Miami Heat's Nikola Jovic Out Tonight Against Chicago Bulls

Miami Heat second-year forward Nikola Jovic will not play tonight against the Chicago Bulls.

The team decided to send him to the G League affiliate in Sioux Falls.

Here's the game preview:

Game time: 7 p.m., ET

Where: United Center

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Betting line: Heat -2.5

VITALS: The Heat and Bulls meet for the first of four matchups this season. It also marks as the first of consecutive games, both in Chicago, with their next matchup on Monday the 20th . Last season, the Bulls swept the series as Miami swept the series the season prior. The Heat are 62- 63 all-time versus Chicago during the regular season, including 36-27 in home games and 26-36 in road games.. For the Heat, Tyler Herro (ankle), Jamal Cain ( G League) and RJ Hampton (G League) are out. For the Bulls, Lonzo Ball (knee), Dalen Terry (knee) are out, DeMar DeRozan (personal reasons) and Alex Caruso (toe) are questionable.

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

G Duncan Robinson

G Kyle Lowry

C Bam Adebayo

F Haywood Highsmith

F Jimmy Butler

BULLS

F Patrick Williams

F Torrey Craig

C Nikola Vucevic

G Zach LaVine

G Coby White

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Heat center Bam Adebayo on his improved scoring: "I actually got it from D. Wade, which is funny. When I was on the team with D. Wade, I would always rush. D. Wade pulled me to the side one day and was like, let the defense make the mistake slow down, be patient, and literally, it was just like a wake-up call for me. Obviously, the evolution of that with my game, and being more aggressive, and realizing they will make a mistake."

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