Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose had 11 points, six assists and two rebounds in a scintillating first quarter to power Chicago to a 29-28 first quarter lead over the Los Angeles Clippers. Of those 11 points, seven of them came in a row to cap the quarter with a flurry of highlights.
Rose was helped out by Richard Hamilton, who dropped in eight points in the quarter on 4-6 shooting. But it was Rose who was the story, especially considering how quiet Chris Paul, his All Star counterpart, was in the quarter. Paul had a pedestrian three points, three assists and a steal in the first, but Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan and Caron Butler picked up the slack for Lob City.
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Rose was helped out by Richard Hamilton, who dropped in eight points in the quarter on 4-6 shooting. But it was Rose who was the story, especially considering how quiet Chris Paul, his All Star counterpart, was in the quarter. Paul had a pedestrian three points, three assists and a steal in the first, but Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan and Caron Butler picked up the slack for Lob City.
For updates on the matchup, stay tuned to SB Nation Chicago. For more in-depth coverage, visit Blog a Bull and Clips Nation. And for more news and notes from around the NBA, head over to SB Nation's NBA news hub.