May 6, 2013; Miami, FL, USA; Chicago Bulls small forward Jimmy Butler (far left) greets teammate center Joakim Noah (center) as power forward Taj Gibson (far right) after defeating the Miami Heat in game one of the second round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at American Airlines Arena. The Bulls won 93-86. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports

Chicago Bulls 1, Miami Heat 0.

It’s an impressive-looking thing, isn’t it? The Bulls, sans two of their three best players and Kirk Hinrich, took their talents to South Beach and punched the defending-champion Heat in the mouth. They deserve all the credit in the world for that. Jimmy Butler was incredible. Nate Robinson did Nate Robinson things. Marco Belinelli was clutch.

But — and here comes the wet blanket — it’s one game. There are going to be at least three more such games played.

It was just two years ago that the Bulls — complete with the original Bench Mob and MVP Derrick Rose — opened up the Eastern Conference Finals with a 20-point shellacking of the Heat. Taj Gibson was dunking everywhere, things were great, and everyone figured the Bulls were on their way to their first NBA Finals since Michael Jordan was in town.

Yeah, not so much.

Hell, we just saw this two weeks ago! The Bulls were on the receiving end of a beatdown from the Brooklyn Nets in game one of that series, only to come back and win the series anyway. The Heat are immensely talented, and it’s hard to believe they’ll miss as many open looks as they had in game one. That doesn’t mean Chicago can’t win a few more games or even the series — I fully expect them to win game three at home on Friday — just that nothing’s been remotely decided yet.

Now, if they win game two tomorrow night, well…that’s something else entirely.

As the Chicago Bulls take on the Miami Heat tonight at American Airlines Center, Marco Belinelli will play the game only to have his wallet hit hard, losing $15,000 as the league decided to fine Belinelli for a ‘obscure gesture.’

According to Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today, Belinelli hit a three-pointer in the third quarter of game seven with less than five minutes remaining in the quarter. His three pointer gave Chicago a 91-81 lead over the Brooklyn Nets. After his shot went down, Belinelli went back to the bench doing the infamous Sam Cassell dance made popular by the former NBA player, Sam Cassell.

Belinelli had 22 points, seven assists, and five rebounds in-game six and 24 points and six rebounds in-game seven. This isn’t the first time a player has been fined for such gesture. Eddie House formally of the Miami Heat and Josh Smith of the Atlanta Hawks all did the same celebration during their games in Jan. 2011. While the gesture is frowned upon, the NBA needs to lighten up and let their players celebrate. NBA players are human and like to celebrate just like every one of us. They’re not inhuman or robots. Let the players celebrate.