Indiana faces Chicago on 3-game road slide

By Canadian Press on March 9, 2025.

Indiana Pacers (35-27, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (26-38, 10th in the Eastern Conference)

Chicago; Monday, 8 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Indiana visits Chicago looking to break its three-game road losing streak.

The Bulls are 3-11 in division matchups. Chicago is second in the league with 35.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Nikola Vucevic averaging 7.9.

The Pacers have gone 20-19 against Eastern Conference opponents. Indiana is seventh in the league scoring 17.0 fast break points per game led by Bennedict Mathurin averaging 4.0.

The Bulls average 116.6 points per game, 1.3 more points than the 115.3 the Pacers give up. The Pacers are shooting 49.1% from the field, 2.0% higher than the 47.1% the Bulls’ opponents have shot this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Vucevic is averaging 19.1 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists for the Bulls. Coby White is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Tyrese Haliburton is scoring 18.5 points per game and averaging 3.5 rebounds for the Pacers. Myles Turner is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bulls: 4-6, averaging 119.0 points, 45.6 rebounds, 28.3 assists, 7.8 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.7 points per game.

Pacers: 6-4, averaging 121.5 points, 39.1 rebounds, 31.4 assists, 8.4 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 50.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.3 points.

INJURIES: Bulls: Ayo Dosunmu: out for season (shoulder), Nikola Vucevic: day to day (calf), Patrick Williams: day to day (knee), Lonzo Ball: day to day (wrist).

Pacers: Tyrese Haliburton: day to day (hip), Isaiah Jackson: out for season (calf), T.J. McConnell: day to day (ankle).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

The Associated Press

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