Indiana Pacers vs. Chicago Bulls
November 29, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Pacers beat the Bulls 103-101 on 2025-11-29 at home. The Pacers started Pascal Siakam, Andrew Nembhard, Jay Huff, Bennedict Mathurin, and Ben Sheppard. The Bulls started Nikola Vučević, Kevin Huerter, Ayo Dosunmu, Josh Giddey, and Matas Buzelis. Josh Giddey (Bulls) scored 11 points (5/11) in his matchups, with Andrew Nembhard as his primary defender. Pascal Siakam (Pacers) scored 11 points (4/13) in his matchups, with Matas Buzelis as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
IND
Indiana Pacers
103
Did not play: Tony Bradley (DNP - Coach's Decision), RayJ Dennis (DNP - Coach's Decision), Taelon Peter (DNP - Coach's Decision)
CHI
Chicago Bulls
101
Did not play: Trentyn Flowers (DNP - Coach's Decision), Julian Phillips (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
IND
Indiana Pacers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Pascal Siakam · Andrew Nembhard · Jay Huff · Bennedict Mathurin · Ben Sheppard Starter 13.8 min
- T.J. McConnell · Jeremiah Robinson-Earl · Isaiah Jackson · Bennedict Mathurin · Jarace Walker 5.5 min
- T.J. McConnell · Pascal Siakam · Andrew Nembhard · Jay Huff · Bennedict Mathurin 4.3 min
- T.J. McConnell · Pascal Siakam · Garrison Mathews · Isaiah Jackson · Jarace Walker 3.8 min
- Pascal Siakam · Andrew Nembhard · Isaiah Jackson · Bennedict Mathurin · Ben Sheppard 3.0 min
CHI
Chicago Bulls
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Nikola Vučević · Kevin Huerter · Ayo Dosunmu · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis Starter 12.1 min
- Nikola Vučević · Kevin Huerter · Tre Jones · Ayo Dosunmu · Matas Buzelis 6.5 min
- Kevin Huerter · Ayo Dosunmu · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis · Lachlan Olbrich 2.7 min
- Nikola Vučević · Tre Jones · Ayo Dosunmu · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis 2.6 min
- Jevon Carter · Patrick Williams · Tre Jones · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis 2.6 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Pacers defense
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Josh Giddey 11 pts (5/11) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Andrew Nembhard (40 %, 5 pts) · Jay Huff (14 %, 2 pts) · Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (13 %, 0 pts)
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Matas Buzelis 24 pts (10/20) in 65 possessions
Guarded by: Pascal Siakam (47 %, 8 pts) · Jarace Walker (13 %, 0 pts) · Andrew Nembhard (8 %, 6 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Bennedict Mathurin | Ayo Dosunmu: 27 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Tre Jones: 14 poss., 8 pts (3/5) |
| Pascal Siakam | Matas Buzelis: 30 poss., 8 pts (4/10) · Patrick Williams: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/4) |
| Andrew Nembhard | Josh Giddey: 27 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Tre Jones: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jay Huff | Nikola Vučević: 25 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Josh Giddey: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| T.J. McConnell | Tre Jones: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kevin Huerter: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Ben Sheppard | Kevin Huerter: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ayo Dosunmu: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Isaiah Jackson | Nikola Vučević: 14 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Patrick Williams: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jarace Walker | Matas Buzelis: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ayo Dosunmu: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | Josh Giddey: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Patrick Williams: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Garrison Mathews | Ayo Dosunmu: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Kevin Huerter: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Bulls defense
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Pascal Siakam 11 pts (4/13) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Matas Buzelis (45 %, 0 pts) · Ayo Dosunmu (13 %, 2 pts) · Patrick Williams (10 %, 0 pts)
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Bennedict Mathurin 12 pts (4/9) in 66 possessions
Guarded by: Ayo Dosunmu (39 %, 3 pts) · Tre Jones (13 %, 2 pts) · Jevon Carter (10 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Ayo Dosunmu | Bennedict Mathurin: 26 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Pascal Siakam: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Matas Buzelis | Pascal Siakam: 28 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Jarace Walker: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Josh Giddey | Andrew Nembhard: 28 poss., 8 pts (4/6) · Bennedict Mathurin: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Kevin Huerter | Ben Sheppard: 24 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · T.J. McConnell: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Nikola Vučević | Jay Huff: 27 poss., 5 pts (2/9) · Isaiah Jackson: 11 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Tre Jones | T.J. McConnell: 12 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Andrew Nembhard: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Patrick Williams | Isaiah Jackson: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Pascal Siakam: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Lachlan Olbrich | Isaiah Jackson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jay Huff: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jevon Carter | Bennedict Mathurin: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · T.J. McConnell: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Emanuel Miller | Pascal Siakam: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bennedict Mathurin: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |