{"id":443892,"date":"2026-02-02T02:27:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T02:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/443892\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T02:27:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T02:27:07","slug":"heat-build-54-point-lead-roll-past-bulls-134-91-with-adebayo-larsson-each-scoring-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/443892\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat build 54-point lead, roll past Bulls 134-91 with Adebayo, Larsson each scoring 20"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIAMI — – Bam Adebayo<\/a> and Pelle Larsson<\/a> each had 20 points, and the Miami Heat<\/a> tied their third-biggest victory margin ever in a 134-91 rout of the Chicago Bulls<\/a> on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

The Heat led by as many as 54; before Sunday, their biggest lead this season was 45 at Memphis on Oct. 24. It was Miami’s second-largest lead of the play-by-play era that dates to 1996; the Heat beat Memphis by 60 on March 29, 2024.<\/p>\n

The 54-point hole was Chicago’s biggest since a 58-point deficit against Boston on Dec. 8, 2018. The Bulls’ biggest deficits this season were a pair of 41-point games – one against Minnesota on Dec. 29, the other also against Miami on Nov. 21.<\/p>\n

Kel’el Ware<\/a> scored 17 points, Andrew Wiggins<\/a> and Jaime Jaquez Jr<\/a>. each scored 14 and Davion Mitchell<\/a> returned from a shoulder injury to score 13 for Miami, which played without guard Norman Powell<\/a> (personal reasons) and Tyler Herro<\/a> (ribs). Powell was announced as an NBA All-Star selection shortly after tip-off on Sunday, getting that nod for the first time in his career.<\/p>\n

Coby White<\/a> scored 16 points for Chicago, which got 12 from Nikola Vucevic<\/a> and 10 from Ayo Dosunmu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Vlad Goldin got his first NBA points for Miami in the fourth quarter – a dunk, where he kicked out his legs as if to mimic the famed Jumpman logo for Michael Jordan’s line of Nike shoes and apparel.<\/p>\n

The game completed a very rare instance of teams facing each other three consecutive times in the regular season, something the NBA hadn’t seen since 1972. This was scheduled as a two-game set in Miami; a game that was scheduled to be played in Chicago in January was rescheduled to Thursday, which set up the two-team, three-game, four-night set.<\/p>\n

Miami took two of the three games.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Bulls: Visit Milwaukee on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Heat: Host Atlanta on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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