Darren Collison scored 23 points (12 in the third quarter), and the Indiana Pacers beat the Chicago Bulls 96-90.
Collison’s 18-foot pull-up jumper put the Pacers ahead for good with 1:22 left in the third quarter.
The Bulls got within 70-69 on Jabari Parker’s dunk with 11:47 to play, but Domantas Sabonis answered with a layup, and the Bulls got no closer.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Bulls 8-0.
For the Bulls, Lauri Markkanen had 21 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 10 rebounds but shot 8 for 24.
The Pacers shot 46.1% from the field to the Bulls’ 39.4%. The Bulls turned it over 19 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions.