Jalen Smith

Chicago Bulls (23-25, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (26-23, seventh in the Eastern Conference)Miami; Saturday, 8 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: Chicago comes into the matchup with Miami as losers of three in a row.The Heat have gone 13-13 against Eastern Conference teams. Miami has a 14-14 record in games decided by 10 or more points.The Bulls are 15-17 in conference matchups. Chicago ranks fifth in the Eastern Conference with 17.6 fast break points per game led by Coby White averaging 3.5.The Heat's 13.3 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.5 fewer made shots on average than the 13.8 per game the Bulls give up. The Bulls are shooting 47.6% from the field, 1.5% higher than the 46.1% the Heat's opponents have shot this season.The teams play for the third time this season. In the last matchup on Jan. 30 the Heat won 116-113 led by 21 points from Norman Powell, while Ayo Dosunmu scored 23 points for the Bulls.TOP PERFORMERS: Bam Adebayo is shooting 44.5% and averaging 18.0 points for the Heat. Simone Fontecchio is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.Nikola Vucevic is averaging 17 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists for the Bulls. White is averaging 3.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Heat: 6-4, averaging 121.3 points, 49.2 rebounds, 28.5 assists, 8.0 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.3 points per game.Bulls: 5-5, averaging 118.7 points, 43.6 rebounds, 31.2 assists, 6.5 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.3 points.INJURIES: Heat: Tyler Herro: day to day (toe), Davion Mitchell: day to day (shoulder).Bulls: Noa Essengue: out for season (shoulder), Zach Collins: out (toe), Tre Jones: day to day (hamstring), Josh Giddey: day to day (hamstring), Jalen Smith: day to day (calf).___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

The Bulls won't have Josh Giddey (hamstring) for Thursday's game, opening up a spot in the starting lineup. They'll go back to the lineup they used when Giddey was being brought off the bench as part of his minutes restriction, with Smith starting alongside Vooch. In this role, "Stix" is worth rostering in deep leagues.

Smith, who started Thursday's game with Josh Giddey (hamstring) unavailable, logged 15 first-half minutes before being ruled out for the rest of the night with right calf tightness. He finishes with 11 points (4-of-7 FGs, 2-of-2 FTs), five rebounds and one three-pointer. Ayo Dosunmu was inserted into the lineup to begin the third quarter.

Smith will not return to Thursday's game against the Heat due to right calf tightness.

Smith (calf) is available for Thursday's game versus the Heat.