Though the Bulls got a huge night from Carlos Boozer yesterday, they simply couldn’t slow down Chris Bosh and the Heat ended up taking Game 3, giving them their first series lead.  The Bulls now will need to recover quickly and find a way to win Game 4 or they’ll be in big trouble moving forward in the series.  In Game 3, the Bulls struggled to find room in the Heat defense and couldn’t find offense outside of Boozer and Rose.  Even with 26 points and 17 rebounds from Boozer, Derrick Rose couldn’t get the rest of the team going and he ended up with just five assists.  Joakim Noah actually had a strong passing game, helping the Bulls stay close, but in the end the Heat were too strong.

With 34 points from Chris Bosh and a great distributing night from LeBron James, the Bulls looked mostly outmatched.  Bosh was hitting everything from the floor and LeBron turned into a distributor with his teammates playing extremely well.  Though Bosh was the big story, LeBron dished out 10 assists, had zero turnovers, made all nine free throws and played exceptional defense.  In crunch time, when the Bulls tried to make a run, LeBron started looking for his shot and ended up clinching the game with a couple big late buckets.  The Bulls now only have one more day to recover before having to face the Heat in Game 4 tomorrow night with their backs against the wall.

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