PREVIEW: The Indiana Pacers (3-16) host the Chicago Bulls (9-9) on Saturday night in the second game of a back-to-back , setting up a matchup between a struggling home team and a road-weary visitor. Indiana arrives fresh off a dominant 119-86 victory over Washington, where the team limited the Wizards to just the lowest point total allowed by a Pacers opponent in four years. Chicago, meanwhile, fell 123-116 to Charlotte the night before, with Josh Giddey putting up 25 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists alongside Coby White's 25-point effort . Both clubs will operate with limited rest as they prepare for this divisional showdown at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The offensive narrative here tells a story of contrasting efficiency and firepower. Chicago's attack ranks among the league's most potent, averaging 121 points per game while shooting 47.5 percent from the field and 37.1 percent from three , giving the Bulls multiple scoring threats to work with. Indiana, by contrast, has ranked dead last in field-goal percentage at 42.2 percent and three-point shooting at 31.7 percent, though the Pacers have been surprisingly effective defensively by holding opponents to 31.6 percent from beyond the arc, best in the NBA. The Pacers remain without Tyrese Haliburton due to an Achilles injury, limiting their backcourt playmaking despite recent offensive production from Pascal Siakam and Bennedict Mathurin.