Jimmy Butler provided a spark with 17 points and the Bulls stopped Miami even though they were missing Joakim Noah (right foot), Marco Belinelli (abdominal strain) and Richard Hamilton (lower back).

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He spent the early part of this year recovering from foot and ankle surgery before suffering a side strain early in the Ashes tour.

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