Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls travel Thursday to play the Miami Heat. Watch the live stream of the game below. Tipoff is at 8 p.m. ET.
Rose returned Wednesday night, but so did Chicago's inconsistencies. The Bulls struggled again defensively, this time against a lowly Orlando Magic team in a 105-103 loss. Rose, who missed 20 games prior to Wednesday while recovering from knee surgery, started the game and finished with nine points on 3-of-9 shooting in 19 minutes.
"I felt all right," Rose said, via ESPN. "I think it was about right. It'll get better the more I play, but I'm getting better every week. It'll take some time, but I'll get there. ... The shots I put up, I thought they were good shots before I shot it. I'm more concerned with us losing more than anything."
Because of a minutes-restriction, Rose was forced to sit out the entire fourth quarter, something which he admitted was difficult to do with the game being so close.
"Very hard. At the same time, it's all about patience. I'm going to have my turn," said Rose, who could sit out Thursday. "Right now while I'm not playing, I'm just trying to learning a little more and seeing how they're playing. The only thing I can do is just sit back and watch and learn."
Chicago (46-32) sits fourth in the East and has already clinched a playoff spot.
Miami (35-43), meanwhile, is one game behind the Brooklyn Nets for the East's eighth seed and is clawing to stay in contention. The Heat snapped their four-game losing streak on Tuesday with a 105-100 win over the Charlotte Hornets.
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