The Indiana Pacers became the first time to knock off Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls on the road this season, bouncing back from an Orlando loss the other night in a 95-90 win in Chi-Town.
Rose never really talks, as he is a soft-spoken man, but came out with some intimidating words after the Bulls' loss.
"I'll never forget how they celebrated just from winning this game," Rose told reporters. "I can't wait to play them again."
The Pacers were able to get revenge after a first-round playoff loss in five games to Chicago last season. With the win, Indiana is now two-and-a-half games back from the Central Division behind Chicago, as they stand with a 12-5 record, while the Bulls are 16-4.
The Pacers had a bit of an over-celebration in the United Center, but it is a big win for such a young team over one of the NBA's elites.
"They are just thrilled to get the win here," Indiana coach Frank Vogel said. "They were crushed that we didn't beat them last year in the playoffs."
Ronnie Brewer said he could hear the Pacers celebrate still as they went on into their locker room.
"When you're walking off the court, you're in the same corridor," Brewer said on "The Waddle & Silvy Show" on ESPN 1000. "And we were walking into our locker room, and you could hear those guys celebrating, cheering, screaming, and that kind of hit home with a lot of guys on our team.
"We're all competitors. They're in our division. Every time we play them it's a tough matchup. And especially in front of our fans, you don't want to have a letdown and lose at home. To hear them do like that adds a little fuel to the fire. We talked about it after the game."
We'll see what happens next time, but Rose is going to have to wait a while to get revenge as the next time these two play will be on March 5th!
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Josh has been writing since 2009 and founded FootBasket in April 2009. He also writes at Hardcourt Mayhem and contributes to TrueHoop’s Eight Points Nine Seconds. He also owns his own Pacers blog at StaringDownSpike.com. Check him out on JoshDhani.com and follow him on Twitter @JoshDhani
