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Apr 8, 2008 10:41 pm US/Eastern
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Powell Powers Heat Past Bulls
D-League Product Scores 18 In Win
MIAMI (AP) ―
With a loss to the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday, the Miami Heat would of clinched the NBA's top seed in the NBA Draft Lottery instead they did just the opposite.
Kasib Powell scored a career-high 18 points, leading the Miami Heat to a 95-88 victory over the Bulls on Tuesday night that snapped a seven-game losing streak.
Ricky Davis and Chris Quinn each added 16 points as five players scored in double figures for the Heat, the day after coach Pat Riley was elected to the Hall of Fame.
It was Powell's first game back with the Heat after getting recalled from the NBA Development League and signing a contract for the remainder of the season. Powell was the MVP of the D-League.
Miami took a 69-67 lead into the fourth quarter when Joel Anthony tipped in a miss by Quinn at the buzzer to end the third.
Luol Deng scored 19 of his 25 points in the first half for the Bulls. Ben Gordon and Joakim Noah each added 16 points.
A jumper by Davis cut the Bulls' lead to 36-35 late in the first half, but the Bulls responded with a 9-2 run led by Deng, who scored seven points, including a three-point play.
Chicago was up by 11, its largest lead of the game, in the third quarter. But the Heat fought back to take a 60-59 lead, with back-to-back 3-pointers by Powell and Davis sparking a 12-0 run.
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