A look at the tentative starting lineups and inactives (to be updated an hour before tipoff), as well as referees and a pregame note of note for Saturday’s 8 p.m. game between the Heat and Bulls at the United Center (TV: Fox Sports Sun. Radio: 790-AM, 106.3-FM, 710-AM (Spanish), 1140-AM (Spanish), 760-AM (Spanish).
Tentative Starting lineups
MIAMI HEAT (21-22)
Center: Hassan Whiteside
Power forward: James Johnson
Small forward: TBA
Shooting guard: Rodney McGruder
Point guard: Justise Winslow
Inactive: Goran Dragic. (Duncan Robinson, Yante Maten on two-way contracts.)
Coach: Erik Spoelstra.
CHICAGO BULLS (10-35)
Center: Bobby Portis
Power forward: Chandler Hutchinson
Small forward: Lauri Markkanen
Shooting guard: Zach LaVine
Point guard: Kris Dunn
Inactive: Denzel Valentine. (Rawle Alkins and Brandon Sampson on two-way contracts.)
Coach: Jim Boylen.
Referees: James Williams (#60), Tyler Ford (#39), Leon Wood (#40).
Uniforms: Heat in black “Icon” uniform; Bulls in red “Icon” uniform.
Pregame note of note: With Thursday’s 135-105 loss in Denver, the Bulls now have lost by 17 or more eight times in Jim Boylen’s 21 games since replacing Fred Hoiberg as coach, with Chicago 5-16 under Boylen.
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