Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat Play-In Game
NBA Analytics NetworkThe last spot in the Eastern Conference side of the NBA playoffs is up for grabs tonight at…
The last spot in the Eastern Conference side of the NBA playoffs is up for grabs tonight at South Beach. The Miami Heat will host the Chicago Bulls, with the winner earning the №8 seed in the playoffs and a matchup with the №1 seed Milwaukee Bucks in the first round.
The Bulls are in this game after an incredible comeback against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. Chicago trailed by as much as 19 points, but stormed back for a 109–105 win. The Heat weren’t so lucky in their first game.
They were handled relatively easily by the Atlanta Hawks, losing 116–105 at their home court. Their vaunted defense was nowhere to be found as the Hawks shot 63.6 percent on 2-pointers. Miami could have some trouble again tonight as Chicago won the season series to go 3–0.
What can you expect in tonight’s matchup? Here’s all the information you need to watch the match, along with some analysis and predictions on how it will turn out.
Date: April 14, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Kaseya Center; Miami, Florida
TV channel: TNT
Radio: ESPNR, WQAM/WRTO
Injury report for Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat
Chicago Bulls Injury Report: Lonzo Ball — Out — Left Knee Surgery
Miami heat injury report: Nikola Jovic — Out — Back Spasms, Kyle Lowry — Questionable — Left Knee Pain, Gabe Vincent — Doubtful — Back Spasms
Expected starting lineups for Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat
Expected starting lineup Chicago Bulls: G Patrick Beverly, G Alex Caruso, V Zach LaVine, V DeMar DeRozan, C Nikola Vucevic
Miami Heat Expected Starting Lineup: G Gabe Vincent, G Tyler Herro, F Max Strus, F Jimmy Butler, C Bam Adebayo
Bets on Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat
Bulls vs Heat Spread: Heat -5.5
Bulls vs. Heat Over/Under Total: 208.5 total points
Bulls vs Heat Moneylines: Bulls: +185, heat: -215
The Bulls and Heat enter tonight’s matchup with opposing momentum. The Bulls are riding high after an impressive win on Wednesday and the Heat must be disappointed with how they played. Knowing how much success they had in the regular season, Chicago should be flying high with confidence.
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The biggest key to this game will be whether Miami can score enough. They couldn’t keep up with the Hawks, who came to play on defense. The Bulls have a three-man scoring monster with LaVine, DeRozan and Vucevic and looked very different on defense with a Beverley and Caruso backcourt pairing.
Butler will have to shoot the ball better than he did against the Hawks when he went 6-of-19. He’ll probably match with DeRozan for most of the night, which is the best one-on-one to watch tonight.
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Head coach Eric Spoelstra has also alluded to a lineup change coming up in this game. That, along with a motivated Butler, should be enough to get the Heat over the hump and avoid the embarrassment of losing two home games in the Play-In tournament. Miami will break their losing streak against Chicago and advance to the postseason, putting the Bulls into the lottery.
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