Indiana Pacers at Chicago Bulls
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Pacers beat the Bulls 145-126 to move out of the NBA basement
Coming off a home victory over Miami on Sunday, the injury-ravaged Pacers had their highest-scoring game of the season. They improved to 18-58 to move a game ahead of last-place Washington.
Ethan Thompson added 24 points, and Kobe Brown and Jay Huff each had 17.
Guerschon Yabusele led Chicago with 20 points, and Collin Sexton had 18. The Bulls have lost five straight — the first four on the road — to fall to 29-47.
Bulls: At New York on Friday night.
Regular Season Series
IND wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 145 - 126 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 145 - 126 |
| 4th 23.8 |  |
shot clock turnover | 145 - 126 |
| 4th 47.9 |  |
Leonard Miller makes free throw 1 of 1 | 145 - 126 |
| 4th 47.9 | |
Kobe Brown shooting foul | 145 - 125 |
Statistics
 IND |
 CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 58-102 | FG | 47-97 |
| 57 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 20-48 | 3PT | 13-39 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 9-10 | FT | 19-26 |
| 90 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 49 | Assists | 22 |
| 14 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 32 |
| 29 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 72 | Points in Paint | 60 |
| 22 | Fouls | 14 |
| 28 | Largest Lead | 3 |
| 2 | Lead Changes | 2 |
| 97 | Percent Led | 3 |
Chicago Bulls Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Rob Dillingham, G | Out | Apr 23 |
| Isaac Okoro, F | Out | Apr 11 |
| Matas Buzelis, F | Out | Apr 11 |
| Anfernee Simons, G | Out | Apr 10 |
| Guerschon Yabusele, F | Out | Apr 10 |
Indiana Pacers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Sheppard, G | Out | Apr 12 |
| Jarace Walker, F | Out | Apr 12 |
| Andrew Nembhard, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Aaron Nesmith, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Pascal Siakam, F | Out | Apr 11 |
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