Kevin Huerter

Miami Heat (25-23, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (23-24, 10th in the Eastern Conference)Chicago; Thursday, 8 p.m. ESTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulls -1.5; over/under is 242.5BOTTOM LINE: Miami faces Chicago in Eastern Conference action Thursday.The Bulls are 15-16 against conference opponents. Chicago is 13-12 against opponents over .500.The Heat are 12-13 in Eastern Conference play. Miami is fourth in the Eastern Conference with 28.5 assists per game led by Davion Mitchell averaging 7.2.The Bulls' 14.6 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.7 more made shots on average than the 13.9 per game the Heat give up. The Heat average 119.8 points per game, equal to what the Bulls give up.The teams square off for the second time this season. The Heat won the last matchup 143-107 on Nov. 22, with Kel'el Ware scoring 20 points in the victory.TOP PERFORMERS: Nikola Vucevic is averaging 17 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists for the Bulls. Coby White is averaging 17.7 points over the last 10 games.Bam Adebayo is averaging 18 points and 9.7 rebounds for the Heat. Simone Fontecchio is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Bulls: 6-4, averaging 119.9 points, 43.6 rebounds, 31.8 assists, 7.0 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.4 points per game.Heat: 5-5, averaging 120.9 points, 48.0 rebounds, 29.1 assists, 7.7 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 121.4 points.INJURIES: Bulls: Jalen Smith: out (concussion ), Noa Essengue: out for season (shoulder), Zach Collins: out (toe), Tre Jones: out (hamstring), Kevin Huerter: out (back), Josh Giddey: out (hamstring).Heat: Tyler Herro: day to day (toe), Davion Mitchell: out (shoulder).___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

The Bulls stayed in playoff contention on a night when the team honored former NBA MVP Derrick Rose by retiring his jersey No. 1.

CHICAGO (AP) Kevin Huerter made a 3-pointer just before the buzzer, lifting the Chicago Bulls past the Boston Celtics 114-111 before retiring Derrick Rose s jersey number on Saturday night.Coby White scored 22 points and hit five of Chicago s 21 3s, helping the Bulls win their fourth straight.Rose entered rarified air after the game when the Bulls sent his No. 1 to the rafters, putting the Chicago product alongside Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Jerry Sloan and Bob Love as the only players with numbers retired by the team.The Bulls gave their crowd plenty to cheer before they honored the South Side product and former MVP by squeezing out a win over the Eastern Conference s second-place team, even though Jaylen Brown scored 33 for Boston.Chicago led 111-109 when White missed a driving layup and Smith missed the putback with 20 seconds remaining. Brown got the rebound and drove for a layup to tie it with 14 seconds left.The Bulls called a timeout and worked the ball to Huerter, who nailed a 3 from the corner with less than a second remaining. Huerter arrived at United Center wearing a No. 1 jersey in honor of Rose.Nikola Vucevic scored 16 for Chicago, and Smith and Matas Buzelis added 14 points apiece.Anfernee Simmons finished with 21 points for Boston. Derrick White added 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Up next Celtics: Host Portland on Monday.Bulls: Host Los Angeles Lakers on Monday. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/NBA

White paced Chicago's offense throughout the contest -- knocking down five of their 21 three-pointers on the night -- but opted to dish to teammate Kevin Huerter in the corner for a go-ahead trey with 0.2 seconds left in regulation. The 25-year-old scoring guard has been scorching hot over the past week, leading Chicago to four straight wins, averaging 23.8 points during that span. The Bulls are in line for a busy four-game week that includes showdowns against the Lakers and Pacers before a double dip against the Heat.

Jones was added to the injury report as doubtful earlier, but he is now expected to be sidelined until at least Feb. 6 with a left hamstring strain. Ayo Dosunmu and Kevin Huerter should see a bump in minutes off the bench, but Josh Giddey and Coby White should fill most of the backcourt minutes.