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DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP)\u2014It would probably take a broken bone for Derrick Rose<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> to miss a playoff game, so consider this good news for the Chicago Bulls<\/a>.<\/p>\n

His sprained left ankle is just that\u2014sprained.<\/p>\n

Rose plans to suit up for Game 5 on Tuesday when the Bulls try again to close out their first-round series with the Indiana Pacers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s getting better every day,\u201d he said Monday. \u201cI\u2019ve been getting treatment on it the last couple of days, coming in in the morning, coming in at night, getting treatment. Hopefully, it\u2019ll be ready tomorrow. It\u2019s not broken so I\u2019m definitely playing.\u201d<\/p>\n

The swelling has gone down, and although he plans to get a painkilling shot before the game, he was in flip flops one day after wearing a walking boot. He did sit out Monday\u2019s practice, but the Bulls can breathe a little easier knowing that an MRI confirmed there was no major structural damage.<\/p>\n

Rose sprained his ankle driving to the basket late in the first quarter of Game 4 on Saturday and wasn\u2019t his usual dominant self as the Pacers beat Chicago 89-84 to avoid the sweep, finishing with 15 points and 10 assists. He scored just eight points on 3-for-16 shooting after the injury but wasn\u2019t about to use that as an excuse.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust missed shots,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s no excuses when you\u2019re still playing. That\u2019s the way I think about it. If I was out there, I should\u2019ve changed. But I\u2019m going to change some things that I didn\u2019t. If anything, I just missed shots. All my shots were short. I twisted my ankle but there are no excuses.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rose said he was \u201cjust off.\u201d It was as simple as that.<\/p>\n

As for the ankle? He didn\u2019t seem too concerned.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis one is minor, where it takes a couple of days and it\u2019s fine,\u201d Rose said. \u201cIf it was broken, I probably would be panicking or something like that. I\u2019m just happy that the trainers have been making sure I\u2019m getting my treatment and it\u2019s coming along fine.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Bulls, meanwhile, are getting pushed in a big way after a posting a league-leading 62 wins and securing homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs.<\/p>\n

They could just as easily be trailing in this series\u2014if not out of it\u2014 considering they rallied to win the first three games by a combined 15 points. They made a big run in the closing minutes of Game 4, nearly wiping out a 13-point deficit, but came up short.<\/p>\n

A broken play near the end left Carlos Boozer<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> attempting and missing his first 3-pointer since the 2007-08 season and helped keep Indiana\u2019s season going. The Pacers see no reason why it has to stop now.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been in every game, could have won every game,\u201d Indiana\u2019s Danny Granger<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> said. \u201cIt\u2019s all the confidence we need.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Pacers have frustrated Rose and the Bulls with traps, throwing the offense out of sync, and they\u2019ve been fouling hard on shots down low.<\/p>\n

That in part explains why Indiana has 67 turnovers into 89 points and why Chicago is shooting 39.8 percent, although Indiana isn\u2019t much better at 41.3 percent.<\/p>\n

Rose was not shooting particularly well before the sprain, although he is averaging 28.3 points in the series. Now he might be slowed\u2014not that the Pacers are buying that idea.<\/p>\n

\u201cA guy as good as Derrick Rose, I know that he knows that this series needs to be over, so I think that ankle won\u2019t play a role in the back of his mind,\u201d said Paul George<\/a>(notes)<\/a>,<\/span> the 6-foot-8 swingman who has helped frustrate him in this series. \u201cI think the adrenaline will be pumped, and I think he\u2019s going to come out here trying to end us.\u201d<\/p>\n

So does interim Pacers coach Frank Vogel.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce you get out there, adrenaline starts flowing, pretty much the rest of the game you don\u2019t feel it,\u201d he said. \u201cI expect him to be 100 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n

If he\u2019s not? If he has to alter his game?<\/p>\n

\u201cI know that I have my teammates,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Bulls have fared well when short-handed, winning despite losing Boozer and Joakim Noah<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> for significant portions of the season because they have one of the deepest rosters, not to mention an MVP favorite at the point.<\/p>\n

Rose played in all but one game even if he wasn\u2019t always a picture of health.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s tough,\u201d Chicago\u2019s Kyle Korver<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> said. \u201cHe\u2019s a hard-nosed kid, never complains. He plays so many minutes. He plays with injuries you guys don\u2019t know about. That\u2019s something that as a teammate, you really respect. You know. You see him in the training room. You see him in the locker room. You see how he walks around when he\u2019s not on the actual court. He\u2019s 22 years old, he\u2019s the same age as my third brother, but I\u2019ve got a lot of respect for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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