National Basketball Association
Indiana 132, Chicago 123
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, December 6, 2024
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Officials: #4 Sean Wright, #9 Natalie Sago, #94 JD Ralls
Attendance: 19544

Tyrese Haliburton scored 23 points and Pascal Siakam added 21 as the Indiana Pacers snapped a four-game skid with a 132-123 win over the host Chicago Bulls on Friday.

Haliburton hit 5 of 9 3-point attempts and finished with eight assists. Siakam hit 3 of 5 from beyond the arc for the Pacers, who had lost eight in a row on the road.

Bennedict Mathurin put up 19 points and Obi Toppin and T.J. McConnell contributed 17 points apiece off the bench in the win.

Zach LaVine scored 32 points, hitting 5 of 9 from 3-point range, and Coby White chipped in 19 points and nine assists for Chicago.

The Bulls hit 21 of 50 from the 3-point range -- the fifth time this season they hoisted at least 50 attempts in a game.

Indiana took control in the second quarter, outsourcing Chicago 36-19 before holding off Chicago in the second half.

White, Ayo Dosunmu and Matas Buzelis each hit a pair of 3-pointers as Chicago knocked down 9 of 17 from beyond the arc and led 35-31 after the first quarter.

The Pacers seized the upper hand in the second quarter, dominating the Bulls at both ends.

Indiana went on an 18-3 run, hitting eight shots without a miss during the stretch, to turn a 41-38 deficit into a 56-44 lead with 5:09 left in the first half.

The Pacers increased their cushion to 72-56 in the third quarter before LaVine got on a roll.

The two-time All-Star poured in 16 points in the quarter to fuel Chicago's revival.

Indiana's advantage was slashed to 103-100 when the Bulls began the fourth quarter with a 7-0 rush in less than a minute. Dosunmu capped the run with a steal and he assisted on Julian Phillips' acrobatic slam. The Pacers called a timeout and restored control through Haliburton, who scored eight points on 3-of-4 shooting from the floor in the final quarter.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Indiana   Chicago
Tyrese Haliburton 23 Scoring Zach LaVine 32
Tyrese Haliburton 8 Assists Coby White 9
Pascal Siakam 7 Rebounds Nikola Vucevic 9
Bennedict Mathurin 4 Free Throws Made Jalen Smith 4
Tyrese Haliburton 2 Steals Ayo Dosunmu 2
Myles Turner 2 Blocks Matas Buzelis 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Indiana 132 56.5 18-30 10-12 33 46 4 9 13
Chicago 123 47.4 21-50 10-12 33 38 6 8 12
Upcoming Games
  • Chicago will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Bulls have a W/L % of .182 after a win and .615 after a loss.
  • Indiana will play their next game at home against Charlotte. The Pacers have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .429 after a loss.