On February 5, Beijing time, the Bulls defeated the Pacers 122-115 away from home and held the first place in the East. Vucevic played well, contributing 36 points and 17 rebounds to a career-high for the Bulls. DeRozan scored 31 points. The Bulls led by most of the game, and the Pacers briefly overtook in the third quarter, but the Bulls stabilized in the last quarter and eventually narrowly won the opponent. The Pacers' LeVerkong scored a career-high 42 points, scoring a career-high, and he scored 22 points in the first quarter.
Statistics
Bulls: Vucevic has 36 points and 17 rebounds, DeRozan has 31 points, five rebounds and seven assists, Green has 16 points and Dosem has 15 points and 14 assists
Pacers: Le Vere 42 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, Taylor 21 points and 14 rebounds, Duarte 12 points, Washington Jr. 17 points
Star of the field: Vucevic
Vucevic exploded with 36 points and 17 rebounds to set a new season high and set a single-game scoring record for the Bulls.
Game tidbits
Stephenson hit a long-range three-pointer to help the Pacers take the lead for the first time. Master and disciple do not forget to play the guitar with their arms to celebrate!
Highlight moments
Le Vere pulled back and turned to a throw to score! In the first quarter, LeVert scored 22 points on 10-of-11!
Le Ver burst into the inner line and clasped his hands!
Bulls' Green performed multiple dunks in the first half!
Vucevic turned around and hit the board to score!
In the third quarter, Washington Jr. hit a three-pointer to close the point difference!
Vucevic flew into the hands of the clasp!
Game review
In the first quarter, DeRozan hit a shot, Vucevic scored a layup, Green received a dunk in the air, and the Bulls made a 10-0 start. Duarte hit a three-pointer, Le Vere scored four straight points, Taylor scored 2+1 and the Pacers narrowed the gap. Vucevic scored four straight points, Le Vere went on a personal onslaught, and the Pacers had 18 of their next 23 points coming from his offense, but it was the Bulls who kept the lead, deRozan scored consecutive hits, and Green staged another dunk. In the first quarter, the Bulls led the Pacers 40-33, and LeVert scored 22 points in a single quarter, shooting 10 of 11, setting his career first-quarter scoring record and 40 points setting a first-quarter scoring record for the Bulls this season.
In the second quarter, Washington Jr. hit a three-pointer and the Pacers narrowed the gap to four. DeRozan scored four straight points, Thomas hit a three-pointer and the Bulls led by another 11 points. Le Vere returned to the court to score four more points, Green dunked again, DeRozan scored 2+1, Washington Jr. threw a shot, Taylor made a 2+1 layup, and at halftime, the Bulls led the Pacers 65-62. In the first half, The Pacers' LeVert had 28 points, three rebounds and five assists, Taylor 12 points, the Bulls' Vucevic 18 points and 10 rebounds, DeRozan 17 points, three rebounds and five assists, and Green 10 points.
Easy side fight again, Brown steals to score, Dosem completes the dunk, Vucevic scored four points in a row, and the Bulls stopped the Pacers 8-0. Washington Jr. and Taylor hit three consecutive points. Vucevic scored inside, and Washington Jr. and Holliday hit three consecutive points. The Pacers continued to narrow the point gap, Stephenson hit a three-pointer from a long distance, and the Pacers overtook the Bulls, which was also their first lead in this game. DeRozan scored four straight points, Vucevic dunked and Duarte scored from mid-range. At the end of the third quarter, the Bulls led the Pacers 93-90.
In the final quarter, Vucevic scored with a dunk, LeVert threw a free throw and Duarte scored from the middle. DeRozan scored four straight points, LeVert threw a shot, Dosem scored four straight, Vucevic hooked a shot, Green scored a layup, Dosem hit another three-pointer and the Bulls led by 12 points. LeVert began to power, shooting consecutive shots, Taylor dunked, and the Pacers hit a 10-2 wave to close the point gap to four points. DeRozan scored on a mid-range shot, Le Vere hit a layup and Vucevic scored on a layup. Holliday hit a three-pointer, the Pacers trailed by three points, Dotham dunked and, in the end, the Bulls beat the Pacers.
Both sides started
Bulls: Brown, Dossem, DeRozan, Green, Vucevic
Pacers: Le Vere, Duarte, Holliday, Clegg, Taylor