Derrick Rose is Back, and Faster Than Ever

Derrick Rose is back. Well, back to going really fast in NBA games, at least. Rose had a notably bad shooting performance in the FIBA World Cup over the summer, but he at least looks healthy.

With the NBA regular season just a few days away, Rose had his best game since returning from injury, and it came against Kyrie Irving and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Rose was awesome, scoring 30 points on 18 shots in 24 minutes. He even went 4-of-5 from behind the 3-point line which is an obvious anomaly, but also kind of terrifying.

Two particular plays stand out from the highlight video above. The first play came early in the first with Rose blowing by Kyrie and avoiding Irving, Anderson Varejao and LeBron in the air to make the reverse layup.

Then there was this play where Rose took the ball the length of the court, beating everyone down the floor and finishing (plus a few steps) against three defenders.

Basically, if you’re backpedaling with Derrick Rose running towards you, you should just tackle him so nobody gets hurt. Especially, D-Rose. Seriously though. Nobody touch him. Just give him the layup.