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Posted by: steve9347 Apr 24 2007, 08:51 AM



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Deng expects different look from Heat
By ANDREW SELIGMAN, AP Sports Writer

Posted Apr 23 2007 5:40PM

DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) Luol Deng expects the adjustments to be as subtle as some of the hard fouls the teams have exchanged in recent seasons.

He knows the Miami Heat have to do something.

The defending champions had two days to digest what happened in Game 1 Saturday, when Deng scored 33 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 96-91 victory. Two days to figure out how someone who struggled against them in the regular season went off like that. And two days to correct it before the series resumes Tuesday in Chicago.

"I know they're going to come with a different look,'' Deng said.

He knows the Heat are physical, will try to wear down the Bulls, but it's tough to do when a team can't catch its opponent. And the Heat couldn't stop Chicago in the opener.

"Everybody could have done a better job,'' coach Pat Riley said. "All of us.''

The Bulls took three of four in the regular season and the loss came when Miami dictated the tempo, so it was no secret they wanted to pick up the pace. And Chicago did just that.

The Bulls outscored the Heat 25-4 on the break, but what they did in the halfcourt was just as important.

They penetrated. They moved the ball. Deng got open shots, and that's why the Bulls were quick to downplay his five-inch size advantage over Dwyane Wade, the man guarding him.

"Having a small guy on me, it's not as if I kept posting up,'' Deng said.

That's why he thinks it won't matter if the Heat put the bigger Eddie Jones or James Posey on him. Deng's points come from his ability to move without the ball, to break away from his defender and cut to the rim or pull up for a mid-range jumper.

Still, Posey indicated he wants a chance, and the two have a history.

Posey got ejected for a hard foul on Deng when Miami lost by six at Chicago on Dec. 27. Deng was 2-for-10 with eight points in that game, and he didn't fare much better in the other three. A guy who scored in double digits 78 times during a breakout season had another eight-point effort against the Heat and scored 12 against them twice.

Deng looked like a different player Saturday.

He made a total of 12 and never attempted more than 14 in a game against the Heat during the regular season, yet he hit a layup in the opening seconds and finished 14-for-22.

"I didn't play well against them in the regular season, and my thoughts were I just have to be aggressive at the start of the game,'' Deng said.

The Heat had no counter.

Shaquille O'Neal dominated early before fouling out, and Wade delivered late. Otherwise, it was a rough afternoon for both superstars.

Knee and shoulder problems limited Wade on both ends of the court. Although he carried the Heat late in the game, scoring nine of his 21 points in the fourth, Wade was 3-for-10 through three quarters and could not shake Chicago's Thabo Sefolosha.

"I'm not the D-Wade I used to be right now,'' Wade said. "My quickness is not there. So I'm trying to be smarter and use my mind more than my body.''

Things went awry for O'Neal after scoring 10 of his 19 points in the first quarter. The fouls started to mount, he accused the Bulls of flopping and said referee Eddie F. Rush "derailed'' him.

The odds Wade and O'Neal get into foul trouble again are slim, and coach Scott Skiles realizes the Bulls have to do a better job against the big man early. Ben Wallace did his best to contain O'Neal, but others were slow to rotate.

"Any great player, you never want them feeling good about themselves early in a game,'' Skiles said. "A guy settles into a rhythm and then you have your hands full.''

On the other end, Deng quickly settled into one.

After averaging 18.8 points and shooting 51.7 percent during the regular season, he finally broke through against the Heat.

To Riley, it was no surprise. He thought Deng should've been an All-Star.

"I thought he was almost head and shoulders above a lot of the threes in our conference as an All-Star, save for maybe Caron Butler and somebody else like that,'' Riley said. "He had a great year. He plays like that every single night.''

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Posted by: soxfan3530 Apr 24 2007, 10:01 AM

Let's go bullies. Got a good feeling about ben gordon and kirk hinrich tonight. A 2-0 lead on the defending champ sounds mighty nice to me!

Posted by: steve9347 Apr 24 2007, 10:03 AM

QUOTE (soxfan3530 @ Apr 24 2007, 10:54 AM) *
Let's go bullies. Got a good feeling about ben gordon and kirk hinrich tonight. A 2-0 lead on the defending champ sounds mighty nice to me!


That sounds incredibly good. I, too, feel like BG is going to go off. I don't know how I feel about Kirk, but Gordon is scoring 35 tonight in a close victory.

Posted by: soxfan3530 Apr 24 2007, 11:21 AM

Son of a B! i just found out i have to cover a baseball game tonight. This game better go by fast so i can see the second half!

Posted by: madisonsmadhouse Apr 24 2007, 11:49 AM

I'd love to see someone lay out James Posey.

Posted by: CryptViLL Apr 24 2007, 05:46 AM

Lets go bulls.

Posted by: soxfan3530 Apr 24 2007, 02:57 PM

hey if the bulls pull this one off, we all know what will follow:

Posted by: steve9347 Apr 24 2007, 03:03 PM

QUOTE (soxfan3530 @ Apr 24 2007, 03:50 PM) *
hey if the bulls pull this one off, we all know what will follow:


SEXY PARTIES! bang.gif

Posted by: sport1016 Apr 24 2007, 03:03 PM

I predict Kirk and TT to be very effective tonight.

If we go to miami up 2-0 and had new difference makers in each game, miami will not know who they need to worry about more

Posted by: truthandbasketball Apr 24 2007, 03:11 PM

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Posted by: TeaLeafReaderII Apr 24 2007, 04:23 PM

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Posted by: DrunkBomber Apr 24 2007, 06:17 PM

I have a feeling were gonna get murdered by the refs this game

Man do I hate Shaq

Posted by: Wanne Apr 24 2007, 06:17 PM

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Apr 24 2007, 07:09 PM) *
I have a feeling were gonna get murdered by the refs this game


After that horseshit call on Wallace. We are pretty much gonna get fished.

Posted by: DrunkBomber Apr 24 2007, 06:26 PM

There we go. Shaq is gonna try to be a bully down low tonight

It seems Miamis strategy was to get to Shaq down low and hope they get every call because of their bitching.

Traveling

How many damned shots has Shaq taken so far

Posted by: Wanne Apr 24 2007, 06:39 PM

This is getting goddamn ridiculous with these fouls.

Posted by: keninem Apr 24 2007, 06:42 PM

Nothing makes me happier than seeing Noc running around like a crazy man..and as I write this, he gets a 3 AND 1...WOO!

QUOTE (keninem @ Apr 24 2007, 06:34 PM) *
Nothing makes me happier than seeing Noc running around like a crazy man..and as I write this, he gets a 3 AND 1...WOO!



AND AGAIN! bullssmilie1.jpg cheers.gif cheers.gif

Posted by: DrunkBomber Apr 24 2007, 06:42 PM

Beautiful way to end the quarter. Noc is looking good.

Posted by: Wanne Apr 24 2007, 06:43 PM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC!!!! That was friggin HUGE!!!!!

Posted by: Wanne Apr 24 2007, 06:54 PM

I swear....I'm gonna throw my goddamn remote through the tv at the fishin refs.

Posted by: DrunkBomber Apr 24 2007, 06:57 PM

QUOTE (Wanne @ Apr 24 2007, 07:47 PM) *
I swear....I'm gonna throw my goddamn remote through the tv at the fishin refs.

Tell me about it...Pat Rileys stupid tricks seem to be working.

Posted by: Chicago Bulls Franchise Apr 24 2007, 07:00 PM

Other than the phantom calls on Wade, this game has been officiated well IMO.

Posted by: Chicago Bulls Franchise Apr 24 2007, 07:11 PM

Duhon serves no purpose, he is horrible. Get him out of there!

Posted by: CryptViLL Apr 24 2007, 07:24 PM

The refs are right now on my rating scale a 5/10. Not awful... but some weird phantom calls. Will see how it goes down the stretch

Posted by: DrunkBomber Apr 24 2007, 07:26 PM

Despite the score being close...it says something about us that with how poorly they played in the second quarter that we still have a lead.

Posted by: CryptViLL Apr 24 2007, 07:34 PM

ok third quarter. Lets get this done bulls.

Posted by: Chicago Bulls Franchise Apr 24 2007, 07:42 PM

Good start to the half! Get Deng involved to, he needs to heat up.

Posted by: DrunkBomber Apr 24 2007, 07:44 PM

13 point lead. The offense is heating up.

16 point lead!!!!!

Posted by: RME JICO Apr 24 2007, 07:44 PM

Wow, they are on fire.

Posted by: keninem Apr 24 2007, 07:45 PM

on FIRE from 3land...wow..

Posted by: RME JICO Apr 24 2007, 07:45 PM

The crowd needs to turn it up a notch.

Posted by: danman31 Apr 24 2007, 07:45 PM

Great run right when they needed it. Miami had momentum going into the half and the Bulls took it right back. The Bulls need to keep pushing though, as everyone here knows they've let a lot of leads go this year.

Posted by: RME JICO Apr 24 2007, 07:47 PM

It is all starting from the defensive side. They are keeping Shaq off balance.

Posted by: CryptViLL Apr 24 2007, 07:48 PM

A flagrant? Are you kidding me?

Posted by: Brian Apr 24 2007, 07:49 PM

That is horrible.

Posted by: RME JICO Apr 24 2007, 07:49 PM

What a BS call..

Posted by: DrunkBomber Apr 24 2007, 07:49 PM

that traveling call is so vindicating

Posted by: CryptViLL Apr 24 2007, 07:49 PM

My rating for the refs just went down a point for that call, that was awful.

Posted by: RME JICO Apr 24 2007, 07:50 PM

It seems like they evened out the call right there.

Posted by: DrunkBomber Apr 24 2007, 07:51 PM

Well, I figured out why were paying Wallace 16 million a year.

Posted by: Brian Apr 24 2007, 07:52 PM

Great ball movement.

Posted by: keninem Apr 24 2007, 07:52 PM

Does it seem like we're making Shaq our beach this game? Every time I turn around he's missing shots or we're stripping him..

Posted by: RME JICO Apr 24 2007, 07:53 PM

Damn, they can't give up easy layups like that (x 2).

Posted by: DrunkBomber Apr 24 2007, 07:57 PM

Duhon with a rebound over Shaq

Duhon with a rebound over Shaq

Posted by: RME JICO Apr 24 2007, 07:57 PM

Duhon should not be shooting.

Posted by: DrunkBomber Apr 24 2007, 07:58 PM

Gordon is on absolute fire

Posted by: Balta1701-B Apr 24 2007, 07:59 PM

QUOTE (keninem @ Apr 24 2007, 06:45 PM) *
Does it seem like we're making Shaq our beach this game? Every time I turn around he's missing shots or we're stripping him..

Shaq and Wade each have 6 turnovers. The Bulls have 11 as a team.

Posted by: Brian Apr 24 2007, 07:59 PM

LOL @ Antoine Walker thinking he is good.

Posted by: RME JICO Apr 24 2007, 08:00 PM

Deng getting some 2nd chance points.

Posted by: DrunkBomber Apr 24 2007, 08:01 PM

This is turning out to be quite the rivalry...man do I hate Miami

Posted by: Chicago Bulls Franchise Apr 24 2007, 08:03 PM

Walker is a freaking pussy

Posted by: CryptViLL Apr 24 2007, 08:03 PM

QUOTE
This is turning out to be quite the rivalry...man do I hate Miami

Agreed

Posted by: RME JICO Apr 24 2007, 08:03 PM

Wow that was ugly. You can't let that happen. Almost like a 5 point swing if the Bulls could have scored 2 on that possession.

Posted by: scatterbrain Apr 24 2007, 08:06 PM

Real good quarter for Deng. We needed him to step up.

I hope Hinrich can keep from fouling for a while.

Posted by: Chicago Bulls Franchise Apr 24 2007, 08:06 PM

Gordon is a horrible passer and ball handler. His shooting is helping us alot tonight but the other things he is doing is killing us. No way Miami should get that last shot, but he throws it away.

BTW that was a blatant travel by Walker but the no call. Now im starting to lean toward this game being officiated horribly.

Posted by: RME JICO Apr 24 2007, 08:07 PM

How many points will be enough to win? I say the Bulls need 16 to win (101).

Posted by: DrunkBomber Apr 24 2007, 08:08 PM

Did the Sox game ever start?

Posted by: CryptViLL Apr 24 2007, 08:09 PM

sox game just started

Posted by: DrunkBomber Apr 24 2007, 08:13 PM

Wow is the picture brutal on the channel Im getting the Sox game on


Wow is the picture brutal on the channel Im getting the Sox game on

Posted by: RME JICO Apr 24 2007, 08:13 PM

Another BS call.

Posted by: CryptViLL Apr 24 2007, 08:14 PM

fish. come on bulls. Cant let this happen.

Posted by: DrunkBomber Apr 24 2007, 08:14 PM

We need to stop the bleeding now.

Posted by: RME JICO Apr 24 2007, 08:15 PM

They gotta stop the layups.

Posted by: CryptViLL Apr 24 2007, 08:15 PM

bs calls indeed...

Posted by: Chicago Bulls Franchise Apr 24 2007, 08:16 PM

Alright this officiating is freaking bullspiff.

Posted by: RME JICO Apr 24 2007, 08:16 PM

WTF was that. They need to burn some clock.

Posted by: DrunkBomber Apr 24 2007, 08:17 PM

Dwayne Wade and his flops are slowly becoming the most annoying thing in the NBA IMO.

Posey is such a piece of spiff....man do I hate this team.

Posted by: RME JICO Apr 24 2007, 08:18 PM

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Apr 24 2007, 08:10 PM) *
Dwayne Wade and his flops are slowly becoming the most annoying thing in the NBA IMO.

They already are. That is all he does now.

Deng heating up!

Posted by: CryptViLL Apr 24 2007, 08:19 PM

Thabo! Nice shot!

Posted by: RME JICO Apr 24 2007, 08:19 PM

T H A B O!

Posted by: Balta1701-B Apr 24 2007, 08:21 PM

Couple more hoops will put this one away.

Posted by: Chicago Bulls Franchise Apr 24 2007, 08:22 PM

Thabo is really growing right before our eyes.. I love it. Question, why is Chris Duhon playing?

Posted by: CryptViLL Apr 24 2007, 08:25 PM

spiff.. wallace limping..

I guess wallace is ok? hope so. staying in game.

Posted by: DrunkBomber Apr 24 2007, 08:25 PM

We gotta slow it down and take good shots

Posted by: RME JICO Apr 24 2007, 08:26 PM

That should be it. Thanks Shaq!

Posted by: CryptViLL Apr 24 2007, 08:27 PM

DENGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!

Posted by: RME JICO Apr 24 2007, 08:27 PM

Deng is clutch!

Posted by: DrunkBomber Apr 24 2007, 08:27 PM

Who is Luol Deng?

Posted by: Chicago Bulls Franchise Apr 24 2007, 08:27 PM

Luol Deng is the man, he hits the dagger!!!!

Posted by: scatterbrain Apr 24 2007, 08:27 PM

Good lord... Deng is tearin it up right now. I love it.

Posted by: RME JICO Apr 24 2007, 08:27 PM

All of this with Kirk on the bench. Deng just told the team to hop on his back, he's got it.

Posted by: DrunkBomber Apr 24 2007, 08:28 PM

I switched to TNT because I wanna hear if Barkley says anything about Deng after the game.

Posted by: RME JICO Apr 24 2007, 08:29 PM

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Apr 24 2007, 08:20 PM) *
Who is Luol Deng?

Not an All-Star?

Posted by: DrunkBomber Apr 24 2007, 08:31 PM

QUOTE (RME JICO @ Apr 24 2007, 09:22 PM) *
Not an All-Star?

Well they gotta get Shaq in there...he played a couple games in the first half.

Posted by: Balta1701-B Apr 24 2007, 08:31 PM

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Apr 24 2007, 07:21 PM) *
I switched to TNT because I wanna hear if Barkley says anything about Deng after the game.

Can I be in your 5, Mr. Deng?

Posted by: CryptViLL Apr 24 2007, 08:32 PM

hahaha thabo is the MAN!

Posted by: RME JICO Apr 24 2007, 08:32 PM

EAT THAT MIAMI!

Posted by: DrunkBomber Apr 24 2007, 08:33 PM

I love it. Game three is gonna be huge for this series. If we can pull out a win in game three its ova

Posted by: RME JICO Apr 24 2007, 08:33 PM

We need Sweet in there at the Point.

Posted by: CryptViLL Apr 24 2007, 08:33 PM

so 2-0 vs. miami. going to miami. couldnt have it any better.

Posted by: DrunkBomber Apr 24 2007, 08:34 PM

Posey is such a freaking punk

Posted by: RME JICO Apr 24 2007, 08:35 PM

Is Posey a thug or a good player?

P O S E Y S U C K S! Love the chant.

Posted by: CryptViLL Apr 24 2007, 08:35 PM

GREATT WIN! Woohoo biggrin.gif:D

Posted by: DrunkBomber Apr 24 2007, 08:36 PM

The Bulls are such a better team than Miami this year.

Posted by: RME JICO Apr 24 2007, 08:40 PM

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Apr 24 2007, 08:29 PM) *
The Bulls are such a better team than Miami this year.

The Bulls are playing like the best team in the East right now.

Posted by: Chicago Bulls Franchise Apr 24 2007, 08:42 PM

Bulls win, Thabo came up huge again.

Posted by: soxfan3530 Apr 25 2007, 10:31 AM

QUOTE (soxfan3530 @ Apr 24 2007, 03:50 PM) *
hey if the bulls pull this one off, we all know what will follow:



OH YEAH BABY!!!!!

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