Rose a game-time decision vs. Mavericks

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DEERFIELD, Ill.Heading into the third-to-last game of the regular season campaign, Derrick Rose will be a game-time decision for Saturdays home matchup with the defending-champion DallasMavericks, according to Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau.Feeling better today, did some stuff. Hes doing well, said the coach, who noted that Rose participated in most of the teams Saturday-morning shootaround at the Berto Center. When hes ready to go, hes going to go. Just take it day by day. Hes making good progress. Just going to be patient.With Derrick right now, its health first, so weve got to take care of that component, he continued. What Derrick has done in the past, it doesnt take him long. So, once hes healthy, hell get up to speed very quickly.The teams other All-Star, Luol Deng, received stitches for a cut over an eye suffered in Thursdays loss at Miamiin addition to returning from a rib injury that occurred last Sunday at Detroit, as well as dealing with the long-term effects of torn left-wrist ligamentsbut Thibodeau said the eighth-year veterans health prognosis is looking up.Got a few stitches, but other than that, hes doing well, said Thibodeau, who was unsure of when Deng suffered the injury. Hes great. He says hes feeling better than he has in a long time.Luol missed a lot of time this year also and hes playing with the torn ligament. Hes been doing a great job all year. Weve had a lot of different challenges throughout the year and we just have to be ready for tonight, he added. Everyones feeling pretty good. Just got to be ready tonight. You learn from each game and I thought the shootaround as good. Well see how we are tonight. Dallas is a tough team.

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