Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle put Bennedict Mathurin on blast regarding his inconsistencies and distractions.

While thankfully not a significant sample size, the Indiana Pacers have gone 0-4 when Tyrese Haliburton is out with an injury this season. Zero wins in his absence isn’t good, but up against the Pacers overall record (35-28),

The Pacers suffered their third straight loss without Tyrese Haliburton and Rick Carlisle played his deep bench the last 17 minutes.

Rick Carlisle started to empty his bench with 5:54 to go in the third quarter of Monday night's loss to the Bulls, playing reserves the rest of the way.