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With Derrick Rose watching from the bench for what the Bulls hope is the last time this season, the team’s second-best player dominated the fourth quarter and made sure the first two-game losing streak in more than a year wasn’t extended to three.

Derrick Rose and the Bulls outclassed the Knicks, who showed improvement but still lost their sixth in a row and fell into a tie with the Bucks for eighth place.

That’s CSN Chicago’s Aggrey Sam with news on Derrick Rose’s new deal, which Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski followed up on. Woj reported late Friday night that the deal features a guaranteed $185 million over 13 years, and incentives are what pushes it over the top into that $200-plus range.

Carlos Boozer scored 23 points, Rose doled out 12 assists in more of a supporting role and the Bulls cruised past the Atlanta Hawks 93-73 on Thursday night, wrapping up the East semifinals in six games.

Derrick Rose scored 33 points, Luol Deng added 23 and the Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks 95-83 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead.

Newly crowned MVP Derrick Rose scored 25 points, Joakim Noah added 19 points and 14 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks 86-73 in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Wednesday night to tie the series.

Joe Johnson scored 34 points and the Atlanta Hawks beat Derrick Rose and the top-seeded Chicago Bulls 103-95 on Monday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Rose scored 25 points, Luol Deng added 24 and Chicago finally played like a top seed, knocking off the Indiana Pacers 116-89 in Game 5 to wrap up their first-round playoff series Tuesday night.

Carlos Boozer had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a 93-82 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday.

Derrick Rose scored 30 points and the Chicago Bulls closed in on the top seed in the Eastern Conference by beating the Boston Celtics 97-81 on Thursday.