DeMar DeRozan's 46 leads Bulls past Pacers in OT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) DeMar DeRozan scored 46 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer in overtime, to help the Chicago Bulls outlast the Indiana Pacers 132-129 on Wednesday night.
The All-Star forward's only 3-pointer at the 2:17 mark of overtime pushed the Bulls ahead 127-123. Pacers All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton missed a 3-pointer just before the final buzzer.
“It's like a survival mode that kicks in, in a fun way,” DeRozan said. “You embrace those moments. For me, I just thrive off those moments. I'm not scared to fail. I'm not scared to try to make something happen. I want those moments more than anything. It always reminds me of my childhood, being a kid and doing the little fake countdown, jumping on the bed, shooting the shot.”
The final 72 seconds of regulation were particularly entertaining as Pacers center Myles Turner hit 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions with 1:12 and 56.7 seconds remaining for a 3-point lead. But DeRozan sank a free throw and swished a baseline fadeaway jumper with 0.3 seconds remaining to force overtime.
“DeMar is an incredible closer," Bulls coach Billy Donovan said. “Give him a lot of credit and respect for that.”
The Bulls trailed by two when they inbounded the ball with 2.4 seconds remaining in regulation.
“I actually broke the play off,” DeRozan said. “The play was for me to come over top. But teams do a great job scouting and understanding what we're going to run. As soon as they checked the ball in, I just found an opening honestly.”
The teams traded the lead 12 times in the fourth.
“Our defense just wasn't good enough,” Turner said. “DeRozan hit some big shots, special player. But as a whole, I don't think we were there, just that last part. This time of year, there's no excuses. You've got to find a way to get it done.”
The Bulls’ Alex Caruso scored 23 and Ayo Dosunmu 20.
“What a game,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “So many ups and downs. We were one rebound away.”
Turner led the Pacers with 27 points and five 3-pointers. Pascal Siakam scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Haliburton had 17 points and 14 assists.
“It's a gut punch,” Carlisle said. “When you make minor mistakes at the wrong times, it can really bite you. There were a lot of 'em.”
Pacers reserves T.J. McConnell and Jalen Smith scored 16 and 15 as the Indiana bench owned a 47-16 advantage.
The Bulls outscored the Pacers 35-23 in the third quarter to take a 93-85 lead. Caruso contributed 14 points with four 3-pointers in the stretch. DeRozan added nine points.
The Pacers' bench provided 11 points in a 15-1 run to forge an eight-point lead midway through the second quarter. The advantage reached 11 before the Bulls closed the gap to 62-58 at the break.
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Bulls: Host L.A. Clippers on Thursday.
Pacers: Host Brooklyn on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Vucevic vs. Myles Turner (Andrew Nembhard gains possession) | ||
| 11:56 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:53 | | Andrew Nembhard offensive rebound | ||
| 11:53 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point tip layup | 0-2 |
| 11:36 |  | Nikola Vucevic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:32 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | Tyrese Haliburton turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Vucevic steals) | ||
| 11:20 | | Aaron Nesmith shooting foul (Ayo Dosunmu draws the foul) | ||
| 11:20 | | +1 | Ayo Dosunmu makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-2 |
| 11:20 | | +1 | Ayo Dosunmu makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-2 |
| 11:07 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:04 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:41 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | +2 | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point driving finger roll layup (Aaron Nesmith assists) | 2-4 |
| 10:18 | | Andrew Nembhard blocks Alex Caruso's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:16 | | Alex Caruso offensive rebound | ||
| 10:12 | | +3 | Ayo Dosunmu makes three point jump shot (Alex Caruso assists) | 5-4 |
| 10:02 | | Aaron Nesmith misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists) | 7-4 |
| 9:21 | | Myles Turner turnover (lost ball) (DeMar DeRozan steals) | ||
| 9:18 | | +2 | Coby White makes two point running dunk (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 9-4 |
| 9:16 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:00 | | DeMar DeRozan blocks Aaron Nesmith's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Bulls defensive rebound | ||
| 8:44 | | +2 | Nikola Vucevic makes two point turnaround hook shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 11-4 |
| 8:19 | | Aaron Nesmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:16 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:05 | | DeMar DeRozan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:03 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:51 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | Tyrese Haliburton blocks Ayo Dosunmu's two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 7:43 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:37 | | Nikola Vucevic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | Alex Caruso misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:26 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 11-6 |
| 6:59 | | Coby White misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:56 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point running finger roll layup | 11-8 |
| 6:41 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 13-8 |
| 6:41 | | Pascal Siakam shooting foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 6:41 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 14-8 |
| 6:30 | | Myles Turner misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:27 | | Pascal Siakam offensive rebound | ||
| 6:22 | | Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:17 | | Alex Caruso defensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | +2 | Alex Caruso makes two point stepback jump shot | 16-8 |
| 5:53 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point driving layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 16-10 |
| 5:37 | | Nikola Vucevic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 5:35 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:16 | | Onuralp Bitim defensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | Myles Turner shooting foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 5:04 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-10 |
| 5:04 | | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-10 |
| 4:53 | | +3 | Tyrese Haliburton makes three point stepback jump shot | 18-13 |
| 4:35 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving finger roll layup (Torrey Craig assists) | 20-13 |
| 4:22 | | +3 | Jalen Smith makes three point jump shot (Obi Toppin assists) | 20-16 |
| 4:09 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving finger roll layup | 22-16 |
| 3:54 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:50 | | Obi Toppin offensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point tip dunk | 22-18 |
| 3:33 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point finger roll layup | 24-18 |
| 3:23 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point driving finger roll layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 24-20 |
| 3:22 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:05 | | Jalen Smith personal foul (Andre Drummond draws the foul) | ||
| 3:00 | | Julian Phillips misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:56 | | Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | Coby White blocks T.J. McConnell's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 2:39 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | T.J. McConnell technical foul | ||
| 2:38 | | +1 | Coby White makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 25-20 |
| 2:32 | | Coby White misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 2:28 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 2:21 | | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:19 | | Torrey Craig defensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | Andre Drummond misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 2:06 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point layup (T.J. McConnell assists) | 25-22 |
| 1:44 | | Torrey Craig turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 1:30 | | T.J. McConnell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:27 | | Torrey Craig defensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | +3 | Torrey Craig makes three point running jump shot (Alex Caruso assists) | 28-22 |
| 1:00 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point floating jump shot (Obi Toppin assists) | 28-24 |
| 0:53 | | Obi Toppin personal foul (Torrey Craig draws the foul) | ||
| 0:53 | | +1 | Torrey Craig makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-24 |
| 0:53 | | +1 | Torrey Craig makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-24 |
| 0:38 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving finger roll layup | 30-26 |
| 0:38 | | Julian Phillips shooting foul (T.J. McConnell draws the foul) | ||
| 0:38 | | +1 | T.J. McConnell makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 30-27 |
| 0:30 | | Coby White misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:25 | | Coby White offensive rebound | ||
| 0:15 | | Andre Drummond misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 0:12 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 0:06 | | Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:04 | | Pascal Siakam offensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | Alex Caruso shooting foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 0:04 | | +1 | Pascal Siakam makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-28 |
| 0:04 | | Pascal Siakam misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:02 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point layup (Alex Caruso assists) | 32-28 |
| 11:32 | | Ben Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:31 | | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | Jarace Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:18 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | Pacers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 11:08 | | +2 | Alex Caruso makes two point driving layup | 34-28 |
| 10:56 | | Andre Drummond shooting foul (Jarace Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 10:56 | | +1 | Jarace Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-29 |
| 10:56 | | +1 | Jarace Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-30 |
| 10:46 | | Alex Caruso turnover (bad pass) (T.J. McConnell steals) | ||
| 10:43 | | Alex Caruso shooting foul (T.J. McConnell draws the foul) | ||
| 10:43 | | +1 | T.J. McConnell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-31 |
| 10:43 | | +1 | T.J. McConnell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-32 |
| 10:30 | | Coby White turnover (bad pass) (Pascal Siakam steals) | ||
| 10:23 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving layup (Ben Sheppard assists) | 34-34 |
| 10:04 | | Jalen Smith shooting foul (Dalen Terry draws the foul) | ||
| 10:04 | | +1 | Dalen Terry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-34 |
| 10:04 | | Dalen Terry misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:03 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | Ayo Dosunmu personal foul (Pascal Siakam draws the foul) | ||
| 9:46 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving finger roll layup (T.J. McConnell assists) | 35-36 |
| 9:35 | | Torrey Craig misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:31 | | Dalen Terry offensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:27 | | Pascal Siakam defensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | +3 | Jarace Walker makes three point jump shot (Pascal Siakam assists) | 35-39 |
| 9:06 | | Andre Drummond offensive foul (T.J. McConnell draws the foul) | ||
| 9:06 | | Andre Drummond turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:46 | | +2 | Pascal Siakam makes two point driving finger roll layup | 35-41 |
| 8:29 | | Ayo Dosunmu turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:17 | | +2 | Jarace Walker makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Pascal Siakam assists) | 35-43 |
| 8:17 | | Bulls 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:57 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point driving layup | 37-43 |
| 7:36 | | Ayo Dosunmu shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 7:36 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-44 |
| 7:36 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-45 |
| 7:25 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point driving finger roll layup (Nikola Vucevic assists) | 39-45 |
| 7:01 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point cutting dunk (Tyrese Haliburton assists) | 39-47 |
| 6:49 | | +2 | Ayo Dosunmu makes two point driving finger roll layup | 41-47 |
| 6:37 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:34 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 6:23 | | Tyrese Haliburton shooting foul (Ayo Dosunmu draws the foul) | ||
| 6:23 | | +1 | Ayo Dosunmu makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-47 |
| 6:23 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:23 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | +2 | Aaron Nesmith makes two point driving dunk (Obi Toppin assists) | 42-49 |
| 5:47 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point jump shot (Coby White assists) | 44-49 |
| 5:34 | | Tyrese Haliburton misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:33 | | Ayo Dosunmu defensive rebound | ||
| 5:26 | | Coby White misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 5:15 | | Obi Toppin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:12 | | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | ||
| 5:02 | | Ayo Dosunmu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:00 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 4:53 | | +2 | Tyrese Haliburton makes two point running layup | 44-51 |
| 4:46 | | Jarace Walker personal foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | ||
| 4:28 | | Obi Toppin shooting foul (Coby White draws the foul) | ||
| 4:28 | | +1 | Coby White makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-51 |
| 4:28 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:28 | | Coby White misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:24 | | Pacers defensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | Nikola Vucevic shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 4:10 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-52 |
| 4:10 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-53 |
| 3:55 | | DeMar DeRozan misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:53 | |