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Ayo Dosunmu had 17 points while Nikola Vucevic tallied 15 points
and 17 rebounds for the injury-depleted Bulls, who played
without starting guards Lonzo Ball and Zach LaVine.
Jimmy Butler had 24 points and eight rebounds for Miami, while
Tyler Herro scored 23 points and Max Strus made five 3-pointers
off the bench and finished with 22. Bam Adebayo had 12 points
and nine rebounds, and reserve Dewayne Dedmon chipped in 11
points.
Goran Dragic scored 12 points and Coby White had 10 for Chicago,
which forced 19 turnovers and snapped a four-game losing streak
against the Heat. The game was tied at 59 at the half before
Chicago's offense came alive in a dominant third quarter. The
Bulls outscored Miami 37-27 in the period while shooting 15 of
22 (68.2 percent) from the field.
The Heat opened the game by making six 3-pointers to lead 33-28
after the first quarter. They were 6 of 20 from beyond the arc
for the rest of the game.
Herro, who moved into the starting lineup after being named
Sixth Man of the Year last season, made three 3-pointers and
scored 11 points in the opening quarter.
Miami stretched its lead to 43-34 with 8:39 left in the second
quarter on Max Strus' trey, but Chicago entered the break tied
at 59 after finishing the half on a 25-16 run.
The veteran Dragic, who spent nearly seven seasons with the
Heat, sparked the Bulls' rally with nine points in the second
quarter on three 3-pointers. Butler led all scorers at the break
with 17 points.
With DeRozan spearheading the charge, Chicago controlled the
third quarter and moved ahead 81-68 with 5:54 left after scoring
12 straight.
DeRozan had 19 points in the quarter for the Bulls, who took a
96-86 lead into the final period.
Miami battled back and cut the deficit to four with 6:19
remaining on Strus' 3-pointer. Chicago responded with seven
straight points, including Vucevic's trey with just under five
minutes left. DeRozan's 3-pointer put the Bulls ahead 112-101
with 3:23 remaining, and Miami was unable to threaten in the
final minutes.
--Field Level Media
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