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Zach LaVine chipped in with 19 points for the
Bulls, who were opening a five-game trip.
Caris LeVert had a team-high 20 points for the Pacers, who began
the night without Domantas Sabonis (sprained ankle) and Malcolm
Brogdon (strained hip) and ended it without Myles Turner, who
suffered a sprained ankle in the third quarter.
En route to a second straight win, the Bulls led most of the
way. They made their biggest push at the start of the second
quarter, turning a 30-all game into a 45-33 advantage with a
15-3 burst that featured seven points from Coby White.
Chicago led by 13 at the half, then busted the game open early
in the third period, taking their first 20-point lead on a
Patrick Williams layup that opened a 69-49 advantage in the
second minute of the quarter.
Vucevic's 30/15 game was his fourth of the season. He had
neither a 30-point or 15-rebound game since being acquired by
the Bulls at the trade deadline from Orlando.
Lauri Markkanen added 15 points, Thaddeus Young 14, White 13 and
Williams 10 for Chicago, which had lost six in a row before
beating Brooklyn 115-107 on Sunday.
With Markkanen making five of his seven shots and Young six of
his 10, the Bulls outshot the Pacers 46.8 percent to 43.2
percent. Chicago also outscored the hosts 42-27 on 3-pointers,
with Vucevic going 4-for-7 and LaVine 4-for-12.
LeVert also found time for six rebounds and five assists for the
Pacers, who lost for the fourth time in their last five games.
Edmond Sumner and Jeremy Lamb added 15 points apiece, Doug
McDermott 11 and Turner 10 before suffering his injury.
The outcome allowed the Bulls to move within one victory of the
Pacers in the win column and handed them the season series 2-1.
--Field Level Media
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