DeMar DeRozan scored 37 points (8 during a 12-0 run in the third quarter), and the Chicago Bulls beat the Miami Heat 116-108 in the season opener for both teams at FTX Arena.
DeRozan’s jumper put the Bulls ahead for good with 11:41 left in the third quarter.
Early in the fourth quarter, Ayo Dosunmu had 2 steals in 19 seconds, and the Bulls scored 2 points off them.
For the Heat, Jimmy Butler III had 24 points (14 at the free-throw line) and 8 rebounds, and Tyler Herro added 23 points. Max Strus scored 22 points on 7 for 9 shooting off the bench. The Heat had 3 20-point scorers.
The Heat committed 19 turnovers to the Bulls’ 15. The Heat’s starters were outscored 50-37 in 17 minutes together. Javonte Green fouled out.