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There’s just something about the Miami Heat.

It’s hard to put a finger on it. Maybe it’s talent. Maybe it’s toughness. The Heat aren’t some superhuman foe. They entered the United Center on Friday night only one win ahead of the Bulls in the Eastern Conference standings. And they’ve been beatable even for the Bulls, who won all three of their regular-season matchups last season.

But things change when the games matter more than a win or a loss in the regular season. Every time the Bulls face the Heat in a game with real stakes — the play-in tournament, the NBA Cup — they always seem to fall flat. And Friday was no exception.

Photos: Miami Heat 143, Chicago Bulls 107 at the United Center

It was a familiar story. The Heat battered their way t

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