Derrick Rose Scores Career-High 50 Points Against the Jazz

The Timberwolves won the game.

Nov 01, 2018
Derrick Rose #25 of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 31: Derrick Rose #25 of the Minnesota Timberwolves celebrates a play during the fourth quarter of the game against the Utah Jazz on October 31, 2018 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Rose scored 50 points. The Timberwolves defeated the Jazz 128-125. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

Derrick Rose #25 of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 31: Derrick Rose #25 of the Minnesota Timberwolves celebrates a play during the fourth quarter of the game against the Utah Jazz on October 31, 2018 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Rose scored 50 points. The Timberwolves defeated the Jazz 128-125. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

Derrick Rose was on fire on Wednesday night. 

He scored a career high of 50 points against the Utah Jazz and helped to propel his team, which was without Jimmy Butler, to victory. Rose's previous career high was 42 points from a March 2011 game against the Indiana Pacers. 

Derrick Rose in tears as he leaves the court. He’s gone through so much in his career. Salute D🌹! (via @Timberwolves) pic.twitter.com/mYqzWdjJk4

— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) November 1, 2018

🚨 DERRICK ROSE DROPS A CAREER-HIGH 50 PTS FOR THE @TIMBERWOLVES! 🚨#AllEyesNorth 128 | #TeamIsEverything 125

KAT: 28 PTS, 16 REB pic.twitter.com/mhtpvdb4eo

— NBA (@NBA) November 1, 2018

Rose, who got six assists and four rebounds during the contest, also provided a crucial block of Dante Exum's shot to maintain the Timberwolves' lead against the Jazz in the final seconds of the game. The final score was 125-128.

The Derrick Rose block to cap off his 50 point performance and @Timberwolves win! #AllEyesNorth pic.twitter.com/VLOlVMpDaa

— NBA (@NBA) November 1, 2018

The game ball for Derrick Rose! #AllEyesNorth #ThisIsWhyWePlay pic.twitter.com/ogSlI3ye6O

— NBA (@NBA) November 1, 2018

What a moment for Derrick Rose, fighting back tears after the buzzer in Minnesota 🙏 pic.twitter.com/hcPPOKH7i7

— ESPN (@espn) November 1, 2018

Following the game, Rose gave an emotional interview in which he talked about how significant it all was. 

An emotional Derrick Rose explained what his 50-point game meant to him.

"Everything, man. I worked my ass off..." pic.twitter.com/X3xZ76VvRQ

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 1, 2018
Never give up. 🌹🌹 pic.twitter.com/Q4l0suTG9C
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