National Basketball Association
Miami 105, Chicago 93
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, April 14, 2013
Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials:
#48 Scott Foster, #71 Rodney Mott, #58 Josh Tiven
Attendance:
19810
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Heat 105, Bulls 93: LeBron James collected 24 points and seven rebounds and Dwyane Wade scored 22 as Miami knocked off visiting Chicago.
Mario Chalmers added 15 points and Chris Andersen had a season-high 15 off the bench for the Heat, who won their sixth straight.
Luol Deng had 19 points and Carlos Boozer recorded 16 and 20 boards as the Bulls dropped a game behind the Atlanta Hawks in the race for the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Miami took a nine-point lead into the fourth quarter and never let it slip lower than seven. Mike Miller’s 3-pointer with 1:16 left stretched it back out to 103-93 and put the game away.
James went 6-for-6 from the field and 3-for-3 from the line in the first half as Miami opened up a 15-point lead early in the second quarter. Nate Robinson struck fire for Chicago late in the half and had seven points during a 23-10 burst to end the second and cut it to 56-54 at the break.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Heat Fs Udonis Haslem (ankle) and Shane Battier (knee) both sat out. … Bulls G Richard Hamilton missed the game after drawing a one-game suspension from the league for elbowing Toronto G DeMar DeRozan in the face on Friday. … Chicago C Joakim Noah (foot) sat out his fourth straight game.
Top Game Performances
Chicago |
|
Miami |
Luol Deng 19 |
Scoring |
LeBron James 24 |
Marco Belinelli 3 |
Assists |
LeBron James 6 |
Carlos Boozer 20 |
Rebounds |
Chris Bosh 9 |
Jimmy Butler 8 |
Free Throws Made |
LeBron James 9 |
Carlos Boozer 2 |
Steals |
Mike Miller 2 |
Daequan Cook 1 |
Blocks |
Chris Bosh 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Chicago
|
93 |
35.4 |
11-26 |
24-31 |
16 |
45 |
1 |
7 |
14 |
Miami
|
105 |
51.4 |
6-17 |
27-41 |
23 |
44 |
8 |
7 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
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Miami will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Heat have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Chicago will play their next game on the road against Orlando. The Bulls have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.