Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat

Bulls add to Heat woes at home, win 105-89

Instead, he's challenging them.

And on Wednesday night, they listened.

"I just think you make it a competitive experience," said Boylen, whose team went 2-13 this month. "Look, this game today is what the league's about. You get in late after a competitive game and now you're playing at the Miami Heat, a great franchise. Now, a competitive person takes that challenge."

Lauri Markkanen had 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Bulls, who went 1-13 in January 2001 for their worst first month of the calendar year. Kris Dunn scored 14 and Robin Lopez added 13 for Chicago, which shot 51 percent. That, combined with a 50 percent showing at Brooklyn on Tuesday night, marked the first time the Bulls have made at least half their shots in consecutive games since October.

"We knew we've got a locker room with no superstars in here," Selden said. "We didn't have any superstars out there tonight, but we had a whole bunch of guys that wanted to fight and we have some dogs in here."

Tyler Johnson scored 15 points for Miami, which got 14 from Justise Winslow and 13 apiece from Bam Adebayo and Wayne Ellington. The Heat shot 38 percent, including 12 of 42 from 3-point range.

"You could just feel missed shots sapped some of our energy and resolve at the other end," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.

The Bulls led by 10 after the first quarter, took a two-point lead into halftime and then found themselves trailing by six early in the third. But they answered with an 18-5 run over the next five minutes, and led by three when Dion Waiters tried a 3-pointer with 1:38 left for the tie.

It missed, and with that the Bulls were off and running. Chicago finished the quarter on a 7-0 run, led by 10 going into the fourth and kept the lead the rest of the way.

"They took advantage of our mistakes," said Heat guard Josh Richardson, who finished with 12 points.

TIP-INS

Bulls: Carmelo Anthony still appears on Chicago's roster. The official reason for him not playing is listed as "trade pending." ... Chicago has reached 100 points in 14 consecutive games, the team's longest streak since the 1991-92 season.

Heat: Miami won the season series 2-1. The Heat have swept the Bulls only twice in 31 seasons. ... Miami shot 18 of 42 inside the paint.

WADE DEAL

BIG DIFFERENCE

UP NEXT

Bulls: Visit the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday.

Heat: Host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday.

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Regular Season Series

MIA wins series 2-1