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Little Brother Tops Big Brother In Bulls/Grizzlies Matchup; D. Rose Hopes To Be Back in 2015

 width=Marc Gasol scored 23 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies past his brother Pau Gasol and the Chicago Bulls 101-91 on Monday night.

Gasol was 10 of 16 from the field for the Grizzlies, who moved to two games ahead of idle Houston for the Southwest Division lead.

Jeff Green had 19 and Zach Randolph added 16 for the Grizzlies, who held the Bulls to 43.8 percent shooting from the field and improved to 21-11 on the road.

Pau Gasol, Marc's older brother, had 13 points and 11 rebounds for his 43rd double-double to match the career high he set during the 2010-11 season with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Marc Gasol started opposite his brother at last month's NBA All-Star game.

NBA Scoreboard
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Washington 95, Charlotte 69
Atlanta 130, Sacramento 105
Boston 100, Miami 90
New Orleans 114, Milwaukee 103
Denver 106, New York 78
Golden State 98, Phoenix 80
LA Clippers 89, Minnesota 76

>>DRose Says He Will Play This Year

Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose says he thinks he will be back this season after last month's knee surgery.

Speaking to reporters for the first time since undergoing surgery Feb. 27 to repair the torn medial meniscus in his right knee, Rose says Monday his return this season is "the plan, so whenever I feel right, that's when I'm going to step back."

Rose hasn't played since Feb. 23 against Milwaukee. The next night, the Bulls announced that Rose would undergo his latest knee surgery. He missed all of the 2012-13 season after tearing his left ACL during the first round of the 2012 playoffs, and played only 10 games last season after initially tearing the meniscus in his right knee.

Rose spent time on the United Center floor Monday shooting flat-footed jumpers, and Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau said the former MVP is "right on schedule."

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