"The best way to erase a bad memory is to create new ones.

That was what Derrick Rose was determined to do Monday against the Washington Wizards in an attempt to forget about missing two free throws with 22.7 seconds left that would have given the Bulls the lead in their loss Sunday to the Miami Heat.

''Tonight, I'm going to try to go crazy,'' Rose said before the game.

He was crazy, all right. Crazy good. "