The Wolves needed a boost coming into Monday night’s contest with the Clippers and they got one from Derrick Rose.
Rose, who had missed six of his last seven games with an ankle injury, returned and finished with 22 points and six assists. Most importantly, he carried the Wolves to a win and reminded us all how dangerous the Wolves can be when they’re healthy.
What Rose does for the Wolves when he’s on the floor goes beyond his stat line. Rose has a unique ability to collapse opposing defenses and get his own shot from the perimeter—that’s something the Wolves sorely missed when he was on the shelf.