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INDIANAPOLIS — Hopefully Arturas Karnisovas, the Bulls’ executive vice president of basketball operations, was taking a good, hard look Wednesday night.
One team on the court at Gainbridge Fieldhouse understood how to play with pace and still got consistent looks on offense when the three-pointer wasn’t falling. One team took pride in playing defense with physicality. One team appeared to be on an upward trajectory.
And it wasn’t his.
The Bulls lost the turnover battle 18-8 and were outscored 76-54 in the paint as part of a 129-113 whooping by the Pacers — a loss that made their emotional comeback win over the Spurs two nights earlier seem like ages ago.