NEW YORK -- Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng missed Game 7 against the Brooklyn Nets after being hospitalized and guard Kirk Hinrich also sat out with a bruised calf.

After the Bulls' 99-93 win, coach Tom Thibodeau wasn't sure if they'd be back in time to begin the next series against the Miami Heat.

"(They're) day to day," Thibodeau said. "We know how good Miami is so we're going to have to be at our best, playing great basketball. They're a very deep team, extremely well coached, very well balanced. So we're going to have to be at our best right from the start."