Derrick Rose scored 23 of his 25 points in the second half in a win in Golden State on Friday night but was forced to the sidelines in the closing minutes because of a hip injury.

According to Mike McGraw of the Daily Herald, Rose insisted he would be OK to play in Sunday's game at Denver.

"Man, it was a sharp pain that was there for a long time, but I'm all right now," Rose said. "I've just got to ice it and massage it. I'm not missing that game."

Rose's game did earn him a fan in Warriors' coach Don Nelson.

"We're big Rose fans here, love to watch him play, love to watch him get better in games," Nelson said after Friday's game. "Wow, what a show he put on in the second half. He's an incredibly talented point guard, right up there with the best of them."