What just happened maybe 30 minutes ago, Jerryd Bayless hit a game-winner over Derrick Rose (who fell asleep on the play), and won Game 4 of the 1st Round of the NBA Playoffs to keep their season alive and send the series to Chicago, where the Bulls will try to win in 5 games.
Derrick Rose on the offensive end before he fell asleep lost the ball to Kris Middleton, which makes it even worse.
According to Nick Friedell of ESPN:
“This is so unreal right now,” an emotional Rose said. “Knowing that I had the chance to change the game, and this time it didn’t work out. I know my will to win is still very high, but I guarantee the next time those shots are going down.”
Rose, who came into the game shooting 86 percent from the foul line, also missed a running floater with 3.7 seconds left that would have tied the game up.
“It was definitely tough,” Rose said. “All I can say is I guess God [does] everything for a reason. I’ve been in those situations before, knocked them down, but to miss both [free throws] — I let my team down. The only thing I can do is learn from it.”
The Chicago Bulls could have swept the Milwaukee Bucks tonight and gained some rest, because they will be playing the Cleveland Cavaliers next round.
