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Heat rally to stun Bulls, will face Bucks in first round

MIAMI -- Max Strus and Jimmy Butler scored 31 points apiece, and the Miami Heat got into the playoffs by rallying in the final minutes to beat the Chicago Bulls 102-91 in an Eastern Conference play-in game Friday night.

Tyler Herro added 12 points and Bam Adebayo grabbed 17 rebounds for Miami, which trailed by six midway through the final quarter.

But Butler scored while getting fouled with 2:17 left to put Miami ahead for good, found Strus for a 3-pointer -- his seventh of the night -- a minute later to push the lead to five and Strus sealed it with three free throws after getting fouled on a try from beyond the arc with 40 seconds remaining.