Heat forward Alonzo Mourning returned to the hardwood for the first time since tearing his calf muscle on March 22, going scoreless and grabbing two rebounds in eight minutes of action as the Bulls jumped all over the Heat, winning 109-90 to reduce Miami's series lead to 2-1.
The game was again action packed, with James Posey ejected with 3:15 left after knocking down Kirk Hinrich on a fast break and receiving a flagrant foul two. Six seconds later, Antoine Walker fouled out and got called for a technical foul. So did Udonis Haslem, who served a one-game suspension for throwing his mouthpiece toward an official in the series opener. The game was already over at the time of the commotion.
"He thought we had an advantage and wanted to make a hard foul," Hinrich said. "It's just part of the game. Just got to take it."
Posey said he did not foul Hinrich out of frustration. He was simply trying to get back on defense, and Hinrich did not see him.
"He didn't see me, first of all," said Posey, who faces a fine and possible suspension. "So anything like that -- a guy coming from the side -- a collision will happen like that. That's all it was."
Miami coach Pat Riley did not rush to his players' defense afterward.
"Maybe something happened at the other end, but I don't like that," he said of Posey's foul. "There's got to be some dignity in the game. The game was a very physical game. Both teams were playing hard."