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Miami Heat at Chicago Bulls

· Makeup from Jan 8
26-23, 11-15 Away
Final
116 - 113

23-25, 15-11 Home

Powell scores 21 points and Heat outlast Bulls for 116-113 win

Miami Heat vs. Chicago Bulls: Game Highlights

Ayo Dosunmu had 23 points to lead the Bulls, who trailed by 13 in the fourth quarter and were down 104-92 with 8:02 remaining before outscoring the Heat 21-12 the rest of the way to make it close.

With Chicago trailing 110-100, Dosunmu made two layups and a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to 3 with 2:05 left. After a layup by Powell, Nikola Vucevic's turnaround hook shot made it 112-109 with 54 seconds remaining.

Dosunmu and Powell each made two free throws and after being fouled by Pelle Larsson, Coby White hit both of his foul shots to make it a one-point game with 7 seconds left. Larsson dunked 2 seconds later to give Miami a three-point lead and White missed a 3-point attempt to seal the win for the Heat.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Chicago. Larsson had 15 points.

Vucevic had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Matas Buzelis finished with 16 points, Kevin Huerter had 15 and White 14 for the Bulls.

Up next The teams play the second of three straight matchups, next in Miami on Saturday night.

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Regular Season Series

MIA leads series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 116 - 113
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 116 - 113
4th 1.5 Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound 116 - 113
4th 1.5 Coby White misses 28-foot three point jumper 116 - 113
4th 4.6 Dru Smith enters the game for Norman Powell 116 - 113

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/mia.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMIA https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/chi.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCHI
42-93 FG 37-94
45 Field Goal % 39
12-36 3PT 15-38
33 Three Point % 39
20-24 FT 24-29
83 Free Throw % 83
49 Rebounds 52
10 Offensive Rebounds 16
39 Defensive Rebounds 36
29 Assists 25
12 Steals 5
2 Blocks 4
13 Turnovers 15
1 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 23
19 Fast Break Points 7
60 Points in Paint 38
19 Fouls 20
14 Largest Lead 2
2 Lead Changes 2
98 Percent Led 1
Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Nic Claxton, C Out Nov 2
Miami Heat Miami Heat Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 20,685 · Capacity:

2026-27 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Washington 4 3 .571 - W2
Atlanta 4 4 .500 0.5 W1
Charlotte 3 5 .375 1.5 L4
Miami 2 5 .286 2 L1
Orlando 2 5 .286 2 L2

2026-27 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit - 1 W3 0.85714287 6
Cleveland 2 3 L1 0.5714286 4
Indiana 4.5 6 L5 0.25 2
Chicago 5 6 L5 0.14285715 1
Milwaukee 5 6 L3 0.14285715 1
Full Standings

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