A familiar late game collapse for Indiana resulted in a loss to Chicago, dropping the Pacers to 8th in the East. Paul George had 20 and Ian Mahinmi had 18.
A back and forth game between the Indiana Pacers and Chicago Bulls looked atypical in the first half, with both teams scoring at will. Chicago led 60-58 at the break, fueled by Nikola Mirotic and his three point barrage, though Indiana did manage to draw the game to within two thanks to an 8-0 run to close the half.
The game took on a much more familiar look in the second half, with physical play and defense tightening things up.