Bulls beat Heat 98-95

The Bulls Thursday delivered Dwyane Wade the present he most wanted with a 98-95 victory over the Miami Heat in Wade’s homecoming.

Wade had 13 points, but did his part with two pressure free throws with 1:37 remaining and the Bulls holding on to a 94-92 lead. But it was Bulls leading scorer Jimmy Butler with 20 points who had the big plays down the stretch with a run of eight of 10 Bulls points to hold off the Heat.

The Bulls moved to 5-4 while Miami fell to 2-5.

Robin Lopez also had a crucial basket down the stretch and had 16 points and nine rebounds. Even though Miami center Hassan Whiteside had 20 points and 20 rebounds, Lopez got inside for several important scores. Rajon Rondo had 16…