Heat hammer Bulls behind Tyler Herro’s 38 points to reach playoffs

CHICAGO — Tyler Herro scored 38 points, and nan Miami Heat dominated nan Chicago Bulls 109-90 connected Wednesday nighttime to beforehand successful nan Play-In Tournament.

Herro scored 23 points arsenic Miami grabbed a 71-47 halftime lead, and nan Heat knocked nan Bulls retired of nan Play-In for nan 3rd twelvemonth successful a row.

They play astatine Atlanta connected Friday for a chance to meet top-seeded Cleveland successful nan first information of nan Eastern Conference playoffs. The Hawks mislaid to Orlando connected Tuesday.

Herro made his first 8 shots and was 13 of 19 successful nan game. The All-Star defender nailed 3 3-pointers.

Andrew Wiggins had 20 points and 9 rebounds. Bam Adebayo added 15 points and 12 rebounds, and nan Heat sewage payback for a three-game expanse successful nan regular season.

Josh Giddey had 25 points and 10 rebounds for Chicago.

Coby White scored 17, though he changeable 5 of 20. Nikola Vucevic vanished pinch 16 points and 12 rebounds.

The Bulls sewage wrong 13 early successful nan 4th quarter, only to get unopen down nan remainder of nan measurement and miss nan playoffs for nan 3rd twelvemonth successful a row.

Tyler Herro, who scored 38 points, shoots a layup complete Chicago defenders during nan Bulls’ 109-90 play-in triumph complete nan Bulls connected April 16, 2025. AP

Herro group nan tone, making each 8 shots arsenic nan Heat collapsed nan crippled unfastened successful nan first half.

He was hardly a one-man show, pinch Wiggins scoring 12 successful nan half and Adebayo adding 11 points and 7 rebounds.

Tyler Herro celebrates pinch fans aft nan Heat’s location play-in triumph complete nan Bulls. Getty Images

It was 39-28 aft nan Bulls’ Matas Buzelis stole a walk and pulled up for a buzzer-beating 3 to extremity nan first quarter, waking up nan Chicago crowd.

Chicago Bears backmost Caleb Williams sewage a large ovation betwixt quarters erstwhile he was shown seated courtside. He signed a shot and threw it heavy into nan stands.

The Heat responded successful a large way, going connected a 16-5 tally to commencement nan 2nd and outscoring nan Bulls 32-19 successful nan 2nd quarter.