Rose Practices, But Not Optimistic About Playing Thursday
Derrick Rose practiced Wednesday at the Berto Center and is once again a game-time decision against the Celtics Thursday.
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Derrick Rose practiced Wednesday at the Berto Center and is once again a game-time decision against the Celtics Thursday.
The Bulls head coach is in the second year of a three-year deal - with a club option for the third year - and one NBA expert thinks the Bulls should be in no rush to extend Thibodeau's contract.
If Rose is healthy, Korver believes the team can fight through the injuries and shortened schedule to bring the Bulls the seventh NBA championship in franchise history.
When Derrick Rose first went down with his current groin injury, the Bulls were quiet but insisted the reigning MVP was day-to-day.
Not since early February of 2011 had the Bulls lost two in a row. It was a streak that spanned 86 games but it's a streak that's now over. With Monday night's 99-93 defeat to Houston the Bulls have lost back to back games under Tom Thibodeau for only the 5th time in his tenure.
Bulls guard Richard "Rip" Hamilton returned to the lineup for the first time since injuring his right shoulder on March 5.
Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau was named NBA Eastern Conference Coach of the Month Monday for games played in March.
The five-time All-Star joined longtime NBA coach Don Nelson and college standout Ralph Sampson on Monday as part of a 12-member class that will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in September.
Derrick Rose has now missed 10 straight games with a groin injury, and a timely return seems unlikely.
Russell Westbrook scored 27 points, Kevin Durant added 26 points and 10 rebounds and the Oklahoma City Thunder used a dominating third quarter to beat Chicago 92-78 on Sunday and move within a game of the Bulls in the race for the NBA's best record.
