With a game, a series and perhaps his team's playoff existence on the line, Derrick Rose dribbled the ball, eyed his defender, and sized up the space between himself and the rim, some 26 feet away.
The Chicago Bulls needed one basket to tie the Eastern Conference finals at two games apiece late Tuesday night. They placed their fate in the hands of Rose, the N.B.A.'s most valuable player, which seemed like a decent enough plan.
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