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  • Derrick Rose Scores 50 Points In Wolves Win

    Rose scores career-high 50 as Timberwolves top Jazz 128-125

    MINNEAPOLIS -- As the final buzzer sounded and his teammates swarmed him on the court, Derrick Rose couldn't help but fight back tears.

    Rose's emotions were on full display moments after he scored a career-high 50 points in a vintage performance that lifted the Minnesota Timberwolves over the Utah Jazz 128-125 on Wednesday.

    Derailed by injuries for years, Rose walked off serenaded by chants of "MVP! MVP!" from the home crowd. The 30-year-old point guard shot 19 of 31 from the field and hit four 3-pointers. He played 41 minutes, his most in nearly two years.

    Rose had 34 points in the second half and 15 in a tightly contested fourth quarter as the Wolves held off the Jazz, who waived Rose in February after a two-day stint.

    His basket down low with 30 seconds remaining put Minnesota up for good, and he made two free throws with 13.8 seconds left to make it a three-point lead.

    One of his biggest shots was a corner 3 that tied the game at 119. That gave him 44 points, which matched his previous high set during the 2011 playoffs with the Bulls. His regular-season best had been 42 points.

    Rose tied it at 110 with one of his patented layups, giving him 41 points. He weaved through traffic and made the off-balance shot, showing glimpses of the moves that once made him an elite player and the top pick in the 2008 draft.

    Making his first start of the season, Rose scored 19 points in the third quarter as the Timberwolves took a five-point lead into the fourth
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