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LOS ANGELES -- Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose said his strained left hamstring is feeling much better and he was expected to go through all of Wednesday's practice. Rose has missed the last two games after injuring the hamstring in last Thursday night's win over the Toronto Raptors. "It feels a lot better, actually," Rose said before Wednesday's practice. "Just being able to practice, go through practice at a good pace and really react instead of thinking while I'm out there. It feels good just being on the court." Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau said Rose would practice, but big man Pau Gasol would not. Gasol sat out Monday's win over the Los Angeles Clippers with a left calf strain and, like Rose, his status for Thursday night's game against the Sacramento Kings is uncertain. "(The calf is) a little better," Gasol said. "Still a little tender there, but making progress. We're taking it really one day at a time and see how it feels every morning. We're going to do some stuff today, try to get it activated, see how it feels, see how it reacts ... I just got to go with how I feel and be patient." That's the approach that Rose continues to take as well. He has missed six games already this season, four of which came because of sprained ankles. "Today (I'll) practice a little bit and (Thursday) see how I feel," he said. "And if it don't feel right there's no need (to play)."
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