Early Bloomer

Just when Bulls fans thought they couldn’t love rookie point guard Derrick Rose any more, the Chicago native stepped up his game even further.  Rose led the Bulls to a 105-103 win over the Boston Celtics in his first career playoff game on Saturday, tying the NBA record for most point in a player’s first postseason contest with 36.  Rose added 11 assists and four rebounds in the game, giving Bulls fans the kind of hope that they haven’t experienced since the days of MJ.  In what is seemingly becoming a trend for this Chicago team, all five starters scored in double figures.

When you’re the lower seed in a playoff series, the goal early on in the series is essentially to take one of those first two road games.  Regardless of the result of game two, the Bulls will be heading back to the United Center, where they’ve played exceptionally well all season, with an opportunity to take a serious lead on Boston in this series.  The team cannot expect such a Herculean effort from their star rookie every night, so guys like Ben Gordon are going to have to step up and shoulder some of the load.  Game two is tonight at 7 p.m. eastern.

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