Derrick Rose Makes Amends With Game Winner VS Pelicans

Derrick Rose hit a redemptive game-winner against the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night to give the Pistons a 105 – 103 win.

There were 0.3 seconds left on the clock when Derrick Rose drained the bucket over Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday. It’s the Detroit Pistons’ fourth win in five games.

It was a significant moment for Derrick Rose, who has choked in similar endgame situations recently.

On Nov. 15, Rose was responsible for a late turnover which allowed the Hornets’ Malik Monk to win the game. On Nov. 27, again against Charlotte, he missed a pass to Luke Kennard, thus losing the chance to claw the defeat back.

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“I’m just trying to learn from my last mistake in that Hornets game,” Rose said. 

“It’s on my mind every time I think about me being in a late-clock type of situation.”

According to Pistons forward Blake Griffin, Rose’s teammates never lost faith in him. 

“I think it was after the Charlotte game, we didn’t execute down the stretch,” Griffin said. 

“I went to him and I said, ’10 times out of 10, I’m going to you in that situation.’ He delivered for us tonight. He’s delivered for us the last two games in these situations. We have all the faith in the world in him.”

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“Jrue is a great defender, and I just made the right move,” Rose said. 

“That’s all it was. When you going against somebody like that, your move has to be very precise. You have to get a lot of space when you’re dealing with a great defender like Jrue.”

Coach Dwayne Casey said that Rose is building himself back into form after a quiet summer.

“He’s an MVP for a reason,” Casey said. 

“We’re not getting the young Derrick Rose, but the young man didn’t do almost anything all summer long. A little bit in training camp, a little bit in exhibition. He’s coming around. Again, he was an MVP, he’s still an MVP mentally for a reason.”