
Miami Heat at Chicago Bulls
· National Basketball AssociationGiddey dominates with 28 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists as Bulls beat Heat 119-111

Giddey extended a career high with his seventh triple-double as the ninth-place Bulls (37-43) moved a game ahead of Miami in the Eastern Conference. They also pulled within a half-game of Atlanta for the eighth seed. The ninth-place team gets a home game against the 10th seed in the play-in tournament. The winner then visits the loser of the game between the seventh and eighth seeds.
Kevin Huerter scored 22. Nikola Vucevic added 20 points and 11 rebounds. Coby White scored 18 and Matas Buzelis finished with 17 points, helping Chicago win for the eighth time in 11 games. They also completed a three-game season sweep of the Heat.
Miami had won seven of 10 after dropping 10 in a row.
Tyler Herro scored 30. Bam Adebayo had 18 points and Davion Mitchell scored 17.
Andrew Wiggins finished with 14 points after missing six games because of a right hamstring injury. He has played in just 16 of Miami’s 31 games since the Heat acquired him from Golden State in the Jimmy Butler trade.
The Bulls continued their run of strong performances.
Regular Season Series
CHI wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
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End of Game | 111 - 119 |
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End of the 4th Quarter | 111 - 119 |
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Josh Giddey defensive rebound | 111 - 119 |
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Davion Mitchell misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot | 111 - 119 |
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Coby White makes 3-foot layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 111 - 119 |
Statistics
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44-92 | FG | 46-89 |
47.8 | Field Goal % | 51.7 |
12-33 | 3PT | 14-37 |
36.4 | Three Point % | 37.8 |
11-17 | FT | 13-13 |
64.7 | Free Throw % | 100.0 |
39 | Rebounds | 46 |
11 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
28 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
28 | Assists | 33 |
11 | Steals | 8 |
3 | Blocks | 7 |
13 | Turnovers | 16 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
13 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 16 |
15 | Fast Break Points | 24 |
56 | Points in Paint | 54 |
10 | Fouls | 14 |
11 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Chicago Bulls Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Noa Essengue, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 19 |
Ayo Dosunmu, SG | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Miami Heat Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Pelle Larsson, G | Day-To-Day | Aug 29 |
Dru Smith, G | Day-To-Day | Aug 16 |
Terry Rozier, SG | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Game Information

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 20,509 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southeast Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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