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Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork. Brian Bellows Jersey .com) - Jimmy Butler tallied 27 points and nine rebounds and the Chicago Bulls overcame a sluggish fourth quarter and held off the Indiana Pacers, 92-90, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Pau Gasol scored 20 points for Chicago, which nearly squandered a 21-point lead. Mike Dunleavy, who had a game-high 10 rebounds, made it 75-54 with his three-point play late in the third quarter, but a prolonged scoring drought and impressive resilience from the hosts led to the near comeback. Chicago missed an unprecedented 17 straight shots following the Dunleavy three-point play. It didnt make a field goal until Gasols turnaround jumper at 3:27 of the fourth. Meanwhile, the Pacers scored 20 straight points to surge in front. Chris Copeland had 11 during the spurt, including a personal 7-0 run. Lavoy Allens layup at 6:15 gave the Pacers a lead and Luis Scolas jumper made it 86-83. Butlers 3 from the right wing with just over a minute to play restored Chicagos lead. Then, after two empty possessions both ways, the Pacers had a final look to win the game. Im confident in my game and so are my teammates, Butler said. I feel like I have to step up and take and make shots late. Scola secured the rebound on Joakim Noahs missed tip with two seconds remaining. Pacers coach Frank Vogel immediately signaled for a timeout, but it wasnt rewarded until there were 0.5 seconds showing. Despite that, Indiana got a great look at the basket. C.J. Watson broke free on the inbounds from near midcourt and set himself for a 3-point try from the baseline, but it missed short at the buzzer. The lesson to be learned is that you have to keep playing, said Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau. No lead is safe in this league. Copeland scored 13 of his team-high 17 points in the fourth quarter. Get stops and play quick, said Copeland. We really dug in defensively, we moved the ball. Everybody stayed dangerous, and that led to the comeback. Chicago trailed 17-16 late in the first quarter when Butlers layup sparked an 11-0 run that spanned two periods. Taj Gibson split a pair at the line at 9:47 of the second, giving the Bulls a 10-point advantage. Indiana trimmed the margin back to four midway through the second, but Butler and Derrick Rose hit momentum-killing 3-pointers and Butler beat the halftime buzzer with a dunk, sending Chicago into halftime with a 47-35 lead. Game Notes The Bulls have won seven straight games ... Indianas reserves outscored its starters, 48-42 ... Both teams shot 5-for-13 from behind the arc ... Rose scored 17 points on 5-for-20 shooting. John Klingberg Jersey . 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. Jon Casey Jersey . Kelli Stack and Alex Carpenter also scored for the Americans, who avoided a repeat of Finlands upset at the Four Nations Cup in Lake Placid, N.Y., in November. Finnish goalie Noora Raty made 58 saves in that one, but the three-time Olympian could stop just 40 of 43 U. http://www.thedallasstarshockey.com/stephen-johns-hockey-jersey/ . The 25-year-old native of Milford, Conn., has 18 points in 41 games this season. The five-foot-eight 166-pound centre also has 28 points (10-18) in 15 games with AHL Oklahoma City.Vitor Belfort is heading back to the octagon after receiving a conditional licence to fight from the Nevada State Athletic Commission in Las Vegas. The commission voted unanimously in Belforts favour, reinstating the fighter after he failed a drug test in February. Belfort is a former user of testosterone-replacement therapy whichh has since been banned. Julius Honka Jersey. He is not permitted to fight anywhere before December and can be subjected to random tests at any time and at his own expense. Belfort will face middleweight champion Chris Weidman for the belt in the main event of UFC 181 at Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center on December 6th, 2014. ' ' '