The Miami Heat defeated the Chicago Bulls, 117-103, at United Center on Saturday evening.

The Heat (22-22) walked into a hornet's nest despite the Bulls' unsightly 10-36 record, as Chicago came out ready to defend home court. Miami faced a slim 57-55 halftime deficit, but they came out of intermission ready to take control. The visitors outscored their hosts by a 62-46 in the second half to eventually secure the double-digit victory, The Heat shot an outstanding 57.0 percent, and the Miami second unit scored 64 of the team's points.

Josh Richardson returned from a one-game absence due to an illness to lead the way with 26 points. He added three rebounds and two assists. Dion Waiters tallied 21 points, six boards and two assists. Tyler Johnson and Dwyane Wade managed matching 14-point efforts. Wade added 10 rebounds and seven assists. Justise Winslow supplied 11 points, five rebounds, four assists and one steal. James Johnson generated 10 points, three boards, two assists and one steal. Hassan Whiteside offered six points but hauled in 10 rebounds, dished out three assists and recorded three blocks.

Zach LaVine paced the Bulls with 22 points, adding six assists, three rebounds and one steal. Bobby Portis followed with 21 points and also posted six boards, two assists and one steal. Lauri Markkanen followed with 20 points, nine rebounds, two steals and one block. Jabari Parker delivered 11 points, five rebounds and two assists.

The Heat remain on the road and face the Boston Celtics on Monday evening, while the Bulls pay a visit to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday afternoon.