CHICAGO -- — Rookie Matas Buzelis scored a career-best 24 points and Josh Giddey matched it to help the Chicago Bulls top the Miami Heat 133-124 on Tuesday night.

Coby White scored 22 points and Ayo Dosunmu added 21 points and nine assists for the Bulls, who played their first game since trading two-time All-Star Zach LaVine to Sacramento late Sunday.

Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo each scored 23 for Miami, which had won three of four.

The Bulls trailed 118-114 with five minutes to play but an 11-2 run helped secure the win.

Nikola Jovic added 20 points and Kel’el Ware finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat, which opened the game on a 12-2 run and led 70-60 at intermission.

Bulls center Nikola Vucevic, also the subject of trade speculation, finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds in what could be his final home game at the United Center.

Takeaways

Miami: G Duncan Robinson shook off a right hip contusion and started fast. He began the game-opening run with a pair of 3-pointers.

Bulls: Zach Collins, Kevin Huerter and Tre Jones, the trio who came to Chicago in a seven-player trade involving LaVine, were not available Tuesday night and coach Billy Donovan said they won’t play before the trade deadline.

Key moment

White appeared stuck at the top of the key with the shot clock running down, but spun away into an open lane for a dunk with 2:25 left that gave Chicago a 125-120 lead and capped the decisive run.

Key stat

Buzelis is going to see more minutes as the season winds down and he gave hometown fans plenty to enjoy Tuesday. He finished the night 10 for 10 from the floor with several spinning scoops at the basket and four 3-pointers.

Up next

The Heat travel to Philadelphia on Wednesday, the same night the Bulls visit Minnesota.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Kel'el Ware vs. Nikola Vucevic (Tyler Herro gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Duncan Robinson makes 25-foot three pointer	0	3
11:24	Coby White steps out of bounds turnover	0	3
11:11	Duncan Robinson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bam Adebayo assists)	0	6
11:05	Lonzo Ball misses 22-foot three point jumper	0	6
11:02	Duncan Robinson defensive rebound	0	6
10:55	Duncan Robinson lost ball turnover (Josh Giddey steals)	0	6
10:51	Duncan Robinson shooting foul	0	6
10:51	Josh Giddey makes free throw 1 of 2	1	6
10:51	Josh Giddey makes free throw 2 of 2	2	6
10:44	Kel'el Ware misses 5-foot two point shot	2	6
10:41	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	2	6
10:37	Lonzo Ball misses 22-foot three point shot	2	6
10:34	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	2	6
10:23	Kel'el Ware makes 4-foot alley oop dunk shot (Duncan Robinson assists)	2	8
10:12	Nikola Vucevic misses 6-foot two point shot	2	8
10:11	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	2	8
9:52	Duncan Robinson makes 5-foot two point shot	2	10
9:51	Bulls Full timeout	2	10
9:51	Haywood Highsmith personal foul	2	10
9:36	Coby White misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	2	10
9:32	Heat defensive team rebound	2	10
9:18	Kel'el Ware makes alley oop dunk shot (Bam Adebayo assists)	2	12
9:03	Ayo Dosunmu makes 7-foot two point shot	4	12
8:50	Duncan Robinson misses 22-foot three point jumper	4	12
8:48	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	4	12
8:43	Josh Giddey makes two point shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists)	6	12
8:28	Bam Adebayo misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	6	12
8:25	Kel'el Ware offensive rebound	6	12
8:25	Patrick Williams enters the game for Coby White	6	12
8:20	Tyler Herro misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot	6	12
8:18	Patrick Williams defensive rebound	6	12
8:09	Josh Giddey makes driving layup (Patrick Williams assists)	8	12
7:56	Tyler Herro makes driving layup	8	14
7:47	Bam Adebayo kicked ball violation	8	14
7:41	Ayo Dosunmu misses driving floating jump shot	8	14
7:39	Tyler Herro defensive rebound	8	14
7:31	Haywood Highsmith misses 22-foot three point jumper	8	14
7:29	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	8	14
7:21	Josh Giddey lost ball turnover (Haywood Highsmith steals)	8	14
7:09	Nikola Vucevic shooting foul	8	14
7:09	Bam Adebayo makes free throw 1 of 2	8	15
7:09	Bam Adebayo misses free throw 2 of 2	8	15
7:09	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Lonzo Ball	8	15
7:08	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	8	15
6:59	Nikola Vucevic misses 14-foot jumper	8	15
6:57	Tyler Herro defensive rebound	8	15
6:40	Kel'el Ware makes alley oop dunk shot (Tyler Herro assists)	8	17
6:33	Nikola Vucevic misses 27-foot three point jumper	8	17
6:31	Josh Giddey offensive rebound	8	17
6:28	Ayo Dosunmu makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josh Giddey assists)	11	17
6:17	Tyler Herro misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	11	17
6:14	Patrick Williams defensive rebound	11	17
6:02	Duncan Robinson shooting foul	11	17
6:02	Josh Giddey misses free throw 1 of 2	11	17
6:02	Bulls offensive team rebound	11	17
6:02	Terry Rozier enters the game for Kel'el Ware	11	17
6:02	Nikola Jovic enters the game for Duncan Robinson	11	17
6:02	Josh Giddey makes free throw 2 of 2	12	17
5:48	Nikola Jovic makes three point jumper (Tyler Herro assists)	12	20
5:42	Matas Buzelis makes 5-foot alley oop dunk shot (Josh Giddey assists)	14	20
5:19	Terry Rozier misses 22-foot three point jumper	14	20
5:17	Matas Buzelis defensive rebound	14	20
5:08	Matas Buzelis makes driving layup	16	20
4:52	Bam Adebayo misses driving floating jump shot	16	20
4:50	Haywood Highsmith offensive rebound	16	20
4:44	Bam Adebayo makes 14-foot jumper (Terry Rozier assists)	16	22
4:31	Patrick Williams misses 11-foot two point shot	16	22
4:29	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	16	22
4:22	Tyler Herro misses 27-foot three point jumper	16	22
4:20	Patrick Williams defensive rebound	16	22
4:13	Patrick Williams out of bounds lost ball turnover	16	22
4:00	Bam Adebayo makes 5-foot alley oop dunk shot (Tyler Herro assists)	16	24
3:44	Matas Buzelis makes driving layup	18	24
3:31	Matas Buzelis shooting foul	18	24
3:31	Tyler Herro makes free throw 1 of 2	18	25
3:31	Coby White enters the game for Josh Giddey	18	25
3:31	Lonzo Ball enters the game for Ayo Dosunmu	18	25
3:31	Jaime Jaquez Jr. enters the game for Haywood Highsmith	18	25
3:31	Tyler Herro makes free throw 2 of 2	18	26
3:15	Lonzo Ball misses 30-foot three point jumper	18	26
3:12	Patrick Williams offensive rebound	18	26
3:08	Coby White makes 27-foot three point jumper (Patrick Williams assists)	21	26
3:07	Heat Full timeout	21	26
3:07	Jalen Smith enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	21	26
2:51	Bam Adebayo misses 6-foot two point shot	21	26
2:48	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	21	26
2:43	Jaime Jaquez Jr. blocks Coby White 's 7-foot two point shot	21	26
2:42	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	21	26
2:31	Tyler Herro makes driving layup (Bam Adebayo assists)	21	28
2:16	Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper	21	28
2:14	Terry Rozier defensive rebound	21	28
2:03	Terry Rozier misses driving floating jump shot	21	28
2:01	Lonzo Ball loose ball foul	21	28
2:01	Kel'el Ware enters the game for Bam Adebayo	21	28
2:01	Alec Burks enters the game for Tyler Herro	21	28
2:01	Heat offensive team rebound	21	28
1:55	Matas Buzelis blocks Kel'el Ware's layup	21	28
1:53	Kel'el Ware offensive rebound	21	28
1:53	Kel'el Ware makes tip shot	21	30
1:41	Coby White makes driving layup	23	30
1:28	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes driving layup	23	32
1:15	Patrick Williams makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Coby White assists)	26	32
1:05	Kel'el Ware makes 12-foot two point shot (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists)	26	34
53.1	Patrick Williams makes 27-foot three pointer (Jalen Smith assists)	29	34
37.1	Kel'el Ware makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jovic assists)	29	37
28.0	Jalen Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Coby White assists)	32	37
9.1	Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	32	37
7.1	Jalen Smith defensive rebound	32	37
0.1	Coby White misses driving layup	32	37
0.0	Bulls offensive team rebound	32	37
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	32	37

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

United Center

Chicago, IL

Date & Time

1:00 AM, February 5, 2025

Coverage

NBA League Pass, CHSN, FanDuel SN Sun

Attendance

19,389

Referees

Karl Lane, Matt Myers, Nate Green

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

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