Overview
- Arena staff worked for roughly 90 minutes with towels and mops before the game was halted following about two hours of delays.
- The NBA said a makeup date will be announced at a later time.
- A hockey game in the arena the previous day and unusually warm Chicago weather were reported as contributing context for the moisture.
- Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said players from both teams complained and agreed the surface was not playable.
- Elsewhere, the Jazz edged the Mavericks 116–114 behind 33 points from Lauri Markkanen, and the Pacers ended a 13-game skid by beating the Hornets 114–112 as Rick Carlisle earned his 1,000th win and Pascal Siakam scored 30 with the decisive basket.