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Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni praises Derrick Rose on reinventing his game

Timberwolves guard Derrick Rose's success remaking himself as a shooter off the bench has been one of the stories of the first quarter of the NBA season, with Rose averaging 19.3 points per game, making 49.4 percent of his 3s.

Stunning as that might be from a 30 percent career 3-point shooter, he might have shown signs of that, however, in the first round against the Rockets when he averaged 14.4 points, making 70 percent of his 3 pointers. He had averaged 8.4 points on 23.3 percent 3-point shooting with the Cavaliers and Wolves last season,

"He's playing really well.