Derrick Rose

Recent Q & A

Question:

What was it like being part of the Team USA camp in Vegas?

Answer:

It was great. It was an honor to be invited, and I hope I made a good impression. Just to be there and play with so many great players was a good learning experience and a lot of fun for me. I can't wait for future opportunities with Team USA!

Question:

Are you there all the time and on all the 4 days of the camp?

Answer:

Yes! I'll be there throughout the camp meeting everyone and teaching all the campers.

Question:

What are you most looking forward to about all-star weekend?

Answer:

Just being with the fans. Being with my family. And just having fun, that's what the whole experience is about. Just having fun down there and learning some leadership skills while I'm down there with those great players.

Question:

How does it feel to be an all-star?

Answer:

I really can't describe it right now. It really hasn't hit me. Hopefully, when I get down to Dallas that's when it will really hit me, I know. I really didn't know there wasn't an All-Star for the Bulls since Mike in '98 or something like that, so just thinking about that it's amazing.

Question:

at the moment, are you a bigger Memphis fan or Kentucky fan?

Answer:

Memphis. I'll always be a Memphis fan. But my coach [John Calipari] is in Kentucky, so I'm their fan too, but I'm definitely a Memphis fan.

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Updates

Thu, Jan 15th 2009, 09:48

Rose lifts Bulls past Raptors

Rookie sensation Derrick Rose scored 17 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter and collected 10 assists to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 102-98 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.

Andres Nocioni scored 16 points off the bench and Luol Deng added 14 and 13 rebounds for the Bulls, who earned just their second win in their last 10 tries on the road.

Rose took over in the final quarter, slicing through the Raptors’ defense and getting to the rim with ease. The University of Memphis product hit 8-of-9 shots in the fourth and finished the game 12-of-18 from the field.

“We were doing a lot of screen-and-rolls and everyone was telling me to be aggressive,” Rose said. “I was just driving and looking for my teammates but I was able to get close and I was able to finish. I got some good angles and just drove to the basket.”

The Raptors had a chance to win on their last possession, but Chris Bosh’s attempt was blocked by Joakim Noah with five seconds left.

“I made a mistake,” Bosh said. “Joakim Noah played good defense but I need to keep my dribble next time. It’s not the last time I’ll be in that situation so I need to learn from it. After he cut off the baseline I made the mistake of picking up my dribble. I knew the clock was ticking down and I wanted to get a shot off.”

“It was the last possession of the game and I knew he was going to pump fake, he does that a lot,” Noah said. “I didn’t go for his first pump fake and the shot clock was going down and I knew he had to get it up and I got my hand on it and got the block. It feels great to win and to be a part of it.”

Chicago trailed, 71-68, entering the fourth but scored the first nine points of the period – five by Rose – to take a 77-71 advantage with 9:51 left.

Toronto pulled within one point on two occasions in the next three minutes but was turned away each time by Rose, who drained a 21-foot jumper and sliced through for a layup to push the cushion back to three points.

“He was great,” Deng said of Rose. “He was feeling it and we were just trying to give him the ball and get out of the way.”

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