Pacers score 145 points, hand Bulls their fifth straight defeat
Posted April 01, 2026 9:43 pm
Pascal Siakam scored 25 points and the Indiana Pacers beat the Bulls 145-126 on Wednesday night to move out of the NBA basement.
Coming off a home victory over Miami on Sunday, the injury-ravaged Pacers had their highest-scoring game of the season. They improved to 18-58 to move a game ahead of last-place Washington.
Ethan Thompson added 24 points, and Kobe Brown and Jay Huff each had 17.
Guerschon Yabusele led Chicago with 20 points, and Collin Sexton had 18. The Bulls have lost five straight — the first four on the road — to fall to 29-47.
Up next
Pacers: At Charlotte on Friday night.
Bulls: At New York on Friday night.
Chicago Bulls guard Rob Dillingham, right, dribbles against Indiana Pacers guard Taelon Peter during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam, right, dunks as Chicago Bulls guard Mac McClung looks on during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)