Game #31, Sat, 01/02 Bulls vs Magic

They're quick at every position," the Magic coach said. "(Derrick) Rose is one of, if not the, quickest point guards in the league. (Kirk) Hinrich is a point guard playing shooting guard so that's a tough matchup. (Luol) Deng is very athletic. (Joakim) Noah, (Tyrus) Thomas and (Taj) Gibson are very athletic. Their quickness and energy are major concerns."

The impulse was to roll the eyes, but the Bulls continued to open some with an impressive 101-93 victory over an Orlando team that had been 17-1 against teams below .500.

More efforts like this and the Bulls won't be one for long.

The Bulls used a spectacular game from Rose, a steady one from Gibson and a gritty one from Brad Miller to prevail. The victory extended their winning streak to a season-high four games.

"Don't count us out," Rose said. "We can compete with the best teams in the NBA. And we're not stopping here. We've found our groove and we're going to keep going."

Just as those words sound bolder and more aggressive than usual from the laid-back Rose, so, too, were his 23 shots and 10 trips to the line.

He stuffed the stat sheet with 30 points, seven assists and six rebounds in an aggressive outing that continued his offensive resurgence. No shot proved bigger than his pull-up jumper with 2 minutes, 45 seconds left after a Ryan Anderson 3-pointer had whittled the Magic's deficit to 90-85.

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