Halloween rarely gets to be an emotional one for most people. But on Wednesday night, after the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Utah Jazz 128-125, Derrick Rose poured out his heart to the home crowd and the tears started falling.

Rose dominated the game with a career-high 50-point masterpiece as he left defenders in the dust, not unlike his 2010-11 MVP season with the Chicago Bulls. After the game, there was no holding back the emotions when Fox Sports sideline reporter Lea Olsen interviewed him about his amazing performance.

Asked what this night meant to him, the 6-foot-3 point guard spoke from the heart.

“Everything, man,” Rose replied. “I worked my ass off, bro. I did this for the franchise, the organization, the fans, everybody. I wouldn’t be able to play the way I played.”

The fans wouldn’t stop cheering and they kept on standing as a salute to Rose who had one of the most surreal moments of this young 2018-19 season.

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“I played my heart out,” Rose said as the crowd continued to applaud him. “My teammates told me before the game, just play my game. And tonight was a hell of a night.”

Not only did he score in bunches during the last few minutes of the game, Rose closed the door on the Jazz with his defense, blocking a shot from three-point range that would have tied the game. His teammates mobbed him afterward.

Rose put on a show that was reminiscent of his best years in the league. After going through several injuries and being sidelined almost every season that he played from 2011-2017, he re-signed with the Timberwolves on a one-year, $2.1 million deal.