MIAMI - Chris Bosh scored 34 points, LeBron James added 22 and the Miami Heat took a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference finals by beating the Chicago Bulls 96-85 on Sunday night.
Dwyane Wade scored 17 for Miami, which went on a 9-0 run late, capped by a three-point play by James for an 87-74 lead with 5:07 left.
Bosh missed his first three shots, then went 13 for 15 from the floor the rest of the way for Miami, which hosts Game 4 on Tuesday night.
Carlos Boozer had 26 points and 17 rebounds for Chicago, which has lost consecutive games for the first time since Feb. 5-7. Derrick Rose scored 20 for the Bulls, doing so on only 8 for 19 shooting.