Chicago Bulls' Taj Gibson (22), goes up for a shot against Indiana Pacers' Solomon Hill (44), during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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CHICAGO (AP) - Aaron Brooks scored 22 points to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 103-94 win over the Indiana Pacers in a preseason game Tuesday night. Paul George had 26 and 13 rebounds for the Pacers.
PACERS: Monta Ellis and Ian Mahinmi added 14 points. . Fifteen of George's points were in the first quarter. . Indiana shot 3 for 24 in the second quarter.
BULLS: Six players scored in double-digits. . First-round pick Bobby Portis didn't play.
MAKING PROGRESS: Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg said he was "very encouraged" by Derrick Rose during a solo workout earlier Tuesday. Rose took some contact, but Hoiberg didn't say when Rose (broken left orbital bone) would go through a full-contact practice.
A STRONG FINISH: George gave the Pacers a 16-8 lead with 6:10 left in the first on his thunderous one-handed dunk after he rebounded his missed 3-pointer.
UP NEXT: Indiana faces Charlotte on Thursday in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Chicago plays Dallas on Friday in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Chicago Bulls' Jimmy Butler (21), goes up for a shot during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game against the Indiana Pacers Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose looks on during practice before a basketball game between the Chicago Bulls and Indiana Pacers Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose shoots during practice before a basketball game between the Chicago Bulls and Indiana Pacers Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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Indiana Pacers' Paul George (13), passes around Chicago Bulls' Pau Gasol (16), and Jimmy Butler (21), during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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Indiana Pacers' Monta Ellis (11), goes up for a shot against Chicago Bulls' Tony Snell (20), during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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