Final / 2OT

Series (Game 3 of 4)

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Series starts 12/26

Game 1: Friday, December 26th
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Heat90
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Game 2: Thursday, February 12th
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Game 3: Monday, March 9th
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Game 4: Thursday, March 26th
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Bulls 127

(29-35, 10-24 away)

Heat 130

(34-29, 22-11 home)

Coverage: SUNHD

7:30 PM ET, March 9, 2009

AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, FL

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT T
CHI 26 26 22 30 13 10127
MIA 22 32 30 20 13 13130

Top Performers

Chicago: B. Gordon 43 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Miami: D. Wade 48 Pts, 6 Reb, 12 Ast, 4 Stl, 3 Blk

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | All

1st Quarter Summary

TIMECHICAGOSCOREMIAMI
12:00Start of the 1st Quarter
12:00Jumpball: Joakim Noah vs. Jermaine O'Neal (Tyrus Thomas gains possession)0-0 
11:48Ben Gordon misses 19-foot jumper0-0 
11:47 0-0Jamario Moon defensive rebound
11:29 0-0Jermaine O'Neal misses two point shot
11:27Joakim Noah defensive rebound0-0 
11:04Derrick Rose makes driving layup2-0 
10:37 2-0Mario Chalmers misses 24-foot three point jumper
10:36Joakim Noah defensive rebound2-0 
10:23Derrick Rose makes 26-foot three point jumper5-0 
10:06 5-0Jamario Moon misses 26-foot three point jumper
10:04 5-0Miami defensive rebound
9:51Tyrus Thomas makes 16-foot jumper (Derrick Rose assists)7-0 
9:36Ben Gordon shooting foul (Dwyane Wade draws the foul)7-0 
9:36 7-1Dwyane Wade makes free throw 1 of 2
9:36 7-1Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2
9:33Tyrus Thomas defensive rebound7-1 
9:22Ben Gordon makes 6-foot two point shot9-1 
9:15Miami full timeout
9:06 9-1Dwyane Wade bad pass (Ben Gordon steals)
8:57 9-1Udonis Haslem shooting foul (Ben Gordon draws the foul)
8:57Ben Gordon makes free throw 1 of 210-1 
8:57Ben Gordon makes free throw 2 of 211-1 
8:48 11-3Mario Chalmers makes driving layup
8:25John Salmons misses 5-foot jumper11-3 
8:22John Salmons offensive rebound11-3 
8:14Ben Gordon makes 19-foot jumper13-3 
8:02Tyrus Thomas shooting foul (Jermaine O'Neal draws the foul)13-3 
8:02 13-4Jermaine O'Neal makes free throw 1 of 2
8:02 13-5Jermaine O'Neal makes free throw 2 of 2
7:47Tyrus Thomas offensive foul (Udonis Haslem draws the foul)13-5 
7:47Tyrus Thomas turnover13-5 
7:47Brad Miller enters the game for Tyrus Thomas13-5 
7:24 13-8Mario Chalmers makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jermaine O'Neal assists)
7:05Jumpball: Ben Gordon vs. Udonis Haslem (Derrick Rose gains possession)13-8 
6:56Jamario Moon blocks Derrick Rose's 4-foot jumper13-8 
6:54 13-8Jamario Moon defensive rebound
6:46 13-8Ben Gordon blocks Jamario Moon's driving layup
6:45Joakim Noah defensive rebound13-8 
6:35John Salmons bad pass (Jermaine O'Neal steals)13-8 
6:33 13-8Jermaine O'Neal bad pass (John Salmons steals)
6:33John Salmons lost ball (Mario Chalmers steals)13-8 
6:26 13-10Jamario Moon makes 16-foot jumper (Mario Chalmers assists)
6:20Chicago full timeout
6:09Dwyane Wade blocks John Salmons's 18-foot jumper13-10 
6:07 13-10Dwyane Wade defensive rebound
5:52 13-10Jermaine O'Neal traveling
5:41 13-10Jamario Moon personal foul (Ben Gordon draws the foul)
5:28Joakim Noah makes dunk (Ben Gordon assists)15-10 
5:05 15-10Udonis Haslem bad pass (Brad Miller steals)
4:58 15-10Jermaine O'Neal shooting foul (Joakim Noah draws the foul)
4:58Joakim Noah makes free throw 1 of 216-10 
4:58Joakim Noah makes free throw 2 of 217-10 
4:39 17-13Jamario Moon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
4:28John Salmons makes jumper19-13 
4:13 19-15Jermaine O'Neal makes 11-foot jumper
4:00Joakim Noah 3 second19-15 
3:45 19-15Udonis Haslem misses jumper
3:43John Salmons defensive rebound19-15 
3:34John Salmons bad pass (Mario Chalmers steals)19-15 
3:31 19-17Dwyane Wade makes layup (Mario Chalmers assists)
3:15 19-17Daequan Cook enters the game for Jamario Moon
3:10Derrick Rose makes 21-foot jumper21-17 
2:55 21-17Udonis Haslem 3 second
2:41Ben Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper21-17 
2:40 21-17Udonis Haslem defensive rebound
2:34 21-19Dwyane Wade makes driving dunk
2:14 21-19Daequan Cook personal foul (Ben Gordon draws the foul)
2:14 21-19Michael Beasley enters the game for Jermaine O'Neal
2:14Kirk Hinrich enters the game for Derrick Rose21-19 
1:57John Salmons makes 25-foot three point jumper24-19 
1:30 24-19Daequan Cook misses 26-foot three point jumper
1:28Joakim Noah defensive rebound24-19 
1:22John Salmons makes driving dunk26-19 
1:07Ben Gordon personal foul (Dwyane Wade draws the foul)26-19 
1:07 26-19James Jones enters the game for Mario Chalmers
1:07Derrick Rose enters the game for Ben Gordon26-19 
0:57 26-22James Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
0:46Derrick Rose offensive foul (Udonis Haslem draws the foul)26-22 
0:46Derrick Rose turnover26-22 
0:34 26-22Daequan Cook misses 23-foot three point jumper
0:33Joakim Noah defensive rebound26-22 
0:29John Salmons misses 13-foot jumper26-22 
0:27Joakim Noah offensive rebound26-22 
0:25Brad Miller misses 4-foot jumper26-22 
0:24Chicago defensive rebound26-22 
0:01 26-22Daequan Cook misses 15-foot two point shot
0:00 26-22Miami offensive rebound
0:00End of the 1st Quarter