Final Score: Miami 83, Chicago 80
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) – LeBron James and Dwyane Wade rallied the Heat from a late deficit and carried Miami into the NBA Finals with an 83-80 victory over the Chicago Bulls in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals. Trailing by 12 with a little over three minutes to play, Wade and James shared the load during a game-altering 16-2 run, which included James putting in a go-ahead jumper with 29.5 seconds remaining. Derrick Rose had a chance to tie it at the free throw line, but missed his second try at the stripe. Chris Bosh drained two free throws for an 83-80 lead with 16.8 ticks left, and a poor possession led to Rose getting hounded behind the arc and James blocking the league MVP’s three-point attempt at the buzzer. The win sets up a rematch of the 2006 NBA Finals, as the Dallas Mavericks wrapped up the Western Conference on Wednesday. Game 1 is set for Tuesday in Miami. Wade poured in 10 of his 21 points in the fourth. James finished with a game-high 28 points — 12 in the fourth — to go with 11 rebounds, and Bosh chipped in 20 and 10, fitting numbers for the vaunted triumvirate. Rose shot just 9-of-29 for 25 points, while Luol Deng totaled 18 points and seven boards for the top- seeded Bulls, who lost four straight after winning Game 1 by 21 points.
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