Derrick Rose’s 2010-11 MVP campaign began with a whimper — an 11-point road loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in which Rose scored 28 but shot just 12-for-31 from the field.
The bang came in game number two.
In that contest, the Bulls’ home opener, the Bulls overcame a massive second-half deficit to topple the Pistons 101-91 and get their eventual 62-win regular season on track. Rose posted a then-career-high 39 points, slung seven assists and got to the charity stripe 13 times. No other Bull scored more than 15 (Joakim Noah).
That game airs tonight at 7 p.