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Bulls defend coach's decision to play Rose late

Roman Modrowski, ESPN.com

Bulls players came to the defense of their head coach Saturday when asked if Tom Thibodeau should have had Derrick Rose on the court at the time he tore his left ACL.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Jason Richardson and Jameer Nelson scored 17 points apiece to help sixth-seeded Orlando, playing without Dwight Howard, surprise the third-seeded Indiana Pacers 81-77 in Game 1 of the first-round Eastern Conference playoff series on Saturday night.

Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com

Sports fans with even passing knowledge of anterior cruciate ligament tears know how these things work. It's the most important of three significant ligaments that help our knees do the fabulous things they do for our bodies, whether that means crouchin…

nba.com

Bulls star Derrick Rose will miss the rest of the season because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.

Sean Newell, deadspin.com

Moments ago, Adam Schefter just interrupted ESPN's wall-to-wall coverage of the NFL Draft and announced that Rose will miss the rest of the playoffs with a torn ACL following that awkward play in the final minutes of Chicago's game today.

Sean Newell, deadspin.com

Moments ago, Adam Schefter just interrupted ESPN's wall-to-wall coverage of the NFL Draft and announced that Rose will miss the rest of the playoffs with a torn ACL following that awkward play in the final minutes of Chicago's game today.

Scott Powers, ESPN.com

Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose suffered a torn ACL in his left knee and will miss the rest of the season, the team announced Saturday.

CNNSI.com

How far can the Bulls go if Derrick Rose is out? If they keep up the chemistry from a 103-91 win over the 76ers in Game 1, they could still be quite potent, writes Brian Hendrickson.

CNNSI.com

Derrick Rose was helped off after suffering a knee injury with 1:10 left of the Bulls' 103-91 win over the 76ers in Game 1. Rose scored 23 points with nine boards and nine assists.

Sean Newell, deadspin.com

For some reason, Derrick Rose was on the court for the Chicago Bulls with a twelve point lead and a little more than a minute left in the series opener against the Sixers. Driving to the basket, he planted awkwardly and almost immediately fell out of mi…

Scott Powers, ESPN.com

Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose suffered a left knee injury while trying to leap off his left foot in the lane with 1:10 left in Saturday's playoff game against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Scott Powers, ESPN.com

Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose suffered an apparent left knee injury while trying to leap off his left foot in the lane with 1:10 left in Saturday's playoff game against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com

The Chicago Bulls' Game 1 win over the Philadelphia 76ers was a by-the-numbers affair until just less than a minute and a half left to go in the fourth quarter, when Bulls guard and reigning NBA MVP Derrick Rose was forced to leave the contest after pla…

Scott Powers, ESPN.com

Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose suffered an apparent left knee injury while trying to leap off his left foot in the lane with 1:10 left in Saturday's playoff game against the Philadelphia 76ers.

CNNSI.com

Derrick Rose was helped off after suffering a knee injury with 1:10 left of the Bulls' 103-91 win over the 76ers in Game 1. Rose scored 23 points with nine boards and nine assists.

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

We know about Kobe. We know about LeBron. And we know about Kevin Durant. We know the championship will probably come down to one or two games, and one or two players. But in every series, they’ll be twists and turns. A Game 3 will slide on a bench play…