The Miami Heat took advantage of the absence of key players for the Chicago Bulls in an Eastern Conference Game 4 and Game 5 is tonight, including do or die situation.

According to an ESPN report from May 15, the reigning NBA champion Miami Heat have the chance to close out the Bulls tonight, despite dropping the first game in the series. At that point, many believed the Bulls were going to make it a six or seven game series, but now the Heat are in control of their destiny. As 14-point favorites tonight, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra knows how tough it will be to close out the scrappy and physical Bulls. He's quoted as saying:

"You have to have a high-character team. You have to have a team that's built strong habits ... not to take games for granted. Our guys have built up habits. They also have built up perspective that boy, these close-out games have been the toughest ones."

 For tonight's game, Dwyane Wade is listed as "day-to-day" for Miami, while Kirk Hinrich and Luol Deng are expected to miss the game for the Bulls. Derrick Rose's name is no longer on the injury reports, as most don't expect to see him in a game this postseason.

Miami has been on a good run in the postseason, dropping only one contest, that first game of this series to the Bulls. They currently allow 95 points a game for opponents, and score 102.9 points a game, with an excellent home record of 37-4. The Bulls will certainly have a tough task before them tonight as King James and company look to close things out and start preparing for the Eastern Conference Finals.

Game 5 of the Bulls vs. Heat will be live streaming via the TNT Overtime website. Roanoke residents can see it televised on Cox Cable channel 58 for TNT starting at 7 p.m. EST