Ayo Dosunmu's season-high 29 points lead short-handed Bulls past Heat, 125-118

MIAMI (AP) — Ayo Dosunmu scored a season-high 29 points and the short-handed Chicago Bulls topped the Miami Heat 125-118 on Saturday night.

Dosunmu added nine assists and eight rebounds. Matas Buzelis scored 21 points and Isaac Okoro added 20 for the Bulls, who hit 20 3-pointers.

Pelle Larsson scored 22 and Bam Adebayo had 15 of his 21 in the fourth quarter for Miami, which tied the game four times in the final 3:37 but didn't reclaim the lead in any of those instances. Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 20 for Miami.

The teams play again in Miami on Sunday. It'll be the first time since Baltimore and Houston in 1972 that two NBA teams play three consecutive games in the same regular season against one another; the Heat won at Chicago in a rescheduled game on Thursday night.

A pair of quick time-outs paid off for the Bulls.

Chicago coach Billy Donovan called time 1:16 into the game; his team immediately went on a 12-0 run. He called time again 1:25 into the third quarter with his team down 11; the Bulls responded with a 10-0 run that time, part of a turnaround that saw them take a 91-84 lead into the fourth.

The Bulls played with six of their nine highest-paid players — Josh Giddey (hamstring), Nikola Vucevic (rest), Zach Collins (toe), Coby White (calf), Jalen Smith (calf) and Tre Jones (hamstring), who make about $94 million combined this season — out of the lineup for various reasons.

Miami played without four of its top six salaries, with Norman Powell (personal reasons), Davion Mitchell (shoulder), Tyler Herro (ribs) and Terry Rozier (on leave related to federal gambling charges) all out for the night. They count for about $89 million of Miami's salary cap this season.

And Miami used backup center Kel'el Ware for only 3:11 of the first half, his night ending early.

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Chicago Bulls guard Yuki Kawamura (8) drives to the basket as Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr., second from left, defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Miami Heat forward Myron Gardner (15) tries to control the ball as Chicago Bulls forward Matas Buzelis (14) and forward Patrick Williams (44) defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Chicago Bulls forward Isaac Okoro (35) shoots as Miami Heat forward Simone Fontecchio (0) and forward Myron Gardner, second from right, defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr., third from left, and forward Myron Gardner (15) defend Chicago Bulls guard Yuki Kawamura (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Miami Heat forward Andrew Wiggins (22) drives to the basket as Chicago Bulls forward Matas Buzelis (14) and guard Ayo Dosunmu (11) defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 33 points, Julius Randle added 27 points and seven assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves won their fourth straight, 131-114 over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night.

Minnesota's winning streak was punctuated by a wire-to-wire victory over the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night. All four wins have been by double-digits.

Naz Reid and Jaden McDaniels had 20 points apiece for the Timberwolves, Reid adding nine rebounds. Rudy Gobert grabbed 16 boards and added a pair of blocks.

Ty Jerome, playing in his first game of the season after recovering from a right calf strain, led Memphis with 20 points and six assists but could not prevent the Grizzlies from losing their sixth straight.

GG Jackson added 19 points and Jaylen Wells had 15.

Memphis has struggled of late, its losing streak coming amid injuries and reports the team is willing to trade star guard Ja Morant before Thursday's deadline. Morant was one of seven Memphis rotation players who sat out against the Timberwolves. Memphis did get the return of Jerome, signed as a free agent last summer.

Memphis had long-range shooting problems in the first half, making only one of its first 18 attempts from outside the 3-point arc. In the third quarter, Minnesota extended a 58-49 halftime lead to 92-73, making 12 of its first 16 shots in the quarter. The Timberwolves lead entering the fourth was 97-79.

Minnesota kept the lead at double-digits and coasted home after extending the advantage to 22 points with 3:46 remaining.

The teams will face each other Monday night in Memphis.

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Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaylen Wells (0) handles the ball against Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels (3) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Memphis Grizzlies forward Cedric Coward (23), Grizzlies forward GG Jackson II, center, and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Bones Hyland (8) vie for the ball in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) handles the ball against Memphis Grizzlies forward GG Jackson II (45) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) handles the ball against Memphis Grizzlies forward GG Jackson II (45)in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle (30) shoots over Memphis Grizzlies forward Cedric Coward (23), guard Cam Spencer, second from right, and forward GG Jackson II, fourth from right, as Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert (27) moves for position in the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)