"We just needed some stops".
The Brooklyn Nets haven't seen much of Jeremy Lin in the first season of his three-year contract, but they've enjoyed seeing him back at full health these last couple of weeks.
But Chicago didn't score again for more than two minutes, when Butler's jump shot gave them a 99-98 lead.
The Chicago Bulls, and potentially Dwyane Wade, will continue their playoff push on Saturday night when they play the Brooklyn Nets.
Johnson beat Markieff Morris to the hoop for the go-ahead basket, Kelly Oubre Jr. threw away the inbounds pass and Josh Richardson made two free throws to seal it as the Heat moved into a tie for eighth in the Eastern Conference. He put the team on his back, and Spencer Dinwiddie iced the game with a three-pointer and free throws. It was feared that Wade's elbow injury was worse. He's missed 21 total games this season, with the Bulls going 10-11 in those contests. At that point, it seemed like it's only a matter of time before the Bulls bought Rondo out of the rest of his contract.
"I think the crowd has been outstanding, quite honestly, considering we haven't had a ton of wins and not fighting for a playoff spot", coach Kenny Atkinson said. He got our guys some wide-open shots they just didn't knock down. "We should be OK".
As of late, the Bulls have seemingly figured things out.
Things couldn't be any tighter, with the Bulls hosting the Orlando Magic on Monday and the Nets on Wednesday.
The Bulls do own the tiebreaker over the Heat. The Nets have the worst record in the National Basketball Association, but they still manage the beat the Chicago Bulls. Chicago is 2-1 against Orlando this season. "That's something that can't happen".
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Dinwiddie scored 19 points in 27 minutes off the bench, taking advantage of an opportunity he wasn't given in Chicago.
The Nets are playing well right now, but they are still a 19-win team for a reason.
Layups: Saturday's loss ensured the Bulls will finish at or below.500 for the first time since they went 41-41 in 2009-10.
Both Rondo and Jimmy Butler have done a great job rallying the younger guys recently, but some added leadership on the floor could never hurt. The third-year power forward had struggled to the point of a benching in several games leading up to March 15th, scoring just over nine points per game on 39 percent shooting.
"We had a couple key turnovers in that stretch that got them out in transition", Hoiberg said. Nikola Mirotic and Paul Zipser play the two forwards while Jimmy Butler and Rajon Rondo run the backcourt.
Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg ruled Wade out of Thursday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers, but he did not close the door on the 14-year veteran returning for Saturday's game against the Brooklyn Nets if there is no soreness in his elbow. After the Hawks play Boston, they have to travel to play the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, then host the defending champions on Sunday.
(0:23) In this possession Brooklyn decides to go with a Brook Lopez post-up against his brother Robin.
But Chicago coming off of a Tuesday night loss to the New York Knicks combined with the fact that Rajon Rondo sustained a wrist injury, may actually be the flawless situation for Wade to come back into.
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