After opening their last road trip of the season with a confidence-boosting victory in Boston, the Miami Heat (49-28) visit the Chicago Bulls (45-32) on Saturday night at the United Center at 8:00pm.
DeMar DeRozan is coming off of a monster 50-point performance, just two points shy of his career high, in Chicago’s 135-130 overtime victory against the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night. The win boosted their home record to 27-10 and gives them a half-game lead ahead of the sixth-place Toronto Raptors with five games left. Nikola Vucevic, who always plays well against the Heat dating back to his Orlando Magic days, notched 22 points and 14 rebounds while Zach LaVine, who is probable today with a knee injury, scored 21 points.