Miami survives scare from Chicago to punch playoff ticket with 102-91 win, sets up matchup Milwaukee
Miami survives Chicago scare to secure playoff ticket with 102-91 victory and sets up first round with top-seeded Milwaukee and Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo
- Butler led the way for the Miami Heat with 31 points to clinch the No. 8 seed
- Diar, the daughter of Demar DeRozan, was not present after threats
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The Miami Heat defeated the Chicago Bulls in the final Eastern Conference Play-In game 102-91 to secure the number 8 seed.
On Sunday, they will play against the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.
This is the 11th time in 15 years that the Heat failed to make the playoffs under Erik Spoelstra.
After making national headlines during the Play-In game against the Toronto for distracting Raptors players on the foul line with her deafening screams after DeRozan’s daughter Diar said he chose not to let her miss the day of school.
After the game against Toronto, she had to be escorted out of the arena after multiple threats.
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The Miami Heat defeated the Chicago Bulls to advance to the playoffs and face the Bucks