Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat

The Chicago Bulls finished up their five game road trip with a victory over the now struggling Miami Heat. The Bulls had won the previous two meetings with Miami, both in Chicago, and the third time was not the charm for the Heat as the Bulls won 87-86. The big three for Miami (Wade, Bosh, and LeBron) combined for 69 of the Heat's 86 points. Derrick Rose was the leader again for the Bulls with 27 points and 5 assists. LeBron James led the way for Miami with 26 points, Chris Bosh had 23 points, and Dwyane Wade had 20 points. The Heat would take a 2 point lead into the final minutes when Luol Deng would be fouled on a play to send him to the line. He made the first free throw and then missed the second, but hustled for the ball and when he regained possession he was fouled which sent him to the line for two more free throws. Luol knocked down both free throws to put the Bulls up by one, Miami would get the ball back, but terrific defense prevented both Dwyane Wade and LeBron James to make the game winning shot. The Bulls now improve to 43-18 while the Heat drop to 43-20. The Bulls now find themselves just two and a half games back from the Celtics in the East with just 21 games to go in the regular season. The Bulls now return home for a match-up with the Hornets on Monday night.