The 43-36 Chicago Bulls will travel to play the 63-16 Miami Heat in an NBA pro basketball game on Sunday afternoon. Tip off time from Miami is scheduled for 1PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ABC TV.
The NBA odds from this pro basketball game will be out on Sunday morning as Joakim Noah is listed as questionable for the Bulls with an injury. Five rotation Heat players including Lebron James are listed as either probable or questionable for Miami on Sunday.
This will be the fourth meeting of the year between the Heat and Bulls with Chicago winning two of the three games.
Chicago has a road record of 20-19. They lose for the third time in four games after a 97-88 road defeat on Friday to the Toronto Raptors as a +2 ½ point underdog. The game ended under 188 ½ points. The Bulls shot 44.2% from the field and hit on 9 of 18 three pointers. They were sloppy with 18 turnovers and allowed Toronto 47.2% shooting. Carlos Boozer led the team with 19 points and 12 boards as he made 9 of his 19 shots. The Bulls sit in the sixth seed in the Eastern conference and trails the fifth seeded Atlanta Hawks by ½ game with three games remaining. It looks like either Brooklyn or Atlanta as the team’s first round playoff opponent with no home court advantage for sure. There is still no word on Derrick Rose’s return. Chicago has defended well but the offense has been very poor. The team is 29th and second to last in the NBA with just 93.1 points per game average.
The Heat is 35-4 on their home court. They Heat win their fifth straight after a 109-101 home victory on Friday to the Boston Celtics as a -11 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished over 195 points. Miami overcame a poor start falling behind 27-17 after one period. They shot 54.9% from the field and connected on 12 of 23 three pointers. The Heat gave up 48.2% shooting to the Celtics but held them to just 6 of 23 from three. LeBron James led Miami with 20 points and nine assists as he made 8 of his ten shots playing just 29 minutes. The Heat has clinched best record in the NBA and will have home court advantage in every playoff series. At home the Miami Heat averages 106.5 points a game along with 50.7% shooting from the field and 41% from three point distance.
