Josh Giddey, Matas Buzelis score 24 to lead the Bulls over the Heat 133-124
CHICAGO (AP) Rookie Matas Buzelis scored a career-best 24 points and Josh Giddey matched it to help the Chicago Bulls top the Miami Heat 133-124 on Tuesday night.
Coby White scored 22 points and Ayo Dosunmu added 21 and nine assists for the Bulls, who played their first game since trading two-time All-Star Zach LaVine to Sacramento late Sunday.
Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo each scored 23 points 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
The Heat travel to Philadelphia on Wednesday, the same night the Bulls visit Minnesota.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Â | Kel'el Ware vs. Nikola Vucevic (Tyler Herro gains possession) | Â |
| 11:45 |  | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point pullup jump shot | 3-0 |
| 11:24 | | Â | Coby White turnover (out of bounds step) | Â |
| 11:11 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 6-0 |
| 11:05 | | Â | Lonzo Ball misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:02 | | Â | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:55 | | Â | Duncan Robinson turnover (lost ball) (Josh Giddey steals) | Â |
| 10:51 | | Â | Duncan Robinson shooting foul (Josh Giddey draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:51 | | +1 | Josh Giddey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-1 |
| 10:51 | | +1 | Josh Giddey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-2 |
| 10:44 | | Â | Kel'el Ware misses two point floating jump shot | Â |
| 10:41 | | Â | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:37 | | Â | Lonzo Ball misses three point running jump shot | Â |
| 10:34 | | Â | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:23 | | +2 | Kel'el Ware makes two point alley-oop dunk (Duncan Robinson assists) | 8-2 |
| 10:12 | | Â | Nikola Vucevic misses two point driving hook shot | Â |
| 10:11 | | Â | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:52 | | +2 | Duncan Robinson makes two point driving finger roll layup | 10-2 |
| 9:51 | | Â | Bulls 60 second timeout | Â |
| 9:51 | | Â | Haywood Highsmith personal foul (Coby White draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:36 | | Â | Coby White misses three point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 9:32 | | Â | Heat defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:18 | | +2 | Kel'el Ware makes two point alley-oop dunk (Bam Adebayo assists) | 12-2 |
| 9:03 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 12-4 |
| 8:50 | | Â | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:48 | | Â | Lonzo Ball defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:43 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point running layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 12-6 |
| 8:28 | | Â | Bam Adebayo misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 8:25 | | Â | Kel'el Ware offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:20 | | Â | Tyler Herro misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 8:18 | | Â | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:09 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point driving layup (Patrick Williams assists) | 12-8 |
| 7:56 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point driving layup | 14-8 |
| 7:47 | | Â | Bam Adebayo kicked ball violation | Â |
| 7:41 | | Â | Ayo Dosunmu misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 7:39 | | Â | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:31 | | Â | Haywood Highsmith misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:29 | | Â | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:21 | | Â | Josh Giddey turnover (lost ball) (Haywood Highsmith steals) | Â |
| 7:09 | | Â | Nikola Vucevic shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:09 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-8 |
| 7:09 | | Â | Bam Adebayo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 7:08 | | Â | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:59 | | Â | Nikola Vucevic misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:57 | | Â | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:40 | | +2 | Kel'el Ware makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tyler Herro assists) | 17-8 |
| 6:33 | | Â | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:31 | | Â | Josh Giddey offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:28 | | +3 | Ayo Dosunmu makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 17-11 |
| 6:17 | | Â | Tyler Herro misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 6:14 | | Â | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:02 | | Â | Duncan Robinson shooting foul (Josh Giddey draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:02 | | Â | Josh Giddey misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 6:02 | | Â | Bulls offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:02 | | +1 | Josh Giddey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-12 |
| 5:48 | | +3 | Nikola Jovic makes three point jump shot (Tyler Herro assists) | 20-12 |
| 5:42 | | +2 | Matas Buzelis makes two point alley-oop dunk (Josh Giddey assists) | 20-14 |
| 5:19 | | Â | Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:17 | | Â | Matas Buzelis defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:08 | | +2 | Matas Buzelis makes two point driving layup | 20-16 |
| 4:52 | | Â | Bam Adebayo misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 4:50 | | Â | Haywood Highsmith offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:44 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 22-16 |
| 4:31 | | Â | Patrick Williams misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | Â |
| 4:29 | | Â | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:22 | | Â | Tyler Herro misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:20 | | Â | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:13 | | Â | Patrick Williams turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | Â |
| 4:00 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tyler Herro assists) | 24-16 |
| 3:44 | | +2 | Matas Buzelis makes two point driving layup | 24-18 |
| 3:31 | | Â | Matas Buzelis shooting foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:31 | | +1 | Tyler Herro makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-18 |
| 3:31 | | +1 | Tyler Herro makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-18 |
| 3:15 | | Â | Lonzo Ball misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:12 | | Â | Patrick Williams offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:08 | | +3 | Coby White makes three point jump shot (Patrick Williams assists) | 26-21 |
| 3:07 | | Â | Heat 60 second timeout | Â |
| 2:51 | | Â | Bam Adebayo misses two point fadeaway jump shot | Â |
| 2:48 | | Â | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:43 | | Â | Jaime Jaquez Jr. blocks Coby White's two point driving floating bank jump shot | Â |
| 2:42 | | Â | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:31 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point driving layup (Bam Adebayo assists) | 28-21 |
| 2:16 | | Â | Lonzo Ball misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:14 | | Â | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:03 | | Â | Terry Rozier misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 2:01 | | Â | Heat offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:01 | | Â | Lonzo Ball personal foul (Loose ball) (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:55 | | Â | Matas Buzelis blocks Kel'el Ware's two point cutting layup | Â |
| 1:53 | | Â | Kel'el Ware offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:53 | | +2 | Kel'el Ware makes two point tip layup | 30-21 |
| 1:41 | | +2 | Coby White makes two point driving layup | 30-23 |
| 1:28 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point driving layup | 32-23 |
| 1:15 | | +3 | Patrick Williams makes three point stepback jump shot (Coby White assists) | 32-26 |
| 1:05 | | +2 | Kel'el Ware makes two point floating jump shot (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 34-26 |
| 0:53 | | +3 | Patrick Williams makes three point pullup jump shot (Jalen Smith assists) | 34-29 |
| 0:37 | | +3 | Kel'el Ware makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jovic assists) | 37-29 |
| 0:28 | | +3 | Jalen Smith makes three point jump shot (Coby White assists) | 37-32 |
| 0:09 | | Â | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 0:07 | | Â | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Coby White misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Bulls offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |