Preseason Game #5, Bulls vs Mavericks

So with the Bulls trailing 90-81 and 5:59 remaining, Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau decided to see if Derrick Rose could mount a preseason comeback.

Rose not only brought the Bulls back, he hit what might have been the biggest shot of his career had this been a game that counted. Rose drilled a tying 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds left, but the Bulls squandered too many chances in overtime and lost to Dallas 109-105 in front of a nearly full house the United Center.

“The shot was I guess a good shot, but we didn’t win the game. It’s all about winning, Rose said. “That shot took it to overtime, but we didn’t finish the game the way we were supposed to.

Nowitzki left the floor with 15 seconds left in regulation and the Mavericks had no starters on the floor during overtime, but the Bulls still couldn’t get it done with Rose and Luol Deng in the game. They had three chances to stretch a 2-point lead and couldn’t convert, then let Dallas score 5 points on a single possession.