Houston, May 9 (EFE).- The Miami Heat erased all doubts about their ability to match up against the Chicago Bulls, dominating in all aspects of the game in a 115-78 win that tied that Eastern Conference semifinal series at 1-1. Two days after the Bulls seized home-court advantage with a 93-86 upset, the Heat restored order with a clinical dismantling of their opponent Wednesday night at American Airlines Arena.

Chicago Bulls scoring leader Luol Deng said Friday he was in a hospital emergency room for the second time in three days trying to overcome a viral flu and help his team advance in the NBA playoffs. The 28-year-old British forward missed Chicago's 95-92 home loss on Thursday to Brooklyn that left their series level at 3-3 and forced a seventh game on Saturday in Brooklyn. "It really upsets me that everyone thinks I would miss a game bc of the flu. I've played a lot of games w the flu in my career," Deng said on Twitter.

The Brooklyn Nets kept their NBA playoff hopes alive Thursday with a 95-92 victory over the short-handed Chicago Bulls that forced a deciding game seven in their Eastern Conference first-round series. Deron Williams scored 17 points, handed out 11 assists and won a jump ball against Chicago's Joakim Noah in the closing seconds to seal the victory. Brook Lopez and Joe Johnson chipped in another 17 points each and Gerald Wallace added 15 for the Nets, who will host the series decider in Brooklyn on Saturday.

Determined defense and a gritty performance from injured Joakim Noah helped the Chicago Bulls notch a 90-82 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday that evened their NBA Eastern Conference playoff series. The Bulls bounced back from a disappointing game-one defeat to knot the best-of-seven first-round series at one game apiece, with game three back in Chicago on Thursday.