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DeRozan struck first in overtime, then gave the
Bulls the lead for good on a pull-up 3-pointer with 2:17 to go
in the extra period. His triple answered one from Myles Turner,
who hit four 3-pointers between the final 81 seconds of
regulation and overtime.
Turner shot 5-for-8 from deep on the night en route to a
team-high 27 points. He led seven Indiana scorers in double
figures.
Chicago played the overtime without Coby White, who came down
hard after his layup attempt was thwarted on a spectacular,
chase-down block by Pascal Siakam with 9.8 seconds left in the
fourth quarter.
Siakam's swat occurred when he sprinted the floor in pursuit of
White, who had a breakaway off a rebound after a missed 3-point
attempt by Indiana's Andrew Nembhard. The block preserved a
one-point Pacers lead, which a pair of Aaron Nesmith free throws
extended to three, setting the stage for DeRozan's
end-of-regulation heroics.
Siakam finished with 17 points and nine rebounds, while Nesmith
added 13 points. Tyrese Haliburton finished with 17 points and
14 assists. He had a contested look at a would-be, game-tying
3-point attempt at the end of overtime, but it was no good.
T.J. McConnell scored 16 points, Jalen Smith had 15 points and
Jarace Walker notched 10 points, all coming off the bench for
the Pacers.
Chicago's Alex Caruso scored 23 points and dished seven assists,
including the pass to DeRozan on the overtime-forcing shot. Ayo
Dosunmu scored 20 points and Nikola Vucevic posted 12 points and
12 rebounds.
White had 15 points before his late exit.
--Field Level Media
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