Tyrese Haliburton has 20 assists in Pacers' 120-104 victory over Bulls
CHICAGO (AP) NBA assists leader Tyrese Haliburton had a career-high 20 without a turnover and scored 21 points to help the Indiana Pacers hold off the Chicago Bulls 120-104 on Thursday night.
“You don’t get 20 assists without guys making a lot of shots,” Haliburton said after the Pacers shot 50.6% from the field. “I’ve done a terrible job of taking care of the ball lately, so it’s good to see zero turnovers again.”
Questionable to play before the game because of a sore lower back, became the fifth player in NBA history to have 20 or more assists without a turnover, following Kevin Porter (1978), John Lucas (1983), Rickey Green (1984) and Chris Paul (2016).
“This morning he had to step out of shootaround, his back was tight,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “I was surprised that he played based on how he was presenting this morning, but we have the best medical staff in the league.”
Myles Turner led Indiana with 24 points, and Buddy Hield added 19 points. The high-scoring Pacers were 19 of 42 from 3-point range en route to their second straight victory.
Haliburton made three late 3-pointers to quell a furious Bulls rally, which had seen them take a 93-90 lead with eight minutes remaining after trailing by as much as 25.
“People look at me to be a closer for this team,” said Haliburton, who upped his season assists average to 12.4. “Guys trust me, guys give me the ball in the right spot.”
Haliburton assisted on a Hield 3-pointer that extended the Pacers lead to 19 early in the third quarter, and jubilantly mimed a timeout signal to the Chicago bench in celebration, but the Bulls had a 14-1 run and cut it to 85-77 entering the fourth.
Patrick Williams led Chicago with 22 points, and DeMar DeRozan had 21. The injury-riddled Bulls have lost two of their last three amid a six-game homestand.
“You never want to put yourself in a position to have to fight back from a deficit,” Williams said. “We did a good job obviously working our way back into the game, but it’s tough to expend all that energy to get back.”
Coby White has picked up much of the offensive slack while All-Star guard Zach Lavine has missed the last 14 games because of inflammation in his right foot, but scuffled to a 5-for-19 shooting night while scoring 16 points.
“Everything does start with our defense,” Turner said. “That was probably our best defensive game. We held them to 104 points, a season-low. Overall, we’re growing as a group.”
UP NEXT
Pacers: Host New York on Saturday night.
Bulls: Host Philadelphia on Saturday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Myles Turner vs. Andre Drummond (Coby White gains possession) | ||
| 11:39 | | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point stepback jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:17 |  | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point driving hook shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:54 | | +2 | Coby White makes two point driving finger roll layup | 2-4 |
| 10:35 | | +3 | Tyrese Haliburton makes three point jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 5-4 |
| 10:17 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 5-6 |
| 10:06 | | +3 | Myles Turner makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 8-6 |
| 9:53 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point driving finger roll layup | 8-8 |
| 9:39 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 10-8 |
| 9:24 | | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point cutting layup (Alex Caruso assists) | 10-10 |
| 9:10 | | Myles Turner turnover (lost ball) (Andre Drummond steals) | ||
| 9:07 | | Andrew Nembhard personal foul (Andre Drummond draws the foul) | ||
| 9:03 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:03 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | Andre Drummond personal foul (Loose ball) (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 8:46 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point driving finger roll layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 12-10 |
| 8:19 | | +3 | Alex Caruso makes three point pullup jump shot | 12-13 |
| 8:00 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:57 | | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | Coby White misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:49 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | Myles Turner turnover (lost ball) (Patrick Williams steals) | ||
| 7:39 | | +3 | Patrick Williams makes three point running jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 12-16 |
| 7:39 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:20 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:16 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point pullup jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 12-18 |
| 6:47 | | Aaron Nesmith misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:44 | | Coby White defensive rebound | ||
| 6:34 | | Andre Drummond misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 6:31 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | +3 | Jalen Smith makes three point running jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 15-18 |
| 6:12 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point pullup jump shot | 15-20 |
| 5:53 | | Myles Turner misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 5:51 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point turnaround jump shot | 15-22 |
| 5:21 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 17-22 |
| 5:10 | | Patrick Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:07 | | Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound | ||
| 5:02 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:00 | | Coby White defensive rebound | ||
| 4:50 | | Alex Caruso misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:48 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point running layup | 19-22 |
| 4:44 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:22 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving layup (Coby White assists) | 19-24 |
| 4:09 | | Patrick Williams shooting foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:09 | | +1 | Isaiah Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-24 |
| 4:09 | | Isaiah Jackson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:06 | | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 4:04 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 23-24 |
| 3:49 | | Buddy Hield blocks Ayo Dosunmu's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:46 | | Ayo Dosunmu offensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point driving reverse layup | 23-26 |
| 3:20 | | +3 | Bennedict Mathurin makes three point jump shot | 26-26 |
| 3:10 | | Coby White turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Jackson steals) | ||
| 3:06 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point running dunk | 28-26 |
| 2:53 | | Jevon Carter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:49 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | Buddy Hield misses two point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 2:40 | | Patrick Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | Tyrese Haliburton personal foul (Ayo Dosunmu draws the foul) | ||
| 2:28 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:26 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | +3 | Obi Toppin makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Jackson assists) | 31-26 |
| 1:58 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving layup | 31-28 |
| 1:50 | | Obi Toppin misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:46 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 1:37 | | Bennedict Mathurin blocks DeMar DeRozan's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:35 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 1:27 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:25 | | Alex Caruso defensive rebound | ||
| 1:18 | | +3 | Alex Caruso makes three point jump shot (Jevon Carter assists) | 31-31 |
| 1:03 | | Buddy Hield turnover (bad pass) (Alex Caruso steals) | ||
| 1:00 | | Alex Caruso turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Haliburton steals) | ||
| 0:55 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point running pullup jump shot | 34-31 |
| 0:30 | | Jevon Carter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 0:15 | | +3 | Tyrese Haliburton makes three point jump shot (Buddy Hield assists) | 37-31 |
| 0:07 | | Buddy Hield personal foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Jevon Carter misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | Andrew Nembhard turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 11:30 | | Andre Drummond misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 11:28 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | Dalen Terry blocks Andrew Nembhard's two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:07 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 10:47 | | Andre Drummond offensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | Andre Drummond misses two point putback layup | ||
| 10:45 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point pullup jump shot | 39-31 |
| 10:20 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 39-33 |
| 10:02 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:59 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | Coby White misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:36 | | Dalen Terry offensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | +2 | Dalen Terry makes two point driving finger roll layup | 39-35 |
| 9:17 | | Coby White shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 9:17 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-35 |
| 9:17 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-35 |
| 8:57 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Andre Drummond offensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | Andre Drummond misses two point tip layup | ||
| 8:54 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:48 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul (Dalen Terry draws the foul) | ||
| 8:45 | | +1 | Dalen Terry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-36 |
| 8:45 | | +1 | Dalen Terry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-37 |
| 8:30 | | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:17 | | +2 | Coby White makes two point pullup jump shot | 41-39 |
| 8:04 | | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:01 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | Andrew Nembhard personal foul (Ayo Dosunmu draws the foul) | ||
| 7:48 | | Coby White misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:45 | | Andre Drummond offensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point putback layup | 41-41 |
| 7:21 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:16 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 7:07 | | Dalen Terry turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Nembhard steals) | ||
| 7:04 | | Patrick Williams personal foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 7:02 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point driving layup (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 43-41 |
| 7:02 | | Andre Drummond shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 7:02 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 44-41 |
| 6:46 | | Coby White misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:45 | | Andre Drummond offensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | Myles Turner shooting foul (Andre Drummond draws the foul) | ||
| 6:45 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:45 | | Andre Drummond misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:45 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | Andre Drummond misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:42 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | Myles Turner offensive foul (Off the ball) (Coby White draws the foul) | ||
| 6:38 | | Myles Turner turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:24 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving finger roll layup | 44-43 |
| 6:14 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:12 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 6:00 | | Obi Toppin blocks Ayo Dosunmu's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:59 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | Coby White misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:51 | | Andre Drummond offensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | Andre Drummond misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:51 | | Bulls offensive rebound | ||
| 5:43 | | Jevon Carter misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:42 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | +3 | Aaron Nesmith makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 47-43 |
| 5:13 | | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point cutting dunk (Patrick Williams assists) | 47-45 |
| 4:52 | | Myles Turner misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:47 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | Myles Turner blocks Coby White's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 4:36 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:31 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:31 | | Andre Drummond personal foul (Loose ball) (Obi Toppin draws the foul) | ||
| 4:23 | | Terry Taylor personal foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 4:23 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 48-45 |
| 4:23 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-45 |
| 4:13 | | +2 | Alex Caruso makes two point pullup jump shot | 49-47 |
| 4:00 | | +3 | Aaron Nesmith makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 52-47 |
| 3:40 | | Alex Caruso misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:38 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 3:33 | | +3 | Tyrese Haliburton makes three point running pullup jump shot (Buddy Hield assists) | 55-47 |
| 3:15 | | DeMar DeRozan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:13 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 3:12 | | Obi Toppin turnover (bad pass) (Patrick Williams steals) | ||
| 3:07 | | +2 | Patrick Williams makes two point layup | 55-49 |
| 3:07 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:51 | | +2 | Buddy Hield makes two point driving floating jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 57-49 |
| 2:38 | | Patrick Williams misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 2:36 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:29 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | Jevon Carter misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:15 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | Aaron Nesmith misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 2:02 | | Bulls defensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | Aaron Nesmith personal foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 1:37 | | Coby White misses two point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 1:35 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 1:20 | | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:17 | | Coby White defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | Coby White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:05 | |