Overview
- Kel'el Ware posted 20 points and 14 rebounds as eight Heat players scored in double figures in the United Center rout.
- Undrafted second-year forward Keshad Johnson logged his first career double-double with 14 points and 12 boards after earning rotation minutes.
- Miami improved to 2-1 in East Group C, boosting its Cup tiebreaker outlook with a lopsided point differential that now sits at plus-46.
- Chicago lost Kevin Huerter to an ejection for striking a referee with the ball and saw Matas Buzelis, Isaac Okoro and Dalen Terry leave injured.
- The Heat dominated short-handed without Tyler Herro, Andrew Wiggins and Nikola Jovic, while the defeat leaves the Bulls’ advancement hopes remote.