- [Derrick] I come in, I work my butt off every day.
The last couple of years I've just been
looking for an opportunity to go out there
and play the way that I normally play.
And everything happens for a reason.
That's how I feel.
It's kind of frustrating knowing that
I'm gonna miss a long period of time
without playing the game that I love playing.
- [Sideline Reporter] What does it mean to you, Derrick?
- [Derrick] Everything, man.
I worked my ass off, bro.
(audience cheering)
- [Narrator] Where once it seemed like
Derrick Rose's career was over,
as the injuries had taken too much of a toll,
on this night, even if it was for a brief moment,
we were treated to the kind of vintage performance
that reminded us all of how great he can be.
Rose has struggled with his
outside shot for his entire career,
and it's no surprise as the shot clock wound down
that they leave him open.
But the way he stepped into this shot
was a precursor of things to come.
He scored from everywhere on the floor.
Now watch how he convinces Gobert
that he's going to shoot a reverse
only to quick release the layup
on the left side of the board.
Even with The Stifle Tower protecting the rim,
Rose was undeterred, forcing into retreat until
he could drift to the left just enough to uncork this
lefty on the way down off the glass shot.
In order to get to 50, you need something special to happen.
And with Rose going four for seven from behind the arc,
this was a big sign that he was feeling it.
You also need some crazy shot-making,
and when Rose rejects the ball screen
for an extended one-two that
sees him careening off of Rubio,
twisting and falling out of bounds,
he still somehow gets the ball to
roll around the rim and through.
He did most of his damage in the second half
as he uses the good screen set by Towns
to exploit Favors seeking too low,
giving him an open 15 footer off the hop.
With Rudy lurking on the weak side,
Favors isn't that concerned with the penetration,
but look at the explosion that
makes Favors look like a statue.
Rose drifts back to the right side
and lays it up and around the block attempt.
As the Jazz elect to double team Cat down low,
the Wolves release some pressure
by passing to the high post,
and this gets the defense focusing only on Gibson.
Again, the Jazz aren't worried about
him making the three pointer,
so they help off of him
and dare him to shoot.
Rose tortured Rudy all night,
and here he gets just barely into the lane
before jumping off one foot
and floating the ball up and over Gobert.
On the mismatch, you can tell Rose was feeling it,
since he didn't even try to blow by Favors.
Instead, using the left-right one-two
from 20 feet to bury it in Favors' face.
We had ball dominant Rose again as he brings it up
and never passes it, probing for an opening.
Check how he comes out of that screen going to his left
then hops into a jump shot,
and making this shot tells you how everything was in rhythm
and going through the net.
The game was close,
and Rose started sensing now was the time
to start carrying the team on his shoulders.
As the clock wound down, he isolated on the right side
and went to the Harden step back, only the two point version
and Rose promptly buries it.
At this point into Rose's career,
he has to rely on basketball IQ
and skill versus sheer athleticism.
And the type of work he puts in daily
to be able to execute these moves
is the exact time of training
you get at Point Guard College.
They have camps all around the country
that allow you to unlock all the potential
that's inside of you just waiting to come out.
It's the only training experience
that focuses on playmaking, thinking the game, leadership,
and mindset training that is simply transformational.
And that's what Derrick Rose was last night,
displaying his ability to change speed and direction,
causing Gobert to have a very hard time keeping up.
On the release, it goes just beyond
the outstretched arm of the defense
and drops through the rim.
On the high screen and roll, Rose patiently waits
for an opening as Exum runs around the screen.
Favors is too worried about Towns shooting and doesn't drop,
and watch how Rose goes off his right foot on the one
instead of a traditional right-left one-two
and it allows him to shield the ball with his body,
absorb enough energy to control
the ball high off the back board,
and a big bucket, extending their lead.
Midway through the fourth
and the game is completely turned,
with the Wolves down six.
The offense doesn't get them anything,
so it's creativity time.
The gallop to the left allows him to plant
the left foot without any muscle slack,
exploding into the crossover right by his man.
But Royce O'Neale can jump and times this perfectly.
In shades of old Derrick Rose,
he elevates, drifts toward the base line
and hooks the soft runner off the glass.
At this point the entire Jazz defense is geared to stop him.
Rubio does a good job getting around the ball screen
and Royce O'Neale hovers at the elbow
to make sure, as does Favors.
The screen comes again,
and those same three form a wall, which works temporarily,
but forces the switch.
Another gallop dribble allows Rose
to load with his right foot forward
right by the slower Favors,
but in this scenario, the big man has an advantage.
He knows where Rose is going
and should be able to time the block,
but Rose gets up in the air,
double pumps to allow him to drift farther away
but still have strength to get the ball
on the rim, over and behind Favors' arm.
Incredible.
Down three and desperately in need of a bucket
with a short shot clock,
it's clear the spirit of MVP Rose has taken over
as he probes with the dribble briefly
before lifting both feet, landing with one sound,
and just letting fly over the perfect defense of Exum.
The ball drops through and we have a tie game.
Down one, they run double ball screen out of horns.
Well contained by Gobert,
forcing it back out to the perimeter.
They run the double ball screen again
and what normally isn't an issue for the Jazz
is Gobert containing the guard at the rim.
But Rose hits him with the Rondo, or the dream,
and makes Rudy look foolish as he lays it in.
And for the game winner.
A simple ball screen out top
has Exum go underneath the screen,
which lets Rose get to top speed to the hoop.
This is good defense to contain him under the backboard,
but this was Rose's night
as he simply turns over his left shoulder
and tosses in that half hook over
the very long arms of Exum.
The game ended with free throws to put 'em up by three
and get him to the magic number of 50.
And the crowd almost elevated the building
as they basked Rose in the adulation
of a player who everyone knows
has gone through the toughest setbacks
anybody could ever endure in their career.
Add to that the Jimmy Butler drama
and getting a gritty win like this
was exactly what the Timberwolves needed.
And after all the ups and downs of Rose's career,
the triumphant displays of sheer athletic talent,
the heroic outbursts of incredible plays,
and the debts of debilitating damage to his body
and his soul, this career high
and game-winning basket was something
Derrick Rose needed more than anything else.
(triumphant instrumental music)
- [Derrick] I played my heart out.
My teammates told me before the game, just play my game,
and tonight was a hell of a night.
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