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Sore Rose, Gibson should be ready for Bulls' playoff opener

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When Aaron Brooks stepped onto the floor with the first five to start the second half in the Bulls’ regular-season finale, murmurs could be heard through the United Center as the fan base was likely petrified over whatever could be wrong with Derrick Rose.

After all, everything had been geared toward this postseason, and with the way he played up until Wednesday night, something wrong with Rose wouldn’t be so much ominous as it was expected.

But it was just left knee soreness, and the Bulls point guard pulled himself out from participating in the Bulls’ come-from-behind win over the Atlanta Hawks, which clinched their first-round matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks.