Derrick Rose has performed at such a high level all season that
his off nights look all the more glaring. Then again, off nights of
historic proportions are supposed to look that way. Rose committed
a career-high nine turnovers, helping the Chicago Bulls fumble away
their six-game winning streak in the process, as the Golden State
Warriors prevailed 101-90 on Saturday night at the Oracle
Center.
OAKLAND
Derrick Rose has performed at such a high level all season that his off nights look all the more glaring.
Then again, off nights of historic proportions are supposed to look that way.
Rose committed a career-high nine turnovers, helping the Chicago Bulls fumble away their six-game winning streak in the process, as the Golden State Warriors prevailed 101-90 on Saturday night at the Oracle Center.
Monta Ellis led the Warriors with 33 points, Stephen Curry had 23 and eight assists and Dorell Wright scored 20.
The Warriors scored 15 points off 17 Bulls turnovers.
Carlos Boozer had a team-high 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulls, Luol Deng added 18 points and Rose scored 14 with 10 assists.
In his return to where he played his first three NBA seasons, C.J. Watson missed all five shots and failed to score.
So did the Bulls to open the fourth, watching the Warriors go on a 16-2 run that put the game away. At one point, Boozer ran into Kyle Korver for yet another turnover.
The Bulls led 25-23 after one quarter thanks to good ball movement and Kurt Thomas hitting three jumpers early.
In the second, Korver came off the bench to hit his first three shots for eight points. But things fell apart late when Ronnie Brewer missed a breakaway dunk, Boozer drew a technical foul and Rose continued his bobblefest. The Warriors led 48-47 at halftime.
Boozer heated up early in the third, sparking a 14-2 run. But Rose continued turning it over, and the Bulls fell asleep late when Wright found Ellis for an alley-oop layup off an inbounds pass. The Warriors led 73-72 entering the fourth.
Shot selection and not turning the ball over dominated the Bulls’ talk at the morning shootaround at a San Francisco health club. Particularly because the Warriors’ idea of a good shot is anything from, say, inside the Bay Bridge.
“If anything, we have to play our game,” Rose said. “We can’t go into the game trying to play the way they play. Defensively, they tend to take it easy, and offensively they tend to put up big points. Our biggest thing is playing defense and contesting every one of their shots.
“You’re going to have a chance to get up and down, but we have to play under control. A lot of those fast breaks, we have to make sure to take the right shots.”
— Story by K.C. Johnson, Chicago Tribune
