Derrick Rose Scores Career-High 50 Points Against the Jazz

The Timberwolves won the game.

Derrick Rose #25 of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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)
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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.

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.

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

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