DeRozan leads balanced attack as Bulls beat Heat 113-99
Chicago Bulls' Zach LaVine (8) goes up for a shot against Miami Heat's Kevin Love (42) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Paul Beaty]
CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points to lead a balanced Bulls offense and Chicago held off a late surge by Miami to beat the Heat 113-99. DeRozan shot 9 of 12 from the floor to help the Bulls sweep the season series from the Heat. Coby White made four 3-pointers and finished with 18 points, Zach LaVine also had 18 and Patrick Beverley added 17 as the Bulls shot 56.3% from the field overall, including 17 for 34 from 3-point range. Miami was led by 24 points from Jimmy Butler and 23 from Bam Adebayo.
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Miami Heat's Omer Yurtseven, left, battles Chicago Bulls' Nikola Vucevic for a loose ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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Chicago Bulls' Ayo Dosunmu, right, goes up for a shot against Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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Chicago Bulls' DeMar DeRozan (11) looks to pass against Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler (22) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Chicago. Chicago won 113-99. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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