Miami Heat punched their ticket to the playoffs with a convincing 112-91 victory over the Chicago Bulls
Tyler Herro recorded 24 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists and the host on Friday night.Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 21 points, six rebounds and six assists in the one-sided win in the final Eastern Conference play-in game. The Heat will face the top-seeded Boston Celtics on Sunday in the first round of the playoffs. Miami and Boston met in the two last East finals, with Boston prevailing in 2022 and the Heat winning last season.
The Heat eventually lost to the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals.Miami shot 46.3 percent from the field, including 14 of 33 from 3-point range.The Bulls made 38 percent of their attempts and were 13 of 43 from behind the arc.Chicago trailed 70-60 after a basket by Green with 3:15 left in the third quarter, and then Miami delivered the knockout punch.
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