After only eight minutes, the scoreboard in the "Kaseja Center" showed a terrifying 33:8 for the Bulls, and even then - even though big upheavals often happen in the NBA - it was clear that the victory was going to the "windy city".
With an unreal series in the first quarter (the biggest in that part since the era of Michael Jordan), Chicago solved Miami away from home - in the end it won 124:116, regardless of the fact that the team from Florida tried to "turn" the result throughout the match, and on at halftime it was close to 60:56.
The Montenegrin center played another great game Nikola Vucevic who was three assists short of a triple-double - our basketball player finished the match with 24 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists.
"I'm very pleased with the way my players came out on the field tonight," Bulls coach Billy Donovan said after the game.
Along with Vucevic, Kobe White was excellent again, scoring 26 points, while Ajo Dosunma added 24, and Demar Derozan 23, so the Bulls ended the match with four players scoring over 20 points.
For Miami, which played last night without the injured Bem Adebayo, Josh Richardson, Haywood Highsmith and Tyler Hiroo, Jaime Haques was the most effective with 22 points, Jimmy Butler had 20 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, and Caleb Martin had 17 points with 11 jumps
The other Nikola Jokić also had another great night - with 26 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, he led champion Denver to a triumph over Brooklyn (124:101).
It was Jokic's 10th triple-double of the season and 115th of his career, becoming the first NBA player with at least 10 triple-doubles in seven consecutive seasons. Peyton Watson contributed to the victory with 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists, Jamal Murray with 16 points, and Aaron Gordon with 13.
In Brooklyn, Spencer Dinwiddie was the most effective with 17 points with eight assists, Cam Thomas added 13, and Nick Claxton had 10 points and nine rebounds.
James Harden reminded the previous night why he is one of the best offensive players in the league - he led the Los Angeles Clippers to a victory over Golden State (28:15) with 121 points, 113 assists and seven rebounds.
Kawhi Leonard scored 27 points, Norman Powell 21, and Russell Westbrook nine. The most effective player in the defeated team was Clay Thompson with 30 points, Steph Curry added 17, and Jonathan Cumminga added 15.
Boston reached its sixth triumph in the last seven matches, is the best team in the East and is undefeated at home - the new "victim" of the Celtics was Cleveland (116:107).
The "Celts" flew on the wings of Jayson Tatum (27 points), Jaylen Brown (22) and Kristaps Porzingis (18 points and six rebounds).
The Cavs lost the third game in a row, and the most effective players in the team were Donovan Mitchell with 31 points with eight rebounds and six assists and Chris Levert with 26 points.
Sacramento was better than Oklahoma (128:123), and Dearon Fox "exploded" who scored 41 points - Domantas Sabonis recorded 18 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists, and Malik Monk 18 points and nine rebounds.
Oklahoma was not helped by the great game of Shay Giljis-Aleksandar, who scored 43 points with nine assists and six rebounds.
Results
Miami - Chicago 116:124
Boston - Cleveland 116:107
Dallas - Minnesota 101:119
Denver - Brooklyn 124:101
Portland - Utah 114:122
Sacramento - Oklahoma 128:123
LA Clippers - Golden State 121:113
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