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Jamal Crawford scored seven of his 31 points in overtime as the Chicago Bulls defeated the Indiana Pacers 103-96 Tuesday night in an exhibition game.
Crawford made just six of 18 shots, but was 16-of-17 from the line and dished out eight assists.
The Bulls (2-2) dominated the extra session, scoring 10 of the first 12 points after the teams tied at 90 in regulation.
Indiana (2-1) tied the game with 4.7 seconds remaining on a three-point play by Michael Smith. His basket came on a putback of an airball by Carl English on a 3-point attempt. Roger Mason fouled Smith to put him at the line for the tying point. Ticketmaster
Chicago, which blew an 11-point lead in the final 3 minutes of regulation, also got 17 points and six rebounds from Eddie Curry, and 12 points and 11 rebounds from Lonny Baxter.
Fred Jones led Indiana with 15 points, and Ron Artest and James Jones added 13 apiece. Jermaine O'Neal pulled down eight rebounds.
Donyell Marshall added 15 points and Mason 13 for Chicago, which trailed 50-40. But the Bulls moved ahead by outscoring the Pacers 30-14 to lead 70-64 after three quarters.