"Miami, despite carrying a middling 10-15 road record into the clash (against a 15-10 Bulls home record), managed to prevail, behind a balanced attack. Seven Heat players finished in double figures, paced by stars Norman Powell (21 points on 7-of-16 shooting from the floor and 5-of-6 shooting from the foul line) and Bam Adebayo (a 20-point, 12-rebound double-double). Reserve forward Jaime Jaquez notched a 19-point, 10-board double-double off the Heat bench."
"The Heat looked like the superior squad from the jump, ably getting Chicago's best defender into foul trouble early. Swingman Isaac Okoro was whistled for his third personal foul halfway through the second quarter, with Miami already leading by double digits at the time. Head coach Billy Donovan opted to leave Okoro on the floor at first. Jalen Smith had extended his career-best run of consecutive double-digit scoring nights to 10 by the break, chipping in 11 points."
Both teams were missing important guards: Miami was without All-Star shooting guard Tyler Herro, and Chicago sat Josh Giddey on the second night of a back-to-back. Miami entered with a 10-15 road record while Chicago was 15-10 at home. Seven Heat players scored in double figures, led by Norman Powell's 21 points, Bam Adebayo's 20-point, 12-rebound double-double, and Jaime Jaquez's 19-point, 10-rebound off-the-bench double-double. Isaac Okoro picked up early foul trouble and was limited, and Jalen Smith contributed 11 points by halftime before being held out of the second half with right calf tightness. Miami led 62-51 at halftime and weathered a late Bulls push.
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