Afternoon Box Score: No Boozer, No Problem

By Chuck Sudo in News on Jan 17, 2011 9:30PM

Bulls 96, Grizzlies 84: Derrick Rose keeps adding to his budding MVP candidacy. The Bulls point guard notched his first career triple double with 22 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds as the Bulls withstood a hot-shooting O.J. Mayo late in the game to beat Memphis. Luol Deng led all scorers with 28 points and Kyle Korver made up for the loss of Carlos Boozer with 22 points. The Bulls shot 47.8 percent from 3-point land.

The Grizzlies were led by Zach Randolph with 21 points and 13 rebounds. Mayo added 19 off the bench