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Heat handle Bulls, earn playoff rematch with C's 'the hard way'

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MIAMI -- The chants started raining down in the fourth quarter. "We want Boston," the Miami Heat crowd kept shouting, over and over.

The fans got their wish. And a rematch of the past two Eastern Conference finals awaits in Round 1 this year.

Miami -- even with Jimmy Butler sidelined for several weeks with a sprained knee -- is back in the playoffs. Tyler Herro scored 24 points and was an assist shy of a triple-double, rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr.