"Derrick Rose dominates the headlines even when he doesn't play.

The Bulls absolutely annihilated the short-handed Nets 108-87 on Monday night at the Prudential Center, but Rose commanded the spotlight after sitting out the second half with lower back spasms.

Rose complained of soreness during his electrifying, 35-minute performance on Saturday night in Milwaukee, participated in portions of Sunday's practice and started Monday's game. But he drew two fouls in the first 2 minutes, 56 seconds -- the second, an offensive foul away from the ball, caused Tom Thibodeau to erupt on official Violet Palmer -- and winced when he landed following a second-quarter layup."