{"id":694120,"date":"2026-04-02T15:41:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/694120\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:41:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:41:03","slug":"pacers-beat-the-bulls-145-126-to-move-out-of-the-nba-basement-sports-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/694120\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacers beat the Bulls 145-126 to move out of the NBA basement | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHICAGO (AP) \u2014 Pascal Siakam scored 25 points and the Indiana Pacers beat the Chicago Bulls 145-126 on Wednesday night to move out of the NBA basement.<\/p>\n

Coming off a home victory over Miami on Sunday, the injury-ravaged Pacers had their highest-scoring game of the season. They improved to 18-58 to move a game ahead of last-place Washington.<\/p>\n

Ethan Thompson added 24 points, and Kobe Brown and Jay Huff each had 17.<\/p>\n

Guerschon Yabusele led Chicago with 20 points, and Collin Sexton had 18. The Bulls have lost five straight \u2014 the first four on the road \u2014 to fall to 29-47.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Pacers: At Charlotte on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Bulls: At New York on Friday night.<\/p>\n

AP NBA: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nba<\/a><\/p>\n

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