The number one seed in the east, the Chicago Bulls survived a huge Game 1 scare. Led all match long by the Pacers, they managed to make it over the hump only for one reason: Derrick Rose. He got the Pacers defence crazy all night long like he’s done with all the NBA teams night in night out and once again he proved unstoppable when he took the lane. Rose tallied 39 points as the Bulls rallied from a double digit deficit with less than
Meanwhile, the Miami Heat relied heavily on the big three (63 points combined) to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 97-