The Indiana Pacers have been determined to set an aggressive tone in their first round series against the Chicago Bulls.

"I think it's taking us out of what we want to do, for sure," Bulls guard Kyle Korver said of the Pacers' physicality. "We're not getting good looks. We have to do a better job of giving Derrick [Rose] an outlet; him making the pass, and then making the read from there. When they got two guys on the ball, it should be easy offense. We should have guys wide open. And when we're in those situations, we got to make the right play. And we're just not doing it right now."

They're not doing it because the Pacers have locked up Derrick Rose for the past two games.

"They're playing good defense," Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau said. "You have to give them credit. We have to read. You have to hit the first open man. When you do that, the ball moves. We're trying to thread the needle and you can't thread the needle. You have to hit the first open man."