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CHICAGO - Derrick Rose drove hard to the rim. The defence was at its stifling, suffocating best.More than anything, the swagger was back and so were the Bulls.Rose scored 22 points and struggling Chicago beat the San Antonio Spurs 104-81 on Thursday night.The Bulls came away with a much-needed win after dropping six of eight and handed the defending champions their most lopsided loss of the season.The Central division leaders broke this one open in the third quarter, outscoring the Spurs 31-20, and snapped San Antonios four-game win streak.It shows what were capable of doing, All-Star Pau Gasol said.Rose, who called out his team after Mondays loss at Cleveland, led six Bulls in double figures.He was aggressive going to the rim, hitting 9 of 16 shots. Rose played just 45 seconds in the fourth quarter because of some stiffness and the lopsided score, but he expects to suit up at Dallas on Friday.Gasol added 12 points and 17 rebounds after being voted to his fifth All-Star game and first as a starter.Jimmy Butler scored 17 on just nine shots. Taj Gibson added 15 points, nine rebounds and four blocks. Aaron Brooks scored 15, and the Bulls snapped a three-game home losing streak.After giving up at least 102 points in six of the previous eight games, Chicago held San Antonio to 37 per cent shooting. The Spurs Kawhi Leonard scored all of his team-leading 16 points in the first half.We just played embarrassing basketball, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. I want my money back.Rose had it going right from the start with 15 points the first half, and Chicago headed to the locker room with a 46-40 lead that was about to get much bigger.Tony Snell converted a three-point play with 17.3 seconds left in the second quarter to start a 14-2 Bulls run that made it 57-42 early in the third. The Bulls stayed in control the rest of the way, putting aside the chaos for at least one night.The recent struggles combined with Roses criticism and a meeting between the players and coach Tom Thibodeau painted an ugly picture for a team that was rolling along before the recent slide.There is speculation that Thibodeaus job is in jeopardy and that he is losing the locker room. It sure seemed like there was plenty of outside noise even if he shot down that idea, asking, What noise?As I told you yesterday, I could care less, couldnt care less, and I dont think our team couldnt care less about that stuff, he said.Popovich dismissed the idea of Thibodeau losing the team before the game and did it again afterward.Thats baloney, he said. Nothing could be further from the truth.AIR BALLPopovich was less than pumped to answer a question about Deflategate before the game. He turned his head side to side and asked, Are you on this planet? Is this an NBA game tonight?TIP-INSSpurs: G Danny Green paid tribute to late ESPN sportscaster and fellow North Carolina product Stuart Scott on Thursday. He had Stu emblazoned on his left sneaker and booyah on his right one. He was great at it and he brought a different kind of culture to the sports world, said Green, who wasnt close to Scott but crossed paths with him over the years. He was more of how it really is, I guess, its hard to really explain. Hes the reason why I studied what I studied in school. Ive got a communications degree. The media area, thats something I wanted to do growing up if the basketball thing didnt work out for me. He was somebody I looked up to from the day I met him.Bulls: C Joakim Noah missed his fourth straight game and F Mike Dunleavy Jr., his 11th in a row. Both have injured right ankles. Thibodeau said Noah has looked very good practicing on a limited basis the past two days and that Dunleavy is very, very close to returning.UP NEXTSpurs: Host Los Angeles Lakers on Friday.Bulls: Visit Dallas on Friday. Kansas City Chiefs Jerseys China . Not Peyton Manning. Hes holding on to the heartache to stoke his competitive fire. Cheap Kansas City Chiefs Jerseys . Western and the second-ranked Laval Rouge et Or (7-0) once again received 20 and 10 first-place votes from the Football Reporters of Canada panel, respectively. 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An offseason trade acquisition from Kansas City, Greinkes National League debut was delayed by a non-baseball injury in the spring, and he was 0-1 after dropping an 8-0 decision at Atlanta in his initial appearance with the Brewers on May 4.Montreal Canadiens head coach Michel Therrien dismissed any speculation of a bad relationship with P.K. Subban after his decision to bench the star defenceman for half a period in Wednesday nights 3-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. "Ive got a great relationship with P.K.," Therrien told reporters after the teams practice in Brossard on Friday. "We communicate a lot. And he understands our decision (to bench him) and totally agrees." Therrien drew plenty of criticism from fans and the local media over the last couple of days after benching Subban for about 10 minutes after he took an unnecessary roughing penalty at the end of the second periodd.dddddddddddd "Were making a big story honestly that as far as Im concerned isnt such a big thing," he said. Therrien added Friday that he had a conversation with Subban at their morning practice and that he and the reigning Norris Trophy winner were on the same page. "(Therriens) the coach and at the end of the day hes got to make decisions in the best interests of the team," Subban told reporters after practice. "Right now weve got the best team in the world coming into our building on Saturday so thats where my focus is." The Canadiens will host the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night. ' ' '