The Bulls (7 - 3) defeated the Pacers (6 - 5) 96 - 95 in a close game at United Center on Monday. With the game on the line and five seconds left in regulation, the Pacers looked to Paul George to lift them past the Bulls, but Jimmy Butler had different plans. Butler blocked George to seal the win for Chicago in a game that the Bulls almost gave away. Despite the final possession, George still finished with a game - high 26 points, the seventh straight game he's scored 26 or more. It was a solid effort for the Pacers, who were playing with key guards George Hill (illness) and Rodney Stuckey (ankle). With those two sidelined, it was up to Monta Ellis to provide secondary scoring, which he did a decent job of. Ellis finished with 20 points (9 - 20 FG, 0 - 2 3Pt, 2 - 2 FT), six assists and four rebounds over 36 minutes. He's posted at least 20 points and five assists in back - to - back games and has played well so far in November. Center Ian Mahinmi and power forward Jordan Hill each had 12 rebounds. While the Bulls were able to escape with a victory, they did lose Derrick Rose in the process, as the all - star point guard left the game in the second half after spraining his ankle. Rose did manage to score a team - high 23 points (9 - 18 FG, 2 - 2 3Pt, 3 - 4 FT) with six assists in 33 minutes before he rolled his ankle. Butler, the Bulls' savior, scored just 17 points in 36 minutes and was in foul trouble trying to contain George all game. While Pau Gasol had an off night on the offensive end, he still managed to rip down 13 rebounds in his second straight game. Chicago travels to Phoenix to take on the Suns on Wednesday; the Pacers head to Philadelphia to try and keep the 76ers winless.
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