Indiana Pacers vs. Chicago Bulls
January 28, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Pacers beat the Bulls 113-110 on 2026-01-28 at home. The Pacers started Pascal Siakam, Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith, Jarace Walker, and Johnny Furphy. The Bulls started Nikola Vučević, Coby White, Isaac Okoro, Josh Giddey, and Matas Buzelis. Coby White (Bulls) scored 18 points (6/9) in his matchups, with Johnny Furphy as his primary defender. Pascal Siakam (Pacers) scored 17 points (6/12) in his matchups, with Jalen Smith as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
IND
Indiana Pacers
113
Did not play: Tony Bradley (DNP - Coach's Decision), Quenton Jackson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kam Jones (DNP - Coach's Decision), Ethan Thompson (DNP - Coach's Decision)
CHI
Chicago Bulls
110
Did not play: Jevon Carter (DNP - Coach's Decision), Lachlan Olbrich (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
IND
Indiana Pacers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Pascal Siakam · Andrew Nembhard · Aaron Nesmith · Jarace Walker · Johnny Furphy Starter 5.1 min
- Pascal Siakam · Andrew Nembhard · Aaron Nesmith · Jay Huff · Bennedict Mathurin 8.9 min
- Pascal Siakam · Andrew Nembhard · Aaron Nesmith · Jay Huff · Johnny Furphy 7.8 min
- T.J. McConnell · Pascal Siakam · Aaron Nesmith · Micah Potter · Jarace Walker 3.7 min
- T.J. McConnell · Pascal Siakam · Micah Potter · Bennedict Mathurin · Ben Sheppard 3.2 min
CHI
Chicago Bulls
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Nikola Vučević · Coby White · Isaac Okoro · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis Starter 13.6 min
- Kevin Huerter · Coby White · Patrick Williams · Jalen Smith · Ayo Dosunmu 4.6 min
- Isaac Okoro · Patrick Williams · Jalen Smith · Ayo Dosunmu · Josh Giddey 4.3 min
- Nikola Vučević · Coby White · Ayo Dosunmu · Josh Giddey · Matas Buzelis 3.8 min
- Nikola Vučević · Coby White · Jalen Smith · Ayo Dosunmu · Matas Buzelis 3.5 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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Coby White 18 pts (6/9) in 56 possessions
Guarded by: Johnny Furphy (22 %, 0 pts) · Andrew Nembhard (19 %, 9 pts) · Aaron Nesmith (19 %, 3 pts)
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Josh Giddey 13 pts (5/9) in 53 possessions
Guarded by: Andrew Nembhard (38 %, 0 pts) · Johnny Furphy (23 %, 0 pts) · Jay Huff (9 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Pascal Siakam | Isaac Okoro: 16 poss., 8 pts (2/3) · Patrick Williams: 15 poss., 4 pts (1/3) |
| Aaron Nesmith | Matas Buzelis: 29 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Coby White: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Andrew Nembhard | Josh Giddey: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Coby White: 11 poss., 9 pts (3/4) |
| Bennedict Mathurin | Isaac Okoro: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Coby White: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Jay Huff | Nikola Vučević: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Jalen Smith: 7 poss., 1 pts (0/1) |
| Johnny Furphy | Coby White: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Josh Giddey: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jarace Walker | Nikola Vučević: 10 poss., 8 pts (2/3) · Matas Buzelis: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Micah Potter | Jalen Smith: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Nikola Vučević: 9 poss., 1 pts (0/1) |
| T.J. McConnell | Ayo Dosunmu: 15 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Kevin Huerter: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ben Sheppard | Kevin Huerter: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Dalen Terry: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Isaiah Jackson | Jalen Smith: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ayo Dosunmu: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Bulls defense
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Pascal Siakam 17 pts (6/12) in 72 possessions
Guarded by: Jalen Smith (24 %, 3 pts) · Patrick Williams (22 %, 0 pts) · Isaac Okoro (17 %, 0 pts)
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Bennedict Mathurin 7 pts (3/9) in 53 possessions
Guarded by: Isaac Okoro (19 %, 0 pts) · Coby White (18 %, 0 pts) · Ayo Dosunmu (15 %, 7 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Coby White | Johnny Furphy: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Aaron Nesmith: 15 poss., 4 pts (1/3) |
| Ayo Dosunmu | T.J. McConnell: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Bennedict Mathurin: 8 poss., 7 pts (3/4) |
| Matas Buzelis | Aaron Nesmith: 30 poss., 8 pts (3/6) · Jarace Walker: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Nikola Vučević | Jay Huff: 23 poss., 12 pts (5/10) · Pascal Siakam: 11 poss., 9 pts (3/3) |
| Jalen Smith | Pascal Siakam: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Micah Potter: 12 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Josh Giddey | Andrew Nembhard: 38 poss., 8 pts (2/4) · Johnny Furphy: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Isaac Okoro | Pascal Siakam: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jarace Walker: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Kevin Huerter | Ben Sheppard: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Aaron Nesmith: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Patrick Williams | Pascal Siakam: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Bennedict Mathurin: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Dalen Terry | Bennedict Mathurin: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · T.J. McConnell: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |