F Jimmy Butler scored 16 points for the Bulls (31-30), who had won five of their last six games before Saturday's loss.

F Jimmy Butler had a triple-double for the Bulls, who have won four in a row.Butler scored 18 points to go with 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

F Jimmy Butler's last-second jumper hit the rim and bounced away as time expired Thursday. However, a touch foul was called on Celtics G Marcus Smart, 0.9 seconds were put back on the clock and Butler sank two free throws to give the Bulls a 104-103 victory.Butler scored a team-high 29 points.

F Jimmy Butler, back after missing four out of five games due to a nagging heel injury, hit seven free throws in the final 1:48 to help the Bulls hold off a late rally for a 105-94 win over the Raptors on Tuesday. "When you're shooting 2-for-10 from the field, I think you've got to find a way to get to the free throw line," said Butler, who scored 19 points, making 15 of 19 from the line.He played 38 minutes and tied a career high with 12 assists.

F Jimmy Butler sat out Sunday afternoon's game against the host Minnesota Timberwolves. Butler, who's slated to start for the Eastern Conference in the All-Star Game, has been dealing with a nagging heel injury. He missed his fourth game in five contests because of the injury. Butler returned Friday against Phoenix and scored 20 points.

Jimmy Butler scored 20 points for the Bulls (26-28), who a 2-3 on a six-game road trip that ends Sunday in Minnesota. They were blown out 123-92 by the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday and lost to another fast-breaking team in the Suns, who had 25 assists and outscored the Bulls 19-6 in fast-break points

G Jimmy Butler (heel contusion) was a game-time decision Friday but was able to pla.

SF Jimmy Butler (bruised heel) reported continuing pain during Wednesday's shootaround, making him doubtful to return Friday at Phoenix.

G Jimmy Butler participated in part of the Bulls' pregame shootaround but missed his second straight game because of the bruised right heel. He told reporters that he still has pain in his heel. He will be evaluated Tuesday and is questionable for the Wednesday game at Golden State.

G Jimmy Butler scored 28 points to lead the Bulls to a 128-100 rout of the Thunder on Wednesday. Butler shot 11 of 17 from the field and added five assists and four rebounds.

G Jimmy Butler led Chicago with 28 points and added eight rebounds, seven assists and four steals as the Bulls beat the 76ers on Sunday.Butler and G Dwyane Wade were benched by coach Fred Hoiberg for the start of Chicago's home loss Friday against the Heat due to earlier criticism of teammates, but both started against the Sixers.

F Jimmy Butler and G Dwyane Wade each came off the bench Friday as discipline for criticizing teammates two nights earlier. Their remarks prompted G Rajon Rondo to fire back on social media with comments that indirectly called out Wade and Butler.Butler checked in 5:07 into the first quarter and finished the game with three points on 1-for-13 shooting. Wade entered 28 seconds later and went on to notch 15 points on 6-for-17 shooting.

G Jimmy Butler scored 40 points Wednesday.

G Jimmy Butler had 20 points and eight rebounds Tuesday in the Bulls' win at Orlando.

G Jimmy Butler had 17 of his 19 points in the first half for the Bulls, but the other starters struggled.Butler was voted an Eastern Conference starter and will make his third straight All-Star Game appearance on Feb. 19 at New Orleans.

G Jimmy Butler scored 16 points, including back-to-back jumpers in the final minutes.

G Jimmy Butler finished with 28 points after missing two games with the flu as the Chicago Bulls snapped a three-game losing streak with a 107-99 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.

G Jimmy Butler and F Nikola Mirotic were sidelined Tuesday due to illness.

F Jimmy Butler, who was named the NBA's Eastern Conference Player of the Week earlier Monday, played just 28:48 and finished with one point. He went 0 of 6 from the field, 0 of 2 from 3-point range and was removed in the second half because of an illness.

F Jimmy Butler's Chicago Bulls teammates know what to expect when a game is hanging in the balance. Butler scored 42 points, the last of which came on a step-back, turnaround 3-point field goal with 17.3 seconds left in overtime, as the Bulls rallied for a 123-118 victory over the Raptors on Saturday night. The offensive output was Butler's second 40-plus point effort this week after he scorched the Charlotte Hornets for 52 points in a victory. "It's just basketball," Butler said. "When (coach) Fred Hoiberg says, 'Hey, get the ball to Jimmy, you better do something with it."