The Miami Heat has proved they can play together. Chris Bosh, who for most part of the season had been considered something of a third wheel, having yet to prove he had the caliber or the spirit to match the likes of his all-star teammates Dwayne Wade and LeBron James. Sure enough, if we do take a close look at his numbers all season long, Bosh wasn’t the brightest star in South Beach. But that doesn’t really matters as it was Bosh who brought on his A-game to help serve the Bulls its second consecutive lost; something that didn’t happen to Chicago since February. The Chicago Bulls cannot lose game four. The team that holds the regular season’s MVP and the coach of the year award cannot give the Miami Heat a 3-1 advantage, because quite frankly, the Heat has found a way to slow down (not stop, there’s no stopping him) Derrick Rose, and its not going to look pretty. Their offensive game has to change, and has to change now. The Bulls are relaying heavily on the pick and roll, but they must mix it up a little if they hope to survive this series. Now, things have gone wrong in the last two games for Chicago, but truth is that if the Bulls manage to win game 4 in Miami, they could once again get the best hand in the series. Now, what really matters here is the work that Miami has been able to put together on defense. His was going to be a very defensive series, we were all fairly aware of that situation. As a matter of fact, the Bulls and the Heat ranked as the number 1 and 2 teams in the league in field-goal percentage defense. And what they have done to slow down Rose has been just a bit short from brilliant. Rose is 15 for 42 from the floor in Chicago's last two losses. The Bulls are going to need to reconsider their defensive rolls. It’s time to leave behind the whole incident that cost Joakim Noah a $50,000 fine. They need to find a way to not only control Wade and James, but also a way to keep Bosh under the radar. Quite frankly Bosh wasn’t really expected to play like he’s been doing so far into the season. And Chicago needs to find answers. if the Chicago Bulls are going to tie the series, they need to find a way to contain Chris Bosh. He already has games of 30 and 34 points in this series. Let’s not forget that his 34 points in game three where vital to the team’s win. But not only has he been playing great basketball: he was able to-- and he's managed to erase the memory of his disastrous 1 for 18 shooting night in Chicago earlier this season, and certainly make up for it when the Miami Heat needed him most. Now, Carlos Boozer is going to have to bring back his A-game and there is got to be more help coming from Joakim Noah and the rest of the supporting cast. There are three big names in Miami. The Bulls are going to need a bit more love from everybody else. It’s going to be too hard to relay solely on Derrick Rose to win this series.
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