National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Indiana 98, Chicago 84
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, March 6, 2015
Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
Officials: #14 Ed Malloy, #46 Ben Taylor, #70 Brent Barnaky
Attendance: 18165

Pacers 98, Bulls 84:
Solomon Hill led the way with 16 points and three steals as Indiana dominated the fourth quarter to turn away visiting Chicago.

Ian Mahinmi collected 14 points and 11 rebounds off the bench while Rodney Stuckey added 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Pacers reserves. C.J. Watson scored 11 points and David West recorded 10 points and 10 boards for Indiana, which moved into a tie with Miami for eighth place in the Eastern Conference.

Pau Gasol had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Bulls, who had a modest two-game winning streak come to an end. Doug McDermott scored a season-high 16 points and Mike Dunleavy added 14 points and nine boards for Chicago.

The Bulls were within 77-74 after McDermott’s jumper with 6:52 left but went nearly 4 1/2 minutes without a field goal as the Pacers grabbed a 90-78 lead. Gasol snapped the drought with a jumper but West followed with a layup and Miles buried a jumper to make it a 14-point gap as Indiana closed it out.

The Pacers built up an 18-6 lead midway through the first quarter before Chicago fought back and went ahead 34-32 on Joakim Noah’s jumper midway through the second. Indiana recovered to take a 45-42 advantage into the half and pushed it to 11 points on George Hill’s 3-pointer early in the third, but the Bulls put together another run to knot it at 66 heading into the fourth.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Gasol has recorded a double-double in 25 of the last 29 games. … McDermott went 8-of-17 from the field after going scoreless on 0-of-8 shooting in the previous two games. … The Bulls (5-of-23) and the Pacers (6-of-20) combined to go 11-of-43 from beyond the arc.
Top Game Performances
 
Chicago   Indiana
Pau Gasol 18 Scoring Solomon Hill 16
Joakim Noah 11 Assists George Hill 6
Pau Gasol 10 Rebounds Ian Mahinmi 11
Mike Dunleavy 4 Free Throws Made C.J. Watson 7
Nikola Mirotic 2 Steals Solomon Hill 3
Aaron Brooks 1 Blocks Roy Hibbert 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Chicago 84 36.0 5-23 17-19 20 44 3 5 13
Indiana 98 42.5 6-20 24-33 23 51 4 7 11
Upcoming Games
  • Indiana will play their next game on the road against New York. The Pacers have a W/L % of .444 after a win and .441 after a loss.
  • Chicago will play their next game on the road against San Antonio. The Bulls have a W/L % of .538 after a win and .750 after a loss.