The Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls are set to meet on Wednesday in the nine vs. ten play-in matchup. The Bulls have finished the past two seasons with a 39-43 record, but there is more optimism aroud the team as the 2024-25 regular season closed thanks to young players like Josh Giddey,

That means the Heat need to win two straight road games or their season is over. Captain Bam Adebayo said, “Ultimate clarity. You’re not looking at the standings any more. You’re not trying to see if they lose, if we win. We gotta win two road games, punch our ticket.” Adebayo added, “It’s like March Madness: win or go home.”

While the Heat prepare for hopeful playoff basketball with four games left including Monday night, this outing is an unusual one as the team is missing Bam Adebayo and Andrew Wiggins once again. With the absences, Miami went with the starting lineup of Herro, Pelle Larsson, Alec Burks, Haywood Highsmith, and Ware.