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DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP)\u2014Derrick Rose<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> should be fine. Time will tell if the Chicago Bulls<\/a> will be, too.<\/p>\n

The NBA\u2019s MVP went through a full practice Tuesday, one day after twisting his left ankle in the closing seconds of a 103-95 loss to the Atlanta Hawks<\/a> in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.<\/p>\n

Rose expects to be ready for Game 2 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s fine, it\u2019s fine,\u201d he said at his MVP news conference in Lincolnshire, Ill., a few miles from the team\u2019s practice facility. \u201cActually, the medicine that they gave me was great. I woke up this morning feeling great, went to practice, worked out after afterward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coach Tom Thibodeau said his star point guard \u201cdidn\u2019t have any swelling\u201d and told him he\u2019s fine\u2014encouraging news for the Bulls. Their performance on Monday night was not.<\/p>\n

The top seed after winning a league-leading 62 games, Chicago delivered a dud in Game 1 after being pushed in a tough five-game series by Indiana in the opening round. Now, they\u2019re in a hole against a team that hadn\u2019t won a second-round game since the 1990s.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of people have written us off even before the series began, and we\u2019ve been there before,\u201d Hawks coach Larry Drew said. \u201cNow that we\u2019ve been in these situations enough times, we respond totally different to them. We don\u2019t listen to what\u2019s being said. We look at and pay attention to details now a little bit better than we have in the past. I do believe that this team is a little bit more hungry.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Bulls figured Atlanta was a threat. For one night, anyway, they were right.<\/p>\n

The Bulls\u2019 defense and rebounding that set the tone during the regular season were nowhere to be found, and the offense never really found its rhythm with its star delivering an uncharacteristically passive performance.<\/p>\n

Yes, Rose finished with 24 points and 10 assists, but he settled at times for jumpers rather than his electrifying drives and wound up going 11 for 27 from the field after missing his first seven shots.<\/p>\n

The scene in the closing seconds sent an extra shiver through Chicago when Rose came up limping after he stepped on Jamal Crawford\u2019s<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> foot and twisted the same ankle he sprained against Indiana.<\/p>\n

Asked if he thought about taking Rose out, Thibodeau said, \u201cNo. I\u2019ve seen too many comebacks.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was hardly an MVP performance on a night when news broke that he was getting the award. That was hardly shocking the way he dominated during the season, but his showing in Game 1 was a bigger surprise.<\/p>\n

Asked if he could remember the last time he didn\u2019t attempt a free throw, Rose said, \u201cProbably my rookie year or something like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Actually, it happened three times during the season. Then again, a short memory might not be such a bad thing for him in this case.<\/p>\n

Rose was being guarded primarily by Jeff Teague<\/a>(notes)<\/a>,<\/span> an occasional starter who played a total of 9 minutes over two appearances in the opening round against Orlando. He started because Kirk Hinrich<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> is likely out for the series with a hamstring strain.<\/p>\n

Rose didn\u2019t take advantage of Teague, who had 10 points, five assists and only one turnover.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know how much talking the coaches did to him, but I know I was in his (ear), letting him know how important this moment was and how he had to seize it,\u201d Josh Smith<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> said. \u201cIf he had to get on anybody, police anybody, do it. We\u2019ll respect what he\u2019s saying because he\u2019s the floor general.\u201d<\/p>\n

Joe Johnson<\/a>(notes)<\/a><\/span> scored 34 points, hitting all five 3-point attempts. Jamal Crawford poured in 22 and the Hawks made 40 of 78 shots against one of the league\u2019s stingiest defenses.<\/p>\n

They also outrebounded Chicago 38-37 and outhustled the Bulls for loose balls. Put simply, they looked like a team that belonged and not one that came in with an 0-15 second-round streak.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve gotten to the second round in the past and pretty much gotten embarrassed,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cIt was a sense of pride and a sense of urgency that we had last night. We\u2019re going to continue to try to play with the energy and intensity we had in Game One, we\u2019re going to bring it to Game Two.\u201d<\/p>\n

They\u2019re also bracing for more from Rose.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sure he\u2019s going to come out with a lot more aggression,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to be prepared for it, we\u2019re going to try to do whatever it takes to just kind of slow down. It\u2019s going to be tough.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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