Live Bar Feb. 5 - The Pacers are at home today to meet the Bulls, who just lost to the Raptors yesterday and came with fatigue, while the Pacers failed to win back-and-forth in the last game against the Magic. The Bulls, who came from afar in the first quarter, came up with a 10-0 offensive wave to seize the lead, which also helped them maintain their lead in the first half, and although the Pacers then entered the form and played against them, the Bulls, led by Vucevic, who scored 13 points alone, blasted 40 points and took a seven-point lead in the single quarter. However, the Pacers' aggressive chase made the Bulls very uncomfortable, and the Pacers used a small wave of 10-4 to chase the gap to a three-point end of the first half in the second quarter. In the second half, the Pacers chased a point several times but failed to cross the hurdle of rebounding, while the Bulls carried the pressure all the way to hold the advantage, and in the final quarter, in addition to the steady play of DeRozan and Vucevic, Daussum scored two three-pointers to take a double-digit lead to establish the victory. In the end, the Bulls beat the Pacers away to win the game.
The Bulls, who came from afar in the first quarter, quickly gained the upper hand, Green and Daussum rushed to the basket to grab points, and coupled with the steady goals of Vucevic and DeRozan, the Bulls opened with a 10-0 offensive wave to beat the Pacers at home. The latter did not break the scoring drought until 2 minutes after the game by newcomer Duarte's three-pointer, and then found a feeling that they played against the opponent, and Taylor, who had recently been in good form, opened the team with a 2+1 attack, and then Le Ver also scored a close score in the middle of the game. The battle between the two teams intensified in the second half of the quarter, with Vucevic scoring 13 points in the first quarter becoming the key to the Bulls' lead, while the Pacers, despite falling behind, also scored 33 points in the quarter, giving the Bulls a 40-33 lead over the Pacers at the end of the first quarter.
The Pacers opened the second quarter with two long-range shots from Washington and Perry to take the lead, while the Bulls relied on Thomas' jumper and DeRozan's free throws to respond. In this quarter, the two teams continued to attack, Taylor and LeVert joined forces to grab points and chased the opponent, while the Bulls side of Dosom and Brown took points several times to reject the opponent. The Pacers finally gained the upper hand in a tug-of-war in the quarter, with Taylor once again taking a 2+1 in the final stage, with the Pacers chasing the score slightly with a small 10-4 surge, and the Bulls led the Pacers 65-62 at halftime.
The two teams continued their stalemate after the break, with the Bulls giving an 8-0 run with Vucevic scoring four points in a row, but the slow pacers quickly caught up with Washington and Taylor on three three-pointers. Neither side took advantage of the tug-of-war in the quarter, with the Pacers chasing the deficit to 1 point several times but failing to come back, and the Bulls relied on the back-to-back scoring of Vucevic and DeRozan to hold on to a 3-point advantage in the final moments to end the third quarter.
The Pacers were still walking at the gate of the counter-overtaking in the final quarter but "three times without entering", and the consecutive goals of LeVert and Duarte in the opening game once again chased to 1 point, but then several waves of attacks they did not play themselves, and in turn, DeRozan scored 4 points in a row to stabilize the situation. The mid-quarter showdown against the Pacers suffered a muted period, while the Bulls' two three-pointers to become a surprise, and the Bulls sent a 10-0 offensive to widen the point difference to double digits. However, the Pacers did not sit still, and the hot LeVert stood up with 8 points in a row to stop the bleeding in time to retain hope, but the Bulls always had someone to stand up, in addition to DeRozan's key jump shots, Vucevic and Daussum's final goal was fatal. In the end, the Bulls beat the Pacers away to win the game.
Both sides started
Bulls: Brown, Dawsum, DeRozan, Green, Vucevic
Pacers: LeVille, Duarte, Craig, Holliday, Taylor
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