Pre-Gamin’: Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat (6:00 CT), Projected Lineups, How to Watch, More

The Bulls and Heat go at it for the last spot in the NBA Playoffs. Let’s get it.

Game Info

Miami Heat at Chicago Bulls – 6:00 p.m. CT on ESPN (TV) and 670 The Score (Radio)

Chicago Bulls

  1. Coby White
  2. Alex Caruso
  3. Ayo Dosunmu
  4. DeMar DeRozan
  5. Nikola Vucevic

Injury Report: Ayo Dosunmu QUESTIONABLE (quad), Alex Caruso QUESTIONABLE (ankle), Andre Drummond QUESTIONABLE (ankle), Onuralp Bitim OUT (eye), Julian Phillips OUT (foot)

The Bulls visit the Heat for the final Play-In game
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Miami Heat

  1. Tyler Herro
  2. Jaime Jaquez Jr
  3. Caleb Martin
  4. Nikola Jovic
  5. Bam Adebayo

Injury Report: Jimmy Butler OUT (knee), Terry Rozier OUT (neck), Duncan Robinson PROBABLE (back)

Odds

Chicago comes into today’s game as 1.5-point underdogs against Miami at FanDuel Illinois Sportsbook and DraftKings Sportsbook.

What to Watch For

  • I said prior to the Hawks game, I wanted to see Coby White show out on the national stage in a postseason game. He did that and more against the Hawks dropping a career-high 42 points on 15-21 shooting. He was the best player on the floor. If he’s the best player on the floor again tonight, the Bulls will likely win again.
  • The Heat are banged up, as everyone knows by now. No Jimmy Butler and no Terry Rozier for Miami. Tyler Herro is dangerous and was very good against Philly, he’ll be the top assignment defensively. Miami is still a very solid and very well-coached team, they’ll be ready to play tonight even without two of their best players. Just because they’re shorthanded doesn’t mean the Bulls come into this one any less focused than they were at home against Atlanta.
  • Alex Caruso is very likely to play for Chicago, but I am interested to see how healthy he is. He returned against Atlanta, but clearly, that foot was still bothering him. If he’s not at full strength, the Bulls will have their work cut out for them defensively even with Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier not in the lineup for Miami.
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    Matt is from the Chicagoland area and has been working in Chicago sports since 2015 with stops at WGN Radio, the Chicago Blackhawks, Stadium, and NBC Sports Chicago prior to landing at Betsperts. Matt covers just about everything for Betsperts and Bleacher Nation but focuses on the NHL and college football.

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