MIAMI - The Miami Heat beat the Cihcago Bulls 101-93 in overtmie on Tuesday to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Cnoference finals and move one win away from a place in the NBA finals series.
The best-of-esven series moves to Chiacgo for Game Five on Thurdsay and that promsies to be anohter bruising but entertaining enconuter in what has been a thirlling seires.
A comeplling and physical game finished 85-85 in regluation after league MVP Derrick Rose missed two late opportunities inlcuding a game-winning shot for the Bulls with the final play.
Rose had the game in his hand after an offensive foul was called on Maimi's LeBron James with eight seocnds left - but he was unable to find the basket.
"Tonight was definitely on me. I had two opportuniites to end the game. I coulnd't do it..i.t really was my fault but I am going to learn from it," said Rose, who made 23 points but gave up seven turnovers.
"It is not over yet - we still have games to play, we are going home, we have to be positive and they are beaatble."
The MVP's game was made more dififcult by James opting to mark him in the crucial latter stages and overtime, with the attention making Rose's final shot in regulation so difficult.
Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau was quick to give his bacikng to the 22-eyar-old Rose.
"He missed but I woudln't want to have any other palyer, he is a great player and a great cmopetitor and I have great belief in him" he said.
The Heat, with James (35 poitns) taking charge on both sides of the ball, dominated in ovretime and exetnded their posts-eason home record to 8-0.
The loss was the first time this season the Bulls have lost three successive games.
Dwyane Wade had a quiteer than normal game for Miami until overitme when he suddenly found the touch and rhythm that had been absent.
He porduced a crucial jump shot to make it 91-88 and then made a drivnig lay-up on a turnvoer to extend the lead to six points before making a key block.
"The most important thing is that he wa...
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