April 29 (Bloomberg) -- Ben Gordon scored 24 points as the Chicago Bulls beat the Miami Heat 92-79 to complete a four-game sweep of the defending champions in their National Basketball Association first-round playoff series.

Luol Deng added 22 points and 12 rebounds, while Ben Wallace had 13 points and 11 rebounds as the Bulls advanced to the second round for the first time since 1998, when Michael Jordan was still with the team.

In other NBA playoff results, the Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 113-100 and the New Jersey Nets beat the Toronto Raptors 102-81. The Suns and Nets hold 3-1 leads in their best-of-seven playoff series.

In tonight's playoff game, the Dallas Mavericks visit the Golden State Warriors trailing 2-1 in the series.

In Miami, the Heat became the first defending champions to lose in the opening round since San Antonio in 2000. The Bulls advance to face the Detroit Pistons in the next round.

Dwyane Wade led the Heat with 24 points, while Shaquille O'Neal added 16 and Alonzo Mourning had 14.

The Bulls trailed until Deng's 20-foot jumper with 2:44 to play in the third quarter, and led the rest of the way. Miami was able to stay close for much of the fourth quarter, before Chicago closed the game on a 12-2 run.

In Los Angeles, Amare Stoudemire had 27 points and 21 rebounds for the Suns, and Steve Nash added 23 assists, one short of the NBA playoff record shared by Magic Johnson and John Stockton.

Phoenix turned a nine-point halftime lead into a 20-point advantage with 5:25 to go in the fourth quarter. Nash had 17 points and Leandro Barbosa added 16 for the Suns, who will host Game 5 on May 2.

Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 31 points, seven rebounds and nine assists. He had only three points in the fourth quarter.

In East Rutherford, New Jersey, the Nets jumped out to a 17- point lead after one quarter and eased to a second straight home victory. Vince Carter led the Nets with 27 points, Richard Jefferson added 23 and Jason Kidd had 17 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds.

Andrea Bargnani scored 16 points, while Chris Bosh and T.J. Ford each had 13 for Toronto, which will host Game 5 in two days.

To contact the reporters on this story: Larry DiTore in New York at lditore@bloomberg.net

Last Updated: April 29, 2007 22:11 EDT