What the Rose Shot Means

Last night many witnessed the greatest playoff moment to date for Derrick Rose. In a tie game after a game-tying three from J.R. Smith, Rose stepped back from way downtown and banked in a shot at the buzzer to give Chicago a two games to one lead in this second round series. 99-96 was the final, and it ended any talk of a statistic being thrown around a lot this week. The Bulls twice in the past four years have won game one against a LeBron James led team in the playoffs, and both times went on to lose the next four and the series. That won't be happening this year, as Chicago has taken control of the series with a game four on tap for Sunday afternoon.
So far in the series Rose has not shot the ball particularly well, but in the teams two wins he has been very aggressive and created a lot of scoring opportunities for both himself and his teammates. If the game last night had gone to an overtime I would've put my money on LeBron James and Kyrie Irving to close it out after forcing an extra period. However, Rose's shot shows both the city of Chicago and the rest of the league that this team is for real. A team that many picked to make it to the Finals at the beginning of the season has caught an undermanned Cleveland Cavaliers squad. They have four games to win two more, let's see what happens. I'm starting to think that Rose may have opened the door to the rest of the eastern conference, not just this year but for years to come.