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Miami Heat at Chicago Bulls

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24-24, 12-14 Away
Final
124 - 133

22-29, 10-16 Home
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Josh Giddey, Matas Buzelis score 24 to lead the Bulls over the Heat 133-124

Miami Heat vs. Chicago Bulls: Game Highlights

Coby White scored 22 points and Ayo Dosunmu added 21 points and nine assists for the Bulls, who played their first game since Zach LaVine to Sacramento late Sunday.

Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo each scored 23 for Miami, which had won three of four.

The Bulls trailed 118-114 with five minutes to play but an 11-2 run helped secure the win.

Nikola Jovic added 20 points and Kel’el Ware finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat, which opened the game on a 12-2 run and led 70-60 at intermission.

Bulls center Nikola Vucevic, also the subject of trade speculation, finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds in what could be his final home game at the United Center.

Takeaways Miami: G Duncan Robinson shook off a right hip contusion and started fast. He began the game-opening run with a pair of 3-pointers.

Bulls: Zach Collins, Kevin Huerter and Tre Jones, the trio who came to Chicago in a seven-player trade involving LaVine, were not available Tuesday night and coach Billy Donovan said they won’t play before the trade deadline.

Key moment White appeared stuck at the top of the key with the shot clock running down, but spun away into an open lane for a dunk with 2:25 left that gave Chicago a 125-120 lead and capped the decisive run.

Key stat Buzelis is going to see more minutes as the season winds down and he gave hometown fans plenty to enjoy Tuesday. He finished the night 10 for 10 from the floor with several spinning scoops at the basket and four 3-pointers.

Up next The Heat travel to Philadelphia on Wednesday, the same night the Bulls visit Minnesota.

Regular Season Series

CHI leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Bulls: 48.5%
Heat: 51.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 124 - 133
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 124 - 133
4th 22.0 Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound 124 - 133
4th 24.1 Bam Adebayo misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot 124 - 133
4th 27.0 Coby White makes free throw 2 of 2 124 - 133

Statistics

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43-90 FG 48-91
47.8 Field Goal % 52.7
17-44 3PT 19-41
38.6 Three Point % 46.3
21-26 FT 18-22
80.8 Free Throw % 81.8
44 Rebounds 43
11 Offensive Rebounds 7
33 Defensive Rebounds 36
29 Assists 35
4 Steals 4
3 Blocks 3
13 Turnovers 10
1 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
6 Fast Break Points 13
46 Points in Paint 58
17 Fouls 18
13 Largest Lead 9

Game Information

United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 19,389 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Miami 25 24 .510 - W1
Orlando 25 27 .481 1.5 W1
Atlanta 23 28 .451 3 L1
Charlotte 12 36 .250 12.5 L6
Washington 9 41 .180 16.5 W3

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland - 10 W1 0.8039216 41
Indiana 12 21 L1 0.5714286 28
Milwaukee 13 22 W1 0.5510204 27
Detroit 16 26 L2 0.49019608 25
Chicago 19.5 30 L1 0.42307693 22
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