The Chicago Bulls went into Sunday's Game 1 showdown against Miami with some doubts. The Heat had a very impressive series against Boston and looked like they were rolling to the Finals, while the Bulls were not playing the way they had earlier in the year, struggling against Indiana and Atlanta.
The Bulls put any doubt of them them being a contender to rest on Sunday, though, earning a monster 21 point victory after a rough first quarter. In the end, it was the bench who came up big, highlighted by Taj Gibson's two monster dunks, the first shifting the momentum and the second putting the finishing touch on the game.
It is difficult not to mention Derrick Rose and Luol Deng's performances, though, both putting up over 20 points and leading the team to victory. Rose proved to the nation that his MVP trophy is well-deserved, and how fitting that he did it against the "Big 3" in LeBron, Wade, and Bosh.
Last night's win was huge for the Bulls confidence. Going down 1-0 would have put the Bulls in a bad situation, nearly taking the pumped crowd out of the series unless they could win game two, but even then they would have to go back to Miami.
Now they will play on Wednesday at home in Game 2, with the oppourtunity to take a commanding 2-0 lead and guarenteeing at least being tied with Miami when they came back for Game 6. I can't wait for game two and I am so happy that the Bulls went out there last night and proved they were capable of stepping up despite many ESPN personalities counting them out of it.
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