Miami Heat Embarrass the Chicago Bulls in Game Two; Will This Encourage Derrick Rose to Come Back?

After Game One of the Eastern Conference semifinals match-up between the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat there were some that were wondering if the Bulls actually had a shot at upsetting the defending world champs.

In Game Two LeBron James and company answered that question with an emphatic NO!



This game looked like what you would expect from a team as ridiculously talented as the Heat are. Six players in double figures; an incredible amount of teamwork (29 assists on 42 made shots), 60 percent shooting, 50 percent from behind the arc, and a stifling defensive effort that saw them hold the Bulls to 35.1 percent shooting.

At one point in the first half it was actually a good game. With just under four minutes to go in the first the score was 42-38, but that was before a 13-3 run opened the game up.

Then the second half happened and it got ugly--like a 62-20 run kind of ugly. The 37-point defeat (final score was 115-78) is the worst the Bulls have ever endured in the postseason.

Now comes the tough part. The series is tied and preparing to head to Chicago. The Bulls have hinted that Derrick Rose could dress for Game Three.

Does this defeat encourage him to hit the court and give his team the lift it needs to upset the Heat? Or does it tell Rose he might as well sit and come back healthy next year since this season is a lost cause?