It was a big night for the Chicago Bulls as they are slowly easing back to their former form. One of their key players is tired of sitting out on games due to injuries and now has made a comeback for the team which they needed the most. Derrick Rose.

Even though Rose was only able to play 7 minutes in the second half, it did not stop him from being happy with his return.

He said "It was real fun being on the bench. being able to laugh, talk basketball to your teammates whenever they come back to the sideline."

On statistics, Pau Gasol had 21 points and 11 rebounds in his Chicago debut, Rose scored 13 points and the Bulls spoiled Derek Fisher's first game as an NBA coach by beating the New York Knicks 104-80 on Wednesday night while reserve Taj Gibson finished with 22 points to lead the Bulls.

Gasol said "I think it's a lot of pressure off his shoulders because we have, I think, a variety of weapons, so he doesn't have that pressure on himself to be able to score and force things."

On the other side of the court, Carmelo Anthony had 14 points for the Knicks. He said "Embarrassed? No, I am not embarrassed. We will get better. I believe that. I know that and we have another shot at it tomorrow night."

The Knicks are missing their starting point guard Jose Calderon while Shane Larkin made his first career start.

Fisher said "We're going somewhere, but at the beginning of where we're going it's going to be difficult to get wins. We have to fight really, really hard to win games."

Rose has been out of the game for quite a long time. He missed the 2012-13 season after he tore his left ACL in the 2012 playoffs.

He said "When things run smooth like the way they were running tonight, I think everyone got a look at our whole entire team and they saw how deep we are."

The Bulls is off to face another conference favorite, Cleveland Cavaliers for their next game.