The point is you don't have to score 80 and hold opponents to 79. Those are close games and every basket is huge down the stretch. A win like yesterday, we had a lot of leeway as time ran out. A few mistakes on defense, or James being heroic wouldn't beT us. Even trading 3pts for 2 each possession would have taken ~30 combined possessions.
Derrick Rose drove hard to the rim and heard those familiar "MVP! MVP!" chants from the crowd. The star point guard was in top form, and so were the Bulls. Rose scored 30 points, and Chicago handed Cleveland just its second loss in 16 games, beating the Cavaliers 113-98 on Thursday night. Read more http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400579092