Game #02 - Post game review

Bulls point guard believes he needs to shoot more to get team going

By K.C. Johnson, Chicago Tribune reporter

11:12 PM CST, December 27, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO — Derrick Rose always will have Nov. 21, 2008, to remember with fondness.

In his first trip to Oracle Arena, Rose had 25 points and five assists in the Bulls' 115-110 victory over the Warriors, his only triumph in four career games in the Bay Area.

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"In the first quarter I have to establish myself a little more," Rose said. "I see that being laid-back is just not doing it. I think both games in the first quarter I shot the ball just one or two times. So next game, I have to change it up."

Rose is 1-for-4 in the first quarters of the first two games. More alarming, he has attempted just four free throws in the first two games and went the first six quarters without going to the line once.

"I have to push the ball, get to the rim, be more aggressive," Rose said. "We tend to slow the ball down a little bit, getting a feel for how we're playing. I really haven't caught on to it yet."