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CHICAGO -- Taj Gibson led five players in double figures with 23 points and the Chicago Bulls brushed off a poor offensive first half to rally for an 89-77 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night. Kirk Hinrich had 18 points on 7-for-13 shooting, Mike Dunleavy scored 13, Jimmy Butler 12 and Joakim Noah added 10 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Gibson, who was 9 for 15 from the field, also had eight rebounds in 32 minutes off the bench. The Bulls (40-31) pulled within two percentage points of Toronto (39-30) for third place in the Eastern Conference. The win also prevented Indiana from clinching the Central Division title on Chicagos home court. The Pacers are looking to win consecutive division crowns for the second time since joining the NBA (1998-99 and 1999-2000). The Pacers, who were led by Paul Georges 21 points, have dropped three straight and six of eight on the road. Theyve lost four of five at the United Center, including both visits this season. The Pacers earned a 91-79 victory over the Bulls on Friday night at Indiana. With the NBAs top two defensive teams on the court, points figured to come at a premium, and that certainly was the case in the first half. Neither team managed to score 20 in either of the first two quarters, and the Pacers took a 34-33 halftime lead when George Hill (12 first-half points) hit a 3-pointer with 1.4 seconds left. The Bulls were 14 of 44 (31.8 per cent) from the field in the first half, including 1 for 10 on 3-pointers. Perhaps the most entertaining portion of the half came when the crowd got on Pacers centre Roy Hibbert for an apparent flop, a hot topic between the teams in recent days. On the play, Hibbert was fouled by Noah as he was beginning to go up for a shot attempt. While there definitely was enough contact to warrant a foul, it appeared to be light. Hibbert, though, dropped to the court flailing as if he had been hit by a flagrant foul. After the replay was shown on the scoreboard, the crowd began to boo. Noah stood off to the side with a big grin on his face. Following Fridays game in Indiana, Gibson accused the Pacers of flopping, and it was still the topic of conversation at the morning shootaround for both teams. "I mean, I havent taken a charge in probably four years," Hibbert said at the shootaround. "Hes entitled to his opinion. Im just going to go out there and play hard." The Bulls finally got into an offensive rhythm in the third quarter, starting the second half with a 16-5 run to take a 49-39 lead. A few minutes later, Indiana had cut the lead to 55-49 and George had the ball on a fast break ahead of the field. Hinrich, though, caught him from behind and looked as if he was going to give an intentional foul. Instead, Hinrich stripped the ball and the Bulls headed in the opposite direction as George complained that he was fouled. The Bulls completed the four-point swing on Gibsons dunk to make it 57-49 with just more than 4 minutes left in the third quarter. The Bulls took a 64-56 lead into the fourth after scoring 31 points in the third. They had balanced scoring in the quarter with Dunleavy and Hinrich each tallying seven points. Carlos Boozer, Butler and Gibson added five apiece. The Bulls were never seriously threatened in the fourth and held on for a relatively comfortable win. NOTES: The Bulls posted a 110-94 victory in Indianas only previous visit to the United Center this season on Nov.16. Indiana won both games at home as the teams split the season series. ... Pacers coach Frank Vogel when asked if Hibbert was the NBA Defensive Player of the Year: "Hands down. Hes the best rim-protector on the best defence in the league. I think thats who the award should go to. Ill be very disappointed if he doesnt get the award this year." 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Jodie Meeks and Xavier Henry scored 15 points apiece for the Lakers, who led by 20 points in the first half before coasting to their 12th win in their last 13 regular-season meetings with New Orleans. Kentavius Street Jersey .Airport spokeswoman Heather Lissner said that all departing flights were back on schedule. However, arriving flights were still trying to catch up.Super Bowl Sunday got off to an inconvenient start for hundreds of passengers trying to get to Phoenix for the game.MONTREAL - A testy draw in Toronto will leave the Montreal Impact short three defenders for its Major League Soccer regular season finale against D.C. United on Saturday.Veterans Matteo Ferrari, Hassoun Camara and Heath Pearce will sit out the match with suspensions.Happily for Montreal, all three will be available for the match they consider most important, a CONCACAF Champions League contest Wednesday night against the New York Red Bulls.Pearce will serve an automatic one-game suspension for taking a straight red card late in Montreals 1-1 draw at Toronto on Saturday. Camara was ejected in the dying minutes for being shown a second yellow card in the match, while Ferrari was cautioned in the 55th minute and will sit out a league game for yellow card accumulation.That will leave them with a mostly inexperienced back line when they face D.C. at Saputo Stadium in Marco Di Vaios farewell match.Available defenders are Futty Danso, rookie left back Eric Miller and academy products Wandrille Lefevre, Karl Ouimette and Maxim Tissot, a midfielder who can also play left back.Well try to put out a strong group to try to win the game, coach Frank Klopas said Monday. Its the last game of the season, but because of those suspensions, were going to have to make adjustments, for sure.They will likely use Danso and Lefevre in the middle, with Ouimette and Miller on the outside, but Tissot is ready if they need help.Well need people, said Tissot, a native of Gatineau, Que. Ive been used at left-mid and left back. I dont know if theyll put me on defence,, but if they do, Ill be ready.ddddddddddddThe Impact (6-18-9) will finish last in the Eastern Conference, but have picked up their game of late with two wins, a loss and three draws in their last six.The tie at BMO Field eliminated Toronto FC from the playoffs, but it left Montreal winless on the road for the season (0-12-5).It was a match they felt they could have won, with Jack McInerney hitting the bar in the second half among a handful of wasted chances.In the second half we played well, we created a lot of chances, said Klopas. We were right there, but we didnt put our chances away.But its a big difference, because in games like that at the beginning (of the season), we would have found a way to not to walk away with any points. The mentality was very good. The win didnt come, but you felt good walking away from that game.Klopas confirmed that designated player Ignacio Piatti will not play either match this week. The Argentine is nursing tendinitis in a knee.As bad as the MLS season has been, Montreal has made up for it in the Champions League. They lead their three-team group at 3-0-0 and have qualified for the quarter-finals, which will be played between Feb. 24 and March 5.A win over the Red Bulls could make them one of the top four seeds and give them the advantage of playing the second leg at home.Di Vaio is suspended for the CONCACAF match, so he will be rested for the final game of his career on Saturday. The 38-year-old is to retire and is expected to take a job with his former Italian Serie A club Bologna. 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