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Rose should be back for Game 2 Posted: Tuesday May 20, 2003 12:43 AMUpdated: Tuesday May 20, 2003 2:59 AM SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- It wasn't bad enough that Malik Rose caught a painful knee to the head -- he got his foot stomped as well. That won't be enough to keep him off the court for Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Wednesday night, though. When Rose left Monday's game with 4:16 remaining, the Spurs led 104-99 in Game 1 at the SBC Center. When the horn sounded, it was the Mavericks who claimed a 113-110 victory. Rose was trying to defend a drive by Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki when he fell to the floor. While he was down, the Mavs' Eduardo Najera kneed him in the back of the head. Dr. David Schmidt, the Spurs' team physician, said Rose temporarily lost feeling in his left arm from a "stinger." "It's like hitting your funny bone -- it gets all numb and tingly," Schmidt said. "But it came right back -- his function totally returned." Schmidt said Rose was going home after the game, and that he would definitely be healthy for Game 2. After he was knocked down and kneed, Rose remained on the court and was being treated by a trainer as the play went to the other end. The Mavericks brought the ball back down court quickly after a San Antonio miss and Nowitzki stepped on Rose's foot as he lay on the floor. After a lengthy break, Rose was escorted to the locker room where a team doctor said he was being treated for a possible concussion. Rose, who the Spurs depend upon for energy and offense off the bench, left the arena without speaking to reporters. He played 10 minutes Monday, finishing with three points, one rebound and five fouls. It was a subpar performance for Rose in a game called very closely by the officials -- the teams together shot 97 free throws, with Dallas making 49 straight after missing their first. In the first two series against Phoenix and Los Angeles, Rose averaged 9.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.
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