With one-of-13 shooting, Rose managed just two points, but Carlos Boozer scored 19 and Luol Deng 16 to make up for it. LeBron James poured in 30 in a losing cause as the Bulls padded their lead in the Eastern Conference to four games.

Tim Duncan had 28 points and 12 rebounds to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 107-97 win over Memphis.

Coming off back-to-back defeats for the first time since January, the Spurs also got 20 points from Manu Ginobili to help get back on track.

Blake the key

Blake Griffin's 19 points and 13 rebounds helped the Los Angeles Clippers avoid a series sweep by Minnesota with a 95-82 win at Target Center. The Wolves were without Kevin Love, who was suffering from concussion.

Greg Monroe scored 25 points as Detroit powered to a 109-85 win over Charlotte, whose latest losing streak extended to 14 matches. The Bobcats have won just seven of 57 games this season.

Finally, the defending champion Dallas Mavericks beat the Golden State Warriors 112-103.