The Chicago Bulls have been playing good basketball this season, but may have to wait a while to be considered amongst the conference leaders, as they were defeated by the Miami Heat 108-97.
Shaquille O'Neal had 26 and Dwayne Wade had 25 points for the Heat.
The Bulls were led by Ben Gordon's 25 points on 10-17 shooting, but Kirk Hinrich had a poor 6-19 night.
Chicago dropped to 22-21, third place in the NBA's Central Division, while the Heat maintained their standing as the best of the Eastern Conference.