Udonis Haslem has "look in his eye," sparks Heat

LeBron James stole the show in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals, but he said his teammate Udonis Haslem deserves all the credit.

"He definitely gets the game ball tonight," James said after the Heat beat the Bulls 85-75 to even the series. "He came in with his energy and effort rebounding, finishing plays around the basket, made some shots when they were making a run in the third quarter that really helped us."

Haslem, who missed 77 regular season games due to a foot injury, came back with a vengeance, scoring 13 points of the bench.

The veteran power forward, a key member of the Heat's 2006 championship team, played just 23 minutes - but that is the longest he's been on the court since Nov. 19.

"There was a look in his eye," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said of his decision to play Haslem. "I knew it was time."

Nowhere was that "look in his eye" more evident than when Haslem muscled over Bulls point guard Derrick Rose in the third quarter, throwing down a vicious dunk to give his team a double-digit lead.

After the game, Spoelstra called Haslem "an absolute championship warrior."

There's no questioning Haslem is a warrior. It remains to be seen whether that look in his eye will help the Heat win the title.