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Fewer shots, greater impact

Derrick Rose didn't exactly take a back seat in Game 5 win, but the Bulls star had help

Updated: May 11, 2011, 10:46 AM ET

CHICAGO -- He finished with a game-high 33 points, 11 of which came in the fourth quarter, along with three of his nine assists.

It was his driving layup that gave the Chicago Bulls back the lead for good early in that final period, and another that extended the margin to eight and gave them their first chance to exhale since midway through the third.

And yet when it was over, for the first time in Chicago's 10 playoff games, Derrick Rose was not the obvious headline, not the ...

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