There hasn't been much to brag about as a Bulls fan until this season, when Chicago unexpectedly earned the best record in the NBA, along with the Coach and Player of the Year. The sports media had preemptively crowned the Miami Heat champions after they signed Lebron James and Chris Bosh, and the Celtics, Lakers, Spurs, and Mavericks were all considered better teams through much of the season.
The Bulls scrapped through the first few months of the season with various injuries, and finding their roles in head coach Tom Thibodeau's system, but finally put it all together down the stretch. While they struggled through the first two rounds of the playoff against lesser competition, their tenaciousness and selfless play eventually won out against the upstart Pacers and Hawks.
Which brings us to last night, and their clash with the pre-supposed champions of the NBA. The Bulls took a while to warm up defensively, but they finally go things going with this play late in the 2nd quarter, on this fast break dunk from Taj Gibson:
From there on, the Bulls defense swarmed around the Heat, taking everyone except Chris Bosh out of the game. The final exclamation point came after the Bulls starters were already on the bench, courtesy of Taj Gibson once again:
What I loved most about last night's game was seeing the whole team work together to achieve victory. Every player came into the game ready to contribute and give maximum effort on both ends of the floor. The Bulls are playing championship basketball right now and I hope I get a chance to see them in Dallas in a few weeks! (assuming the Mavs beat OKC)
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