Bulls take down Miami; Spurs beat Warriors in 2OT

Despite spitting up blood in the 1st half, Nate Robinson finished with 27 points and Jimmy Butler added 21 points & a career-high-tying 14 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls took down the Miami Heat, 93-86, in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Chicago, who snapped Miami's 27-game winning streak in the regular season, found a way to topple the champs again, this time ending a run of 12 straight Heat victories overall. Joakim Noah scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Bulls, who got 12 from Taj Gibson and 10 from Marco Belinelli. Game 2 is set for this Wednesday night in Miami.




Manu Ginobili's 3-pointer from the wing with 1.2 seconds left in double overtime lifted the San Antonio Spurs to a thrilling 129-127 victory over the Golden State Warriors. Despite the loss, Stephen Curry finished the night with 44 points in the opener of the Western Conference semifinals. The game-winning shot came 43.7 seconds after Ginobili took an ill-advised 3 that appeared to cost the Spurs the game. Tony Parker scored 28 points to lead San Antonio while Danny Green added 22 points, Kawhi Leonard had 18, and Ginobili finished with 16. Game 2 will take place this Weednesday night in San Antonio.