Derrick Rose puts the rest of the NBA on notice in point guard duel

Last night Derrick Rose put the rest of the NBA on notice with a dazzling array of quickness and jump shots on his way to 30 points in the Bulls 107-98 loss against the Cavaliers in a game played at Ohio State's Schottenstein Center.

I'm hesitant to say Rose is back until he gets through an entire season injury free but last night was quite a statement:



Not to be undone, Kyrie Irving put on quite a spectacle himself dropping 28 and dishing seven dimes in what turned out to be a point guard duel:



Originally, as I wrote about, I had thought the Wizards might challenge the Cavaliers and Bulls in the Eastern Conference.

However, after watching last night's game it looks as though it will be these two teams (Bulls, Cavaliers) vying for supremacy in the East.

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