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Wade wins on return as Bulls see off Heat
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FOR 13 years, Dwyane Wade made plenty of what the Miami Heat call “winning plays”.
He made another one on Thursday, only the Heat didn’t enjoy this one.
Wade turned a debated foul call into two big free throws with 13.7 seconds remaining, helping the Chicago Bulls hang on for a 98-95 win and ensuring that his return to the arena he called home for 13 seasons would be a winning one.
It was Wade’s first time facing the Heat as an opponent, and afterward he seemed more than a little relieved that this was over.
“I can only imagine what he was going through today,” Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg said. “A lot of emotions coming back here.”
Chicago was up 94-92 when Wade got the call that went against Miami’s Justise Winslow, a foul along the sideline on an inbounds pass where it appeared that the 12-time All-Star may have embellished a bit for effect. If he did, it worked.
“If it was last year, he got pushed out of bounds,” a smiling Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “This year? He’s selling it.”
Jimmy Butler scored 20 points and Rajon Rondo finished with 16 points and 12 assists for the Bulls. Robin Lopez had 16 for Chicago, and Wade scored 13 on 5 for 17 shooting.
“I thought I’d shoot better, since I’ve been knowing these rims for a while,” Wade said.
But he made the two big free throws when it counted most, and acknowledged afterward that he might have gotten a break. “I got the vet call,” Wade said.
Hassan Whiteside led Miami with 20 points and 20 rebounds. Dion Waiters and Josh Richardson each scored 16 for the Heat, who lost point guard Goran Dragic to a sprained ankle in the third quarter.
Elsewhere in the NBA, it was: Warriors 125, Nuggets 101; Pelicans 112, Bucks 106; and Lakers 101, Kings 91.
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