The first quarter of Game 4 between the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat has been a scrappy, physical, and generally ugly affair. Neither team is shooting the basketball particularly well, every rebound is being contested, and there has been a reasonably high volume of turnovers. After reading that, you were probably able to figure out who's winning. The Bulls have forced the Heat into their style of game, and as a result, they lead 19-16 after 12 minutes of play.
Luol Deng picked up two quick fouls and had to come out of the game, but surprisingly, that hasn't resulted in an offensive slow-down for the Bulls or in a serious burst of scoring for LeBron James. There was a funny moment when Deng picked up his second foul when both Kyle Korver and Rasual Butler thought they were coming into the game, but ultimately Ronnie Brewer was the man called upon. He's worked hard on defense and scored an impressive bucket after getting fouled by James, though he failed to convert the potential three point play.
Despite Chicago's lead, Miami's defense has done a great job of containing Derrick Rose. The NBA MVP has looked dangerous in transition, but his shooting in half court sets has been poor so far. Dwyane Wade are shooting poorly so far, while Chris Bosh is a complete non-factor. James heated up towards the end of the quarter, but shot poorly to start the period. There's no way that all three of those players continue to struggle from the field, so Rose will have to up his game.
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