Rose says back is OK, will play in ASG;(STRYLINK NAME:v8505; SLUG:2030 APBC-BKN--Bulls-Rose 1st Ld-Writethru,0437;)(MLINK SSTRY:; PHOTO:201202201811654892375-022012; AUDIO:;))(HEADLINE XHL:Lin, Knicks pound undermanned Hawks (AP)

Jeremy Lin had an easy night ahead of his toughest opponent yet, and the New York Knicks tuned up for their trip to Miami by beating the Atlanta Hawks 99-82 on Wednesday night. Lin had 17 points and nine assists, sitting out most of the fourth quarter in a rare game during his remarkable run that the Knicks needed little from him.