On December 15, Beijing time, the 2023-24 NBA regular season continued, and last season's Eastern Conference champion Heat sat at home to face the Chicago Bulls. The first two back-to-back meetings between the two teams this season have been on the home court of the Bulls, with each side winning one. The next two meetings returned to the home court of the Heat, and they were also back-to-back. The Heat have beaten the Hornets in the last 2 consecutive games, and are currently 14-10 and ranked 6th in the East, step by step towards a higher ranking.
The Bulls have been in a bad state this season, with their core players distracted and focused on finding a new owner. After a recent wave of 2 consecutive losses, 9-16 and ranked 12th in the East.
But in the first quarter of the game, it was the Bulls who were fighting away from home, and the Bulls shot 3 points wildly in this quarter, hitting 8 of 12 shots in total, and the shooting rate was quite high!The Heat made 3 of 7 from the outside, and the 3-pointer was as much as 15 points off!The Heat's interior feel is also quite average, with 5 of 9 shots under the basket, and the Bulls opened a 14-point gap at 36-22 in the first quarter!
In the second quarter, the situation was the opposite, the Heat outside felt warm in this quarter, 4 of 6 3-pointers, although the shooting rate was not high, but they got a lot of free throw opportunities, and the team made a total of 12 free throws. Harkes became a wonder man on the bench in this quarter, making 2-of-4 shooting, scoring all layups, 4-of-4 free throws, scoring 8 points in a single quarter, and Love also got 4 free throws in this quarterThe Bulls continued to bet on the outside, but the hand was not stable, only 3 of 13 shots, and only 3 of the basket, the Heat recovered 10 points 34-24 in this quarter, and the overall score came to 60-56, and the Bulls entered the second half with a 4-point advantage;
Yibian fought again, and the two teams played very stalemate in this section, the score rose alternately, and the score difference could not be opened. In this section, the Bulls felt average from the outside, only 2 of 7, so the focus was on the basket, and the score in this section was mainly in the paint area, 9 of 13 under the basket, and scored 33 points in a single quarter;The Heat hit 5 3-pointers from the outside, although the scoring efficiency of the interior was not as good as that of the Bulls, but they were able to bite the score, and the two teams fought 93-88 after the third quarter, and the Bulls entered the fourth quarter with a 5-point advantage;
At the beginning of the final quarter, DeRozan made 2 fouls and 2 free throws, White broke through and continued to score 4 points, and the difference was stretched to 9 points, Duncan Robinson cut to stop the bleeding, White picked up a basket and hit again, Martin responded with 3 points, Thomas Bryant hooked up, White broke through to make a layup, and White was full of firepower in this quarter!Since then, the Heat have narrowed the gap several times, and the Bulls have always had someone to stand up and respond, and White has broken through to a layup, and the difference has reached double digits!The Heat did not give up easily, Love and Lowry scored 5 points in a row to stop the Bulls, but after the timeout, the Bulls stabilized the situation and returned a wave of 5-0, and finally the Heat fought back unsuccessfully and lost 116-124.
In this game, the Bulls scored 20+ points by 4 people!DeRozan had 23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Vucevic had 24 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists, White had 26 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists, Dosum had 24 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Craig had 5 points and 3 boards, Drummond had 7 points and 5 boards, and Williams had 9 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists
Five Heat players scored double-doubles, Butler 20 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, Martin 17 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists, D-Robinson 11 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Lowry 17 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Harkes 22 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and Love 16 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Sports Premiere Creation Challenge