Heat eliminate Bulls 102-91, will face Bucks in Round 1
By Bing News Writer April 15, 2023 The Miami Heat punched their ticket to the playoffs with a 102-91 win over the Chicago Bulls in a Play-In game on Saturday. The Heat will face the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in the first round, starting on Monday. Heat were led by Jimmy Butler and Max Strus, who combined for 62 points The Heat had two players who scored more than 30 points each: Jimmy Butler and Max Strus. Butler had 31 points, five rebounds, and three assists on 11-of-19 shooting. Strus had a career-high 31 points off the bench on 10-of-15 shooting, including seven three-pointers. "Jimmy was Jimmy," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "He was phenomenal. And Max was unbelievable. He was fearless. He was confident. He was ready." Bulls led by six in the fourth quarter, but collapsed down the stretch The Bulls were up 81-75 with 7:35 left in the game, but they went cold and allowed the Heat to go on a 27-10 run to close out the game. The Bulls missed 11 of their last 14...