Dirk Facer, for the Chicago Sun-Times, reports:
Derrick Rose is getting better. The injured right ankle that has slowed him since the preseason is on the mend.
Monday in Portland, Rose opened the second half by elevating over Greg Oden for his first dunk of the season.
”I really couldn’t believe it when I was up in the air,” said Rose, who said it felt great. ”It’s getting there. I’m getting a little bit explosive, so you’ll probably see more dunks in some other games.” …
In a loss to the Nuggets on Saturday, he scored a season-high 28 points. Over the last three games — all on the road — he’s averaging 20.7 points, 4.7 assists and 3.3 rebounds while shooting 50 percent from the field (27-for-54).
We’re just starting to see the real D-Rose now. His early season games were more about returning from injury than shining like the young star that he is.
