The Chicago Bulls beat the Miami Heat 119-111.
The Bulls took control with a 19-3 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 19.
During clutch time, the Bulls outscored the Heat 7-0. Lauri Markkanen scored 5 of the Bulls’ 7 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Justin Holiday scored 25 points (9 during a 12-0 run in the third quarter) with 7 3-pointers, and Zach LaVine added 18 points. All 18 of Nikola Mirotic’s points came in the fourth quarter.
For the Heat, Goran Dragic had 22 points (11 in the fourth quarter) and 9 assists, and Kelly Olynyk added 21 points and a season-high 8 assists off the bench. Wayne Ellington scored 20 points with 5 3-pointers off the bench. The Heat had 3 20-point scorers.
The Heat committed 14 turnovers to the Bulls’ 10. They got 4 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Bulls’ starters outscored the Heat 40-22 in 13 minutes together. Dragic fouled out.