The Heat earned the Eastern Conference eighth spot again after beating the Chicago Bulls on Friday night and shift their focus to a first-round playoff series "dogfight" against the Celtics.
The chants started raining down in the fourth quarter. “We want Boston,” the Miami Heat crowd kept shouting, over and over. The fans got their wish. And a rematch of the last two Eastern Conference finals awaits in Round 1 this year.
Miami is here after blowing a 14-point lead to the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the Play-In Tournament on Wednesday, and will be without star forward Jimmy Butler (knee) and key guard Terry Rozier (neck).
Tyler Herro scored 24 points and was an assist shy of a triple-double, rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 21 points and the Miami Heat grabbed the last spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs, running away from the Chicago Bulls 112-91 in a play-in tournament elimination game Friday night.
NBA postseason kicked off this week, and three teams have already been eliminated from the bracket. The Warriors, Hawks and Bulls have seen their seasons come to a close in the Play-In Tournament, while the Heat,
Tyler Herro recorded 24 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists and the host Miami Heat punched their ticket to the playoffs with a convincing 112-91 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night.
The final two spots in the 2024 NBA playoffs will be determined Friday night. The No. 8 seed in both conferences is on the line as the Heat host the Bulls and the Pelicans square off with the Kings. The top-seeded Celtics and Thunder,
Haywood Highsmith and his Miami Heat teammates match up against the Chicago Bulls in the 2024 NBA Play-In Tournament at 7:00 PM ET on Friday.Highsmith is averaging 6.1 points, 1.1 assists and 3.2
And few better examples can be found than the Boston Celtics, who are now set to play either the Miami Heat or the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the 2024 playoffs. The Heat and the Bulls finished the season in the eighth and ninth places,
Nikola Vucevic and his Chicago Bulls teammates take the court against the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA Play-In Tournament at 7:00 PM ET on Friday.Vucevic is tops on his team in rebounds per game
So far this postseason, the Miami Heat's 2024 playoff drive is looking a lot like their 2023 run. Last season, the Heat lost their first game in the NBA play-in tournament, but recovered in their second game to make the playoffs as a No.
Ayo Dosunmu and his Chicago Bulls teammates take the court against the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA Play-In Tournament at 7:00 PM ET on Friday.Dosunmu is averaging 12.2 points, 3.2 assists and 2.8
Bam Adebayo and his Miami Heat teammates take on the Chicago Bulls in the 2024 NBA Play-In Tournament at 7:00 PM ET on Friday.Adebayo leads the Heat at 10.4 rebounds per game, while also averaging
"We want Boston," the Miami Heat crowd kept shouting, over and over. The fans got their wish. And a rematch of the past two Eastern Conference finals awaits in Round 1 this year. Miami -- even with Jimmy Butler sidelined for several weeks with a sprained knee -- is back in the playoffs.
As coach Billy Donovan pondered the end of the Chicago Bulls season and fielded big-picture questions late Friday night, DeMar DeRozan entered the small room for postgame news conferences. “It would be nice if he’s back,
Nikola Jovic and his Miami Heat teammates take on the Chicago Bulls in the 2024 NBA Play-In Tournament at 7:00 PM ET on Friday.Jovic puts up 7.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists per contest.
The Heat jumped on the Bulls midway through the first quarter and never let go the rest of the night. With this Bulls roster falling short yet again, there is some serious soul-searching to do, starting with free agent DeMar DeRozan.
DeRozan ended Friday's 112-91 Play-In Game loss to the Heat with 22 points (8-16 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 3-4 FT), three rebounds, four assists, one block and one steal across 41 minutes. DeRozan did his part as his squad looked to advance to the opening round of the postseason,
DeMar DeRozan and his Chicago Bulls teammates hit the court against the Miami Heat in the 2024 NBA Play-In Tournament at 7:00 PM ET on Friday.DeRozan leads his team in both points (24) and assists
The Bulls and Heat once again meet in the play-in tournament for a shot at the No. 8 seed in the playoffs for the second straight season. But this time, the Heat are missing their best player in Jimmy Butler,
Miami defeats Chicago, 112-91, to secure the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference. For Miami, Tyler Herro led the way with 24 points (4 3PM), 10 rebounds, and 9 assists while aided by Jaime Jaquez Jr. (21 points,
The Bulls have been a meddling franchise over the last couple of seasons. Despite making it to the playoff two years ago, Chicago fell in the Play-In Tournament last year and is faced with that same fate again.
Welcome to a play-in rematch from last season, where the Bulls traveled to Miami to take on the Heat in hopes of nabbing the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. They failed at that task, losing the game,
It’s a repeat scenario for the Bulls and Heat, who will play in the final play-in game for a shot at the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference first round. Remember, the Heat ended the Bulls’ season last year in the same situation,
The Miami Heat (46-36) take on the Chicago Bulls (39-43) at 7:00 PM ET on Friday, April 19, 2024 on ESPN.The Heat are just a 1.5-point favorite when they and the Bulls meet in a game oddsmakers
It has been a disappointing past two seasons for the Chicago Bulls. In 2022, it appeared as though they were on the rise, making the playoffs as the six-seed with 46 wins. The Bulls, however, were unable to keep up that pace.
The Chicago Bulls finished up yet another mediocre season on Friday night as they lost to the Miami Heat in the NBA play-in tournament. It was a disappointing season, so it was fitting for it to end in disappointing fashion.
The Miami Heat beat the Chicago Bulls, 112-91, in the NBA Play-in Tournament as they have won the eighth seed and the right to face the No. 1 seeded Boston Celtics in the first round of the NBA playoffs.