The Chicago Bulls were shocked by the Atlanta Hawks 103-95 on Monday night, in large part because of the terrible play of Derrick Rose.
After a first half where he scored five points on 2-of-10 shooting and got benched by head coach Tom Thibodeau for a six-minute stretch in the second quarter, Rose ended up finishing the game with 24 points and 10 assists—but he shot an atrocious 11-of-27 from the floor.
It's ironic that he would have his worst game of the postseason on the same day that word leaks out Rose will be awarded the 2010-2011 Most Valuable Player award.
Yet Rose did make a play that reminded us all that he deserves the MVP.
With the score tied at 56 early in the fourth quarter, Keith Bogans rips the ball out of the hands of Joe Johnson and dishes the ball to Rose to ignite the fast break.
Rose jets up the floor at full speed and in complete control, and does a lightning-fast spin move past Jeff Teague for the easy two. The rest of the Hawks could only watch helplessly.
The tear-drop shot is one of Rose's specialties, and he drilled this one.
The Bulls now find themselves in a 1-0 hole and need a much better Rose in Game 2...and for basketball fans, another highlight like the one he had on Monday.
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