Victor Oladipo made a 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left in overtime, and the Indiana Pacers rallied from 15 points down in the first quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 119-116 in overtime for their sixth straight win.
The Pacers trailed 30-15 with 2:35 left in the first quarter. They outscored the Bulls 104-86 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Bulls 27-18. Oladipo (No. 3 in clutch wins added, 2018-19) scored 13 of the Pacers’ 27 on 4 for 5 shooting and 3 for 4 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Thaddeus Young had 2 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Pacers scored 4 points off them. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Kris Dunn had 6 of his 17 assists, 3 of them on baskets by Zach LaVine and Lauri Markkanen that tied the game and 1 on a basket by Markkanen that put the Bulls ahead. With 3:31 left in overtime, Shaquille Harrison stole the ball from Domantas Sabonis, and Markkanen’s floater off it put the Bulls ahead 109-107.
Oladipo had 36 points and 3 steals, and Sabonis added 23 points and 12 rebounds on 9 for 13 shooting off the bench.
For the Bulls, LaVine scored 31 points with 5 3-pointers, and Markkanen added 27 points and 9 rebounds. Dunn had 16 points and a career-high 17 assists on 6 for 9 shooting. Wendell Carter Jr. had 15 points (12 in the paint), 8 rebounds and 3 steals on 6 for 9 shooting.
The Bulls committed 18 turnovers to the Pacers’ 13. The Bulls were outscored 31-18 in 10 minutes with LaVine, Dunn, Harrison, Markkanen and Carter on the floor together.