Bulls-Pacers Preview

By TAYLOR BECHTOLD
Posted Mar 03 2013 1:29AM

With their highly ranked defense playing especially tough lately, the Indiana Pacers seek to extend their lead in the Central Division over the offensively challenged Chicago Bulls.

The Pacers will try for their seventh win in eight games overall and third in a row over the Bulls on Sunday night when they meet in Indiana.

Following back-to-back home losses, Indiana held just a one-half game lead over Chicago on Feb. 12 before stretching its advantage with six wins in its last seven games. Paul George had 22 points and 10 rebounds, while Roy Hibbert had 18 points in a 93-81 at Toronto on Saturday.

Even after the Bulls (34-25) picked up a half-game in the standings with a 96-85 win over Brooklyn on Saturday, Indiana (37-22) still has a chance to match its largest division lead at four games.

The Pacers have featured a stingy defense that ranks near the top of the NBA in points allowed (89.6), defensive field goal percentage (41.4) and 3-point percentage (31.6).

Indiana, however, has been even better in those areas lately, limiting opponents to 85.6 points per game and 38.0 percent shooting - 25.8 percent from 3-point range - in its last seven contests.

"We are in a tough playoff race so we understand that our defense is going to give us a chance," forward David West told the team's official website.

The low-scoring Bulls, meanwhile, hope they've put their offensive troubles behind them following Saturday's 96-85 win over Brooklyn. They averaged just 85.7 points on 41.5 percent shooting over a seven-game stretch before hitting 52.1 percent, their best shooting effort in almost two months, against the Nets.

Joakim Noah enters this contest on a tear after finishing with 21 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and four blocks in the win. The All-Star center also had 23 points, 21 rebounds and a career-high 11 blocks against Philadelphia on Thursday.

"It's been an up-and-down year," Noah said. "But I really feel like when we're playing our best, we can really beat a lot of people. So the potential is definitely there."

Noah missed a 111-101 loss at Indiana on Feb. 4 due to a foot injury as West, George and George Hill combined for 72 points. Nate Robinson, who had 19 in that contest, also scored 19 in an 80-76 home loss to the Pacers on Dec. 4.

Luol Deng continues to battle a mouth injury and had eight points on 3-of-10 shooting on Saturday. He's totaled just 22 while shooting 8 for 29 from the floor in his last two trips to Indiana.

George had 34 points and nine rebounds to lead the Pacers to their road victory in December before finishing with 21 and 11, respectively, in last month's home win.

West led the way with 29 points on 11-of-18 shooting as Indiana made 52.7 percent from the field in that contest.

The Pacers are averaging 109.5 points - 15.6 above their season average - in their last four home games. They'll try to continue that surge against a Chicago team that has held its opponents to 86.1 points per game in its last eight.

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Pacers hold off late Bulls rally for 97-92 win

By MICHAEL MAROT
Posted Mar 04 2013 12:18AM

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) David West and George Hill came to Indiana to make the Pacers title contenders.

Now they have Indiana rolling along toward the playoffs.

West matched his season-high by scoring 31 points, Hill finished with 21 and the two accounted for the last nine points as the Pacers held off a late Chicago charge for a 97-92 victory in Sunday night's big Central Division showdown.

"He (West) leads our team in will," coach Frank Vogel said. "He has a great will to do whatever is necessary to get the job done and to get a `W' and that was clear tonight."

The win gives the Pacers a clear advantage in the division race, too.

They extended their lead over second-place Chicago to four full games and now own the tiebreaker, too, by virtue of sweeping this season's first three meetings with Chicago. Indiana also has won six of seven since the All-Star break - the only loss coming when Roy Hibbert was suspended by the league for one game. And it closes the season with 10 of its remaining 22 games at home where the Pacers are 21-3 since early December.

That's not all.

The Pacers improved to 8-5 against the Eastern Conference's top seeds, a mark that includes the perfect record against the Bulls, a 2-0 record against Miami and a 2-1 record against the New York Knicks. And the Bulls will only get one more crack at Indiana before the playoffs start. That will come March 23 in Chicago.

"It's a huge win. It's someone who was the best in our division," Hill said, referring to the defending Central champs. "They say to be the best, you have to beat the best, and today we took that as a challenge to go out there and play hard."

The Pacers needed every ounce of effort and more to hold off the hard-charging Bulls.

Marco Belinelli and Jimmy Butler each scored 20 points, Joakim Noah had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Luol Deng added 15 points.

But for the second time in a month, the Bulls showed up at Indiana severely short-handed.

Both times they were missing point guard Kirk Hinrich, this time with a right foot injury. They were also still missing Derrick Rose, who continues to recover from last season's torn ACL in his left knee. On Sunday, the Bulls were also playing without guard Richard Hamilton, who didn't travel because of a lower back injury, and forward Taj Gibson, who sat out with a left knee injury.

The Pacers were only missing one player, Danny Granger, who spent the second half on the bench after aggravating a left knee injury that kept him out of Indiana's first 54 games.

There was no question about the difference. Indiana took control early and Chicago spent the rest of the night playing catch-up, unable to retake the lead after the 45 minutes.

Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said the injuries were no excuse.

"It's the NBA, we've got plenty in that locker room, we've got to get the job done," he said.

The Pacers took advantage, building a 32-21 lead after one quarter and still leading 47-40 at halftime. They didn't let the Bulls get closer than four until Butler hit a 3-pointer with 31.1 seconds left in the third quarter, and Chicago couldn't tie the score until Deng hit an 8-footer early in the fourth.

After Hill answered with five straight points for Indiana, the Bulls charged back and tied the score again at 80 when Butler made two free throws with 7:04 to play.

"We fought really hard and gave ourselves a chance," Deng said. We've been there before many times, but it's tough. We just didn't have it tonight."

The Pacers answered the second challenge by converting back-to-back turnovers into four points.

Chicago did have one last gasp to send it to overtime, but Belinelli missed a 3 with 7.8 seconds left, and after the rebound went out of bounds off the Pacers, West came up with a steal and made two free throws to seal the win.

"They were making 3s and they were able to make some clutch ones tonight," West said. "But throughout the year, as our defense has continued to grow, we know that we have confidence to make plays in games and to get stops to win."

NOTES: Vogel picked up the 100th win in his coaching career. ... Chicago rookie Marquis Teague scored two points in his second trip to his hometown this season. ... Paul George finished with 10 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for his 20th double-double of the season. ... This is the first time Chicago has lost a season series to Indiana since 2003-04. ... Vogel said Granger's absence in the second half was precautionary and that he wasn't worried about any long-term impact to Granger's knee.

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Notebook: Pacers 97, Bulls 92

Conrad Brunner, For NBA.com
Posted Sun Mar 03, 2013 11:52 PM - Updated Sun Mar 03, 2013 11:52 PM

THE FACTS: The Indiana Pacers didn't win the Central Division, but took a giant step in that direction by surviving a 97-92 victory over the Chicago Bulls Sunday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The victory gave the Pacers (38-22) a four-game lead over Chicago (34-26) while also securing the season-series tiebreaker, so Indiana has a strangehold on what would be its first division title since 2003-04. The severely shorthanded Bulls put up a fight and had a chance to tie in the closing seconds, but a turnover with less than a second remaining snuffed their final flicker of hope. David West carried Indiana with 31 points, 10 in the fourth quarter. George Hill had 11 of his 21 in the final period, but went 1-for-4 on free throws in the final seconds to leave the door open. Marco Belinelli and Jimmy Butler scored 20 apiece to lead the Bulls, who lost for the eighth time in 13 games.

QUOTABLE: "He leads our team in will. He has great will to do whatever is needed to get the 'W.'"

-- Indiana coach Frank Vogel on West

THE STAT: Vogel reached 100 career wins is one win shy of 100 for his career. At age 39, Vogel has a 100-64 record, a winning percentage (.610) that ranks second in franchise history to Larry Bird's .687 and ahead of such luminaries as Larry Brown (.579), Rick Carlisle (.552) and Bobby Leonard (.537).

TURNING POINT: Indiana led most of the way, but Belinelli and Butler heated up in the second half to bring the Bulls back, combining for 29 of their points. Indiana led 92-89 with 1:16 remaining when the Bulls committed a costly 24-second violation. Hill made one of his two free throws, and then Butler hit a tough 3-pointer over Roy Hibbert to make it a one-possession game, 95-92, with 19.9 seconds left. Hill missed a pair from the line with 13.6 seconds to go, but Belinelli missed an off-balance 3-pointer. Indiana failed to control the rebound, so the Bulls got one more chance. But West twice deflected the ball after it was passed inbounds, secured possession and was fouled, making both to lock it down.

QUOTABLE II: "It's a huge win. It's someone who was the best in our division. They say to be the best you have to beat the best."

-- George Hill

HOT: West shot 11-for-18 and added seven rebounds to his 31-point night. ... Hill made all six of his shots and added six rebounds, five assists and a pair of blocked shots. ... Belinelli went 4-for-5 from the 3-point line, while Butler was 3-for-5.

NOT: Paul George had just three points after the first period and wound up shooting 4-for-14. He did wind up with a 10-point, 10-rebound double-double. ... Indiana's second unit was outscored 31-8 and combined to produce 2-for-9 shooting and two rebounds. ... Carlos Boozer played just 16:50, scoring six points on 3-for-9 shooting for the Bulls.

QUOTABLE III: "I feel like it's always tough to play against Indiana. I'm really proud of the way we competed. We fought really hard and gave ourselves a chance."

-- Joakim Noah

NOTABLE: Indiana has won seven of eight, with the only loss coming against the Clippers when Hibbert was serving a one-game NBA suspension. ... Chicago opened a stretch with five of six games on the road not only without Derrick Rose (left knee) and Taj Gibson (left knee), but also Richard Hamilton (back spasms) and Kirk Hinrich (sore right foot). Gibson missed his fourth straight game and Hamilton -- who did not make the trip -- his third. Hinrich isn't sure when he sustained the injury. ... Rose watched the game with his teammates from the Bulls' bench for the first time. ... Indiana played the second half without Danny Granger for the second game in a row due to recurring pain in his left knee. Granger, who missed the first 55 games with patellar tendinosis in the same knee, was scoreless in eight minutes. ... Noah had 14 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for the Bulls, bringing his three-game totals to 58 points (19.3), 41 rebounds (13.7) and 11 assists (3.7). ... With three wins, the Pacers have won the season series from the Bulls for the first time since 2003-04, which happens to be the last time Indiana won the division.

UP NEXT: For the Pacers, Wednesday vs. Boston, Friday @ Orlando, Sunday @ Miami. For the Bulls, Wednesday a@ San Antonio, Friday vs. Utah, Sunday @ L.A. Lakers.

• Bulls: Gibson, Hamilton, Rose
• Pacers: Hansbrough, Plumlee

• Bulls: --
• Pacers: --

• Lead Changes: 5
• Times Tied: 3

• Arena: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
• Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, #20 Leroy Richardson, #58 Josh Tiven
• Attendance: 17533
• Duration: 2:25

Chicago Bulls (34-26)		Indiana Pacers (38-22)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Hibbert vs Noah (Boozer gains possession)
Noah Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Deng (1 AST)	11:39 [CHI 2-0]
	11:15 [IND 3-2]	Stephenson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Hill (1 AST)
	10:58	Hibbert Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	10:58 [CHI 3-3]
Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	10:58 [CHI 4-3]
	10:43	Stephenson Layup Shot: Missed
	10:42	Hibbert Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:42 [IND 5-4]	Hibbert Putback Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	10:26	Stephenson Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Boozer Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Robinson (1 AST)	10:17 [CHI 6-5]
	09:52	West Layup Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:51
Robinson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Deng (2 AST)	09:46 [CHI 8-5]
	09:38 [IND 7-8]	West Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Stephenson (1 AST)
Boozer Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Hibbert (1 ST)	09:22
	09:16	Hill Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Deng (1 ST)
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	09:05
	09:04	Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:56 [IND 10-8]	Hill 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)
	08:40	West Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	08:32
	08:31	Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Belinelli Foul: Personal (1 PF)	08:26
Noah Foul: Personal (1 PF)	08:24
	08:19	Hibbert Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (1 BLK)
	08:18	Team Rebound
	08:15 [IND 13-8]	George 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: West (1 AST)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed Block: Hibbert (1 BLK)	07:57
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:55
Noah Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Boozer (1 AST)	07:52 [CHI 10-13]
	07:29 [IND 15-10]	West Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Hill (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:20
Boozer Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:George (1 ST)	07:08
	06:54	Stephenson Jump Shot: Missed
Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:53
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	06:40
	06:38	Stephenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:19	George Foul: Offensive Charge (1 PF)
	06:19	George Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Deng Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (1 AST)	06:02 [CHI 12-15]
	05:48 [IND 17-12]	George Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	05:24
	05:22	Hibbert Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:19	Hill Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	05:03
	05:02	George Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Boozer Foul: Personal (1 PF)	04:58
	04:58	West Substitution replaced by Hansbrough
	04:49	Hibbert Jump Shot: Missed
Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:47
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	04:30
	04:29	Stephenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:24	Stephenson Layup Shot: Missed
	04:23	Hibbert Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Boozer Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	04:22
	04:22 [IND 18-12]	Hibbert Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Boozer Substitution replaced by Butler	04:22
	04:22 [IND 19-12]	Hibbert Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Deng Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hibbert (2 BLK)	04:11
	04:09	George Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:02	George Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Robinson (1 ST)
	03:59	George Violation:Defensive Goaltending
Robinson Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:59 [CHI 14-19]
	03:48 [IND 21-14]	George Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Hibbert (1 AST)
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Robinson (2 AST)	03:29 [CHI 17-21]
	03:19	Hansbrough Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Robinson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hill (1 BLK)	03:08
	03:07	Hibbert Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	03:02 [IND 23-17]	Hill Pullup Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)
Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hansbrough (1 ST)	02:38
Robinson Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)	02:27
	02:27	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:27	Stephenson Substitution replaced by Granger
	02:27 [IND 24-17]	Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	02:27 [IND 25-17]	Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Robinson Jump Shot: Missed	02:13
	02:12	George Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:57 [IND 27-17]	Hibbert Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: George (1 AST)
	01:31	Granger Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	01:26
	01:25	Team Rebound
	01:06 [IND 29-17]	Hibbert Jump Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Noah Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Robinson (3 AST)	00:42.8 [CHI 19-29]
	00:33.3 [IND 32-19]	Hill 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS)
	00:24.1	Hill Foul: Personal (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Robinson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:24.1 [CHI 20-32]
Robinson Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	00:24.1 [CHI 21-32]
	00:02.9	Granger Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.9	George Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:00.9	George Putback Dunk Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Chicago Bulls (34-26)		Indiana Pacers (38-22)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:44	Granger Jump Shot: Missed
Radmanovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:43
Belinelli Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Hansbrough (2 ST)	11:23
	11:15	Augustin 3pt Shot: Missed
Radmanovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:14
Belinelli Layup Shot: Missed	11:02
	11:01	George Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	10:45	Mahinmi Layup Shot: Missed Block: Radmanovic (1 BLK)
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:41
	10:41	Jump Ball Hansbrough vs Noah
Teague Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hansbrough (1 BLK)	10:22
Team Rebound	10:22
Noah Substitution replaced by Mohammed	10:22
Belinelli Step Back Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)	10:10 [CHI 23-32]
	09:49	Hansbrough Layup Shot: Missed Block: Radmanovic (2 BLK)
	09:48	Hansbrough Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Radmanovic Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	09:46
	09:46 [IND 33-23]	Hansbrough Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	09:46	George Substitution replaced by Johnson
	09:46 [IND 34-23]	Hansbrough Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
	09:40	Hansbrough Foul: Personal (1 PF)
	09:40	Hansbrough Substitution replaced by West
Teague Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:27 [CHI 25-34]
Radmanovic Foul: Personal (2 PF)	09:06
	08:59 [IND 36-25]	West Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Augustin (1 AST)
	08:44	West Foul: Personal (2 PF)
	08:44
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	08:33
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:32
Butler Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:30 [CHI 27-36]
	08:09 [IND 38-27]	West Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Mahinmi (1 AST)
	07:51	Johnson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	07:51 [CHI 28-38]
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	07:51 [CHI 29-38]
	07:27	Augustin 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:27	Team Rebound
	07:27	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Mohammed Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Teague (1 AST)	07:10 [CHI 31-38]
	07:03	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:03	Johnson Substitution replaced by Stephenson
	06:55	Granger Jump Shot: Missed
Mohammed Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:54
Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed	06:39
	06:37	West Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:26	Mahinmi Foul: Offensive Charge (1 PF)
	06:26	Mahinmi Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	06:26	Granger Substitution replaced by George
Radmanovic 3pt Shot: Missed	06:14
	06:13	Stephenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Radmanovic Foul: Personal (3 PF)	06:09
	05:58 [IND 40-31]	Mahinmi Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Belinelli Layup Shot: Missed	05:42
Mohammed Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:41
Mohammed Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:41 [CHI 33-40]
	05:27 [IND 42-33]	West Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: George (2 AST)
Radmanovic Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Mahinmi (1 ST)	05:07
	05:02	George Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Butler (1 ST)
Radmanovic Driving Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (2 AST)	04:47 [CHI 35-42]
	04:27	Stephenson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Mohammed (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	04:26
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	04:08
	04:07	West Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Teague Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	04:04
	04:04	Stephenson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:04	Team Rebound
	04:04	Mahinmi Substitution replaced by Hibbert
	04:04	Augustin Substitution replaced by Hill
	04:04 [IND 43-35]	Stephenson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Belinelli Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:George (2 ST)	03:52
	03:37	George Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Mohammed (2 BLK)
Mohammed Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:36
Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed	03:21
	03:20	Hibbert Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	03:13 [IND 45-35]	West Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Stephenson (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:07
Belinelli Substitution replaced by Cook	03:07
Butler Foul: Offensive Charge (1 PF)	02:58
Butler Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	02:58
	02:46	Hibbert Jump Shot: Missed
Radmanovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:45
Mohammed Jump Shot: Missed	02:28
	02:27	West Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:16	West Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Cook (1 ST)
Teague Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hill (2 BLK)	02:10
Team Rebound	02:10
Teague Jump Shot: Missed	02:03
Team Rebound	02:03
	02:03	Hill Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF)
Radmanovic 3pt Shot: Missed	01:51
Butler Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	01:49
Butler Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Radmanovic (1 AST)	01:42 [CHI 37-45]
Radmanovic Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)	01:21
	01:21 [IND 46-37]	Hibbert Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
Radmanovic Substitution replaced by Deng	01:21
	01:21 [IND 47-37]	Hibbert Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Mohammed Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Teague (2 AST)	01:07 [CHI 39-47]
	01:07	George Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)
Mohammed Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)	01:07 [CHI 40-47]
	00:50.9	West Jump Shot: Missed
Mohammed Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:50.2
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	00:29.2
	00:28.5	Hibbert Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	00:21.7	Team Timeout : Short
	00:05.9	West Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Teague (1 ST)
	00:02.7	Stephenson Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Teague Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:02.7
Team Rebound	00:02.7
Teague Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:02.7
	00:02.6	Stephenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:00.0	Stephenson 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Chicago Bulls (34-26)		Indiana Pacers (38-22)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:48 [IND 49-40]	Hibbert Jump Hook Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: West (2 AST)
Noah Jump Shot: Missed	11:33
	11:32	Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	11:23	George Jump Shot: Missed
	11:22	Hibbert Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	11:19	Hibbert Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:19
Boozer Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (3 AST)	11:05 [CHI 42-49]
	10:44 [IND 51-42]	Hibbert Jump Bank Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Hill (3 AST)
Noah Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Robinson (4 AST)	10:25 [CHI 44-51]
	10:05	Stephenson Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:04
Robinson Jump Shot: Missed	09:56
	09:55	West Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	09:45	George 3pt Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:43
Noah Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (4 AST)	09:32 [CHI 46-51]
	09:05 [IND 53-46]	Stephenson Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	08:49
	08:48	Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	08:31	Hibbert Layup Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:30
Deng 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Robinson (5 AST)	08:14 [CHI 49-53]
	08:07	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:58 [IND 55-49]	West Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Hill (4 AST)
Robinson Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)	07:58
	07:58 [IND 56-49]	West Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)
Belinelli Layup Shot: Missed	07:38
	07:36	Stephenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	07:23	Hibbert Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:22
Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed	07:08
	07:06	Team Rebound
	06:48 [IND 58-49]	West Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: George (3 AST)
Noah Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	06:29 [CHI 51-58]
	06:16	George Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Boozer (1 ST)
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Robinson (6 AST)	06:09 [CHI 54-58]
	05:54	Stephenson Foul: Offensive Charge (3 PF)
	05:54	Stephenson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	05:41
	05:39	Stephenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	05:19	Hibbert Jump Shot: Missed
	05:18	George Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	05:14	George Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	05:12
Noah Layup Shot: Missed	05:07
	05:06	George Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	05:00 [IND 60-54]	Stephenson Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: George (4 AST)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	04:34
Team Rebound	04:33
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	04:33
Robinson Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	04:16
	04:16 [IND 61-54]	West Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	04:16	Hill Substitution replaced by Augustin
	04:16	Hibbert Substitution replaced by Mahinmi
	04:16 [IND 62-54]	West Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Boozer Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	03:51 [CHI 56-62]
Robinson Foul: Personal (4 PF)	03:44
Robinson Substitution replaced by Teague	03:44
	03:35	George 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:34	Stephenson Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	03:23 [IND 64-56]	Mahinmi Running Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Noah Jump Shot: Missed	03:04
	03:02	Augustin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Noah Foul: Personal (2 PF)	02:59
Team Timeout : Regular	02:59
Belinelli Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	02:48
	02:48	Stephenson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:48	Team Rebound
Boozer Substitution replaced by Butler	02:48
	02:48 [IND 65-56]	Stephenson Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Belinelli Layup Shot: Missed	02:36
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	02:34
Noah Tip Shot: Missed	02:34
	02:33	George Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	02:20	Stephenson Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	02:19
Belinelli Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Noah (1 AST)	02:15 [CHI 58-65]
	01:52	Stephenson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Butler (2 ST)
	01:49	Stephenson Foul: Personal Take (4 PF)
	01:49	Stephenson Substitution replaced by Johnson
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Noah (2 AST)	01:33 [CHI 61-65]
Teague Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	01:09
	01:09 [IND 66-61]	Augustin Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	01:09 [IND 67-61]	Augustin Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Belinelli Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	00:58.0 [CHI 63-67]
Deng Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	00:45.7
	00:45.7 [IND 68-63]	West Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	00:45.7	Johnson Substitution replaced by Young
	00:45.7 [IND 69-63]	West Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
Butler 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Noah (3 AST)	00:31.1 [CHI 66-69]
	00:25.9	West Jump Shot: Missed
Teague Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:23.9
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	00:04.9
	00:02.9	West Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	00:00.1	West 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:00.1
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:47	Hibbert Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	11:47 [CHI 67-69]
Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	11:47 [CHI 68-69]
Teague Foul: Personal (3 PF)	11:28
	11:20 [IND 72-68]	George 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Hansbrough (1 AST)
Deng Driving Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Noah (4 AST)	11:04 [CHI 70-72]
Noah Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	10:46
	10:46	Hibbert Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:46	Team Rebound
	10:46	Hibbert Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:46
	10:38	George Foul: Personal (3 PF)
Deng Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	10:28 [CHI 72-72]
	10:10 [IND 74-72]	Hill Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Noah Jump Shot: Missed	09:51
	09:50	George Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	09:32 [IND 77-72]	Hill 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: George (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:29
	09:11	Hansbrough Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:11
Team Rebound	09:11
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	09:11 [CHI 73-77]
	08:50	George Jump Shot: Missed
	08:48	Hibbert Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	08:46	George Layup Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	08:45
Noah Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hibbert (3 BLK)	08:28
	08:27	Hibbert Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	08:25	Hibbert Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Deng (2 ST)
	08:25	Hill Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	08:25 [CHI 74-77]
Noah Substitution replaced by Mohammed	08:25
Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	08:25 [CHI 75-77]
	08:13 [IND 79-75]	Hill Pullup Jump shot: Made (17 PTS)
Butler 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Teague (3 AST)	07:47 [CHI 78-79]
Mohammed Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)	07:28
	07:28 [IND 80-78]	Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	07:28	Hansbrough Substitution replaced by West
	07:28	Young Substitution replaced by Stephenson
	07:28	Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Mohammed Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	07:27
	07:04	Hibbert Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	07:04 [CHI 79-80]
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	07:04 [CHI 80-80]
	06:42	George Jump Shot: Missed
Teague Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:41
Deng Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Hibbert (2 ST)	06:21
Teague Foul: Personal Take (4 PF)	06:19
	06:11 [IND 82-80]	West Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Hill (5 AST)
Teague Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:West (1 ST)	05:54
Deng Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	05:42
	05:42
	05:42 [IND 83-80]	West Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)
	05:42 [IND 84-80]	West Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	05:25
	05:24	Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	05:11	George 3pt Shot: Missed
Teague Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:10
Teague 3pt Shot: Missed	04:49
Butler Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	04:47
Butler Dunk Shot: Made (17 PTS)	04:45 [CHI 82-84]
	04:22 [IND 86-82]	Hibbert Jump Hook Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Butler (1 AST)	04:02 [CHI 85-86]
	03:36	West Jump Shot: Missed
	03:35	Hibbert Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)
	03:35 [IND 88-85]	Hibbert Tip Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Belinelli Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Hill (1 ST)	03:14
	03:14	Team Timeout : Regular
Mohammed Substitution replaced by Noah	03:14
	03:02 [IND 90-85]	West Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: George (6 AST)
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	02:47
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	02:46
Deng Slam Dunk Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Noah (5 AST)	02:31 [CHI 87-90]
	02:31	Hibbert Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (1 FTA)
Deng Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	02:31
Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	02:31
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	02:18
	02:17	Hill Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	01:57	West Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	01:56
Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed	01:48
	01:47	George Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	01:30	Hill Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Belinelli (1 ST)
	01:27	Hibbert Violation:Defensive Goaltending
Belinelli Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Deng (3 AST)	01:27 [CHI 89-90]
Teague Foul: Shooting (5 PF) (2 FTA)	01:16
	01:16 [IND 91-89]	Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	01:16 [IND 92-89]	Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	00:52.0
	00:33.9	West Jump Shot: Missed
	00:32.9	West Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	00:32.2 [IND 94-89]	West Layup Shot: Made (29 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:32.2
Noah Layup Shot: Missed	00:28.9
	00:27.7	West Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
Belinelli Foul: Personal Take (3 PF) (2 FTA)	00:25.6
	00:25.6	Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:25.6	Team Rebound
	00:25.6 [IND 95-89]	Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:25.6
Butler 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (5 AST)	00:19.9 [CHI 92-95]
	00:19.9	Team Timeout : Short
	00:19.9	Hibbert Substitution replaced by Augustin
	00:19.9	Stephenson Substitution replaced by Hansbrough
Noah Foul: Personal (4 PF) (2 FTA)	00:13.6
	00:13.6	Hill Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:13.6	Team Rebound
	00:13.6	Hill Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	00:13.3
Team Timeout : Short	00:13.3
	00:13.3	Augustin Substitution replaced by Stephenson
Teague Substitution replaced by Radmanovic	00:13.3
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed	00:07.8
Team Rebound	00:07.0
Noah Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:West (2 ST)	00:02.9
Butler Foul: Personal Take (2 PF) (2 FTA)	00:00.5
	00:00.5 [IND 96-92]	West Free Throw 1 of 2 (30 PTS)
	00:00.5 [IND 97-92]	West Free Throw 2 of 2 (31 PTS)
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 4th Quarter