Bulls dump Heat
John Salmons scored 27 points, and the Chicago Bulls beat Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat 106-87 Thursday night for their sixth win in seven games.
The Bulls took control in the third quarter, outscoring the Heat 32-14, and moved into a seventh-place tie with Detroit in the Eastern Conference.
Salmons scored 13 points in the period as the Bulls turned a two-point deficit into a 79-63 lead and sent the Heat to their fifth loss in seven games.
Wade scored 31 points, but solid efforts by Chicago’s Ben Gordon, Kirk Hinrich and Tyrus Thomas to back Salmons helped the Bulls avoid a four-game sweep.