Bulls Snap Four-Game Losing Streak, NBA Scores

The Chicago Bulls need to win, and they don't care how.

Jimmy Butler made a tiebreaking jumper with 3.7 seconds left, and the Bulls beat the Indiana Pacers 98-96 on Tuesday night to snap a four-game losing streak.

Nikola Mirotic scored 28 points as Chicago (37-37) got back to .500 and pulled within two games of Indiana for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

"We needed this win," Butler said. "It was big for us to get a win here on the road against a playoff team. Hopefully this starts a trend for these last eight or nine games."

Mirotic made seven 3-pointers, his final one tying it at 96 with 2:19 remaining.

The Pacers missed five shots in the final 2 minutes that would have given them the lead before the Bulls rebounded Pau Gasol's miss with 20 seconds remaining and got the ball to Butler for his 17-footer from the right wing.

CJ Miles missed a 3-pointer that would have won it as time expired. Paul George had 20 points and nine rebounds for the Pacers, while Ian Mahinmi had 18 points and seven boards.

"(Chicago) executed down the stretch," a frustrated George said. "(For us) it was stagnant. Real stagnant. We've got to get better (shots) than that."

Butler finished with 14 points, and Gasol added 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Tuesday, March 29 Scoreboard

Chicago 98, Indiana 96

Orlando 139, Brooklyn 105

Charlotte 100, Philadelphia 85

Detroit 88, Oklahoma City 82

Houston 106, Cleveland 100

Golden State 102, Washington 94

Wednesday, March 30 Schedule (All Times Central)

Atlanta at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Denver at Memphis, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

New York at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

New Orleans at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m.

Golden State at Utah, 7 p.m.

Washington at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

Miami at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.