| c/o the Chicago Tribune and Scott Strazzante |
Derrick Rose made his first regular season game back home at the United Center clearly a memorable one, indeed.
Dealing with a stiff neck, his floater over Tyson Chandler and Raymond Felton gave the Chicago Bulls an 82-81 lead with 5.7 secs remaining. And with Carmelo Anthony missing a long contested jumper with Luol Deng, Chicago set a franchise record by winning their sixth straight home opener.
Getting that first win after losing to the Miami Heat on Opening Night was a struggle, however.
The Bulls shot 2/15 in the final 12 minutes, as the Knicks kept themselves in the game. They even managed to take the lead at 81-80, after Tyson Chandler split his free throws with 10 seconds to go, setting the stage up for Rose's heroics.
Luol Deng bounced back from a miserable opening game against the Heat with 17 points and 6 assists, while Joakim Noah grabbed 15 rebounds while standing toe-to-toe with Chandler, who had a game-high 19 boards.
Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks with 22 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals, but shot 8/24 from the field. This also is their sixth straight loss to the Bulls.
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| c/o NBA's Twitter account. It is Halloween after all, there. |
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