Rose leads Bulls past Hawks 95-83

Derrick Rose attacked the rim as a fish for bait, driving will be and doing everything possible to lead his team to a crucial victory.

Taj Gibson thrown in, too. Fit Luol Deng, and now the Chicago Bulls are a victory away from the Eastern Conference finals.

The last time, they got it? Two guys named Michael and Scottie were wreaking havoc on the rest of the NBA. All what they need to do is take the Atlanta Hawks in game 6 of the Conference semifinals on Thursday.

"We can't get tired or bored," said pink. "We know that the descent from there, they will give us all.". I think we have to come and our way of play - first defence and make difficult things on them. We are a good team when we have the pace for us. ?

And the pace was perfect for Chicago, particularly on the Tuesday segment.

Rose has 33 points, Gibson scored all of his 11 in the fourth quarter, and the Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks 95-83 in game 5 Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead.

Luol Deng added 23 points and Chicago let out a big sigh of relief.

A Thursday victory in Atlanta would put the Bulls in the final of the Conference for the first time since Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen wrapped their second three-peat Championship in 1998. They are in this situation after dominant Atlanta in the fourth quarter 26-15 with Rose to 11 points of Gibson.

Chicago Bulls Carlos Boozer, center, looks like a pass against Atlanta Hawks Jeff Teague, left, and Jason Collins during the first quarter of game 5 of a series of basketball second round NBA playoffs, in Chicago on Tuesday, may 10, 2011. (Photo AP/Nam y. huh) Close

Rose showed why he is youngest MVP of the League, reaching 11 of 24 shots and finished with nine assists. This is great progress made in the fourth game when he needed 32 shots to score 34 points, and it is particularly effective in the stretch, attacking the rim.

"It's incredible pieces." He exploded off the coast of the pick and roll, "said Josh Smith in Atlanta."

Jeff Teague was big for the Hawks instead of the injured Kirk Hinrich, scoring 21 for the third time in this series, but Atlanta came short in the end.

Smith contributed 16 points. Joe Johnson scored 15, Zaza Pachulia finished with 13 points and Al Horford added 12 points and 10 rebounds. But Jamal Crawford scored only two points on 1-of-9 shots.

"We played for everything," said Horford. "We have to consolidate once more and get ready for Thursday".

It was not easy for the Bulls playoffs after that they stormed to victory 62 leader of the League, with Indiana in the first round and the Hawks done the same. Despite this, they are ready to advance.

The Bulls led by 15 points in the first quarter, but were late 70-69 early in the fourth before they went on a 9-0 run.

Rose began when he drove to his left for a layup, fed Col Gibson a non-look transition for a set of three points and added a layup that made it 78-70.

Then, in the fourth, he was driving a three points that made it 85-76, play and after Atlanta pulled within six, Chicago scored eight straight to make it 93-79, with six points from Gibson.

"Taj is a good player," said pink. "I think that he doesn't know really well how it is".

In the fourth quarter aside, this is not an easy night for the Bulls.

That 15-point lead dissolved in a half-time advantage 48-42, and the Hawks kept coming at them in the third quarter.

Things are especially tense after a dunk with both hands by cutting Smith Chicago lead to 61-60, with a little more than 4 minutes left in the period. He hung on the rim and Carlos Boozer gave him a forearm to the face, leading to a shove retaliation of Smith and faults of technique for two players.