Takeaways: Bulls fall to Pacers

Leading into Wednesday's game 129-113 loss to the Indiana Pacers, the Chicago Bulls were 9-6 over their previous 15 with the 12th best defense in the NBA. They allowed opponents to score just 112.1 points per 100 possessions over that time.
While it may be a single bad outing on an otherwise upward trajectory, that trend did not hold. Without shooting particularly well (10-of-29) from three, the Pacers scored 129 against the Bulls with a 126.5 offensive rating.
— The Bulls defense struggled to keep the Pacers away from the rim. The Pacers were able to score 76 points in the paint, the second most the Bulls have allowed to an opponent this season. They shot 28-of-44 at the rim and drew 24 fre...