Chicago Bulls 112, Indiana Pacers 127 — Recap

March 2, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Chicago Bulls 112, Indiana Pacers 127. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CHI 31-32 IND; Q2 CHI 36-34 IND; Q3 CHI 25-29 IND; Q4 CHI 20-32 IND.

Top performers (box score): Aaron Nesmith (IND) 27 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 6 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Coby White (CHI) 26 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-18 shooting; Pascal Siakam (IND) 20 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Josh Giddey (CHI) 18 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists on 5-of-15 shooting; Matas Buzelis (CHI) 18 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-16 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · IND

Aaron Nesmith

27 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 6 3PM · 9-16 FG

Scoring · CHI

Coby White

26 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 4 3PM · 10-18 FG

Scoring · IND

Pascal Siakam

20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM · 8-14 FG

Season highs

Aaron Nesmith · Season-high 27 pointsAaron Nesmith · Season-high 6 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
CHI	31	36	25	20		112
IND	32	34	29	32		127

🧮 How They Scored

CHIIND

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

56.1%Effective FG%66.1%

11.8%Turnover %9.5%

27.9%Offensive rebound %15.6%

0.220Free-throw rate0.207

Box Score

Chicago Bulls

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Coby White G	34	26	7	1	1	—	3	10-18	4-9	2-2	+4
Josh Giddey G	34	18	9	7	—	—	2	5-15	0-4	8-11	-21
Matas Buzelis F	30	18	6	3	1	1	1	8-16	2-6	—	-24
Zach Collins F-C	29	16	5	2	—	—	3	6-9	2-5	2-2	-20
Tre Jones G	27	11	—	6	—	—	1	5-6	—	1-1	-10
Julian Phillips F	20	3	4	—	—	1	—	1-3	0-2	1-2	+7
Dalen Terry F	19	2	1	1	—	—	1	1-5	0-2	—	-18
Jalen Smith F-C	18	10	6	2	2	—	1	4-7	2-3	—	+5
Jevon Carter G	14	2	1	1	1	—	—	1-3	0-1	—	-10

Indiana Pacers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Andrew Nembhard G-F	37	11	2	4	2	—	1	4-5	2-3	1-1	+18
Pascal Siakam F	31	20	6	4	—	2	3	8-14	1-5	3-7	+15
Tyrese Haliburton G	31	17	5	12	3	—	1	7-12	2-4	1-1	+16
Myles Turner C-F	31	16	6	2	1	1	—	6-14	2-7	2-2	+20
Aaron Nesmith G-F	29	27	5	1	—	—	1	9-16	6-11	3-4	+28
Ben Sheppard G	21	9	4	2	—	—	—	3-6	3-6	—	-1
T.J. McConnell G	16	11	1	6	1	—	2	4-5	1-1	2-3	-1
Thomas Bryant C	16	7	2	—	—	1	1	3-7	1-3	—	-5
Obi Toppin F	16	6	5	1	—	—	1	3-5	0-1	—	—
Jarace Walker F	9	3	—	2	—	—	—	1-3	1-3	—	-15
Tony Bradley C	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Johnny Furphy G	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

Chicago BullsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Coby White	Bench	34	26	68.9	26.2	+5.6	13.9
Josh Giddey	Bench	34	18	45.4	27.2	-31.5	10.4
Matas Buzelis	Bench	30	18	56.3	23.6	-40.3	11.5
Zach Collins	Bench	29	16	81.0	18.8	-35.6	10.9
Tre Jones	Bench	27	11	85.4	10.9	-15.7	8.8
Jalen Smith	Bench	18	10	71.4	18.6	+13.2	13.8
Julian Phillips	Bench	20	3	38.7	8.3	+10.9	2.6
Jevon Carter	Bench	14	2	33.3	9.4	-35.7	1.8
Dalen Terry	Bench	19	2	20.0	14.0	-52.9	-1.8
Lonzo Ball	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kevin Huerter	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Indiana PacersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Aaron Nesmith	Bench	29	27	76.0	29.2	+45.0	14.3
Pascal Siakam	Bench	31	20	58.5	29.4	+23.8	9.6
Tyrese Haliburton	Bench	31	17	68.3	18.8	+21.7	20.6
Myles Turner	Bench	31	16	53.8	22.1	+31.7	10.9
T.J. McConnell	Bench	16	11	87.0	20.5	-2.9	16.9
Andrew Nembhard	Bench	37	11	101.1	7.0	+20.4	9.3
Ben Sheppard	Bench	21	9	75.0	12.5	+3.4	7.5
Thomas Bryant	Bench	16	7	50.0	20.5	-14.3	3.7
Obi Toppin	Bench	16	6	60.0	15.4	0.0	8.6
Jarace Walker	Bench	9	3	50.0	15.0	-78.9	7.3
Tony Bradley	Bench	1	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Johnny Furphy	Bench	1	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0