Daniel Theis had 23 points (10 in the fourth quarter) and a season-high 12 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Miami Heat 110-102.
Garrett Temple’s cutting layup put the Bulls ahead for good with 4:46 left in the fourth quarter.
The Heat got within 104-102 on Trevor Ariza’s 3-pointer with 2:13 to play, but Theis answered with a tip-in, and the Heat got no closer.
Coby White’s free throw with 31.8 seconds left made it 107-102 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Bulls outscored the Heat 11-5.
Nikola Vučević had 24 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 11 rebounds.
For the Heat, Jimmy Butler III had 33 points and 8 rebounds, and Duncan Robinson went 1 for 7 from 3. Bam Adebayo scored 23 points on 9 for 14 shooting.
The Bulls shot 53.2% from the field and 37.9% from 3 to the Heat’s 42.9% and 19.4%. The Heat outscored the Bulls 20-4 on the fast break. The Bulls outscored the Heat 23-12 in 8 minutes with Temple, Vučević, Markkanen, Theis and White on the floor together.