Heat, Bulls address annual play-in matchup; lottery position still in play for Heat

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : "Obviously, an enormous amount of respect," Bulls coach Billy Donovan said of the Heat, after his team was locked into No. 9 in the East, "just the way they compete, the way they play.
52% : However, there remains the chance with a victory the Heat could fall to as low as No. 12 in the lottery seeding.
45% : In the case of ties, lottery odds are divided equally but a draw held for possible lottery seeding, which then could drop the Heat to No. 12. Should the Heat lose Sunday to close at 37-45 and the Phoenix Suns defeat the Sacramento Kings to also close at 37-45, it would create a tie for the Nos. 10-11 lottery seeds.

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