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 CHICAGO (AP) - After beating each other up in the 2006 playoffs, the Bulls and Heat have carried their fierce rivalry into this season. Ben Gordon scored a career-high 40 points off the bench to lead Chicago to a 109-103 victory Wednesday night over the short-handed Miami Heat, who lost Dwyane Wade to a sprained wrist in the first quarter.
Gordon became the first Bulls player to score 40 points in a game since Elton Brand had 44 on April 13, 2000, against Washington. Andres Nocioni added 16 for Chicago, which recovered after blowing a 20-point lead. The Bulls have won 14 of 17 overall and are 12-3 in December.
The Heat played most of the game without Wade, who injured his right wrist midway through the first. It appeared he got hurt coming off a screen while covering Kirk Hinrich.
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