The Chicago Bulls surprised the Miami Heat with a 93-86 win in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Bulls now have a chance to take the series back to Chicago with a 2-0 lead if they can pull off another upset Wednesday night.
Miami, meanwhile, isn't shaken and wants to prove that Monday night's loss was an anomaly, according to the Associated Press.
"We haven't lost in a while, so it was very different to come in here and deal with a loss and to deal with it in the playoffs at home," Miami's Dwyane Wade said. "It was different from the standpoint of what we've been used to lately, but not anything different from what we've been used to as a team. We've been in tough moments. We've lost games before."
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra will adjust their game plan before going into Game 2. One adjustment will be keeping Chicago's Nate Robinson, who scored a game-high 27 points, under wraps. That adjustment could fall to 2013 NBA MVP LeBron James.
"It wouldn't be a surprise if I matched up with him," James said on Tuesday. "But I'll take the challenge on [defense]."
A Robinson-James matchup would be interesting — Robinson is five-foot-nine and 180 pounds; James is 6-8 and 250 pounds.
Chicago will take in stride whatever adjustments Miami makes. The Bulls have already made it this far into the playoffs despite dealing with a string of injuries.
Guard Derrick Rose missed the whole regular season. Luol Deng, who is recovering from a spinal tap, will miss Game 4, and Kirk Hinrich is a game-time decision with an injured calf.
Still, the resilient Bulls are undaunted by the challenge of beating the Eastern Conference's top team.
"We're not satisfied," Bulls center Joakim Noah said. "We've been getting some big victories the last couple games, but we're not satisfied. We're going to stay hungry, make our adjustments and try to play even better."
Tipoff for Game 2 is at 7 p.m. ET on TNT. You can watch it HERE.
