to start the fourth.The Pacers led 23-22 at the end of the first quarter, which saw four lead changes,

MONTREAL - With Montreal facing the prospect of going winless in three straight Major League Soccer games for the first time this season, a match against last place Chivas USA could be just what the Impact need. Montreals first home loss followed by a 3-3 draw in Toronto on Wednesday night made it the third time that the Impact have gone two in a row without a win. On Sunday they host Chivas (3-10-4), which enters on the strength of a scoreless road draw in Dallas but havent won a league game in over three months. "For sure this game can be a bit of a trap," Impact defender Hassoun Camara said after practice Friday. "They have had a lot of turnover and they may not even really know where they stand right now, but at the same time we saw that they came up with a strong effort in Dallas with a draw on the road. "Were going to have to be aware of how they are developing, but I think that were really going to have to sort out our little faults and continue to move forward with what we know how to do." What the Impact knows how to do is score goals. Montreal was the first MLS team to reach 30 goals this season. The problem is they have also been allowing too many lately, a total of seven in their last two games, including a 4-3 loss to Colorado last Saturday. "I think the second half against Toronto we turned a corner a little bit," Impact goalkeeper Troy Perkins said. "Even against Houston, we win 2-0 but I dont think we were that solid defensively. We gave up too many good chances, and chances that were in really dangerous spots for us, but I think in the second half we were much better. "We tried to play at one point, we got caught with it, and at that point we say, Look, we cant do that. Its not going to be that easy. So I think moving forward we have a good feeling about ourselves and this is a good chance for us to solidify our defensive third." Camara acknowledges that the Impacts defence needs to step up. "Sure its tough. Every team wants to beat us now," Camara said. "Were in first place so that makes us a challenge and we have to be ready for a big effort. Its up to us to be stronger when it gets tough because I think the goals we allowed in Toronto were avoidable. It was really a time in the game when they pushed hard and we werent able to hold them off so we need to rectify that as soon as possible, and continue to generate a strong offence." Chivas has gone 0-10-3 since March 30, when a 2-1 win over Vancouver capped a 3-1-1 start to the season. Perkins says the Impact have no way of knowing what version of the other Los Angeles-based MLS team will take the pitch at Saputo Stadium on Sunday night. "You dont. You really dont," Perkins said. "The players they have are very technical players. You know that theyre going to try to play but you dont know what youre going to get from them. I mean, you may get one of the best teams in the league one day and then the next day youre going to get the worst team in the league. So for us we have to approach it the way we always do. Its our home, its our game so we have to make them play the way we want them to play." Impact coach Marco Schallibaum will be back on the sideline Sunday after sitting out his third one-game suspension of the season. "That was a big point for our team," Schallibaum said. They have a good mentality to never give up until the end of the game. That is one of the biggest strengths of our team." The longtime European coach was suspended for stepping on the field during the loss to Colorado, a trangression that did not result in Schallibaum being ejected from the game or sanctioned by the referee. "I cant say what I think because then I have a problem again with the MLS, but I think that it was very hard for something that was not aggressivity behind, or something like this," Schallibaum said. "So thats the first thing and the second is its very hard to be on the bench when you are a coach, but it is much harder when you are upstairs. But that is I hope the last time Im there somewhere in the stadium because it is not easy for a coach." NOTES: The Impact signed midfielder Paolo DelPiccolo to a contract Friday. The Wheat Ridge, Colo., native was chosen 27th overall by Montreal in the second round of the January 2013 MLS Superdraft. "This is a tough team to be on," DelPiccolo said. "Its a good team, so it feels good to be a part of it." Ron Santo Jersey . Batiste, who briefly signed with the Eskimos in 2006, has spent time with several NFL teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. Brandon Kintzler Jersey . 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From Pierre LeBrun While Anaheim GM Bob Murray said earlier this season he was not going to trade Jonas Hiller despite the fact hes an unrestricted free agent on July 1, some sources have told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun that Murray might be willing to move another goalie. PHOENIX -- Paul George had some big numbers -- and shut down high-scoring Devin Booker.George had 25 points and 13 rebounds and the Indiana Pacers pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the struggling Phoenix Suns 109-94 on Wednesday night.George defended Booker and helped hold the second-year guard to 13 points on 4-of-13 shooting. Booker also committed four turnovers.Hes young and really good and has got a lot to learn playing with the physicality, George said about Booker. Tried to get him out of his spots, tried to get him uncomfortable. Thats what you have to do with guys that are so good with getting into a rhythm.Myles Turner added 20 points, and Jeff Teague had 19 points and a season-high 11 assists.Indiana had a 9-0 run midway through the fourth quarter to open a 97-87 lead.We were able to get stops. We were able to get out in transition, George said. We did a great job of just getting good looks. Not any shot we took was bad, I thought.Eric Bledsoe led Phoenix with 15 points, and Tyson Chandler had 10 points and 10 rebounds. The Suns shot 40 percent from the field and made only 9 of 33 3-pointers. They have lost five of six.Indiana has won four of six. The Pacers havent won or lost more than two games in a row this season.We have a young group, Suns coach Earl Watson said. We have to set the tone and identity on how we want to play. From now on, moving forward, defensively aggressive is how we have to play.Rodney Stuckeys 12-foot turnaround with 17 seconds left in the third quarter gave Indiana its largest lead of the game to that point, five, at 82-77. But Jared Dudley hit a 3 at the quarter buzzer on the next possession to make at 82-80 to start the fourth.The Pacers led 23-22 at the end of the first quarter, which saw four lead changes, five ties and neither team leading by more than four points.The Suns struggled with their shooting for all but the final few minutes of the seecond quarter.dddddddddddd They led 53-49 at halftime thanks to a pair of 3s from Marquese Chriss and one from Booker. Turner and George had 12 first-half points each.The Pacers made 45 percent of their shots and the two teams combined to commit 39 turnovers.We made shots, we made plays when we needed to, Pacers coach Nate McMillan said. It was a grind game for us.TIP-INSPacers: McMillan, on his teams 36-point loss to Golden State on Monday night in which Klay Thompson scored 60 points: It wasnt a good film to watch. We talked about that, but we do have to move on. ... George missed a free throw in the second quarter, ending his streak at 31.Suns: Suns F P.J. Tucker spoke to the crowd, thanking military members and veterans moments before ceremonies commemorating the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. Officers took the court with Suns players during starting lineup introductions. ... F T.J. Warren missed his ninth straight game due to a minor head injury.A COOL GRANDChandler played in his 1,000th game, the 122nd NBA player ever to reach that milestone. Twenty-seven players played one of their 1,000 games as a Sun, but only three hit No. 1,000 in a Phoenix uniform -- Chandler, Danny Ainge and Steve Nash.FREE THROW DIFFERENCEThe Pacers made 32 of 41 free throws, the Suns 17 of 18. That wasnt lost on Watson. I dont know how you compete in a game when free throws, the difference is that big of a gap, he said. Of course I am biased but I dont think every one of those fouls are fouls.LOB CONNECTIONChandler and Booker connected for a pair of crowd-pleasing alley-oop dunks, one in the first quarter and another in the second.UP NEXTPacers: At Dallas on Friday night in the finale of a five-game trip.Suns: At the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, then home for the next three. ' ' '