MIAMI - While Shaquille O'Neal is still stewing over the referees, Miami Heat coach Pat Riley isn't too happy with Dwyane Wade's defensive effort in the Game 1 defeat to the Chicago Bulls, the Miami Herald reported.

''I'm not going to give him a pass,'' Riley said, in reference to Wade's recently returning from a shoulder injury. "He did not do the job defensively that he had to do. And we just have to face that fact.''

Wade's defensive focus, Luol Deng, scored 33 points to lead the Bulls to a 96-91 victory.

''Coach [Pat Riley] expects the world out of me,'' Wade told the Herald. "He expects more out of me than anybody probably ever expected.''

The Herald said that Riley put the 6-foot-4 Wade on the 6-8 Deng so that Wade would not have to chase around the faster Ben Gordon.

The strategy didn't pay off. Deng made 14 of 22 field-goal attempts and utilized his size advantage to dissect Wade's defense.

''I think because he didn't have a good playoff series last year, he's trying to be more aggressive this year,'' Wade told the Herald. "You just try to be more aware of his aggressiveness.''

Said Riley, ''Regardless of the condition you're in, you're going to have to guard somebody. Now, it's all about stepping up and taking pride at both ends of the court. Hinrich, Deng and Gordon -- they have to be shut down. They've got to be contained, and [Wade] is one of the guys who has to do that.''

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On Sunday, one day and one film session later, O’Neal’s opinion on how things transpired for the Heat in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference series with the Bulls remained unchanged.

“I take nothing back,” O’Neal said Sunday.

That means he’s still frustrated with the way Saturday’s 96-91 Bulls win in Game 1 of their first-round matchup was officiated, how he only got eight shot attempts in his final 21 minutes of action before fouling out, and how Miami’s penchant for defensive lapses helped give Chicago the upper hand.

Yet, he knows all is not lost for the defending NBA champions.

“We still had opportunities to win,” O’Neal said. “They played their best ball. We just have to continue to try to match their energy and limit our mistakes.”

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That was a theme everyone emerging from the Heat locker room shared Sunday.

Eddie Jones called Miami’s porous transition defense in Game 1 “absurd.” Wade acknowledged again that his physical woes, primarily a sore knee, limit his offensive explosiveness and defensive ability. And James Posey, without saying the actual words, seemed to suggest that he wants more of a chance to guard Deng in Game 2.

Posey and Deng have history — Posey was ejected for a hard foul against Deng during Miami’s game in Chicago on Dec. 27. Deng averaged 10 points in the regular season against Miami, then went off for 33 on 14-for-22 shooting in Game 1 — so clearly, whatever plan the Heat had for him Saturday didn’t work.

“No comment,” Posey said, when asked if the Heat used a different scheme on Saturday against Deng — who had a total of 12 baskets in four games against Miami during the season, then eclipsed that by two in Game 1. “He played a great game.”

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Miami cannot say the same. Other than Antoine Walker’s 20-point effort in 30 minutes off the bench, no Heat player truly seemed to shine in the series opener. Wade and O’Neal combined for 40 points, but the dynamic duo also were hit with 11 fouls, keeping them off the court for long stretches.

Wade endured the whistles, getting nine of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and leading a Heat comeback attempt. O’Neal, though, didn’t take any shots in the final 9½ minutes before fouling out — and not hiding afterward that he wasn’t happy with many of those calls against him.

“He had 17 points at halftime. He’s a highly efficient player,” Heat coach Pat Riley said. “Foul trouble in the third quarter simply took him out of it, took him out of it in the second quarter. That’s what changes the momentum of Shaquille. He came highly energized and ready to play and wanting to win and it’s a shame.

“Foul trouble put him on the bench,” Riley quickly added. “It wasn’t the lack of touches or going to him. We’re running our whole offense through him. So he’s got to stay on the court. We’ve got to find a way to keep him out there and if we keep him out there, he’ll have an impact.”

O’Neal took six shots in the first 5:44, making five, including two dunks. He was on the floor another 21:05 the rest of the day, yet his point production slowed greatly after that opening barrage — which ended when he was taken out after his first foul, one where O’Neal said Bulls center Ben Wallace flopped to induce a call.

“Everybody’s got their own opinion,” Wallace said.

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