Facing his old team for the second night in a row, ex-Pacer Jalen Rose again started the game poorly.  After scoring only two points in the first half of Friday night's loss in Indiana Rose was so annoyed at himself that he threw away his uniform - shoes included - and prepared for last night's rematch.

Imagine how Rose felt when he again when he came out poorly.  Rose started the game in Indiana by missing his first eight shots, and things didn't get much better in Chicago where he missed his first seven shots and ended the first half with only one point, half his offensive output of the Indiana game in the same time frame.  Rose didn't hit his first field goal until five minutes into the second half and went into the three quarter time with three points.  Then it happened.

"One guy grabbed me by the neck, another guy kicked me in the butt, another guy grabbed me in a headlock," Rose said. "And they said it was my time to step up and lead."

And Rose did, scoring 25 points in the fourth quarter alone to set a new United Center record.  More importantly Rose's efforts got some revenge against the Pacers, the Bulls taking the game 110-103.  Indiana were without starters Jermaine O'Neal (knee) and ex-Bulls Ron Artest, who did not travel with the team due to a stomach ailment.

"That's pretty good," said Rose when told about the record. "Especially when No. 23 played here."