Chicago Bulls (26-31, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (25-34, 12th in the Eastern Conference)
Indianapolis; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Indiana takes on Chicago looking to end its three-game home losing streak.
The Pacers are 3-5 against Central Division opponents. Indiana is 13-22 against opponents over .500.
The Bulls are 5-5 against the rest of their division. Chicago is 16-20 against opponents over .500.
The teams meet for the third time this season. In the last meeting on Jan. 25 the Pacers won 116-110 led by 26 points from Bennedict Mathurin, while DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points for the Bulls.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tyrese Haliburton is averaging 20 points, 10.1 assists and 1.8 steals for the Pacers. Mathurin is averaging 17.1 points over the last 10 games for Indiana.
Zach LaVine averages 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulls, scoring 23.9 points while shooting 37.1% from beyond the arc. Nikola Vucevic is shooting 53.8% and averaging 19.8 points over the last 10 games for Chicago.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pacers: 1-9, averaging 111.7 points, 37.7 rebounds, 25.8 assists, 8.3 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.0 points per game.
Bulls: 4-6, averaging 107.2 points, 44.5 rebounds, 23.8 assists, 7.2 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 106.8 points.
INJURIES: Pacers: Myles Turner: day to day (back).
Bulls: Javonte Green: out (knee), Alex Caruso: day to day (foot), Lonzo Ball: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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