The Pacers let a late lead and potential W slip through their short-handed fingers when veteran bucket getter, DeMar DeRozan rose up and hit a game winning three, to give the Bulls a 108-106 win over the Pacers for a fitting close to 2021.
As usual when the Pacers play a Bulls team that is anything about decent, the matchups at the Fieldhouse include plenty of Chicago-based fans, making the game playout like many of the high school holiday matchups around the state.
Thus was the case for the afternoon New Year’s Eve game with plenty of red and black in the stands giving full-throated support to any positive Bulls’ plays.