Jimmy Butler collected 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists and Taj Gibson added 15 points and nine boards for the Bulls, who improved to 11-3 on the road, including 8-0 against Eastern Conference opponents. Derrick Rose chipped in 14 points and Pau Gasol had nine points and nine rebounds for Chicago, which did not have center Joakim Noah (ankle).

Luol Deng collected 17 points and 10 rebounds against his former team and Dwyane Wade added 17 points for the Heat, who were without star Chris Bosh (strained calf) and forward Josh McRoberts (knee). Mario Chalmers had 11 points and four steals and Justin Hamilton and Norris Cole each scored 10 as Miami fell to 4-7 at home.

Miami struggled to 30 percent from the floor in the first half but had an eight-point lead in the first quarter and was up 20-14 early in the second before Aaron Brooks reeled off eight straight points and Chicago never looked back. The Bulls took a 39-32 lead into halftime and pulled away as Dunleavy alone outscored the Heat 19-16 in the third quarter.

Chalmers hit a 3-pointer to pull the Heat within 75-60 with 8:48 remaining, but Rose answered with a jumper and drained a triple to push it back to 20. Miami got within 15 again on Wade's 3-pointer with 3:01 left, but the Heat missed their next four shots and Chicago closed it out.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Miami C Chris Andersen returned after missing nine games with a sprained ankle but was limited to two points and three rebounds in 18 minutes. … Miami dropped to 1-13 when trailing after three quarters. … The Bulls had their streak of eight straight games scoring 100 or more points ended, but they improved to 11-1 when holding opponents in double digits.