Last season with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Derrick Rose scored a career-high 50 points on Halloween against the Utah Jazz.

It was a performance which captivated the NBA world since Rose has undergone four knee surgeries in his career.

Now, the new Detroit Pistons guard admits that game took the weight off his back.

Derrick Rose averaged 18.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game last season for the Timberwolves. The Chicago native shot 48.2 percent overall and 37.0 percent from the 3-point line.

Rose became the first NBA player since 1983 to score at least 917 points in fewer than 1,400 minutes with Minnesota.

The Pistons signed Rose to a two-year deal in free agency this summer. He will likely back up Reggie Jackson at the point guard spot unless the team trades Jackson, who is in the final year of his contract.

Rose has gotten off to a solid start with the Pistons. He posted 18 points and five assists in Detroit's second preseason game against the Dallas Mavericks.

The Pistons made the playoffs last season for the first time since 2016, but they got swept by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round. Detroit averaged 107.0 points per game in 2018-19, which ranked 25th in the league.

With Rose in the fold, the Pistons should be more explosive on offense this 2019-20 campaign.