Oklahoma City, OK (Sports Network) - Derrick Rose sizzled with 25 points and six rebounds, as Chicago overcame a long scoring drought in the closing minutes to down Oklahoma City, 103-96.
John Salmons added 20 points, Ben Gordon 18 and Brad Miller 14 off the bench for the Bulls, who snapped a seven-game road losing streak and won its third straight game.
Kevin Durant led the Thunder with 28 points and Jeff Green added 18 for the Thunder, who saw its four-game home winning streak come to an end.
New Orleans jumped out to a 29-22 edge after one stanza and held a 56-51 advantage after 24 minutes of game action. In the third, Chicago pounced with six consecutive points almost midway through to claim a 65-64 edge. Rose hit the first two jumpers and Gordon converted another for the one-point advantage.
The edge grew to five points, 69-64, after a Salmons bucket in the lane and Tyrus Thomas' thunderous slam. Thomas notched a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds on the game.
The Thunder responded with seven straight points of their own moments later, taking a 75-74 edge after Chucky Atkins' layup. Rose and Joakim Noah followed with buckets in the paint for an 80-74 margin after three.
In the fourth, Chicago's last field goal came courtesy of Rose with 4:45 to go. The rookie's bucket handed the visitors a 97-88 lead, but the Bulls lived at the charity stripe from there.
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Nick Collison, who tallied 12 points with 13 rebounds, banked home an easy bucket and Russell Westbrook, who added 15 points, slashed into the lane and converted for a 99-96 deficit with 56.8 seconds to play.
The Bulls again came up empty, and Durant had an opportunity at a tie, but his contested three-pointer from the right corner bounced off the rim. Thomas made all four of his free throws down the stretch to seal the victory.
