CHICAGO -- Paul George has found himself a new routine. After laying a goose-egg his last time out, George scored 34 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Indiana Pacers to an 80-76 win over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night. Roy Hibbert added 10 points, 11 rebounds and a game-saving block for Indiana, which closed a four-game road trip with three victories. The Bulls, who failed to win three straight for the first time this season, were able to keep David West, Indianas leading scorer, in check -- but George picked up the slack. George scored 10 points in the first quarter, highlighted by a thunderous dunk as George Hills 3-point attempt bounced up off the back of the rim. It was Georges best performance since scoring a career-high 37 points Nov. 21 against New Orleans. George went scoreless Saturday at Golden State, missing all seven of his shots. "Im always my worst critic," George said. "When we got back, we had the day off and I knew that I needed to work. I headed over to the gym, put up 500 shots, mixed it up from floaters to mid-range to 3-pointers. Thats something thats got to be a routine for me." Up two points in the closing seconds, Hibbert was the recipient of a controversial no-call that sent the home crowd into a frenzy. Luol Deng drove along the base line and was rejected by Hibbert, falling to the floor as West grabbed the rebound to send the Pacers back to the line to ice the game. Hibbert stayed in Indiana over the summer to work on defence with his coaches. Coach Frank Vogel was ecstatic to see it pay off. "Youre allowed to jump straight up," Vogel explained. "No matter where you are, youre allowed to jump straight up and absorb contact." Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau saw it differently. "In my eyes, (Deng) got wiped out," Thibodeau said. "Im not going to put it on the officials. Weve still got to get it done. Tough call went against us." Hibbert had little offensive impact in the first half, scoring two points, but used his size to take over in the third quarter when Indiana outscored Chicago 25-18. Then he put the game away with his defence. "I do that all the time," Hibbert said about the play on Deng. "I jump straight up and take the contact. I play defence. Thats my staple. If my offence isnt going, I always have to play defence. I want to make the all-defensive team this year." Hibbert has blocked at least two shots in 12 straight games. Nate Robinson fired up the crowd with a trio of baskets on successive possessions midway through the fourth quarter to give the Bulls their first lead since early in the third, but Chicago could not pull it out, thanks in part to 19 turnovers. Robinson came off the bench and scored 19 points, and Carlos Boozer notched his seventh double-double in nine games with 14 points and 10 rebounds for Chicago. "Something we have to do is take care of the ball down the stretch," Robinson said. "For this loss, I definitely take the blame. Down the stretch I have to be smarter with the ball and make the right plays and execute." Three of Robinsons four turnovers came in the fourth quarter. West reached double-digits for a ninth straight game for Indiana, but his 10 points were a far cry from the 23 he had averaged over his last six games. Indiana shot 31.6 per cent from the floor in the first half, including 1 of 5 from behind the arc. The Pacers continued to struggle from long range, hitting 2 of 10 attempts, but tightened up inside, shooting over 40 per cent in the second half. Chicago shot 38.4 per cent from the floor. Both teams struggling from the field was little surprise, as Indiana (90.9 points allowed per game) and Chicago (94.4) came into the contest boasting two of the top-five defences in the NBA. Marco Belinelli scored six points with an assist and a turnover in his first start for Chicago, playing in place of the injured Richard Hamilton. Hamilton is out indefinitely after suffering a torn plantar fascia in his left foot during Saturdays 93-88 win over Philadelphia. Hamiltons injury left the Bulls even thinner at the guard position, with former MVP Derrick Rose sidelined due to surgery in May to repair a torn ACL in his left knee. NOTES: Rose was seen shooting around at the United Center earlier Tuesday, but Thibodeau remained stalwart in his preseason resolution to avoid talking about Roses rehab at length. "Derricks focused on his rehab, were focused on our improvement and our opponent. So hes doing fine," Thibodeau said. ... Vogel acknowledged F/C Tyler Hansbroughs struggle to adjust to decreased minutes. Hansbrough came in averaging just 6.5 points per game and went scoreless on Saturday against Golden State, missing all five field goal attempts. 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The Seahawks Marshawn Lynch nearly capped one of the greatest comebacks in NFL history with a 2-yard touchdown run with 31 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. Matt Ryan, however, finally lived up to his nickname "Matty Ice," when it counted. The Pro-Bowler whipped a 22-yard out to Harry Douglas followed by a 19-yarder up the seam to Tony Gonzalez, setting up a 49-yard field goal by Matt Bryant, which sailed through the uprights with eight seconds to play. "Our quarterback is a special player," Falcons coach Mike Smith said. "They call him Matty Ice, but I feel like weve got two Matty Ices. Theres Matty Ice Ryan and Matty Ice Bryant." Ryan passed for 250 yards and three touchdowns, both career highs in the postseason, and earned his first career playoff win as the Falcons advanced to the NFC Championship for the third time in franchise history (1998 and 2004). "I think the one thing that Ive learned in my five years, and specifically in the postseason, is that its hard," Ryan said. "I thought that collectively as a team, and as a coaching staff, nobody flinched. We just kept battling, kept doing what we do, and thats just kind of been the makeup of our team this season." Ryan, who had dropped his first three playoff appearances, finished 24-of-35 with two interceptions, while Michael Turner rushed for 98 yards on 14 carries for the Falcons, who had lost their last four postseason games. "We knew coming into it, it was going to be tough. Thats a very good defense" Ryan said. "Luckily we made enough plays to ccome out with the win.dddddddddddd" San Francisco, meanwhile, advanced to the franchises 14th NFC Championship Game, matching the Dallas Cowboys for the most since 1970 thanks in large part to Kaepernick. The second-year signal-caller set an NFL rushing record for a quarterback with 181 yards and scored twice as San Francisco beat Green Bay, 45-31. Kaepernick, who was born in Milwaukee and grew up as a Packers fan, outplayed reigning MVP Aaron Rodgers and helped the 49ers reach the NFC title tilt for the second straight year. Sam Shields picked off Kaepernicks second pass of the game and returned it 52 yards for a score, but the second-year player took over on the ground by running for touchdowns of 20 and 56 yards. He also completed 17-of-31 passes for 263 yards with a pair of scores to Michael Crabtree, who had nine catches for 119 yards. Frank Gore had 119 yards and a TD on 23 carries. "He does a great job of responding. Hes done that every time hes thrown an interception, safety, or turnover," 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh said of Kaepernick. "Hes responded with a scoring drive. Thats a rare quality. Hes shown hes had the ability to come back." The performance by Kaepernick in his first playoff game shredded the previous QB rushing record for any game, set by Michael Vick (173) in 2002. It was also the most rushing yards for the 49ers in their postseason history. "It feels good," Kaepernick said. "Were one step closer to where we want to be. I feel like I had a lot to prove. A lot of people doubted my ability to lead this team." One more win by the 49ers would send them to the Super Bowl for the first time since the 1994 season. They lost to the Super Bowl champion New York Giants in the NFC title game last year. San Francisco leads its all-time series with the Falcons 44-29-1 but Atlanta has won four straight and six of nine overall. The two clubs have met just once in the postseason with the Falcons earning a 20-18 win in 1998 en route to its lone Super Bowl appearance. ' ' '