The Miami Heat's quest for the longest winning streak in NBA history ended at 27 on Wednesday night when the Chicago Bulls, sans Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah, outmuscled the Heat in a 101-97 victory in Chicago.

LeBron James was his typical, efficient self; he scored 32 points on 11-of-17 shooting and rounded out his performance with seven rebounds, four blocks, three assists and two steals. It was not enough, however, to overcome the Bulls' ferocity on the boards.

Chicago demolished the Heat on the glass, snatching 43 boards to the Heat's 31. Carolos Boozer stepped up in Noah's stead and pulled down 17 rebounds all by himself, in addition to scoring 21 points on 9-of-17 shooting.

Luol Deng was Chicago's high-scorer, doing his best LeBron imitation by dropping 28 points and pitching in seven rebounds, five assists and two steals.

James was frustrated during the game by the Bulls' physical play, including two instances in which he was knocked to the floor. In the first quarter James barreled into Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich, who wrapped his arms around James as both fell to the floor. Later in the game Taj Gibson raked James across the face and chest, but no flagrant foul was assessed.

After the game, James said, "Those are not basketball plays and it's been happening all year. I've been able to keep my cool and try to tell [head coach Erik Spoelstra], 'Let's not worry about it too much,' but it is getting to me a little bit."

As for the streak ending, James told reporters, ''We haven't had a chance to really have a moment to know what we just did. We had a moment, just very fortunate, very humbling and blessed to be part of this team and be part of a streak like that.''

Bulls forward Jimmy Butler, who scored 17 points in the victory, said after the game, "We came out ready to play from the jump, guarded, played together. It was a big win, it was a team win."