The Chicago Bulls ultimately lost to the Dallas Mavericks in double overtime by a score of 132-129. But that’s mostly just semantics considering the heroics it took from Derrick Rose for the game to reach a second extra session at all. With his team down three points and the overtime clock ticking to two seconds, Rose launched a one-handed trey that banked-in to extend the game another five minutes.
Epic. Okay, maybe not as epic as if the Bulls had come away victorious, but this is still pretty awesome considering Rose’s up-and-down season. It was just last week that the former MVP was sitting out; now he’s hitting clutch shots.
Rose finished with 20 points and 10 assists in 37 minutes of play, but shot just 6-of-20 from the field. The Mavs overcame a rare off shooting night from Dirk Nowitzki with the help of Monta Ellis’ game-high 38 points, seven of which he scored in the last five minutes.
Could this have been a preview of a NBA Finals matchup? Perhaps. And considering the game’s dramatics, we certainly hope so.
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