Bulls steal one in the "Triple A"

MIAMI, FL- The Bulls knew for a fact that they will play sans 2011 MVP Derrick Rose, Rip Hamilton, Kirk Hinrich and Luol Deng. Four guys who are capable of scoring points when they wanted to. And because they knew that, and facing the defending champions Miami Heat, that just adding more fire to the flame which they already bring forth.

Rookie Jimmy Butler played the entire game, providing a 21 point-14 rebound performance. 5-foot-9 spitfire Nate Robinson led the way with 27 points, outscoring each of the Heat's "Big Three". Joakim Noah finished with 13 points, Taj Gibson had 12 while Marco Bellinelli added 10.

The end result? A win in Miami, 93-86.

This group of players were responsible for ending Miami's 27-game winning streak during the regular season. And now, they snapped the 13-game winning streak of the Heat starting from the tail-end of the regular season. Simply put, Chicago is now being dubbed as Rob City.

Not just because of robbing winning streaks, but because of Robinson, who is playing inspired basketball whenever the Bulls need him. Down 86-83 with 2 minutes remaining in regulation, he led the Bulls with 7 points out of the final 10 points scored by the team, capped off by the isolation play which he asked when he was covered by Ray Allen in the dying seconds of the game.

LeBron James, who recently just won his 4th MVP award in 5 years, led the Heat with 24 points. Dwyane Wade tallied with 14 of his own.

Game 2 will be played on Thursday morning Manila time, still from the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami.