The Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat are playing live on the NBA schedule on Sunday night and the game starts at 6 pm ET and the matchup is from AmericanAirlines Arena as the east rivals matchup and these two could be there in the playoffs as Derrick Rose, Pau Gasol and Dwyane Wade matchup and both Chris Bosh and Luol Deng will be looking to get the Big 3 going.
The Bulls come into the game after a win against the Trail Blazers and they will next play against the Atlanta Hawks after the matchup with Miami. The Bulls have been one of the most impressive teams in the league this season and they have done it while dealing with injuries to Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah and Taj Gibson at various times. Doug McDermott is now out for the time being and that means the Bulls will have to continue relying on depth moving forward this season.
Derrick Rose comes in after scoring 31 points in that game and Gasol had 10 points and now the team is 14-8 and they are in first place over the Cavaliers in the division. The team is ranked in the top 10 in scoring and they are also seventh in rebounding and ninth in assists per game and they have the chance to keep things going against Miami. The Bulls feel they can make a title run this season and Miami is one of the teams they may have to go through.
The Miami Heat come into the game after a win against the Jazz and they will play against the Brooklyn Nets after this matchup with the Bulls. The team is 11-12 this season and third in the southeast division and they got 29 points from Wade in the matchup with Miami coming into the game. The team is scoring 95 points per game and they are 11th in defense and now this is a top matchup of teams in the eastern conference.
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