MVP Rose leads Bulls past Hawks to take 3-2 series lead

**Admin** Wed May 11, 2011 11:17 am

NBA's MVP Derrick Rose scored 33 points and Taj Gibson scored all of his 11 points in the fourth quarter as the Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks, 95-83 in Game 5 to take a 3-2 series lead.

A win Thursday in Atlanta would put the Bulls in the conference finals for the first time since Michael Jordan & Scottie Pippen wrapped up their second championship three-peat in 1998. They are in this position after dominating Atlanta in the fourth quarter, 26-15.

Rose showed why he is the league’s youngest MVP, hitting 11 of 24 shots and finishing with nine assists. It was a big improvement over Game 4 when he needed 32 shots to score 34 points, and he was particularly effective down the stretch, attacking the rim.