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Miami Heat at Chicago Bulls

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36-44, 17-23 Away
Final
111 - 119

37-43, 17-23 Home

Giddey dominates with 28 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists as Bulls beat Heat 119-111

Josh Giddey delivers massive 28-point triple-double

Giddey extended a career high with his seventh triple-double as the ninth-place Bulls (37-43) moved a game ahead of Miami in the Eastern Conference. They also pulled within a half-game of Atlanta for the eighth seed. The ninth-place team gets a home game against the 10th seed in the play-in tournament. The winner then visits the loser of the game between the seventh and eighth seeds.

Kevin Huerter scored 22. Nikola Vucevic added 20 points and 11 rebounds. Coby White scored 18 and Matas Buzelis finished with 17 points, helping Chicago win for the eighth time in 11 games. They also completed a three-game season sweep of the Heat.

Miami had won seven of 10 after dropping 10 in a row.

Tyler Herro scored 30. Bam Adebayo had 18 points and Davion Mitchell scored 17.

Andrew Wiggins finished with 14 points after missing six games because of a right hamstring injury. He has played in just 16 of Miami’s 31 games since the Heat acquired him from Golden State in the Jimmy Butler trade.

Takeaways The Heat came up short even though they had their top trio of Wiggins, Adebayo and Herro available for the first time since March 27.

The Bulls continued their run of strong performances.

Key moment The Bulls regrouped after letting a 14-point lead midway through the third quarter slip to five. Mitchell cut it to 100-95 when he nailed a 3 for Miami. But the Bulls responded with a 10-2 run.

Key stat Giddey's seven triple-doubles rank second by a Bulls player in a single season behind Michael Jordan's 15 in 1988-89.

Up next The Heat visit New Orleans on Friday while the Bulls host Washington in their final regular-season home game.

Regular Season Series

CHI wins series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 111 - 119
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 111 - 119
4th 19.0 Josh Giddey defensive rebound 111 - 119
4th 19.0 Davion Mitchell misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot 111 - 119
4th 23.0 Coby White makes 3-foot layup (Josh Giddey assists) 111 - 119

Statistics

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44-92 FG 46-89
47.8 Field Goal % 51.7
12-33 3PT 14-37
36.4 Three Point % 37.8
11-17 FT 13-13
64.7 Free Throw % 100.0
39 Rebounds 46
11 Offensive Rebounds 10
28 Defensive Rebounds 36
28 Assists 33
11 Steals 8
3 Blocks 7
13 Turnovers 16
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 1
20 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 16
15 Fast Break Points 24
56 Points in Paint 54
10 Fouls 14
11 Largest Lead 14
Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tre Jones, PG Out Apr 18
Lonzo Ball, PG Out Apr 18
Ayo Dosunmu, SG Out Apr 17
Miami Heat Miami Heat Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Terry Rozier, SG Out Apr 27
Isaiah Stevens, G Out Apr 17
Dru Smith, G Out Dec 27

Game Information

United Center

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 20,509 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 41 41 .500 - L1
Atlanta 40 42 .488 1 W3
Miami 37 45 .451 4 L1
Charlotte 19 63 .232 22 L7
Washington 18 64 .220 23 W1

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland - 18 L1 0.7804878 64
Indiana 14 32 W1 0.6097561 50
Milwaukee 16 34 W8 0.58536583 48
Detroit 20 38 L2 0.5365854 44
Chicago 25 43 W3 0.47560975 39
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