National Basketball Association
Indiana 97, Chicago 80
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
Officials:
#20 Leroy Richardson, #54 Nick Buchert, #25 Tony Brothers
Attendance:
18165
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Pacers 97, Bulls 80: David West collected 17 points and 13 rebounds and Lance Stephenson scored 12 of his 15 points in a dominating fourth quarter as Indiana ran away from visiting Chicago.
Paul George scored a game-high 21 points and Luis Scola added 12 off the bench for the Pacers, who remained the only unbeaten team in the NBA at 5-0. Indiana is off to its best start in 42 years, before the NBA/ABA merger.
Derrick Rose and Luol Deng scored 17 points apiece to lead the Bulls, who were outscored 34-18 in the final quarter. Chicago shot 35.6 percent from the field and committed 18 turnovers in dropping to 1-3.
The Bulls held a 69-67 edge after Deng’s jumper with 7:15 left but Stephenson came down and buried a 3-pointer to put the Pacers back on top. Chicago committed a turnover on each of its next two possessions, leading to a pair of baskets by Scola, and Stephenson drained another 3-pointer to cap the 10-0 run and make it 77-69 with 5:16 to play.
Stephenson put an exclamation point on the game when a turnover led to an emphatic dunk and a 94-78 lead with 1:51 to play. Chicago held a 43-37 lead at the half but was held to 29.7 percent shooting after the break.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Indiana G George Hill (hip) missed his third straight game and C.J. Watson scored 11 points while starting in his place. … Bulls G Kirk Hinrich was called for a flagrant 1 foul with 3:25 left after knocking Stephenson to the ground around midcourt. … Rose had more turnovers (four) than assists (two) for the fourth time in as many games.
Top Game Performances
| Chicago |
|
Indiana |
|
Luol Deng 17 |
Scoring |
Paul George 21 |
|
Kirk Hinrich 5 |
Assists |
Donald Sloan 4 |
|
Carlos Boozer 9 |
Rebounds |
David West 13 |
|
Luol Deng 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Paul George 7 |
|
Jimmy Butler 1 |
Steals |
David West 3 |
|
Taj Gibson 2 |
Blocks |
Roy Hibbert 5 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Chicago
|
80 |
35.6 |
5-15 |
23-27 |
15 |
40 |
5 |
4 |
18 |
| Indiana
|
97 |
41.9 |
7-18 |
18-21 |
21 |
52 |
7 |
9 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
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Indiana will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Pacers have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Chicago will play their next game at home against Utah. The Bulls have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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