WASHINGTON, April 24 (Xinhua) -- The Miami Heat stopped the Chicago Bulls' comeback in the last minutes and held on for a 115-108 victory, building a 2-0 lead in both sides Eastern Conference first round series on Monday in Miami.

    Shaquille O'Neal scored 22 points, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked three shots. Dwyane Wade had 21 points and seven assists as he again handled the playmaking.

    Jason Williams supported the superstar tandem of O'Neal and Wade with 22 points after scoring 17 in Game One. He totaled 17 in the first half, when Miami led the game with 95-76.

    The Bulls came up with a late surge as they cut Chicago's 19 points lead in the third quarter to 104-108 with 1:15 left. But Wade's jumper with 1:04 remaining to halt a frantic rally, then blocked Ben Gordon's layup to help his team beat the Bulls.

    Miami was without center Alonzo Mourning bor his calf injury and starting power forward Udonis Haslem, who was suspended for one game for throwing his mouthpiece at referee Joey Crawford in Game One.

    Antoine Walker replaced Haslem and had 17 points and 10 rebounds.

    Andres Nocioni led all scores with 30 points for Chicago. Kirk Hinrich had 29 points including 17 in the fourth quarter.

    The series go to Chicago for Games Three and Four on Thursday and Sunday. Enditem