Jimmy Butler

Heat finishes strong to eliminate Bulls from playoffs

2013-05-16 00:00:00

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LeBron James and Heat are tough when it counts, beat Bulls on road

2013-05-11 00:00:00

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Can the Chicago Bulls win their series against the Miami Heat?

2013-05-07 11:46:00

First, Chicago snapped Miami's 27-game winning streak during the regular season. Now the short-handed Bulls have taken a 1-0 series lead over the heavily favored Heat in the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals. Writers from around the Tribune Co....

Short-handed Bulls upend Heat, 93-86, for 1-0 series lead

2013-05-06 19:15:00

MIAMI — Nate Robinson scored 27 points, Jimmy Butler added 21 points and 14 rebounds while playing every second for the third straight game, and the Chicago Bulls stunned the Miami Heat 93-86 on Monday night to take Game 1 of their Eastern...

Did allergies lead Dennis Rodman to the Detroit Pistons?

2012-02-15 16:33:48

Trails blazed by ex-Marquette stars give Blue hope

2013-05-21 15:05:03

MILWAUKEE Vander Blue has watched his friend and mentor Wesley Matthews beat the odds to succeed in the NBA, gaining a starting role with the Portland Trail Blazers. Blue has witnessed the stunning development of former Marquette University teammate...

Heat's Dwyane Wade in lineup for Game 5 vs. Bulls

2013-05-15 14:27:00

Heat guard Dwyane Wade� was in the lineup Wednesday for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Chicago Bulls. Earlier in the day,� Wade was called a game-time decision. He went through the morning shootaround, and the team medical staff...

Richardson's take: Heat 94, Bulls 91

2013-05-15 18:45:05

What went right for the Heat Now, we know Dwyane Wade is a bit hobbled but still able to produce when needed. Wade finished with a strong fourth quarter, making his health less of a concern. What went wrong for the Heat As usual, the Heat have...

Rose will be Bulls' big offseason addition

2013-05-18 14:32:00

Regardless of what happens this summer, the Bulls' biggest offseason addition will be the youngest most valuable player in NBA history. Thanks to a provision in the new collective bargaining agreement named after him, Derrick Rose, who is scheduled to...

ESSAY: A Chicagoan's lament on Rose

2013-05-17 00:00:00

You owed us more. Derrick Rose, if you sift through the city's anger, blind support, unhappiness and general confusion, you likely will find one overarching emotion: a deep-rooted disappointment. Throughout Chicago, your story is nearly a refrain, a...

Heat's Wade planning to play

2013-05-15 14:52:00

MIAMI -- Heat guard Dwyane Wade, who was questionable for Game 5 with a right knee bruise, plans to play against the Bulls on Wednesday night. � "I'm going to give it a go," Wade said. "I said it last game. After the Chicago game, I said I was going to...

Heat blow lead, find way to finish off Bulls 94-91

2013-05-15 20:21:00

�� This was everything the Miami Heat could have hoped for . . . for the first 5 minutes, 25 seconds. �� Then it became work, hard work, grueling work, stressful work, the type of effort they knew going into this series would be required against Tom...

The Bulls' Jimmy Butler handles the ball against the Wizards' John Wall during a game last month. (Scott Strazzante/Tribune photo)

2013-05-16 17:30:00

Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat steals the ball from the Chicago Bulls Jimmy Butler during the first quarter of game five of the Eastern Conference semifinals, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami. .Joe Cavaretta, SunSentinel (c)2013

2013-05-15 00:00:00

LeBron James of the Miami Heat floats a shot over Chicago Bulls Jimmy Butler during the first quarter of game five of the Eastern Conference semifinals, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami. .

2013-05-15 00:00:00