Jimmy Butler III made a 20-foot step-back jumper at the buzzer, and the Miami Heat beat the Chicago Bulls 118-116.
During clutch time, the Heat outscored the Bulls 12-10. Butler scored 4 of the Heat’s 12 on 2 for 5 shooting. With 34 seconds left, Butler stole the ball from DeMar DeRozan, and Kyle Lowry’s driving layup off it tied the game at 116.
Butler scored 28 points, and Kevin Love added 22 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) on 8 for 12 shooting off the bench.
For the Bulls, DeRozan had 27 points and 3 blocks on 9 for 13 shooting, and Patrick Williams added 25 points (13 in the second quarter) on 8 for 10 shooting. Coby White scored 22 points. Torrey Craig scored 16 points off the bench. White scored 18 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter. The Bulls had 3 20-point scorers.
The Bulls forced 10 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Heat outscored the Bulls 52-22 off the bench. The Heat outscored the Bulls 43-28 in 15 minutes with Lowry, Love, Butler, Martin and Jaquez on the floor together.