Heat 105, Bulls 93
LeBron James collected 24 points and seven rebounds and Dwyane Wade scored 22 as Miami knocked off visiting Chicago.
Mario Chalmers added 15 points and Chris Andersen had a season-high 15 off the bench for the Heat, who won their sixth straight.
Luol Deng had 19 points and Carlos Boozer recorded 16 and 20 boards as the Bulls dropped a game behind the Atlanta Hawks in the race for the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Miami took a nine-point lead into the fourth quarter and never let it slip lower than seven. Mike Miller’s 3-pointer with 1:16 left stretched it back out to 103-93 and put the game away.
James went 6-for-6 from the field and 3-for-3 from the line in the first half as Miami opened up a 15-point lead early in the second quarter. Nate Robinson struck fire for Chicago late in the half and had seven points during a 23-10 burst to end the second and cut it to 56-54 at the break.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Heat Fs Udonis Haslem (ankle) and Shane Battier (knee) both sat out. … Bulls G Richard Hamilton missed the game after drawing a one-game suspension from the league for elbowing Toronto G DeMar DeRozan in the face on Friday. … Chicago C Joakim Noah (foot) sat out his fourth straight game.