The Miami Heat (38 - 27) manhandled the Chicago Bulls (32 - 32) on Friday night, 118 - 96. The Heat lead the Southeast Division by two games and now sit just one game shy of the third seed in the Eastern Conference. With All-Star Chris Bosh sidelined with blood clots and star Dwyane Wade going just 3 - for - 15 from the field, production came from unexpected places for Miami on Friday. Point guard Goran Dragic led the team with 26, narrowly trailed by bench veteran Jason Richardson's 22. Richardson clocked 31 minutes and shot 9 - for - 12, including four big three - pointers to help establish and maintain Miami's massive lead. Center Hassan Whiteside also came off the bench, recording 16 rebounds and three blocks in the type of performance that fans have begun to expect from him. Whiteside recently became just the fourth player since 1970 to record 10 straight games of 10 or more rebounds off the bench. The Bulls remain at ninth in the Eastern Conference with the loss, a position that they may be stuck in if All-Star Jimmy Butler continues to miss time with a knee injury. The ailing Bulls have faced major issues with injuries all season, and have fallen cleanly out of the current playoff picture during Butler's absence. Center Pau Gasol has sought to fill the absence, as he neared a triple - double on Friday with 17 points, 12 rebounds, and nine assists. Despite Gasol's offensive craftmanship, the team struggled mightily defensively, forcing just eight turnovers and allowing Miami to capitalize on 52 percent of its shots. The Heat are in line to visit the red - hot Raptors on Sunday, while the Bulls will next take the court in Toronto on Tuesday.
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 "TeamStat(G,'Heat') has 52 Percentage of field goals ,has 27 Losses ,has 118 Total points ,has 8 Turnovers ,has 38 Wins ."]