Chicago rolls again and puts Miami in 2-0 hole

Ben Gordon scored 27 points and Luol Deng had 26 to lead Chicago to a 107-89 victory over Miami on Tuesday night at Chicago, giving the Bulls a 2-0 lead over the defending champions in the Eastern Conference playoff series.Game 3 is Friday night at Miami."Basically, the Bulls did what they're supposed to do and protect their home court," Heat center Shaquille O'Neal said. "We have to play smarter basketball. We got to come with a lot more energy and play with a lot more effort and a lot more passion." O'Neal accused the Bulls of flopping and lashed out at referee Eddie F. Rush after Game 1, but said it was a "perfect game today" for the officials. It was anything but that for the Heat and its superstars. O'Neal and Dwyane Wade had subpar performances again after struggling through foul trouble in Game 1, finishing with 17 and 21 points, respectively. O'Neal was only six for 14 from the field with eight rebounds. Wade never really got going, making nine of 19. And both had seven turnovers. "We really can't make any excuses tonight," O'Neal said. "It was a well-played game. They just outplayed us. I had way too many turnovers."

Toronto 89, New Jersey 83 — Anthony Parker scored 26 points, Chris Bosh had 25 points and 13 rebounds and the Raptors evened their series against the Nets at one game apiece with a victory at Toronto.It was Toronto's first playoff victory since a 94-84 home win over Detroit on April 27, 2002. "We definitely turned a corner as a team tonight because we gutted it out, especially when things weren't going well," Parker said. "This was a game we had to have. We couldn't go to Jersey down 0-2. Now we've got to go to Jersey and get one." New Jersey's Bostjan Nachbar missed a three-point basket from the corner that would have tied the score with eight seconds to play. Game 3 is Friday night at New Jersey.