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Pacers Win Tuesday; Bulls Lose

>>Pacers Rout Suns

 

Bojan Bogdanovic scored 20 points and the Pacers wasted little time cruising to a 131-97 victory.

 

The Pacers got off to a fast start thanks to Bogdanovic, who scored the Indiana's first 10 points. The Pacers doubled the Suns' total in the first quarter, leading 38-19 at the end of the period.

 

Myles Turner returned for the first time in four games to finish with 18 points and six rebounds.

 

Cory Joseph scored eight of his 10 points in the first quarter, adding to Bogdanovic's hot start. Thaddeus Young scored 10 of his 12 points in the first half and finished the game with seven rebounds. Joseph was one of three Pacers who scored in double figures off the bench. Tyreke Evans scored 20 and Domantas Sabonis finished with 14 and eight rebounds in their usual reserve roles.

 

Indiana limited Devin Booker to eight points in 26 minutes.

 

Rookie Deandre Ayton finished with 14 points and eight rebounds. T.J. Warren led Phoenix with 18 points and Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 16 points off the bench.

 

The Pacers host Philadelphia on Thursday.

 

>>Lakers Get By Bulls

 

Lonzo Ball scored 13 of his 19 points in the second half as the Lakers handed the Chicago Bulls their eighth straight loss with a 107-100 victory.

 

It was just the fourth win in 11 games for Los Angeles since LeBron James was sidelined with a groin injury.

The game was close for the first 28 minutes before Los Angeles took control. It was tied at 48 with 9:24 remaining in the third quarter when the Lakers went on a 13-7 run, which included eight straight points at the start. Tyson Chandler scored the first two points before Ball scored 11 straight, including three 3-pointers.

 

Chicago got within 72-68 on a 3-pointer by Wayne Seldon, but the Lakers pulled away again with six straight points to end the third and start the fourth.

 

Los Angeles' lead grew to 94-76 with 4:26 remaining in the game before Chicago made a late flurry to get within 103-98 in the final minute.

 

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who got just his fourth start of the season, scored 17 points while Brandon Ingram and Kyle Kuzma scored 16 apiece.

 

The Lakers erased the bitter taste of a 101-95 loss Sunday to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who ended a 12-game skid, and gained some confidence going into a three-game stretch where they face Oklahoma City, Houston and Golden State.

 

Jabari Parker came off the bench to lead Chicago with 18 points and Lauri Markkanen added 17.

 

Both teams struggled shooting from the floor in the first quarter, but the Lakers held a 19-18 lead, marking the first time in eight games they led after the first 12 minutes.

 

Los Angeles held a 44-43 lead at halftime as the first half had 22 lead changes and five ties.

 

The Bulls conclude their five-game road trip against the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night.

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