Derrick Rose, Bulls advance by pounding Pacers in Game 5

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    Sitting on the bench with four fouls and his team struggling, Derrick Rose pleaded with his coach to put him back in the game.

    Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau took the risk and his All-Star guard responded, lifting the Bulls to the second round.

    Rose scored 25 points, Luol Deng added 24 and Chicago finally played like a top seed, knocking off the Indiana Pacers 116-89 in Game 5 to wrap up their first-round playoff series Tuesday night.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=310426004
     

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