Bulls up 3-0 on Indiana

Just one more win to eliminate the Pacers. But all three of the games have been squeakers, and I’m unnerved a bit by that fine trap defense Indiana unveiled against Derrick Rose for Game 3. Any scout worth his salt will be recommending that to the Bulls’ upcoming opponents, and I’m not sure I trust Luol Deng to be Rose’s Scottie Pippen yet. (Deng did a nice job in Game 3, however.)

There will probably never be another Jordan, but we’re seeing flashes of Jordan-like intensity and determination from Rose in this series.