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Along the lines of pictures being valued at a thousand words, the shot chart above makes up most of what you need to know from a statistical perspective about the Miami Heat's win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. Read the entire article....

The Miami Heat's longest win streak of the season was 27 games. Their second-longest win streak, when you combine the regular season and playoffs, was 12 games. And both streaks were snapped by the Chicago Bulls. In their last 44 games (aga...

Here is how the Grizzlies, Heat and Knicks can come back.

Story | Conversation | May 07, 2013

The Bulls shot the ball well in the third quarter ... But the bigger story was how mightily the Nets struggled against the Bulls defense. The story of Game 2 of the Brooklyn Nets-Chicago Bulls series can be told in a pair of shot charts (whic...

Which teams had the best performances of the opening weekend? Kevin Pelton examines.

Story | Conversation | April 22, 2013

Gary Dineen/NBAE/Getty ImagesThe Bulls went 18-9 during the regular season without Derrick Rose. Last season's MVP, Derrick Rose, will miss the rest of the 2012 NBA Playoffs with a torn ACL in his left knee. The Chicago Bulls lead their best-of-7...

Rocky Widner/NBAE/Getty Images Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden did something for the Thunder that hasn't been done for the franchise since 1988, when they were the Seattle SuperSonics.There were plenty of big performances and notes ...

With their 15th consecutive loss on Monday night, the Charlotte Bobcats continue to march towards one of the worst seasons in NBA history. Through 28 games, the team sits at 3-25, on pace for the worst single-season win percentage in NBA history. ...

A look at the six players making their first All-Star Game appearance this season. Chicago Bulls Defense This Season With Deng On/Off the Court On Off Pts/100 poss 90.9 99.9 FG pct 41.5 44.2 Plus/minus +1...

Expectations were high for the New York Knicks this season, with a full season of Carmelo Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler playing together. But a little more than a month into the season, the Knicks sit at 7-11 and are 10th in the Ea...

One of the most notable storylines in the early part of this NBA season is that offenses have not been in sync. As a result, several teams have gotten out to great starts defensively. Two of them were on display Monday Night. The Chicago Bulls...

By Dean Oliver and Alok Pattani ESPN Stats & Info As the 2011 NBA Finals come to a close with Game 6 on Sunday and a possible Game 7 on Tuesday, basketball fans everywhere are bemoaning the fact that such a competitive and compelling series must c...

Following a 16-5 run that gave them a four-point lead with under five minutes remaining it appeared that the Miami Heat would be heading back to South Beach with a commanding 3-2 series edge. However, as they have shown time and again this postsea...

Including the regular season, the Chicago Bulls were 53-0 when leading by double-digits in the fourth quarter. So, with only 3:14 remaining in Game 5, and the Bulls leading by 12 points a win appeared all but certain. The Miami Heat had other pla...

The Chicago Bulls hadn't lost three consecutive games all season, so after dropping two straight to the Miami Heat it wasn't a surprise that they held a five-point lead heading into the fourth quarter of Game 4. The Bulls, however, couldn't handle th...

For the first time in five head-to-head meetings this season (regular and postseason), the Miami Heat outrebounded the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday. Not coincidentally, it's the Heat's first win in the five meetings, and they evened up the Eastern Conf...