Derrick Rose, injured in Bulls' victory, is out for playoffs Derrick Rose crumbled to the floor, clutching his left knee. His season is over and the Chicago Bulls' title hopes might be finished too. Rose will miss the rest of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee late in Chicago's 103-91 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in Saturday's playoff opener at Chicago, casting a big cloud over a team eyeing a championship run. He scored 23 points and was playing more like the league's reigning MVP after missing 27 games because of injuries during the regular season, but his season came to an end as the Bulls were wrapping up an impressive victory. Rose crumbled to the ground after he drove the lane with about 1:20 left and the Bulls leading by 12. He was going for a layup when he came to a jump-stop and seemed to change his mind as the 76ers' Spencer Hawes and Lavoy Allen rotated over, passing off to a teammate before an awkward landing. Team medical personnel immediately rushed out and tended to Rose for several minutes as he was writhing in pain near the baseline before helping him to the locker room. Asked why Rose was still in the game, Bulls Coach Tom Thibodeau pointed out that Philadelphia was making a run. Rose checked back in with just under eight minutes left and the lead got as many as 20 shortly after that before the 76ers made another push. "I don't work backward like you guys do," Thibodeau said. Veteran guard Richard Hamilton defended the decision, saying, "Philly was making a run. In playoff basketball, you never want to give a team confidence. ... When you have a team down, you have to try to keep them down. They made a little run so we needed guys that could put the ball in the basket. 76ers Coach Doug Collins also had Thibodeau's back. "He knows what he's doing coaching his team," Collins said. Thibs is my buddy. I have the ultimate respect for him. From his standpoint he wanted to finish that game for what he did. It's awful that Derrick got hurt. Losing Rose is a huge blow for a team that made the conference finals last season and captured the top overall seeding for the second straight year. He found his touch after a slow start in this game and also contributed nine rebounds and nine assists. Hamilton added 19 points, Luol Deng scored 17 and Joakim Noah (12 points, 13 rebounds) had a double-double for Chicago. Elton Brand led Philadelphia with 19 points. Chicago product Evan Turner scored 12 and was booed mercilessly after acknowledging he thought the Miami Heat would be a tougher first-round matchup. Rose's injury sent a major chill through the arena. The Bulls were 18-9 without him this season, but they know they need their star if they're going to make a run at the title. "Your heart goes out to him," Kyle Korver said. It's been a hard year. With all the work that he puts in and the kind of person he is, to see this happen stinks. It's a sad win. at Miami 100, New York 67: LeBron James scored 32 points before getting the fourth quarter off and Dwyane Wade added 19 as Miami rode the strength of a 32-2 run to easily beat New York in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinal. Mario Chalmers added 11 points and nine assists for Miami, which turned 27 New York turnovers into a franchise playoff-record 38 points. J.R. Smith scored 17 for the Knicks, who have lost 11 consecutive playoff games dating to 2001. Carmelo Anthony missed 12 of 15 shots and finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds for New York, which lost starting guard Iman Shumpert to a knee injury in the third quarter.