US EditionAyo Dosunmu's season-high 29 points lead short-handed Bulls past Heat, 125-118
- In Miami, Chicago's Ayo Dosunmu scored a season-high 29 points, leading the Bulls to a 125-118 upset over the Heat on Saturday night.
- Short-Handed on both sides, Chicago sat six of its nine highest-paid players making about $94 million, while Miami was missing four of its top six salaries worth about $89 million.
- Bench scoring surged as Matas Buzelis scored 21 and Isaac Okoro added 20, while coach Billy Donovan's timeouts sparked 12-0 and 10-0 runs flipping momentum.
- Late in the fourth, Miami tied the game four times in the final 3:37 but never reclaimed the lead, with Pelle Larsson and Bam Adebayo key in late pushes despite 19 turnovers and 13 of 47 3-point shooting.
- The teams meet again Sunday at Kaseya Center during a rare three consecutive regular-season games between the teams as two-way player Myron Gardner made his first NBA start with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
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Short-handed Chicago Bulls — and a white-hot Ayo Dosunmu — outlast Miami Heat 125-118 to snap 3-game skid
Ayo Dosunmu scored 29 points and Matas Buzelis added 10 of his 21 in the fourth quarter Saturday, leading the Chicago Bulls to a 125-118 win over the Miami Heat.
Matas Buzelis helps undermanned Bulls pull out victory in Miami
MIAMI — Coby White and Nikola Vucevic, who strolled into the locker room on the late bus, got the night off because of the buildup of minutes lately.Josh Giddey, Tre Jones, Jalen Smith and Zach Collins were in street clothes, battling injuries.It had all the makings for a Matas Buzelis night.After all, he was the highest-scoring player available for the rematch with the Heat and had a nice week going with 20 points against the Pacers on Wednesda…
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Ayo Dosunmu's big effort carries Bulls past Heat
Ayo Dosunmu scored a season-high 29 points and added nine assists and eight rebounds on Saturday to help the visiting Chicago Bulls post a 125-118 victory over the Miami Heat.
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Ayo Dosunmu's season-high 29 points lead short-handed Bulls past Heat, 125-118
Ayo Dosunmu scored a season-high 29 points as the short-handed Chicago Bulls topped the Miami Heat 125-118. Dosunmu added nine assists and eight rebounds.
Bulls try to hand game to Heat, who refuse to take it in humbling 125-118 loss
MIAMI — The Miami Heat had been here before, when the opposition basically tried to hand a game away. That was in November, when the Cleveland Cavaliers sat out Donovan Michell, Darius Garland and Evan Mobley. On that night, the Cavaliers nonetheless found their way to victory behind the unlikely likes of Craig Porter Jr., Tyrese Proctor, Luke Travers, and, yes, former Heat center Thomas Bryant. This time, the Chicago Bulls felt it prudent Satur…
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