The fiery attack of the Heat explodes the Bulls: +36!

After the first quarter rich in intensity, rhythm and points, but above all balanced (36-32), it Heat which creates the first “break” of the game. And what a “break”! Not content with being active on the offensive rebound, the Floridians never stop attacking Bullsincapable of defense without fault and deprived of appeal on the other side.

After 8-0, it was 22-4 in barely three minutes that put teammates Norman Powell and Kel’el Ware at… +25. With the help of Matas Bouzelis, Josh Giday is trying to restart the machine in Illinois. It’s just that the deficit is already significant at the break: 70-52.

The locker room does not allow Chicago to reduce this gap, on the contrary. Loses of the ball follow one another in the rhythm of the opponent’s free throws and the team Miami takes turns perfectly, to keep control of the game. Davion Mitchell even picked up the pace at the end of the quarter, and a 15-2 run pushed Florida’s lead well beyond 20 points (102-75).

Calmly, the Heat used the last act to secure the victory, with the help of an increasingly effective collective: eight players with at least 10 points scored, among them Kelle Ware (20 points, 14 rebounds), Norman Powell (19 points) and Bam Adebayo (18 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists)., Look no further for the best offense in the NBA: it is in South Beach!

TO BE REMEMBERED

– Miami continues and restarts its group. After New York and then Golden State, Chicago is subject to the Heat Act, which is now 2-1 in this NBA Cup Group C (while the Bulls move to 1-2). Everything was decided during the second quarter, which Erik Spoelstra’s players won 34-20, including two decisive “runs”: 8-0 and then 22-4, which definitely changed the course of the game. The entire South Beach collective reacted and we have confirmation that the team decided to focus everything on the attack, already the fourth game with 140+ points this season.

– Kevin Huerter off. Frustrated after drawing a foul on Pele Larson’s shot, Kevin Huerter kicked the ball and it hit the referee who called him a foul but deflected offside. That didn’t go unnoticed by Tony Brothers, who quickly sent him back to the dressing room, no doubt considering it was a deliberate gesture. Or for which there was no room on the floor. A symbol of this missed night for the Bulls, who did not start too badly, while Matas Bouzelis (ankle), Isaac Okoro (back) and Dalen Terry (calf) came out of this encounter damaged.

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How to read statistics? Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive jump; T = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = point difference when the player is on the court; Points = Points; Rating: player rating calculated based on positive actions – negative actions.