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Jan. 8, 2026 · ← Command Center
Chicago Bulls
31-51 · #12 East
L DAL L ORL W WAS W WAS L PHX
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VS
hrs · min · sec
📍 United Center · Chicago
Postponed due to court condensation. Makeup date Jan 29
CHI on a back-to-back
Miami Heat
43-39 · #10 East
W ATL W WAS L TOR L TOR W WAS
CHI 45.3% MIA 54.7%
win probability · records + home court

Projected Fives · last 10 games

Chicago Bulls

Player POS PPG RPG APG MIN
Josh Giddey G 9.5 8.0 9.0 31.8
Matas Buzelis F 16.3 8.0 2.3 30.0
Isaac Okoro F 10.7 3.0 1.7 27.1
Tre Jones G 20.0 4.1 5.1 26.5
Guerschon Yabusele F 9.7 5.6 1.4 25.3

Miami Heat

Player POS PPG RPG APG MIN
Bam Adebayo C 18.8 11.4 5.0 34.2
Davion Mitchell G 11.4 2.8 5.7 30.3
Andrew Wiggins F 13.1 3.5 2.2 27.9
Pelle Larsson G 14.9 4.4 3.6 31.0
Simone Fontecchio F 8.8 2.2 1.2 12.3

Storylines

Revenge spot: MIA won the last meeting by 43.
Seeding stakes: #12 vs #10 in the standings — every possession matters.
Second night of a back-to-back — watch the rotation shorten and veterans get the night off.

Pre-Game Intel

Scoring CHI 116.3 for / 121.5 against · MIA 120.9 / 118.5
Streaks CHI L2 · MIA W2
Last 10 CHI 2-8 · MIA 5-5
Rest CHI B2B
HEAD TO HEAD
2026-02-01 CHI lost 91-134
2026-01-31 CHI won 125-118
2026-01-29 CHI lost 113-116