The Heat boss in Chicago

Jimmy Butler was the winners’ top scorer with 22 points, with Kyle Lowry and Tyler Hiro each adding 19 points on a night in which Miami had 17/34 threes and seven players total with double-digit game in the third period.

For the Bulls, Jacques Lavigne had 33 points and DeMar DeRozan had 26 points (but with 6/18 shots), with Nikola Vucevic adding 12 points and 10 rebounds.

THE TWELVE MINUTES: 30-31, 57-66, 79-98, 109-127

COPS: DeRozan 26 (6/18 shots, 1 treble, 13/13 shots), Vucevic 12 (10 rebounds, 5 assists), Caruso, Lavin 33 (5/12 trebles, 5 rebounds), Dosumnou 11 (1), Williams 12 (1 3s, 6 rebounds), Green 8 (1), Jones 3, Brown, Thompson 2, Bradley, White 2 (0/9 shots, 0/7 3s)

ΧΙΤ: Tucker 4 (8 rebounds), Butler 22 (2 threes, 7 rebounds, 6 assists), Adebaigo 16 (7 rebounds), Laurie 19 (2 threes, 10 assists), Strauss 10 (2), Haslem, Haysmith, Dentmon 14 (5 rebounds), Jurceven 2, Vincent 13 (3), Hiro 19 (0/9 two points, 6/7 three points, 8 rebounds), Robinson 8 (2/7 three points)