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CHICAGO -- Derrick Rose received a mix of boos and cheers during introductions before his first game back in Chicago on Friday night. He also was booed the first few times he handled the ball.But Rose walked off of the Bulls floor with a smile and celebratory high-five from teammate Joakim Noah after helping the New York Knicks?to a much-needed?117-104 win at the United Center.Afterward, Rose said the boos from the home crowd didnt bother him.It was all fun, man. I love competing, he said after recording 15 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds in his best performance as a Knick. I love when the crowd is into it. I knew it was going to be some yells. I knew there was going to be some boos. Im from here. Im used to it. Ive been getting it ever since I was in sixth grade, going on the West Side of Chicago and playing and me being a South Side. Im used to it.Noah, a teammate of Roses for eight seasons in Chicago, was greeted with a loud ovation during his introduction. He said afterward that it was difficult to keep his emotions in check.There was a lot of love in the building, Noah said. I was trying to stay as focused on the game as possible.Rose and Noah were later featured in a video tribute by the Bulls at the first timeout. The montage showed highlights throughout their Chicago careers.The home crowd then cheered both players as they walked on the floor following the video.It means a lot, Rose said. I played eight years here, figured out how to play the NBA game. I had great coaches along the way in the past, and this is a new chapter here.The initial boos for Rose were probably the result of the complicated legacy he left in Chicago.Rose, a Chicago native, was drafted by the Bulls with the No. 1 overall pick out of Memphis in 2008. He was named Rookie of the Year that season and earned the NBA MVP award after the 2010-11 campaign, becoming the youngest player to win the award.But Rose suffered his first knee injury in the playoffs the following season and suffered several injuries over the next four seasons. In total, he played in just 39 percent of his games following the initial injury. During that span, Rose received criticism over what some perceived to be a cautious approach to his rehab.The Bulls missed the playoffs last season, when Rose played in 66 games. He was traded to New York in late June. A few days later, Noah opted to sign with Knicks as a free agent after spending his first nine seasons in Chicago.Noah said earlier Friday that it was an appropriate time to break up the core of the Bulls. He later added that he and Rose, his close friend, did all they could to win a title in their years with the Bulls.Even though we didnt win a championship here, I know how hard and bad Derrick wanted to win one, how bad I wanted to win one. It just didnt happen, Noah said. There are no regrets. We gave everything we had for this city.Said Rose: Only thing I can do about that is say I gave it my all. I really tried. I had multiple times, many times, where I envisioned winning a championship here. It never happened, so Ive got to take [those] visions and take them to New York.The Knicks improved to 2-3 on Friday, thanks in part to strong performances from Rose, Noah and Kristaps Porzingis (27 points, five rebounds). Noah finished with 16 points, nine rebounds and four assists.It felt really good. Im not going to lie. It felt great, Noah said. It was good to bounce back. I think our team is going to keep growing. We need that adversity. Thats when you know what a team is really made of. 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Anthony Duclair also scored in the shootout for Arizona.Duclair had a goal in regulation as well, his first of the season, and rookie Christian Dvorak also scored for the Coyotes, who won for the third time in four games after a 1-5 start.Matt Irwin and Craig Smith had the goals for Nashville.Domingue stopped shootout attempts by Filip Forsberg and Ryan Johansen to seal the win.Its never going to be the prettiest game, but were going to find ways, Domingue said.The Predators lost four of five games on a West Coast road trip that ended in Arizona, though they earned two overtime points.Duclair tied it 2-all at 5:48 of the third period. He scored 20 goals in a breakout 2015-2016 season, but took 10 games to get his first of 2016-17.It was bound to happen, Duclair said. Its been a bit of a challenge but at the same time Ive been embracing it.The game went to overtime and Domingue was busy, stopping six shots while the Coyotes did not manage one.The last 2 minutes of overtime saw the Predators on their seventh power play, and the action was halted momentarily while Domingue was examined by a trainer.I was cramping a lot in the hip section, he said.Coyotes coach Dave Tippett said he hadnt decided if Domingue will play Friday night at Anaheim.Nashville finished 1 for 7 on the power play.Dvorak, recalled from the clubs AHL affiliate in Tucson three days after being sent down, scored his first NHL goal at 9:17 of the first period. He took a pass from Ryan White, then displayed some nifty stick-handling to free himself for a backhand that went off Pekka Rinnes pads.ddddddddddddThe goal gave Arizona a 1-0 lead. Dvorak became the third Coyotes player to score his first career goal this season.The Predators got on the board with Irwins wrister from left of the net, which zipped through traffic and was close to being deflected. Irwins goal, at 17:55 of the first, was his second in two games.The Predators outshot the Coyotes 18-6 in the first period but went 0 for 3 on power plays in the first 20 minutes.We let a game get away, coach Peter Laviolette said. They picked up their game in the second and third and we didnt respond to it.The Predators failed to convert on their first four power plays of the game, but the fifth one produced Smiths team-leading fifth goal of the season. Smith fired in a shot off a pass from P.K. 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