Heat survive another Bulls play-in tournament comeback to earn No. 8 seed in NBA playoffs

The Chicago Bulls virtually appeared like a workforce of future as they rallied for one more comeback, however there was a special ending this time.

The Miami Heat earned the Japanese Convention’s No. 8 seed with a 102-91 win within the play-in match, ending Chicago’s season.

The Bulls reached the sport after getting back from a 19-point deficit to defeat the Toronto Raptors in a sport that eradicated Toronto from playoff competition. Miami was on this state of affairs after it misplaced the No. 7 seed sport in opposition to the Atlanta Hawks Tuesday.

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Max Strus and Jimmy Butler (22) of the Miami Warmth high-five throughout a sport in opposition to the Chicago Bulls through the 2023 play-in match April 14, 2023, on the Kaseya Middle in Miami, Fla.  (Issac Baldizon/NBAE by way of Getty Pictures)

The Warmth held a five-point lead on the half after main by as many as 14. 

Miami’s Max Strus tied his career-high of 23 factors within the first half alone. He was stored scoreless for a lot of the second half, however then he hit a few of the sport’s largest buckets. 

He knocked a bucket to tie the sport at 85 with simply over 5 minutes to go. With Miami main 93-91 with 90 seconds to go, Strus drilled a 3-pointer to place Miami again up 5. 

Max Strus of the Miami Warmth shoots a 3-pointer through the 2023 play-in match in opposition to the Atlanta Hawks April 11, 2023, at Kaseya Middle in Miami, Fla. (Eric Espada/NBAE by way of Getty Pictures)

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After Chicago missed a area objective, Strus was fouled on a 3-pointer with 40.7 seconds left, and he knocked down all three to ice the sport. The Warmth ended the sport on a 15-1 run.

Strus’ 31 factors got here on 7-for-12 from past the 3-point line. Jimmy Butler additionally dropped 31, 13 of them within the fourth quarter. Bam Adebayo grabbed 17 rebounds within the victory.

Tyler Herro (14) and Jimmy Butler (22) of the Miami Warmth throughout a sport in opposition to the Chicago Bulls through the 2023 play-in match April 14, 2023, at Kaseya Middle in Miami, Fla.  (Jeff Haynes/NBAE by way of Getty Pictures)

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The Warmth will fly north to face the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks for a best-of-seven first-round collection.