MIAMI — Out of the chaos of last week’s postponed game against the Chicago Bulls comes chaos of a different sort for the Miami Heat.

With the NBA reworking the schedule to accommodate the rescheduled game, the Heat:

— Now have two back-to-back sets added to their season total.

— Will have their lone occurrence of four games in five nights.

— Have had to reschedule a home game.

— Will wind up playing the Bulls in three successive games.

The basics of the NBA’s jiggering are this:

— The rescheduled game will be played on Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. Eastern at the United Center.

— In order to accommodate travel and such scheduling, the Bulls’ previously scheduled Jan. 30 visit to Kaseya Center will be moved to Jan. 31 at 8 p.m.

— Because of the revisions, the Heat will play at the Bulls on that Thursday and after a one-day break host the Bulls twice on successive nights at Kaseya Center on Jan. 30 and Jan. 31.

Considering the Heat host the Orlando Magic on Jan. 28, it created a run of four games in five nights, with such stretches previously eliminated by the NBA, with the exception of such extenuating circumstances.

The Bulls also will not play four games in five nights during that stretch, with a Jan. 28 game at Indiana the night before they host the Heat.

The Heat’s original schedule featured 15 sets of games on consecutive days, slightly above the NBA 2025-26 average of 14.4 per game. The Heat now will have 17 such sets, one more than any other team.

The game last Thursday at United Center was postponed after nearly a two-hour delay, as workers attempted to dry a court fed by condensation from the ice below. A combination of unseasonably warm temperatures and heavy rain left humidity inside the Bulls arena at an atypically high level.

While the rescheduling creates a challenging travel schedule, including overnight from Miami after that Jan. 28 home game against the Magic, the Heat in the moment accepted the need for last Thursday’s game to be postponed.

“It was an unfortunate situation,” coach Erik Spoelstra said. “Our guys had really prepared and I felt like emotionally we were geared up and ready to compete. Everybody’s really looking forward to it and it’s just an odd situation to be in like that and then there’s no game and you’re trying to wind down.

“We were back at the hotel and you normally have some kind of emotion, either a win or a loss, and there was no emotion.”

Center Adebayo said he agreed with the postponement, rather than attempting to gear back up to game readiness after such a lengthy delay.

“After an hour of just sitting there, it kind of starts to die down,” he said of the preparedness. “So, I’m glad they rescheduled it.”

Not only did the Heat lose the other three games of the trip, but their return flight Sunday from Oklahoma City was delayed two hours by an emergency warning light.

The Heat open a three-game homestand Tuesday, when they host the Phoenix Suns.

A day of honor

To honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, the Heat, in collaboration with Mobile School Pantry (MSP), will host a client-choice food pantry at West Hollywood Elementary School on Wednesday.

Among those scheduled to represent the Heat at the event are forward Keshad Johnson, former Heat players and current team representatives Alonzo Mourning, Glen Rice and Bob McAdoo, as well as former WNBA star and current Heat executive Ruth Hunter.

Volunteers from the Heat and American Airlines will provide over 200 pre-selected local families with more than 40 pounds of groceries, including fruits, vegetables, and other staple items.

Per the Heat’s media release, “MSP is the first school pantry program in the state of Florida. For the past decade, its mission has been to provide nutritious grocery items to low-income schools in South Florida. The program aims for a hunger-free future by providing access to culturally suitable, healthy food for growth and development.”