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.
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Usa newsMatas 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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