BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 16: Derrick Rose #1 of the Chicago Bulls laughs while warming up prior to the game against the Boston Celtics on January 16, 2013 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose works out before an NBA basketball game between the Bulls and the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, in Chicago. Rose is recovering from torn ligaments in his left knee. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Nathan Carlson, 7, from Hawthorn Woods, waits by the players tunnel hoping to get an autograph from his favorite player, Derrick Rose. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Nathan Carlson, 7, from Hawthorn Woods, waits by the players tunnel hoping to get an autograph from his favorite player, Derrick Rose. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

9-15-10 Sports Joe Cowley. Staff Mug. photo by Jean Lachat/Sun-Times

Bulls guard Richard Hamilton races by Lakers guard Kobe Bryant for two of his eight first quarter points as the Chicago Bulls host the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Bulls guard Richard Hamilton races by Lakers guard Kobe Bryant for two of his eight first quarter points as the Chicago Bulls host the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Bulls guard Richard Hamilton breaks free for a lay up in the first quarter of the Chicago Bulls-Los Angeles Lakers NBA game Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Bulls forward Carlos Boozer beats Lakers center Dwight Howard to the ball for an offensive rebound in the first quarter of the Chicago Bulls-Los Angeles Lakers NBA game Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Bulls forward Carlos Boozer lays up a basket in front of Lakers forward Metta World Peace in the first quarter of the Chicago Bulls-Los Angeles Lakers NBA game Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Bulls center Joakim Noah lays in a shot in front of Lakers center Dwight Howard in the first quarter of the Chicago Bulls-Los Angeles Lakers NBA game Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Bulls guard Richard Hamilton races by Lakers guard Kobe Bryant for two of his eight first quarter points as the Chicago Bulls host the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Bulls guard Jimmy Butler (L) blocks the path of Lakers guard Kobe Bryant in the first quarter of the Chicago Bulls-Los Angeles Lakers NBA game Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant passes the ball in the first quarter of the Chicago Bulls-Los Angeles Lakers NBA game Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Bulls center Joakim Noah blocks a shot by Lakers forward Pau Gasol in the first quarter of the Chicago Bulls-Los Angeles Lakers NBA game Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Bulls forward Taj Gibson (R) chest bumps guard Marco Belinelli after Belinelli's three-point basket extended the Bulls lead over the Lakers to 10 points in the fourth quarter of the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Bulls forward Taj Gibson (R) chest bumps guard Marco Belinelli after Belinelli's three-point basket extended the Bulls lead over the Lakers to 10 points in the fourth quarter of the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich works the ball in the paint as lakers guard Steve Nash defends in the fourth quarter of the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Bulls forward Taj Gibson (R) chest bumps guard Marco Belinelli after Belinelli's three-point basket extended the Bulls lead over the Lakers to 10 points in the fourth quarter of the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Bulls forward Carlos Boozer chases a loose ball with Lakers center Dwight Howard in the air and forward Metta World Peace in on the chase in the third quarter of the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Bulls forward Carlos Boozer chases a loose ball with Lakers center Dwight Howard in the air and forward Metta World Peace in on the chase in the third quarter of the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Bulls forward Carlos Boozer and Lakers forward Metta World Peace chase a loose ball in the third quarter of the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Bulls forward Taj Gibson and Lakers forward Antawn Jamison chase a loose ball in the third quarter of the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Lakers forward Pau Gasol fouls Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich as he drives with the ball in the third quarter of the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Bulls forward Taj Gibson puts a hand in the chest of Lakers forward Pau Gasol as he defends Gasol's shot in the third quarter of the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Bulls forward Taj Gibson and guard Nate Robinson combine to pull down a rebound in the second half of the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant drives on Bulls center Nazr Mohammed in the second half of the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant shoots over Bulls center Nazr Mohammed in the second half of the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau has a talk with his team during a timeout in the fourth quarter of the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau looks for a call in the third quarter of the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Lakers forward Metta World Peace talks back to the Bulls bench during the third quarter of the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

The Bulls bench of Marquis Teague, Nate Robinson and Marco Belinelli like what they see in the second half of play of the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Bulls center Joakm Noah gets some help getting off the floor after a collision in the second half of the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant looses control of the ball as he drives to the basket in the second half of the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

The Luvabulls entertain the United Center crowd during the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

The Luvabulls entertain the United Center crowd during the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

The Luvabulls entertain the United Center crowd during the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

The Luvabulls entertain the United Center crowd during the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

The Luvabulls entertain the United Center crowd during the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Bulls forward Carlos Boozer is happy with his basket late in the fourth quarter of the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Bulls guard Derrick Rose works out before the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Bulls guard Derrick Rose works out before the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013 at the United Center. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times

Bulls forward Carlos Boozer is happy with his basket late in the fourth quarter of the Chicago Bulls 95-83 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday January 21, 2013. | Tom Cruze~Sun-Times