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The Bulls didn’t give up 120 points on Saturday night.
They didn’t get outrebounded, they won the free-throw line battle, and shot better from three-point range than the Pacers.
All steps of progress.
One problem – they also didn’t win.
Thanks to a pump-fake pull-up jumper from 14 feet away as the final horn was about to sound, Indiana forward Pascal Siakam handed the Bulls a third straight loss, as well as their fourth in their last five games, sending the visiting team home 103-101.
How the Bulls have been losing was an obvious concern, especially after a stellar 5-1 start to the season, but who they have been losing to is the real punch in the face.