Chicago Bulls – Indiana Pacers · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 29 November 2025

CHI101–103IND

Is it worth watching?

Highly recommended

It was more exciting than 85% of NBA games since 2017

· The win probability swung between the two teams 28 times
· It stayed close for almost the whole game

It measures how much the win probability moved during the game —without looking at who won or at the score— and compares it with the 10,950 NBA games with a curve since 2017. “Highly recommended” is the most intense 20%, “recommended” runs from 50% to 80%, and “skippable” is the rest. Source: ESPN.

↑ IND winsCHI wins ↓

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when IND leads and falls when CHI does.

This is how the game was decided.

Pascal Siakam decided it, the Indiana Pacers player with the most points (24, with 9 rebounds and 4 assists; +22 with him on the floor). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Indiana Pacers 103-101 Chicago Bulls (November 29, 2025) was hit by Pascal Siakam: a jump shot with 1.1 s left in the fourth quarter, putting the Indiana Pacers up 103-101. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Indiana Pacers 103-101 Chicago Bulls (November 29, 2025) was a 15-0 run by the Indiana Pacers between the first quarter and the second quarter, from 23-27 to 38-27. The Chicago Bulls' best was a 11-0 run in the second quarter (from 8:02 to 6:08), from 32-41 to 43-41.

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Play: Pascal Siakam makes 14-foot pullup jump shot.

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Pascal Siakam decided this game: his points put his team ahead with 1.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and the opponent never led again.

It is one of the 4 games he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Siakam decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

29 November 2025 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401810150:669; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · CHI

Dosunmu · Giddey · Buzelis · Vucevic · Jones

Closing lineup · IND

Mathurin · Siakam · Nembhard · Huff · McConnell

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CHI

Ayo Dosunmu

35′ · -1

Josh Giddey

34′ · +7

Matas Buzelis

34′ · -12

Kevin Huerter

32′ · -8

Nikola Vucevic

30′ · -7

Tre Jones

29′ · +6

Patrick Williams

17′ · -6

Jevon Carter

11′ · -13

Lachlan Olbrich

11′ · +15

Emanuel Miller

7′ · +8

IND

Bennedict Mathurin

38′ · +3

Pascal Siakam

36′ · +22

Andrew Nembhard

32′ · -12

Jay Huff

25′ · +2

Ben Sheppard

22′ · -3

Isaiah Jackson

23′ · 0

Jarace Walker

20′ · -5

Jeremiah Robinson-Earl

11′ · -18

T.J. McConnell

25′ · +20

Garrison Mathews

8′ · +1

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. CHI and IND.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Chicago Bulls

Huerter, Dosunmu, Giddey, Buzelis, and Vucevic played 12.1 minutes together.
Huerter, Jones, Dosunmu, Buzelis, and Vucevic played 6.5 minutes together.
Huerter, Dosunmu, Giddey, Buzelis, and Olbrich played 2.7 minutes together.

The plus-minus of each Chicago Bulls lineup is not shown: its rotation stints do not add up with each other.

Indiana Pacers

Siakam, Nembhard, Huff, Mathurin, and Sheppard played 13.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Robinson-Earl, Jackson, Mathurin, Walker, and McConnell played 5.5 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Siakam, Nembhard, Huff, Mathurin, and McConnell played 4.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 7 points.

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Chicago Bulls

Jones, Dosunmu, Giddey, Buzelis, and Vucevic played 2.6 minutes together.
Carter, Williams, Jones, Giddey, and Buzelis played 2.6 minutes together.
Huerter, Williams, Jones, Giddey, and Vucevic played 2.5 minutes together.
Carter, Huerter, Williams, Dosunmu, and Buzelis played 2.4 minutes together.
Carter, Williams, Jones, Giddey, and Vucevic played 2.3 minutes together.
Carter, Huerter, Williams, Jones, and Olbrich played 2.0 minutes together.
Jones, Dosunmu, Giddey, Miller, and Olbrich played 1.9 minutes together.
Huerter, Jones, Giddey, Buzelis, and Vucevic played 1.9 minutes together.
Carter, Williams, Jones, Dosunmu, and Buzelis played 1.9 minutes together.
Williams, Jones, Dosunmu, Miller, and Olbrich played 1.7 minutes together.
Jones, Dosunmu, Giddey, Miller, and Vucevic played 1.6 minutes together.
Williams, Dosunmu, Giddey, Miller, and Olbrich played 1.4 minutes together.
Huerter, Jones, Giddey, Buzelis, and Olbrich played 1.0 minutes together.

Indiana Pacers

Siakam, Mathews, Jackson, Walker, and McConnell played 3.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 14 points.
Siakam, Nembhard, Jackson, Mathurin, and Sheppard played 3.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Siakam, Nembhard, Jackson, Walker, and McConnell played 2.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Siakam, Huff, Mathurin, Sheppard, and McConnell played 2.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.
Nembhard, Robinson-Earl, Jackson, Mathurin, and Sheppard played 2.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 7 points.
Siakam, Huff, Mathurin, Walker, and McConnell played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Siakam, Nembhard, Jackson, Mathurin, and McConnell played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Siakam, Mathews, Huff, Walker, and McConnell played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Nembhard, Robinson-Earl, Jackson, Mathurin, and Walker played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Mathews, Jackson, Mathurin, Walker, and McConnell played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Siakam, Nembhard, Mathews, Jackson, and Walker played 1.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Bennedict Mathurin covered 4.23 km, more than anyone in the game.

Josh Giddey touched the ball 90 times, a game high.
Josh Giddey made 68 passes, a game high.
Jay Huff defended 9 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 4.
Matas Buzelis had 18 rebound chances, a game high.

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Chicago Bulls

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Ayo Dosunmu	3.86	7.0	59	44
Josh Giddey	3.80	7.2	90	68
Matas Buzelis	3.78	7.2	51	36
Kevin Huerter	3.73	7.6	48	31
Tre Jones	3.30	7.1	56	42
Nikola Vučević	2.99	6.3	70	51
Patrick Williams	1.93	7.1	25	18
Lachlan Olbrich	1.43	8.1	18	15
Jevon Carter	1.26	7.2	13	10
Emanuel Miller	0.92	8.1	9	5

Indiana Pacers

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Bennedict Mathurin	4.23	7.1	69	45
Pascal Siakam	4.04	7.1	81	54
Andrew Nembhard	3.48	7.0	80	63
T.J. McConnell	2.93	7.4	62	49
Ben Sheppard	2.69	7.8	29

How far does Bennedict Mathurin run per game?

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who guarded whom

Matas Buzelis guarded Pascal Siakam for 6.9 minutes, over 30 possessions.
In that time, Pascal Siakam scored 8 points and made 4 of 10 shots.
Pascal Siakam guarded Matas Buzelis for 6.2 minutes, over 28 possessions.
In that time, Matas Buzelis scored 0 points and made 0 of 3 shots.
Jay Huff guarded Nikola Vučević for 6.1 minutes, over 27 possessions.
In that time, Nikola Vučević scored 5 points and made 2 of 9 shots.

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Chicago Bulls defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Buzelis	Siakam	6.9	30	8 (4/10)
Dosunmu	Mathurin	5.7	27	5 (2/2)
Giddey	Nembhard	5.1	27	5 (2/4)
Vučević	Huff	4.8	25	3 (1/2)
Huerter	Sheppard	4.4	22	0 (0/1)
Vučević	Jackson	3.6	14	4 (1/1)
Jones	Nembhard	3.5	14	0 (0/0)
Jones	Mathurin	2.9	14	8 (3/5)
Williams	Siakam	2.6	10	3 (1/4)
Carter	Mathurin	2.6	12	2 (1/3)
Jones	McConnell	2.5	12	0 (0/1)
Giddey	Huff	2.1	10	2 (1/3)

Indiana Pacers defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Siakam	Buzelis	6.2	28	0 (0/3)
Huff	Vučević	6.1	27	5 (2/9)
Nembhard	Giddey	5.9	28	8 (4/6)
Mathurin	Dosunmu	5.0	26	3 (1/4)
Sheppard	Huerter	4.6	24	2 (1/4)

Matchups come from the NBA's tracking (NBA.com) for this game: how long each defender guarded each attacker and what the attacker produced in that time. Only matchups of two minutes or more are shown.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2025-26 regular season, not this game.

Chicago Bulls

Tre Jones drew 0.12 charges per game over his 65 games.
He ranks 20 of 399 in the league.
Matas Buzelis contested 7.9 shots per game over his 77 games.
He ranks 22 of 399 in the league.
Nikola Vučević contested 7.8 shots per game over his 64 games.
He ranks 23 of 399 in the league.

Indiana Pacers

Jay Huff contested 8.7 shots per game over his 81 games.
He ranks 14 of 399 in the league.
T.J. McConnell recovered 0.6 loose balls per game over his 54 games.
He ranks 46 of 399 in the league.
Pascal Siakam contested 5.8 shots per game over his 62 games.
He ranks 65 of 399 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Indiana Pacers have won 114 of their 227 games against the Chicago Bulls.

114-113record of the Indiana Pacers · NBA 1976-77 – 2025-26, regular season and playoffs

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Game context

Attendance

17.006

94.9% of capacity

Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis

Scoring

204

combined points

27.2 below the season average (231.2)