Vincent Scores 20, Heat Remain Hot by Topping Bulls 112-99
Gabe Vincent and Tyler Herro each scored 20 points, and the Heat topped the Chicago Bulls 112-99 on Monday night for their ninth win in their last 10 games. The Heat moved a season-best two games clear of the second-place Bulls in the East.
“Whatever people want to say about us is cool,” Herro said.
Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo each had 15 points for Miami. Max Strus had all 13 of his points in the fourth quarter for the Heat.
Chicago guard DeMar DeRozan's streak of 10 consecutive games with at least 30 points ended; he finished with 18.
“I was just playing,” DeRozan said of the streak. “Just going out there playing, competing, doing whatever I could. I was just going out there playing. ... I’m glad it’s over with so I can stop hearing everything about i...