11-05-2013

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Heat Outlast Bulls in Physical Game 3 to Lead the Series 2-1 »

The Miami Heat outlasted the Chicago Bulls 104-94 Friday at the United Center to take a 2-1 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series. Bulls center Nazr Mohammed was ejected after shoving Heat forward LeBron James to the court in the second quarter. Mohammed fouled James to prevent an open-court opportunity. Referee Joey Crawford then hit James with a technical foul for his reaction to the foul, which involved a spinning swing that wound up sending Mohammed to the ground. Mohammed then retaliated by shoving James in the chest with two arms, knocking him to the ground. Mohammed was ejected for his action. “We’re here to play a basketball game, and try to win a basketball game,” James said during a televised halftime interview. “All the extracurricular is not even really needed. But if it’s here, we accept the challenge.”