COLUMBUS — It was but a blur, what happened back on May 26, 2011, a 12-point lead erased by the Miami Heat's 18-3 sprint to the buzzer, LeBron James celebrating an Eastern Conference championship on the recently crowned MVP's home floor.
"At the end, it's all me," Derrick Rose lamented late that night. "Turnovers, missed shots, fouls."
But, hey, at least he had his health.
One knee shredded. Then, after a heralded return—and 10 games of 35.4 percent shooting—the other.
Life has come at Derrick Rose fast.
Monday night, he came back at James' new team even faster.
"The fastest guy on the court by far," Bulls center Joakim Noah said, smiling.
That was the most meaningful takeaway from the preseason clash of expected Eastern Conference titans, an encounter that felt a bit like an extended trailer, a week prior to the premiere of the major motion picture.
Actually, it was probably the only meaningful takeaway: Rose is winning his matchup.
Not the one with Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving, ...
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Derrick Rose Showing He Can Speed Chicago Bulls Back into Contention
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