu Scott would say "with authority." Indeed.

17.7 left - DWade with another rejection. Hey Mr. Bayless, check who's closing this one, LBJ. Big shot after big shot.

1.4 left - With 1 second left, it's all over but the shouting.  Noah just fouled LBJ hard, but I think James has proven he is the man.  I'm sure Skip Bayless will not give him credit, but it's time to. The Heat win 101-93 in OT, and take a 3-1 lead in the series.  So with the Thunder dead in the water, and the Heat with a commanding lead, is it safe to say Heat-Mavs Round 2.  Should be fun.

On a closing note, I had a mediocre time with this live blogging.  I always here others doing it, and I think I did a great job, but I may not do it again anytime soon. So email me @ thesportsriot@yahoo.com and let me know what you thought of this experience. Thanks.