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Murphy scores 27 as Pacers beat Bulls (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Troy Murphy had a season-high 27 points and the Indiana Pacers survived a second-half stretch of 11 minutes without a field goal to beat the Chicago Bulls 98-91 on Sunday. The Pacers, playing without injured leading scorers Danny Granger and Mike Dunleavy, led 69-55 midway through the third quarter but did not score another field goal until a 3-pointer by Murphy with 6:43 left in the final period.