The Miami Heat are one win away from advancing to the Eastern Conference finals and can seal the deal Wednesday when they host the beleaguered Chicago Bulls in Game 5. Miami has won the last three games by an average of 23.3 points and routed the Bulls 88-65 in Monday’s game to take a 3-1 series lead. Chicago appeared worn down and shot a franchise playoff-low 25.7 percent from the field in a poor effort.

U.S. Sports Desk, Apr 3 (EFE).- New York Knicks gunslinger Carmelo Anthony ran wild in the absence of the Miami Heat's biggest stars, matching his career high with 50 points to lead his team to a 102-90 victory. Without LeBron James and Dwyane Wade on the floor to bother his shot, Anthony went 18-of-26 from the field Tuesday night at American Airlines Arena in Miami, including 7-of-10 from behind the 3-point line. He also made 7 of his 8 free-throw attempts.

U.S. Sports Desk, Apr 1 (EFE).- Playing without the injured LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, the Miami Heat topped the San Antonio Spurs 88-86 in a duel of conference leaders. The 58-15 Heat swept the season series with the Spurs (55-18), which means that Miami will get home-court advantage for the duration of the playoffs if the two teams end the regular season with identical records. Chris Bosh led the visitors with 23 points, including the last-second three-pointer that allowed the Heat to come away from San Antonio's AT&T Center with a victory.

The Chicago Bulls ended the Miami Heat's epic 27-game NBA winning streak on Wednesday with a 101-97 triumph over the reigning league champions. The Heat's streak was the second-best winning run in major North American professional sport, trailing only the 33-game NBA winning streak of the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers. The Heat hadn't lost since February 1 at Indiana. Chicago's Luol Deng scored 28 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter, and made four three-pointers.