Derrick Rose couldn't hold back the tears after his career-high 50 points and game-winning block in the Timberwolves' 128-125 win over the Utah Jazz Wednesday night.
Wearing a throwback jersey, Rose looked more like the 2011 MVP than the player who has struggled in stints with the Knicks and Cavaliers. He was released by the Jazz in February of last season before signing with Minnesota in March.
Asked what the 50-point game meant to him, Rose, wiping away tears, said, "Everything."
"I worked my ass off," he said in a postgame interview.