The other two games in the battle of point guards and elite against the Clippers new look, Derrick Rose is coming off a win, once again, the Chris Paul as the Bulls (3-1) beat the Los Angeles (1-2) in their home opener 114-101 for their trip the Western Conference.
He also finished 10-11 from the free-throw line and 3-4 from three-point range. The Bulls also saw all five starters who finished two numbers in the second game in a row scoring, where five players finished in double figures in scoring.
“It was crazy,
Los Angeles pulled to within three (87-84) with 9: 27 left in the fourth after Trey Thompkins three-pointer but the Bulls would respond with a 10-2 run, fueled by Ronnie Brewer three-pointer, followed by a pair of free throws by him and Rose and capped off by Luol Deng (19 points, 8 rebounds) three-pointer.
Blake Griffin (34 points, 13 rebounds) trying to get the team back into the game, scored eight of their next nine points for a three-minute stretch, but the Bulls would fight with three straight three-pointers by Rose nailing 2 people such as the Bulls went ahead 106-97 with 3: 56 left and yet the Clippers threatened after that.