Player grades: Bulls blow 24-point lead, lose fifth-straight

With the loss, Chicago sits 1.5 games back of the final play-in spot.

The Chicago Bulls lost their fifth-straight game on Wednesday as they blew a 24-point first quarter lead to the Indiana Pacers, falling 117-113.

Chicago got off to a scorching start, outscoring Indiana 39-15 after the first quarter.

Sadly, that was the only positive throughout the game as the Pacers took control second quarter on.

Indiana outscored Chicago 102-74 in the final three quarters, including a 40-point third quarter.

Zach LaVine did his best to keep the Bulls in the game, scoring a game-high 35 points with DeMar DeRozan out of Wednesday night’s game.

Coby White scored a season-high 25 points off the bench.

Check out the player grades from Chicago’s fifth-straight loss below.

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