Pascal Siakam had 36 points and 10 rebounds and Bennedict Mathurin added 28 points to lift the visiting Indiana Pacers to a 120-105 victory against the scuffling Chicago Bulls on Friday night.
Indiana stopped a two-game slide while sending the Bulls to their season-high sixth straight defeat. Chicago, which has lost 12 of 15, shot 44.2% compared to 53.6% for Indiana.
Andrew Nembhard (15 points), Jay Huff (11) and Ethan Thompson (11) also scored in double figures for the Pacers, but the efficiency of Siakam and Mathurin led the way. The duo combined on 22-for-40 shooting, including Mathurin's 6 for 11 effort from deep.
Coby White led Chicago with 22 points and Matas Buzelis posted a double-double of 19 points and 12 rebounds.
Siakam scored nine points and Mathurin had six during a 20-6

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