Sizzling Heat too much for Bulls
Not only did the Miami Heat put together the best shooting night in franchise history, but they also matched the NBA’s top performance from the floor in the past 18 years.
Hassan Whiteside scored a career-high 26 points and had 14 rebounds, and Joe Johnson had 24 points in his Miami home debut.
Miami’s 52-for-77 shooting was the best since Utah shot exactly that Feb. 27, 2010, and no team has done better from the field since the Los Angeles Clippers connected on 69.3 percent of their shots on March 13, 1998.
D’Angelo Russell scored 39 points and hit two of his eight three-pointers for host Los Angeles in the final minute.
Kobe Bryant sat out with a sore right shoulder.
The Lakers snapped an eight-game losing streak.
The Mavericks made a season-high 56 percent of their field-goal attempts (43-for-77).
Minnesota and Kevin Martin agreed to a buyout of the shooting guard’s contract. ...