Bulls/Heat an Emerging Rivalry

December 30, 2006

There was more to the game the other night between the Heat and the Bulls than the take-down flagrant foul that resulted in the ejection/suspension of James Posey and the sprained wrist for Luol Deng.  The game was physical, hard-fought, and wrought with emotion and intensity.

Heat Coach Pat Riley was upset at what he felt was a dirty play by Kirk Hinrich that resulted in an injury to superstar Dwyane Wade, and there was a lot of talk between the teams before, during and after the contest that wound up in a Bulls victory.  These two teams are growing to seriously dislike one another, and that stems back to their playoff series from a year ago.  If they meet again in this postseason, it’s going to be well worth the effort to obtain Bulls tickets to see what unfolds.