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Nikola Vucevic helps the Bulls rally past the Pacers for a 112-105 win
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Nikola Vucevic scored nine of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, and the Chicago Bulls rallied past the Indiana Pacers 112-105 on Monday night.
The Bulls trailed by five entering the fourth, but surged down the stretch as Vucevic delivered three key layups. The first two tied the game and the third gave Chicago a one-point lead. DeMar DeRozan put the Bulls ahead to stay on a layup that made it 101-99 with 3:46 remaining.
“The last five minutes, we played downhill,” Bulls coach Billy Donovan said. “We played down to the basket, at the basket. ... We're not trying to win by shooting jump shots.”
Zach LaVine had 23 points and DeRozan scored 20 for the Bulls, who have split four games to start the season. The pair shot a combined 12 of 36 from field.
“If we can get everybody involved and play downhill, there's plenty to go around for everybody to eat,” Donovan said.
Chicago went 26 of 31 at the line, where Indiana went 21 of 25.
The Pacers, who had opened with a pair of victories, were their own worst enemy in settling for long-range shots. They made 12 of 46 3-pointers (26.1%).
“Look, our guys played hard too, we just didn't play well,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “The quality of our 3s could have been better.”
Myles Turner led the Pacers with 20 points. Tyrese Haliburton had 19 points and 13 assists, and Bennedict Mathurin and Bruce Brown each scored 15 points.
Haliburton's driving layup in the final seconds gave Indiana a 55-53 lead at halftime.
“This was a big boys game, physical,” Carlisle said. “We've got to learn from it.”
Two nights after scoring a career-high 51 points at Detroit, LaVine struggled early. The All-Star made two of seven shots but hit five free throws for 10 points in the first half. DeRozan missed six of seven shots in a four-point half.
UP NEXT
Bulls: At Dallas on Wednesday.
Pacers: At Boston on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Vucevic vs. Myles Turner (Obi Toppin gains possession) | ||
| 11:47 | | Bruce Brown turnover (bad pass) (Coby White steals) | ||
| 11:41 |  | +3 | Coby White makes three point running jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:28 | | Bruce Brown turnover (lost ball) (Patrick Williams steals) | ||
| 11:15 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 11:12 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Obi Toppin offensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:56 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:40 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Zach LaVine misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:30 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point driving reverse layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 3-2 |
| 9:58 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 9:55 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 3-4 |
| 9:29 | | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 5-4 |
| 9:21 | | Coby White shooting foul (Tyrese Haliburton draws the foul) | ||
| 9:21 | | +1 | Tyrese Haliburton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-5 |
| 9:21 | | +1 | Tyrese Haliburton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-6 |
| 9:08 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point turnaround hook shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 7-6 |
| 8:52 | | Myles Turner misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:49 | | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 8:44 | | Patrick Williams misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:41 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:25 | | Obi Toppin shooting foul (Nikola Vucevic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:25 | | +1 | Nikola Vucevic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-6 |
| 8:25 | | Nikola Vucevic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:24 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | +3 | Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (Myles Turner assists) | 8-9 |
| 7:53 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point driving layup | 10-9 |
| 7:41 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:38 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 7:28 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 7:27 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point hook shot | ||
| 7:23 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | Nikola Vucevic shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 7:16 | | Myles Turner misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:16 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | Myles Turner misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:16 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | Zach LaVine misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:57 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:48 | | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 6:37 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 12-9 |
| 6:28 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:19 | | +3 | Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 12-12 |
| 5:55 | | +3 | Zach LaVine makes three point stepback jump shot (Alex Caruso assists) | 15-12 |
| 5:36 | | Obi Toppin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:34 | | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | ||
| 5:15 | | Alex Caruso turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 5:05 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point driving dunk (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 15-14 |
| 4:56 | | +2 | Coby White makes two point driving finger roll layup | 17-14 |
| 4:40 | | Patrick Williams blocks Bennedict Mathurin's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:40 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | Coby White personal foul (Andrew Nembhard draws the foul) | ||
| 4:22 | | +2 | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point driving finger roll layup | 17-16 |
| 4:03 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point jump shot | 19-16 |
| 3:51 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:48 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | Jevon Carter misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 3:40 | | Nikola Vucevic offensive rebound | ||
| 3:40 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point putback layup | 21-16 |
| 3:40 | | Aaron Nesmith shooting foul (Nikola Vucevic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:40 | | +1 | Nikola Vucevic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-16 |
| 3:28 | | +3 | Tyrese Haliburton makes three point pullup jump shot | 22-19 |
| 3:12 | | Jalen Smith blocks Patrick Williams's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:09 | | Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound | ||
| 3:06 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point running finger roll layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 22-21 |
| 3:05 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:47 | | Jevon Carter turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:32 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point layup (Buddy Hield assists) | 22-23 |
| 2:16 | | Andre Drummond misses two point layup | ||
| 2:13 | | Andre Drummond offensive rebound | ||
| 2:11 | | Andre Drummond turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:59 | | Buddy Hield misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:56 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | Torrey Craig personal foul (Loose ball) (Jalen Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 1:50 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 22-25 |
| 1:37 | | +2 | Alex Caruso makes two point pullup jump shot (Jevon Carter assists) | 24-25 |
| 1:26 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 24-27 |
| 1:06 | | Jump ball. Buddy Hield vs. Torrey Craig (Buddy Hield gains possession) | ||
| 1:06 | | Torrey Craig turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Smith steals) | ||
| 1:03 | | +3 | Aaron Nesmith makes three point jump shot (Buddy Hield assists) | 24-30 |
| 0:40 | | +3 | Torrey Craig makes three point jump shot (Jevon Carter assists) | 27-30 |
| 0:15 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:11 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Jevon Carter misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | Andre Drummond offensive rebound | ||
| 11:40 | | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point turnaround jump shot | 29-30 |
| 11:17 | | Buddy Hield turnover (lost ball) (Torrey Craig steals) | ||
| 11:17 | | Aaron Nesmith personal foul (Torrey Craig draws the foul) | ||
| 11:04 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 10:48 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:45 | | Alex Caruso defensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | Andrew Nembhard shooting foul (Andre Drummond draws the foul) | ||
| 10:40 | | Andre Drummond misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:40 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | +1 | Andre Drummond makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-30 |
| 10:22 | | Torrey Craig shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 10:22 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-31 |
| 10:22 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-32 |
| 9:59 | | DeMar DeRozan misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:55 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:43 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | +3 | Jevon Carter makes three point jump shot (Andre Drummond assists) | 33-32 |
| 9:19 | | Torrey Craig blocks Buddy Hield's two point cutting layup | ||
| 9:16 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point running pullup jump shot (Torrey Craig assists) | 35-32 |
| 9:08 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:49 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Buddy Hield offensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | Buddy Hield turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 8:32 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 8:27 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point jump shot (Buddy Hield assists) | 35-35 |
| 8:04 | | +2 | Jevon Carter makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 37-35 |
| 7:52 | | Myles Turner misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:49 | | Torrey Craig defensive rebound | ||
| 7:42 | | Jevon Carter turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:22 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:18 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | Torrey Craig turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 7:02 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point cutting dunk (Bruce Brown assists) | 37-37 |
| 6:42 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point turnaround jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 39-37 |
| 6:23 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point driving floating jump shot (Myles Turner assists) | 39-39 |
| 5:57 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:45 | | Coby White defensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | +2 | Coby White makes two point driving finger roll layup | 41-39 |
| 5:37 | | Myles Turner defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 5:20 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:18 | | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | Zach LaVine turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:04 | | Ayo Dosunmu personal foul (Tyrese Haliburton draws the foul) | ||
| 4:54 | | Coby White shooting foul (Obi Toppin draws the foul) | ||
| 4:54 | | +1 | Obi Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-40 |
| 4:54 | | +1 | Obi Toppin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-41 |
| 4:37 | | +3 | Patrick Williams makes three point pullup jump shot (Alex Caruso assists) | 44-41 |
| 4:27 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point driving reverse layup (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 44-43 |
| 4:15 | | Alex Caruso turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Haliburton steals) | ||
| 4:11 | | Alex Caruso shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 4:11 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-44 |
| 4:11 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:11 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-45 |
| 3:58 | | Zach LaVine misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:54 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point pullup jump shot | 44-47 |
| 3:24 | | Bennedict Mathurin personal foul (Zach LaVine draws the foul) | ||
| 3:24 | | Bennedict Mathurin technical foul | ||
| 3:24 | | +1 | Zach LaVine makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 45-47 |
| 3:23 | | Bennedict Mathurin personal foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 3:16 | | Jalen Smith personal foul (Patrick Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 3:16 | | +1 | Patrick Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-47 |
| 3:16 | | +1 | Patrick Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-47 |
| 3:00 | | Obi Toppin misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 2:59 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:46 | | Zach LaVine misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:42 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point running jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 47-50 |
| 2:21 | | Nikola Vucevic turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Nembhard steals) | ||
| 2:13 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:10 | | Zach LaVine defensive rebound | ||
| 2:06 | | Andrew Nembhard personal foul (Zach LaVine draws the foul) | ||
| 2:06 | | +1 | Zach LaVine makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 48-50 |
| 2:06 | | +1 | Zach LaVine makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-50 |
| 1:54 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 1:51 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | Myles Turner blocks Zach LaVine's two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 1:42 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||