The Heat came out hot early, but the Chicago Bulls did what they’ve been doing lately- and done all season to Miami- coming back to beat the Heat 119-111 Wednesday night in a game with major play-in seeding implications.
 

Josh Giddey dominated with 28 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the Bulls.
 

Kevin Huerter scored 22. Nikola Vucevic added 20 points and 11 rebounds. Coby White scored 18, helping Chicago finish off a 3-game season sweep of Miami, and win their 8th game in their last 11.
 

The 9th-place Bulls (37-43) moved a game ahead of Miami in the Eastern Conference. They also pulled within a 1/2 game of Atlanta for the #8 seed. The 9th-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 7th and 8th seeds.
 

Tyler Herro scored 30 for Miami, which had won 7 of 10 after dropping 10 in a row.
 

Bam Adebayo added 18 points and Davion Mitchell scored 17.
 

Andrew Wiggins finished with 14 points after 6 games out a 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.
 

***** ‘LIVE’ Instant Reaction from Jim “GRIES” Grieshaber
 

The Heat visit New Orleans on Friday night. 

We will be here ‘LIVE’ right after the game with your HEAT POSTCAST, hosted by Jim “GRIES” Grieshaber.

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