Incoming news🚨🚨:Injured Bulls fall to Pacers, now lost two of last three.

Injured Bulls fall to Pacers, now lost two of last three. Injured Bulls fall to Pacers, now lost two of last three Chicago December 28, 2023 / 9:59 PM CST / AP CHICAGO (AP) — NBA scoring leader Tyrese Haliburton had a career-high 20 shutouts and scored 21 points to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 120-104 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night. Due to a sore lower back, playing before the game is questionable. He became the fifth player in NBA history to record 20 or more assists without a turnover, following Kevin Porter (1978), John Lucas (1983), Rickey Green (1984) and Chris. Paul (2016). Myles Turner led Indiana with 24 points and Buddy Hield added 19 points. The top-scoring Pacers were 19-of-42 from 3-point range en route to their second straight victory. Haliburton hit three late 3-pointers to quell a furious Bulls rally, leading them to a 93-90 lead of as many as 25 after eight minutes. Haliburton assisted on Hield’s 3-pointer that extended the Pacers’ lead to 19 early in the third quarter, and Chicago’s bench cheered at the timeout, but the Bulls went on a 14-1 run to cut the deficit to 85- 77. entering fourth. Patrick Williams led Chicago with 22 points and DeMar DeRozan 21 points. The injury-plagued Bulls have lost two of their last three on a six-game homestand. Coby White picked up much of the offense while All-Star guard Zach Lavine missed the last 14 games with right foot inflammation, but broke out on 5-for-19 shooting and scored 16 points.