Rose Held Scoreless As U.S. Beats Mexico, 86-63
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Derrick Rose scored four points on 2-of-9 shooting.
Derrick Rose played 13-plus minutes, logging six points, three assists and a turnover.
Derrick Rose scored three points on 1-of-6 shooting in 16-plus minutes.
Kenneth Faried scored 22 points, Anthony Davis all of his 19 in the second half, and the U.S. rebounded from a rare deficit at halftime to beat Turkey 98-77 on Sunday in the Basketball World Cup.
The U.S. held Finland without a basket in the second quarter, opening defense of its title with a 114-55 romp Saturday in the Basketball World Cup.
Derrick Rose's stat line Tuesday: three points on 0-for-3 shooting and three turnovers.
Derrick Rose has rested the past three days as he gets back into shape.
Rose is continuing to battle knee soreness and didn't practice Monday or Tuesday.
"If he needs down time, this is a good time for it," Jerry Colangelo says.
"That adversity, I think, has made him a lot stronger," Tom Thibodeau says.
"I don't have fear," Derrick Rose says. "I have faith."
"I know my game, and I know exactly what I need to do when I go out there," Derrick Rose says.
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If healthy, he's considered a favorite to make the World Cup roster.
"You did us proud," Barack Obama told them.
Belgium defeated the U.S. 2-1 in full time and deflated the American hype and furor around our new favorite sport-of-the-moment. Although we won't see the USMNT contend for the title, good times and camaraderie were had by all.
Howard's brilliant play wasn't enough, but it sparked a lot of Internet fun.
Howard set a World Cup-record with 16 saves yesterday.
"I can play with anybody, no matter who it is," Derrick Rose says.
Team USA fans again were crowding into Grant Park on Thursday to watch their team take on Germany in World Cup soccer.
The Americans are still in a strong position to move on.
A massive crowd of 20,000 people in Chicago cheered Team USA in Sunday's draw against Portugal in their second game of the World Cup.
Thousands of soccer fans headed to Grant Park to cheer on Team USA against Portugal in their second game of the World Cup.
With the U.S. and Portugal set to square off on Sunday at 6pm ET, the stakes couldn't be higher. Group G has been called the group of death by many because and it's starting to live up to it's nickname.
