Bam Adebayo had 20 points (12 in the paint) and 10 assists, and the Miami Heat beat the Chicago Bulls 106-101.
The Heat never trailed and led by as many as 24.
The Bulls got within 103-101 on Coby White’s driving dunk with 15 seconds to play, but Kendrick Nunn answered with 2 free throws, and the Bulls got no closer.
During clutch time, the Heat outscored the Bulls 7-3. Late in the fourth quarter, Jimmy Butler III had 2 of his 4 steals, and the Heat scored 3 points off them.
Duncan Robinson scored 23 points (12 in the first quarter) with 7 3-pointers. Nunn added 22 points, and Butler had 20 points, 8 assists and 4 steals. The Heat had 4 20-point scorers.
For the Bulls, White scored 31 points on 11 for 18 shooting, and Nikola Vučević added 26 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists. White scored 15 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter.
The Bulls committed 18 turnovers to the Heat’s 13. The Bulls’ starters were outscored 41-23 in 15 minutes together.