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Miami Heat To Face Chicago Bulls In Friday's Play-In Game

The winner between Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls Friday plays Milwaukee Bucks in first round of Eastern Conference playoffs

Shandel Richardson

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The Miami Heat learned their opponent for Friday's play-in that decides if they make the NBA playoffs. 

The Chicago Bulls are up next after Wednesday's victory against the Toronto Raptors. The winner of Friday's game advances to play the No. 1-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in the first round. 

The Heat were 0-3 this season against the Bulls, who are led by the high-scoring duo of DeMar DeRozan and Zach Lavine. 

Here's a look back at their regular season games against each other: 

Oct. 19, 2022: DeRozan had 28 of his 37 points to lead the Bulls to a 116-108 victory in the season-opener in Miami. The Bulls won despite playing without LaVine, who was resting because of a knee injury. 

Jimmy Butler led the Heat with 24 points while Tyler Herro added 23. 

Dec. 20, 2022: Nikola Vucevic had 29 points and 12 rebounds in the Bulls' 113-110 victory in Miami. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for Chicago. 

The Heat, who had their four-game win streak snapped, were playing without Jimmy Butler, Kyle Lowry and Caleb Martin because of injuries. Bam Adebayo led the Heat with 27 points and 12 rebounds. 

March 18: DeRozan once again had a big game, scoring 24 points in the Bulls' 113-119 victory. The Heat trailed by many as 27 before making it close late. 

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.  He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star.  TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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