Herro scored 23 points as Miami grabbed a 71-47 halftime lead, and the Heat knocked the Bulls out of the play-in for the third year in a row. They play at Atlanta on Friday for a chance to meet top-seeded Cleveland in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Hawks lost to Orlando on Tuesday.

“We're only halfway there,” coach Erik Spoelstra said. “We didn't have the luxury of having the one game and then you're automatically in. Guys feel great about this win and really put a lot into this. This is not something that could just happen overnight. I feel like there's been some good things happening the last several weeks.”

Getting to this point hasn't been easy for the Heat. There was the standoff with Jimmy Butler that ended with a trade deadline deal to Golden State in February, and a 10-game losing streak in March. Miami then won eight of 12 to close the regular season and finish 10th in the East at 37-45.

Against Chicago, Herro made his first eight shots and was 13 of 19 in the game.

Andrew Wiggins had 20 points and nine rebounds. Bam Adebayo added 15 points and 12 rebounds, and Davion Mitchell chipped in with 15 points and nine assists. The Heat had 10 steals and seven blocks, and it all added up to payback for a three-game sweep in the regular season.

Josh Giddey had 25 points and 10 rebounds for Chicago. Coby White scored 17, though he shot 5 of 20. Nikola Vucevic finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds.

“We didn't really have game-plan discipline,” White said. “We beat them in the regular season. We thought if we just do what we normally do, then we'll be good. But obviously, they've got guys that have been to the finals. They've got guys that know what it takes. They got a head coach who's one of the best head coaches in the league. They came in and they were the better team tonight.”

The Bulls got within 13 early in the fourth quarter, only to get shut down the rest of the way and miss the playoffs for the third year in a row.

“A lot of us made big-time buckets at the right time,” Adebayo said.

Herro set the tone, making all eight shots as the Heat broke the game open in the first half. He was hardly a one-man show, with Wiggins scoring 12 in the half and Adebayo adding 11 points and seven rebounds.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Kel'el Ware vs. Nikola Vucevic (Bam Adebayo gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Josh Giddey blocks Andrew Wiggins 's 3-foot driving layup	0	0
11:45	Heat offensive team rebound	0	0
11:36	Tyler Herro makes 1-foot two point shot	0	2
11:36	Matas Buzelis defensive goaltending violation	0	2
11:12	Kevin Huerter misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:08	Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound	0	2
11:02	Alec Burks makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists)	0	4
10:49	Coby White makes two point shot	2	4
10:49	Kel'el Ware shooting foul	2	4
10:49	Coby White makes free throw 1 of 1	3	4
10:38	Tyler Herro makes two point shot	3	6
10:27	Josh Giddey misses driving floating jump shot	3	6
10:25	Josh Giddey offensive rebound	3	6
10:23	Josh Giddey makes two point shot	5	6
10:13	Bam Adebayo makes 1-foot dunk (Tyler Herro assists)	5	8
10:01	Josh Giddey misses driving floating jump shot	5	8
9:59	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	5	8
9:48	Tyler Herro makes driving layup (Alec Burks assists)	5	10
9:48	Bulls Full timeout	5	10
9:38	Josh Giddey misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	10
9:35	Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound	5	10
9:26	Andrew Wiggins misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	5	10
9:23	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	5	10
9:15	Kevin Huerter lost ball turnover (Alec Burks steals)	5	10
9:09	Andrew Wiggins makes 25-foot three point shot (Alec Burks assists)	5	13
8:46	Coby White misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	13
8:43	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	5	13
8:23	Tyler Herro makes 2-foot two point shot	5	15
8:18	Coby White makes 27-foot three pointer	8	15
7:59	Andrew Wiggins makes 2-foot layup (Bam Adebayo assists)	8	17
7:55	Alec Burks shooting foul	8	17
7:55	Josh Giddey makes free throw 1 of 2	9	17
7:55	Patrick Williams enters the game for Matas Buzelis	9	17
7:55	Josh Giddey makes free throw 2 of 2	10	17
7:36	Andrew Wiggins makes 1-foot dunk (Kel'el Ware assists)	10	19
7:16	Josh Giddey misses driving floating jump shot	10	19
7:13	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	10	19
7:06	Tyler Herro bad pass (Coby White steals)	10	19
7:05	Coby White lost ball turnover	10	19
7:05	Coby White loose ball foul	10	19
7:05	Dalen Terry enters the game for Coby White	10	19
6:51	Bam Adebayo misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	19
6:48	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	10	19
6:48	Kel'el Ware personal foul	10	19
6:48	Haywood Highsmith enters the game for Kel'el Ware	10	19
6:33	Patrick Williams misses 10-foot two point shot	10	19
6:31	Alec Burks defensive rebound	10	19
6:28	Tyler Herro out of bounds lost ball turnover	10	19
6:21	Bam Adebayo kicked ball violation	10	19
6:13	Nikola Vucevic makes 5-foot two point shot (Kevin Huerter assists)	12	19
5:50	Tyler Herro makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	12	22
5:39	Josh Giddey bad pass (Alec Burks steals)	12	22
5:35	Haywood Highsmith makes 22-foot three point shot (Tyler Herro assists)	12	25
5:15	Nikola Vucevic misses 7-foot two point shot	12	25
5:13	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	12	25
5:10	Nikola Vucevic blocks Bam Adebayo 's 1-foot two point shot	12	25
5:10	Heat offensive team rebound	12	25
5:10	Coby White enters the game for Kevin Huerter	12	25
5:10	Davion Mitchell enters the game for Tyler Herro	12	25
5:02	Andrew Wiggins misses driving floating jump shot	12	25
5:00	Patrick Williams defensive rebound	12	25
4:56	Josh Giddey makes two point shot	14	25
4:42	Andrew Wiggins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Davion Mitchell assists)	14	28
4:29	Dalen Terry makes driving layup	16	28
4:18	Alec Burks misses 26-foot three point jumper	16	28
4:14	Josh Giddey defensive rebound	16	28
4:09	Josh Giddey makes 1-foot layup (Coby White assists)	18	28
4:09	Heat Full timeout	18	28
4:09	Kevin Huerter enters the game for Josh Giddey	18	28
4:09	Duncan Robinson enters the game for Alec Burks	18	28
4:09	Kyle Anderson enters the game for Haywood Highsmith	18	28
3:49	Duncan Robinson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	18	28
3:46	Bam Adebayo offensive rebound	18	28
3:35	Bam Adebayo makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kyle Anderson assists)	18	31
3:11	Coby White misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	18	31
3:09	Duncan Robinson defensive rebound	18	31
3:00	Bam Adebayo misses 5-foot hook shot	18	31
2:58	Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound	18	31
2:46	Nikola Vucevic out of bounds bad pass turnover	18	31
2:46	Zach Collins enters the game for Nikola Vucevic	18	31
2:26	Bam Adebayo misses 11-foot two point shot	18	31
2:23	Patrick Williams defensive rebound	18	31
2:16	Kyle Anderson blocks Dalen Terry 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot	18	31
2:16	Heat defensive team rebound	18	31
2:04	Patrick Williams shooting foul	18	31
2:04	Bam Adebayo makes free throw 1 of 2	18	32
2:04	Matas Buzelis enters the game for Dalen Terry	18	32
2:04	Josh Giddey enters the game for Patrick Williams	18	32
2:04	Tyler Herro enters the game for Andrew Wiggins	18	32
2:04	Bam Adebayo makes free throw 2 of 2	18	33
1:55	Josh Giddey makes 24-foot three pointer	21	33
1:35	Tyler Herro makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot (Kyle Anderson assists)	21	36
1:17	Josh Giddey out of bounds lost ball turnover	21	36
1:17	Kel'el Ware enters the game for Bam Adebayo	21	36
1:01	Coby White shooting foul	21	36
1:01	Tyler Herro makes free throw 1 of 2	21	37
1:01	Tyler Herro makes free throw 2 of 2	21	38
49.1	Zach Collins makes 20-foot jumper (Josh Giddey assists)	23	38
35.1	Josh Giddey personal foul	23	38
35.1	Davion Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2	23	38
35.1	Heat offensive team rebound	23	38
35.1	Haywood Highsmith enters the game for Kel'el Ware	23	38
35.1	Davion Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	23	39
25.0	Josh Giddey makes two point shot (Zach Collins assists)	25	39
2.1	Davion Mitchell bad pass (Matas Buzelis steals)	25	39
0.0	Matas Buzelis makes 25-foot three pointer	28	39
0.0	(00:00) [Heat] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	28	39
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	39

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United Center

Chicago, IL

Date & Time

11:30 PM, April 16, 2025

Coverage

ESPN, ERADM

Attendance

21,380

Referees

Zach Zarba, Curtis Blair, Jacyn Goble, Justin Van Duyne

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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