CHICAGO -- Derrick Rose, who was 1 for 13 from the field for a career-low two points, said he had no issue with being benched late in the Chicago Bulls' 96-86 overtime win over the Miami Heat on Thursday.

"I'm fine, man," Rose said of coach Tom Thibodeau's decision to sit him down the stretch. "Anything to win. Where he felt that lineup was going to win the game, it won the game, and I can't complain about anything."

Thibodeau decided to ride the hot hand of Rose's backup, C.J. Watson, down the stretch. Watson scored 16 points along with nine assists and hit a 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds remaining to send the game into overtime.

Thibodeau admitted it was a little strange benching the reigning MVP.

"It's a great question," Thibodeau said. "Big picture, in terms of, if this were his first or second year, maybe you would be more concerned with that. But where Derrick is now as a player, he knows, he understands the situation. He's coming off an injury, he's a very confident guy. He'll get up to speed very quickly. The thing that you love about him, he was so happy we won, and so happy for his teammates, and that's who Derrick is."

After missing Tuesday's game against the New York Knicks because of an ankle injury suffered on Sunday in New York, Rose was back in the starting lineup after practicing fully the past two days. It was just Rose's second game in a month because of groin and ankle injuries.

"It's the same, where I'm just trying to get my rhythm back," Rose said, "I had worse games than this. I'm just happy that we got the win; that's the only thing that matters to me.

Joakim Noah praised the way Rose handled the situation.

"No, there's nothing to be upset about," Noah said. "When your leader is a team-first guy, it trickles down to everybody. It shows what kind of character he has. We're trying to win here. It was a great team effort."

Thibodeau wasn't all that surprised by the struggles of Rose, who had eight assists in 25 minutes.