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The Miami Heat have become one of the NBA’s best team ever since bringing LeBron James and Chris Bosh to play alongside Dwyane Wade. You would never know that if you just watched their games against the Chicago Bulls, though, and the Bulls will look to continue their dominance over the Heat in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday.

The Chicago Bulls beat Miami in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals 103-82. The Bulls are now undefeated in four games against Miami this season and would love to grab a commanding 2-0 series lead before the series moves to Florida.

The Bulls won by 21 points in Game 1 despite the fact that they were outshot 47.1 percent to 43.7 percent. They made up the shooting disparity by outrebounding Miami 45-33, and they had a 19-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. The Bulls outrebounded opponents by 5.74 per game, which was the highest in the league.

Bosh had 30 points on 12-for-18 shooting in Game 1, but he didn’t have much help. James had 15 points on 5-for-15 shooting and Wade scored 18 points on 7-for-17 shooting. It was the first time since December that neither of the All-Stars had at least 20 points in a game.

“We’ve been able to bounce back this year no matter if it’s been the regular season or the postseason,” James said. “Learn from mistakes in the previous game and then move on. We’ve done that. We’re looking forward to the challenge, we’re excited about tomorrow’s opportunity to be here and try to steal homecourt.”