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.
Six Bulls players scored in double-digits. First-round pick Bobby Portis didn’t play.
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.
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.
Indiana faces Charlotte on Thursday in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Chicago plays Dallas on Friday in Lincoln, Nebraska.