Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat will take the court against DeMar DeRozan and the Chicago Bulls on Friday.
The No. 9 seed in the Eastern Conference, the Chicago Bulls, will take on the No. 8 seed in the conference, the Miami Heat, at the Kaseya Center on Friday. This is a one-and-done game that will propel the winning team to the playoffs to start a seven-game series against the No. 1 seed in the conference, the Boston Celtics. The Bulls finished the season with a 39-43 record, which was seven games behind the No. 8-seeded Heat. They ended the season with two wins before losing their final game in overtime against the New York Knicks. They opened up the play-in tournament with a win against the No. 10-seed Atlanta Hawks 131-116. Coby White dominated that win finishing with 42 points on 21 shots. However, it is DeMar DeRozan who leads the team in scoring, averaging 24.0 points per game. He also averages 4.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game with 1.1 steals as well. Zach LaVine follows him, averaging 19.5 points per game with 5.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists.
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Game Date: Apr. 19, 2024
Game Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
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The Heat finished the season with a 46-36 record in the Eastern Conference just one game back from the No. 7 seed Philadelphia 76ers, who they lost to on Wednesday in the first round of the play-in tournament. After competing with the No. 7 seed for the entire game, they walked away losing by one point 105-104 forcing another game to get into the playoffs.
Tyler Herro led the team with 25 points in the loss despite shooting 9-for-27 from the field. Bam Adebayo had the team’s only double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds. Jimmy Butler also finished with 19 points, four rebounds, and five assists. All three of those players will need big games to advance on here tonight.
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