The Bulls and Heat will battle it out in the NBA Play-In Tournament, hoping to advance to the playoffs. Here is what you need ahead of the ESPN game.
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Instead of counting on Jimmy Butler to lead the team into the postseason, the Miami Heat will be in full collective-effort mode when they host the Chicago Bulls on Friday night in the loser-goes-home play-in game. Butler will sit out with a sprained MCL in his right knee that was sustained during Wednesday's 105-104 road loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. THE ODDS The Heat are anywhere from 1.5- to 2.5-point favorites at most sportsbooks despite Butler's absence. The line has held steady at 2.5...
Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey, who upped his scoring average to 25.9 points per game and was a first-time All-Star this season, edged the Bulls' Coby White for the NBA's most improved player.
- Tyler Herro scored 24 points and was an assist shy of a triple-double, rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 21 points and the Miami Heat grabbed the last spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs, running away from the Chicago Bulls 112-91 in a play-in
ESPN’s coverage of the NBA Play-In Tournament this week reached an impressive mark, just as TNT Sports’ coverage did. The two games airing on Wednesday were the two most-watched Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament games ever. In the early window, Heat-76ers averaged 3.403 million viewers, the most-watched Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament game ever and a 52%
Coby White's tremendous performance on Wednesday night helped his Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks to move on in search of the final NBA Playoffs spot in the east. However, White's career-best performance won't count in the record books. Yes, White's 42 points is the best he's ever done in a single game – five points better than the 37 points he dropped on March 4 against the Sacramento Kings. But the Play-In Tournament, which determines the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds of each conference for the...