The Denver Post

PACERS SPOIL NEW COACH’S DEBUT

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INDIANAPOL­IS» Myles Turner matched his season high with 18 points and added 11 rebounds and five blocked shots as the Pacers defeated 96-90 on Tuesday night and spoiled the debut of new Bulls coach Jim Boylen.

Darren Collison had 23 points and eight rebounds, Bojan Bogdanovic scored 14 points and Tyreke Evans finished with 10 for Indiana. Domantis Sabonis added nine points and 11 rebounds off the bench for the Pacers.

Lauri Markkanen led the Bulls with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Justin Holiday, facing off against his brother, Indiana rookie Aaron Holiday, finished with 15 points. Chicago has lost seven straight games.

Boylan was named Bulls coach on Monday, taking over for the fired Fred Hoiberg, who was let go following a 5-19 start this season. Hoiberg had a 115-155 mark with one playoff appearance in three-plus seasons.

The Pacers relied heavily on their five starters to carry the load as all-star guard Victor Oladipo missed his eighth straight game with a sore right knee. Four of Indiana’s five starters scored in double figures, combining for 71 of the Pacers’ 96 points.

The teams got off to a sluggish start. Indiana held the slight advantage early, jumping ahead by as many as nine points during the first half. But the Pacers trailed the Bulls 45-43 at halftime despite the early lead and Chicago shooting just 40 percent from the floor over the first two quarters.

The Pacers closed out the third quarter on a 9-4 run for a 70-67 lead.

Jazz 139, Spurs 105.

Donovan Mitchell scored 20 points and Rudy Gobert had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead Utah.

Kings 122, Suns 105.

Buddy Hield scored 20 points, De’Aaron Fox had 16 points and seven assists and Sacramento coasted past Phoenix.

Mavericks 111, Blazers 102.

Luka Doncic scored 21 points and Wesley Matthews added 17 as the Mavericks won for the ninth time in 11 games.

Magic 105, Heat 100.

Aaron Gordon scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and Nikola Vucevic finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds for Orlando.

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