Derrick Rose banks in 3 at the buzzer to give Bulls 2-1 series lead over Cavs

— -- CHICAGO -- Derrick Rose banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer and scored 30 points Friday night to give the Chicago Bulls a 99-96 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers and a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Cleveland had just tied it on a 3-pointer by J.R. Smith with 10.8 seconds left when Rose came through with the game-winning buzzer-beater, the first by a Bulls player in the playoffs since Michael Jordan in Game 1 of the 1997 NBA Finals, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. 

He took the inbounds pass from Mike Dunleavy Jr. on the sideline after Chicago called time with 3 seconds remaining. Rose then dribbled past the top of the key before burying a wild shot over Tristan Thompson, drawing a mob from his teammates and a deafening roar from the crowd.

LeBron James scored 27 points for Cleveland and passed Tony Parker, Steve Nash and Larry Bird for fourth on the career playoff assists list. He had 14 in the game, giving him 1,073.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.