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CHICAGO -- With nine new players, including three starters, the Chicago Bulls seemed likely to struggle with cohesion early in the season.However, one of those newcomers -- Rajon Rondo -- has been credited by his teammates with fueling Chicagos fast start.Doug McDermott had 23 points, Jimmy Butler added 16 on 6-of-9 shooting and Rondo had 13 assists to lead the Bulls to a 118-101 rout of the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night, Chicagos second straight victory to open the season.McDermott scored 11 points in the fourth quarter as coach Fred Hoiberg gave his veteran starters -- Butler, Rondo and Dwyane Wade, who had 14 points -- the rest of the night off after the third quarter.Rondo, who has 22 assists in the two games, likely could have racked up a much higher number if he wasnt limited to 25 minutes.He pushes the ball up the floor and he gets it out, so he makes you run to get in front of him, Wade said.Playing with Rondo means you have to be alert at all times.I always tell those guys to understand that, `If you dont think I see you, I probably see you, so be ready for the pass, Rondo said.Who doesnt want the ball? Everybody wants the ball and everybody wants to score.Taj Gibson had 12 points and eight rebounds, and Robin Lopez added 12 points for the Bulls.Paul George and Myles Turner had 20 points apiece to lead the Pacers (1-2), who were coming off a loss at Brooklyn on Friday.The message is loud and clear: we need to get to work, Indiana coach Nate McMillan said.We have a talented team, George said, but its going to take us a couple games to get our chemistry. Well get through our battle wounds early.The Bulls had a 24-20 lead at the end of the first quarter before breaking things open with a dominant second. They scored 38 points on 14-for-18 (77.8 percent) shooting in the quarter to race out to a 62-41 halftime lead.Indiana seemingly sleep-walked on defense throughout much of the second quarter -- especially in transition where the Bulls had a 19-0 edge in fast-break points. McDermott had seven points in seven minutes, and five players scored at least five points. Rondo added six assists.Chicago maintained its intensity in the third quarter and stretched the lead to 92-67 entering the fourth.The Bulls lead by as many as 29 points in the final quarter (102-73) before Indiana made a futile run in garbage time to trim the deficit to 112-101 with two minutes to play.TIP-INSPacers: Aaron Brooks (sore right knee) and Rodney Stuckey (right hamstring) sat out with injuries. Stuckey is scheduled to undergo an MRI on Monday.Bulls: Wade said hes feeling fine but sat out Fridays practice after playing 32 minutes in the opener on Thursday. The 13-year veteran said he will take regular days off to stay healthy and fresh. Certain days (are) better to be mental days than physical days, he said.BENCH WOESThrough three games, the Pacers have been outscored by a total of 33 points in the second quarter. Thats mainly an indictment of the reserves.Our benchs got to get some chemistry. McMillan said. We need to get that (second) team some time on the floor, and they just havent had it.CUBS FEVERWith the Bulls idle Friday night, Wade attended Game 3 of the World Series at Wrigley Field.I noticed that everybody in my family that was at the game, everybody had on Cubs gear -- and I know everybodys not a Cubs fan, he said. But its just about being a part of the moment. Its a historic thing for the city of Chicago and a lot of people just want to say theyve been to a World Series.UP NEXTPacers: Host Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.Bulls: At Brooklyn on Monday. Cheap Texas Rangers Jerseys . -- Most satisfying to Russ Smith about No. Cheap Rangers Jerseys Authentic . The (11-11-4) Jets are seventh in the Central Division with 26 points. Fifth place Dallas and sixth-seeded Nashville also have 26 points, but the Stars have three games in hand on Winnipeg while Nashville has two. http://www.cheaptexasrangersjerseys.com/?tag=cheap-nolan-ryan-jersey . 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The Italy boss is expected to take over from interim manager Guus Hiddink at Stamford Bridge this summer, reports Sky Italy.Conte would bring with him a track record of success from the three years he spent managing Juventus, where he won three Serie A titles in a row between 2012-14. However, the Italian is also a combustible figure in the style of Mourinho, according to the Suns head of sport Shaun Custis.In January 2010 police were needed to intervene to prevent an altercation between Conte and his own fans when he was coaching Atalanta and two years later he was banned from football for four months for failing to report alleged match-fixing while in charge at Siena.New York City playmaker Andrea Pirlo, who worked under Conte at Juventus, recently described his former boss as a beast. Abramovich doesnt look long term - Contes just the latest manager off the designer shopping rails to a certain extent Andy Dunn, the Daily Mirrors sports columnist There is a beast in him, Pirlo said. I have been in his dressing room at half-time when we have been winning, but he comes in and will be throwing full bottles of water around because of a mistake we made or because he feels we should be further ahead.Speaking about Conte on the Supplement, Custis said: He is fairly controversial. Hes also a fairly lively character.You hear that [owner Roman] Abramovich has had enough of Mourinho and you bring in a guy who is madder, certainly on the touchline.Weve had a lovely calm under Hiddink where its almost Sven-Goran Eriksson like. Hes calm, hes lovely, everything runs along. Look how the players have responded, everybodys happy and this is the way to go.But youre talking to Hiddink in the week and ask is there any chance of staying on and he says: No certainly not. There was never any question of him staying. Guus Hiddink has some advice for the Chelsea board as Antonio Conte closes in on agreeing a deal to succeed him at Stamford Bridge It seems like they are going back to a guy who knows how to win, but is a similar type of character and you think: This is going to be volatile again.dddddddddddd Do Chelsea really want to have all that volatility again, even though he is a winning manager?[Abramovich] swings back and forward - You have [Carlo] Ancelotti, who was a wonderful, calm, authoritative figure, then Hiddink, who is slightly less authoritative, but similarly calm figure. And then you have Mourinho and then you have Conte. There doesnt seem to be any middle ground.If Conte, 46, does takes charge at Chelsea next season, he will need to hit the ground running, with The Times Chief Football writer Henry Winter saying that at the end of the day it will be results that determine his future at the club.Results will dictate everything and hell go with the tried and trusted and the expensive [players] probably from Italy, said Winter.Another option would be for Chelsea to try and persuade Hiddink to stay at Stamford Bridge this summer. Chelsea would be best served keeping hold of interim boss Guus Hiddink this summer, according to the Sunday Supplement panel Hiddink returned to coach the club for a second time in December following the sacking of Mourinho, with the champions struggling near the foot of the Premier League.Since the experienced Dutchmans arrival in west London, though, Chelsea have not lost in 10 league games, a run that has seen them move up to 11th in the table.Despite the impressive results Hiddink has achieved since arriving at Chelsea - the 69-year-old also had a similar impact at the club after replacing Luiz Felipe Scolari in February 2009 - the Blues are still set to appoint Conte.However, The Daily Mirrors sports columnist Andy Dunn thinks that while Conte has all the credentials to be a success at Chelsea next season, owner Roman Abramovich would be best served keeping hold of Hiddink. Chelseas Premier League record this season with and without interim boss Guus Hiddink He won three times on the spin with Juventus and is doing very well with Italy, he told the Sunday Supplement.I think on a basic level, youll have to allow for readjustment. Even though he is a proven, successful club manager, you would have a period of readjustment from national coach back to club manager.It seems like now, and I agree, that a lot of people are saying wouldnt the obvious solution be to try and persuade Hiddink to stay on for a little while - but hes not going to stay on for a long, long term.But then again Abramovich doesnt look long term. Hes just the latest manager off the designer shopping rails to a certain extent. Also See: Southampton 1-2 Chelsea Chelsea response delights Hiddink Southampton 1-2 Chelsea recap Hiddink wants Chelsea decision ' ' '