Game time: 6 p.m., Kaseya Center, Miami 

TV: FanDuel Sports Network 

Betting line: Heat -6

VITALS:  

The Heat and Bulls meet for the fourth and final regular season matchup and the second of a back-to-back after also playing Chicago last night. With their game originally scheduled for January 8 being postponed, the HEAT and Bulls will now play each other three consecutive times with a game this past Thursday, Saturday and tonight. So far this season, Miami holds a 2-1 series record. The Heat are 66-69 all-time versus Chicago during the regular season, including 37-30 in home games and 29-39 in road games.  Ayo Dosunmu had 29 points (career-high tying 5 3FGM), eight rebounds and nine assists at MIA (1/31), becoming the second player in team history to record such minimums (Zach LaVine). Bulls are looking to split the season series with Miami. Chicago has won or split three consecutive season series with the Heat (2022-25)

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

G Myron Gardner 

G Kasparas Jakucionis 

C Bam Adebayo 

F Pelle Larsson 

F Andrew Wiggins

BULLS

F Isaac Okoro

F Matas Buzelis

C Patrick Williams 

G Ayo Dosunmu

G Kevin Huerter

INJUY REPORT

HEAT

Norman Powell: Questionable (Personal Reasons)

Davion Mitchell: Probable (Shoulder)

Tyler Herro: Out (ribs)

Terry Rozier: Out (Not with team)

Vladislav Goldin: Out (G League)

Jahmir Young: Out (G League)

Nikola Jovic: Doubtful (Hip)

BULLS

Jalen Smith: Out (Calf)

Tre Jones: Out (Hamstring)

Nikola Vucevic: Doubtful (Rest)

Coby White: Questionable (ankle)

Zach Collins: Out (Toe)

Noa Essengue: Out (Shoulder)

Josh Giddey: Out (Hamstring)

QUOTABLE 

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on Kel'el Ware's benching: "Every press conference ends up becoming about him. I really don't want it to be that. This is not an indictment on Kel'el. This game was so fast. They [Bulls] were playing small forwards at center. The advantage was the speed and quickness, in my opinion. It wasn't a typical game. It was just a very unorthodox game."

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