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Heat Opens 2-0 lead Over Bulls

Miami Heat scored 115 over the Chicago Bulls` 108 and opened a 2-0 lead in their first round series. The Bulls are having a bad case of d?j? vu in the National Basketball Association playoffs. O`Neal got 22 points during the game, with an 8-of-14 shooting and blocked three shots being a considerable factor on both ends of the floor. 21 points came from Wade plus seven assists.

Williams has emerged as a consistent third option in the offense. After scoring 17 points in Game One, the point guard totaled 17 of his 22 in the first half, when Miami made Chicago`s determined defense appear porous.
As in the opener, the Bulls came up with a late surge to throw a small scare into the Heat, who has turned it up a notch in the postseason, just as O`Neal said they would.

The relative ease of the win was startling when you consider that Miami again was without backup center Alonzo Mourning and starting power forward Udonis Haslem, who was suspended for one game for throwing his mouthpiece at referee Joey Crawford in Game One. Antoine Walker filled in the blanks, playing every second until sitting for the first time with 7:40 to go, collecting 17 points, and 10 rebounds.