The Chicago Bulls defeated the Indiana Pacers, 113-97, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Tuesday evening.

The Bulls (21-28) took advantage of a poor performance from the Pacers (22-27), and Chicago didn't have major problems to walk away with the victory against a depleted Indiana roster -- the Pacers didn't have Domantas Sabonis, Malcolm Brogdon and T.J. Warren, among others. The Bulls jumped out to a 30-28 lead in the first quarter but pulled away for good in the second quarter, outscoring Indiana by a 32-21 tally just before the break. The Pacers further extended their advantage by a 35-25 score in the third quarter, meaning the final 12 minutes didn't really affect the outcome of the game -- Indiana won the final quarter by a seven-point margin, but the contest was already decided and Chicago cruised their way to a rather comfortable victory. The biggest difference in terms of efficiency came on the three-point shooting department. While the Bulls made 42.4 percent of their three-point attempts, while the Pacers only shot 30 percent from deep.

Nikola Vucevic paced the Bulls with 32 points, 17 rebounds, five assists and a block, and Zach LaVine was able to deliver a strong performance as well since he ended with 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Thaddeus Young posted 14 points, seven rebounds, five assists, a steal and a block, while Patrick Williams ended with 10 points, four steals, three rebounds and two assists. Lauri Markkanen recorded 15 points and six rebounds off the bench.

Caris LeVert recorded 20 points, six rebounds and five assists to lead the Pacers in this loss, and Edmond Sumner posted 15 points and two steals. Doug McDermott notched 11 points, while Myles Turner contributed 10 points, four rebounds and three blocks. Jeremy Lamb was one of the team's top scorers with 15 points coming off the bench.