Do the Bulls close in on first in the East?
Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls will play a top match in the Eastern Conference on 01.03.2022. The home side are the league leaders in the East and the visitors are right behind them. With a win, the basketballers from the Windy City can catch up with the hosts in terms of winning percentage.
Miami Heat – Statistics & current form
The basket-ball chasers from the Sunshine State will be banking on the home bonus in this encounter. Head coach Erik Spoelstra, who also recently coached Team Durant in the All-Star Game, has already achieved 20 home victories with his team and has only been defeated in seven games in front of his own backdrop.
Once again, this record is the best result in front of the upcoming opponents. For the last two games, Jimmy Butler’s men have also had a powerful point guard back on board in Tyler Herro. In the two games since his return, the 22-year-old has scored at least 25 points!
Chicago Bulls – Statistics & current form
Chicago has been able to rely on DeMar DeRozan most of all lately. The small forward is in fifth place in the NBA’s scoring rankings and recently ignited the turbo once again: The former Raptors and Spurs player has recorded more than 30 points in ten games.
Moreover, his scoring output in the current month is 35.5 points per game! Based on these numbers, it quickly becomes clear that there is hardly a more accurate player in the NBA than DeRozan!
Miami Heat – Chicago Bulls Tip
The game in Florida will be a close one as the top two teams in the Eastern Conference face off. For the clash between the Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls, betting on an away win or a defeat for the visitors with a maximum difference of four points seems to be a good option.
The prediction is supported by the fact that Kyle Lowry, an efficient point guard, is out of action for the home side. The former Toronto player, where he won the title in 2019, will not play against Chicago due to personal reasons.
The visitors also lost to Memphis last time out, but they were on a six-game winning streak before that, so their form can be considered stable. On top, the Bulls have the best scorer in the NBA at the moment in DeMar DeRozan.
Almost 56 per cent of his attempts from the field have gone through the net so far in February and his 35.5 points per game are a full ten points higher than his figure from the previous month.
