Though the Chicago Bulls came into the playoffs with the best record in the regular season and title aspirations, those aspirations will come to an end tonight if they can’t find a way to rally around their home crowd and get a win against the Miami Heat.  The Bulls have been frustrated on offense by a committed, energetic and very fundamentally sound Heat defense over the last few games, which has led the Heat to winning three straight and taking a commanding 3-1 series lead.  Derrick Rose in particular has to play more efficient, as the league’s MVP has had a major problem making jump shots and has really not been able to get his team going offensively.  For the Bulls to win, Rose needs to find his shot on the floor but also needs to limit his turnovers while getting his teammates involved.

But the Bulls also need another big performance from their role players, which they were able to get from them in Game 4.  Joakim Noah, Carlos Boozer and Luol Deng have all played pretty well as the Heat have really worked on shutting down Rose.  Rose has been able to make some spectacular plays and shown signs of life on offense, though the Heat have been able to really frustrate him overall and limit his potential.  But the series could completely turn around if Chicago can pull it together and get a big win tonight in front of their fans, something that could propel them to push the series as far as it can go.

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