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All the pain. All surgeries. All rehabilitations. All the frustration and setbacks. And overcoming all this, a renewed joy and triumph in the game moved Derrick Rose Wednesday night.
Tears ran down his face as he came out of the court. Given the ups and downs of his career, he can not be held accountable for his emotion after the 50-point evening of his career, which allowed the Minnesota Timberwolves outnumbered to take it 128-125 over. Utah Jazz.
For good measure, Kia's most valuable player in 2011 made two free throws in 13.8 seconds to seal the win and secure his 50 points. He scored when he counted, losing 34 points in the second half, including 15 in the tight fourth quarter.
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– NBA TV (@NBATV) November 1, 2018
"I put a lot of hard work into my job," Rose said at the post-game press conference. He said he was comfortable with his coach Tom Thibodeau and the Wolves. According to him, Thibodeau predicts that the last stages of his career will be special. "It's all about rhythm … playing basketball and being a happy player, actually."
It was a rewarding and joyous, if not justifying, moment for a player who was planning to retire less than a year ago, after suffering an ankle injury, the Cavaliers having knee problems.
Players around the NBA from LeBron James to Dwyane Wade reacted to Rose's emotional fulfillment. They understand what he has gone through.
Rose missed only a few games during his first three NBA seasons with the Bulls, a sequence that ultimately earned him the MVP award in 2011. But he played only 39 games the following season and tore his left ACL in the first playoff round of Chicago. series, which made him miss the entire 2012-13 season.
After the long rehab and the lost season, after ten matches since the 2013-14 season, Rose has torn the right knee meniscus and missed the rest of the season. Although Rose showed lightning during the three generally healthy seasons that followed, he rarely had the same spring or hatch.
Then Rose tore the meniscus of his left knee during the 2016-17 season with the Knicks, forcing him to undergo a knee surgery for the fourth time in his career, which seemed threatened.
Resurrected this season after his reunion with Thibodeau, who trained with the Bulls, Rose is 30 minutes on average per game with 14.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.9 assists.
No butler
The Timberwolves were resting on the disgruntled Jimmy Butler (All Star) as they were organizing the Jazz, which could have inadvertently helped Rose to her career night. Head coach Tom Thibodeau called it "preventive rest" because of the general pain. This raised eyebrows considering the team's day off Tuesday, and generated speculation that Butler is entering the conservation phase of his plan to be traded.
Despite Butler's good performance on the field (at least in the games) this season, Butler is hurting the Minnesota organization and decreasing its market value in the league, said NBA analyst and analyst Brian Geltzeiler.
In six games this season, Butler is averaging 22.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 3.0 steals. He has played a leading role in the Wolves' three victories up to now.
Ring-drummer time?
This was not a drummer buzzer, but it was as close as possible. Paul Millsap bounced back and fired a 15-foot wandering shot from Nikola Jokic with 0.1 seconds left to give the Nuggets a 108-107 victory over the Chicago Bulls in overtime.
Jokic finished with 22 points and 12 rebounds and Millsap gave him 19 points while the Nuggets improved to 6-1.
Spooky night
Fans around the NBA (and LeBron like Jason) were not afraid to dress in scary or imaginative clothes.
Mr Voorhees pic.twitter.com/0KTTaohxtU
– Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) October 31, 2018
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It's peanut butter, jelly time! pic.twitter.com/UrArSJE1Mp
– NBA (@NBA) October 30, 2018
Which jazz player would you like with you during a zombie apocalypse? pic.twitter.com/M85cbo8a1S
– Jazz Boo-tah Jazz ? (@utahjazz) November 1, 2018
The Miami Heat even had its own "House of Horrors!" And several warriors and lakers arrived at their respective arenas in costumes, including James and Klay Thompson.
Another scary warrior
It was Curry's turn to take the spotlight for the Warriors after Klay Thompson's record performance with 14 trios trios on Monday night.
In a performance that most players consider the pinnacle of their season, Curry scored 37 points in 12 out of 20 shots, including seven to three points in the Warriors' 131-121 win. Just another day at the office for the best shooter in the game. Only four three-point attempts missed their goal.
Pelicans star Anthony Davis returned to the lineup after missing two games due to a sprained elbow. He finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds in 42 minutes.
And it happened too …
- Luka Doncic, rookie of the Mavericks got a signed LeBron jersey after the Lakers held the Mavericks 114-113. Oh, and for the match, LeBron had 29 points and Doncic scored 14 points, with five rebounds and seven assists.
- Domantas Sabonis, the Pacers, came off the bench to go 12-12 on the field and 6 of 7 on the free throw line to lead the Pacers beyond the 107-101 Knicks.
- Rookie Wendell Carter Jr., the No. 7 draft of the 2018 draft by the Bulls, had his best scoring night with 25 points and eight rebounds in the Bulls' one-point loss to the Nuggets.
- Andre Drummond of the Pistons had another great doubles double with 24 points and 23 rebounds in the 120-119 defeat of the Pistons in overtime against the Nets.
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