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Pacers Topple Bulls

Domantas Sabonis scored 21 points, Malcolm Brogdon added 16 more, and the Indiana Pacers routed the Chicago Bulls 109-77 on Monday night.

 

Myles Turner also scored 12 points and hauled in 10 rebounds in Indiana's second straight win.

 

DeMar DeRozan led the Bulls with 18 points, while Zach LaVine scored 17 - just the second time this season he was held to fewer than 20 points.

 

It was a one-sided affair for much of the night, with Indiana stretching its lead to as many as 35 points in the fourth. Chicago had a few offensive spurts, but ended up with 36.5% shooting for the game. The Bulls played their reserves for the entire final frame.

 

The Pacers came out of the gate firing on all cylinders offensively, opening with a 26-9 run. Justin Holiday and Caris LeVert scored six points apiece within the first four minutes.

 

Indiana led 67-46 at halftime thanks to a strong effort on the glass, outrebounding the Bulls 28-16 in the first two quarters. DeRozan helped fuel a 10-3 run for Chicago to cut the second-quarter deficit to eight, but key baskets from Brogdon and Kelan Martin down the stretch pushed the Pacers' advantage to 21 points at the break.

 

Chicago, playing on the second night of a back-to-back, looked sluggish early, going 7 of 22 from the floor in the first quarter, including just 1 of 7 3-pointers.

 

All five of Indiana's starters finished the night scoring in double figures.

 

The Pacers host the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night while the Bulls are at Houston on Wednesday night.

 

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