The Jazz waived Derrick Rose last season after ending up with him in a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers. The plan was always to waive him, and it made sense: he’s had a negative plus-minus for the last four years, and with his high usage rate, could have hijacked the Jazz’s offense. Even after tonight’s performance, I still think it was the right call.
But there’s no denying he was sensational tonight. Rose scored 50 points overall on 19-31 shooting, including 4-7 from 3, plus 8-11 from the free-throw line. The Jazz last gave up 50 points to James Harden early in last season in a road loss to Houston.