Game ID: 22400858
Minnesota Timberwolves @ Utah Jazz
Friday, February 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM ET
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
UTA 38 18 38 23 117MIN 40 27 25 24 116
MIN @ UTA ScoutingMIN @ UTA Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
UTA availability going into 2/21 · 7 days' restOUT Sexton missed 6 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 51 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Martin missed 2 since 2/12, returns tonight: 16 min (69% of 23)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 3 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 2 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Williams back 2/08 after 9, 16 min since (75% of 21)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 2/13 after 2, 28 min since (140% of 20)
NEW Collins 30 to 36 min over the last 4
NEW Collier 26 to 32 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 2/22 · back-to-backOUT Sexton missed 7 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 52 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 4 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 3 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Martin back 2/21 after 2, 16 min since (69% of 23)
BACK Williams back 2/08 after 9, 16 min since (75% of 21)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 2/13 after 2, 28 min since (140% of 20)
UTA availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT Sexton missed 8 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 53 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 2 since 2/21, returns tonight: 22 min (109% of 20)
OUT Potter missed 2 since 2/21, returns tonight: 26 min (139% of 19)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 5 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 4 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Martin back 2/21 after 2, 22 min since (99% of 23)
NEW Collier 26 to 31 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 2 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Sexton missed 9 since 2/05, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 2 since 2/22, returns tonight: 31 min (120% of 26)
OUT Hendricks missed 54 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 6 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 5 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Martin back 2/21 after 2, 24 min since (108% of 23)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 2/13 after 2, 25 min since (125% of 20)
BACK Potter back 2/24 after 2, 26 min since (139% of 19)
UTA availability going into 2/28 · 1 day's restOUT Markkanen missed 2 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 3 since 2/22, returns tonight: 27 min (89% of 30)
OUT Sexton missed 10 since 2/05, returns tonight: 17 min (61% of 28)
OUT Hendricks missed 55 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 7 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 6 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 2/26 after 2, 31 min since (120% of 26)
BACK Martin back 2/21 after 2, 27 min since (118% of 23)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 2/13 after 2, 25 min since (125% of 20)
BACK Potter back 2/24 after 2, 26 min since (139% of 19)
UTA availability going into 3/02 · 1 day's restOUT Markkanen missed 3 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 56 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 2 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 2 since 2/26, returns tonight: 22 min (118% of 19)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 8 since 2/10, returns tonight: 20 min (112% of 18)
OUT Harkless missed 7 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Collins back 2/28 after 3, 27 min since (89% of 30)
BACK Sexton back 2/28 after 10, 17 min since (61% of 28)
BACK Clarkson back 2/26 after 2, 31 min since (120% of 26)
BACK Martin back 2/21 after 2, 26 min since (114% of 23)
UTA availability going into 3/03 · back-to-backOUT Markkanen missed 4 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 2 since 2/28, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 57 since 10/29, not on tonight's roster
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 3 since 2/26, returns tonight: 15 min (74% of 20)
OUT Harkless missed 8 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Collins back 2/28 after 3, 27 min since (89% of 30)
BACK Sexton back 2/28 after 10, 17 min since (61% of 28)
BACK Potter back 2/24 after 2, 24 min since (128% of 19)
BACK Tshiebwe back 3/02 after 8, 20 min since (112% of 18)
NEW Martin 23 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 20 to 25 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's restOUT Markkanen missed 5 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 2 since 3/02, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 3 since 2/28, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 9 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Sexton back 2/28 after 10, 18 min since (66% of 28)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 2/24 after 2, 18 min since (91% of 20)
BACK Potter back 2/24 after 2, 24 min since (128% of 19)
BACK Tshiebwe back 3/02 after 8, 13 min since (72% of 18)
UTA availability going into 3/07 · 1 day's restOUT Markkanen missed 6 since 2/24, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 3 since 3/02, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 4 since 2/28, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 10 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Sexton back 2/28 after 10, 18 min since (66% of 28)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 3/03 after 3, 17 min since (84% of 20)
BACK Potter back 3/02 after 2, 22 min since (116% of 19)
BACK Tshiebwe back 3/02 after 8, 15 min since (83% of 18)
MIN availability going into 2/21 · 7 days' restOUT Randle missed 8 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT DiVincenzo missed 16 since 1/17, out tonight
OUT Conley missed 4 since 2/08, returns tonight: 24 min (98% of 25)
NEW Reid 27 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Alexander-Walker 25 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Clark 12 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Dillingham 10 to 19 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 2/23 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 9 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Gobert missed 2 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT DiVincenzo missed 17 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK Conley back 2/21 after 4, 24 min since (98% of 25)
NEW McDaniels 32 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Reid 27 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Alexander-Walker 25 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Clark 12 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Dillingham 10 to 18 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 2/24 · back-to-backOUT Randle missed 10 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Gobert missed 3 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT DiVincenzo missed 18 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK Conley back 2/21 after 4, 28 min since (113% of 25)
NEW McDaniels 32 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Reid 27 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Alexander-Walker 25 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Clark 12 to 18 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 2/27 · 2 days' restOUT Randle missed 11 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Gobert missed 4 since 2/13, out tonight
OUT DiVincenzo missed 19 since 1/17, returns tonight: 23 min (90% of 26)
BACK Conley back 2/21 after 4, 23 min since (94% of 25)
NEW McDaniels 32 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Reid 27 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Alexander-Walker 25 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Clark 12 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Dillingham 10 to 16 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 2/28 · back-to-backOUT Randle missed 12 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Gobert missed 5 since 2/13, out tonight
BACK DiVincenzo back 2/27 after 19, 23 min since (90% of 26)
BACK Conley back 2/21 after 4, 24 min since (97% of 25)
NEW McDaniels 32 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Reid 27 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Alexander-Walker 25 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Clark 12 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Dillingham 10 to 15 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 3/02 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 13 since 2/01, returns tonight: 34 min (103% of 33)
OUT Gobert missed 6 since 2/13, out tonight
BACK DiVincenzo back 2/27 after 19, 25 min since (96% of 26)
BACK Conley back 2/21 after 4, 24 min since (97% of 25)
NEW McDaniels 32 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Reid 27 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Alexander-Walker 25 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Clark 12 to 20 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 3/04 · 1 day's restOUT Gobert missed 7 since 2/13, out tonight
BACK Randle back 3/02 after 13, 34 min since (103% of 33)
BACK DiVincenzo back 2/27 after 19, 25 min since (99% of 26)
NEW McDaniels 32 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Reid 27 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Alexander-Walker 25 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Clark 12 to 18 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 3/05 · back-to-backOUT Gobert missed 8 since 2/13, out tonight
BACK Randle back 3/02 after 13, 32 min since (97% of 33)
BACK DiVincenzo back 2/27 after 19, 25 min since (97% of 26)
NEW Reid 27 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Alexander-Walker 25 to 32 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 3/07 · 1 day's restOUT Gobert missed 9 since 2/13, out tonight
BACK Randle back 3/02 after 13, 33 min since (101% of 33)
BACK DiVincenzo back 2/27 after 19, 26 min since (102% of 26)
NEW Reid 27 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Alexander-Walker 25 to 30 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; George at 19 and Markkanen at 16 a game. Without Markkanen (2 straight), Collins (3 straight), Sexton (10 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 28 free throws a game; Edwards at 25 and McDaniels at 20 a game. Without Randle (12 straight), Gobert (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the arc, Utah at 37 percent from three to Minnesota's 31 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 15 times a game to Minnesota's 11. Call it Utah 116, Minnesota 115, Minnesota keeping it close.
2/21 vs OKC 107-130 — UTA notes
UTA lost 107-130. UTA shot 46% (41 of 90) to OKC's 47%, 15 of 41 from three. UTA turned it over 19 times to OKC's 12, and OKC turned those into 10 steals. Collins led with 26 (11 of 19, 1 of 5 from three, 3 of 7 at the line); George added 20, Clarkson 19. Q3 was theirs, 37-31, the deficit cut from 21 to 15, but the other 3 periods went 99-70 against them. Markkanen's -20 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/22 vs HOU 124-115 — UTA notes
UTA won 124-115. UTA shot 50% (49 of 98) to HOU's 44%, 13 of 40 from three, and went to the line 27 times to HOU's 18 — 13 points from the stripe to their 10. The glass went 58-41 for them. George led with 30 (10 of 17, 5 of 8 from three, 5 of 10 at the line); Markkanen added 23, Collier 12. The hinge was Q4, 37-25: UTA came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 9. UTA trailed 56-62 at the half and won the second half 68-53. Sensabaugh was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
2/24 vs POR 112-114 — UTA notes
UTA lost 112-114. UTA shot 40% (39 of 98) to POR's 42%, 18 of 44 from three. George led with 21 (6 of 22, 4 of 14 from three); Sensabaugh added 21, Filipowski 20. Q3 was theirs, 31-25, the deficit cut from 10 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 89-81 against them. Collier's -28 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/26 vs SAC 101-118 — UTA notes
UTA lost 101-118. UTA shot 45% (38 of 84) to SAC's 53%, 16 of 44 from three. The glass went 34-47 against them. Kessler led with 25 (10 of 10, 5 of 7 at the line); Martin added 16, Sensabaugh 12. Q1 was theirs, 22-22, but the other 3 periods went 96-79 against them. Williams's -21 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/28 vs MIN 117-116 — UTA notes
UTA won 117-116. UTA shot 51% (47 of 92) to MIN's 44%, 14 of 35 from three. UTA turned it over 20 times to MIN's 7, and MIN turned those into 17 steals. The glass went 60-40 for them. Collins led with 29 (12 of 18, 3 of 6 from three); Sensabaugh added 17, Sexton 13. The hinge was Q3, 38-25: UTA came in trailing by 11 and left it ahead by 2. UTA trailed 56-67 at the half and won the second half 61-49. Kessler was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
3/02 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 119, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; George at 17 and Sensabaugh at 16 a game. Without Markkanen (3 straight), Hendricks (56 straight), Mykhailiuk (2 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Williamson at 24 and Murphy III at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Brooks Jr. (7 straight), Boston (8 straight), Payton (38 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 110 a night to Utah's 119 and the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-7 a night and Utah plus-2. Call it Utah 115, New Orleans 113, New Orleans keeping it close.
3/03 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; George at 19 and Sensabaugh at 17 a game. Without Markkanen (4 straight), Clarkson (2 straight), Hendricks (57 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Cunningham at 23 and Beasley at 19 a game. Without Harper Jr. (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Detroit takes 26 free throws a game to Utah's 19. Call it Detroit 118, Utah 114, Utah keeping it close.
3/05 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Poole at 22 and Coulibaly at 13 a game. Without Poole (2 straight), Jones (8 straight), Brogdon (6 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Kessler at 16 and Filipowski at 15 a game. Without Markkanen (5 straight), Collins (2 straight), Clarkson (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the defense, Washington allowing 109 a night to Utah's 122 and the arc, Utah at 37 percent from three to Washington's 33. Call it Washington 115, Utah 112, Utah keeping it close.
3/07 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 29 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barrett at 20 and Barnes at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Agbaji (2 straight), Battle (7 straight), Boucher (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 124, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Filipowski at 16 and Kessler at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Markkanen (6 straight), Collins (3 straight), Clarkson (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 112 a night to Utah's 124 and the arc, Utah at 36 percent from three to Toronto's 29. Call it Toronto 116, Utah 112, Utah keeping it close.
2/21 @ HOU 115-121 — MIN notes
MIN lost 115-121. MIN took 8 more shots (92 to 84), but shot 45% to HOU's 50%, 11 of 38 from three, and got to the line 26 times to HOU's 32. MIN turned it over 9 times to HOU's 20. The glass went 35-48 against them. Edwards led with 37 (13 of 32, 4 of 14 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Reid added 22, McDaniels 21. Q2 was theirs, 29-20, the deficit cut from 10 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 101-86 against them. Alexander-Walker's -13 in 43 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/23 vs OKC 123-130 — MIN notes
MIN lost 123-130. MIN shot 44% (39 of 89) to OKC's 56%, 18 of 45 from three, and went to the line 28 times to OKC's 20 — 27 points from the stripe to their 15. Edwards led with 29 (8 of 21, 4 of 13 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Reid added 22, Alexander-Walker 18. Q2 was theirs, 40-26, turning a 12-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 104-83 against them. Shannon Jr.'s -22 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/24 @ OKC 131-128 — MIN notes
MIN won 131-128 in 1 overtime. MIN shot 45% (44 of 97) to OKC's 42%, 9 of 32 from three, and went to the line 39 times to OKC's 29 — 34 points from the stripe to their 23. McDaniels led with 27 (9 of 16, 9 of 9 at the line); Reid added 22, Alexander-Walker 21. The hinge was Q4, 41-19: MIN came in trailing by 22 and left it level. MIN trailed 45-64 at the half and won the second half 86-64. Alexander-Walker was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
2/27 @ LAL 102-111 — MIN notes
MIN lost 102-111. MIN shot 42% (35 of 84) to LAL's 41%, 12 of 41 from three, and got to the line 26 times to LAL's 46. The glass went 41-52 against them. Shannon Jr. led with 25 (9 of 15, 1 of 3 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Edwards added 18, McDaniels 15. Q2 was theirs, 30-25, the deficit cut from 16 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 86-72 against them.
2/28 @ UTA 116-117 — MIN notes
MIN lost 116-117. MIN took 9 more shots (101 to 92), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to UTA's 51%, 20 of 52 from three. MIN turned it over 7 times to UTA's 20. The glass went 40-60 against them. Reid led with 27 (10 of 25, 6 of 15 from three); McDaniels added 20, Shannon Jr. 17. Q2 was theirs, 27-18, but the other 3 periods went 99-89 against them. They led by as many as 13.
3/02 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 125, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 20 free throws a game; Booker at 28 and Beal at 26 a game. Without Beal (2 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 121, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 25 and McDaniels at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Randle (13 straight), Gobert (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 42 percent from three to Minnesota's 34 and the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-0 a night and Minnesota minus-7. Call it Phoenix 118, Minnesota 117, Minnesota keeping it close.
3/04 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Edwards at 27 and McDaniels at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Gobert (7 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Oubre Jr. at 20 and George at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Okeke (9 straight), Lowry (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Minnesota 118, Philadelphia 109.
3/05 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 95 a night and allowing 119, shooting 39 percent and 28 from three, 19 free throws a game; Bridges at 21 and Ball at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Gra. Williams (44 straight), Simpson (2 straight), Okogie (15 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 24 and McDaniels at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Gobert (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Charlotte giving it away 18 times a game to Minnesota's 11 and the arc, Minnesota at 37 percent from three to Charlotte's 28. Call it Minnesota 113, Charlotte 108.
3/07 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 109, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 19 free throws a game; Adebayo at 24 and Herro at 23 a game. Without Wiggins (4 straight), Jović (6 straight), Ware (2 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Edwards at 27 and Randle at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Gobert (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been minus-0 a night and Minnesota minus-13 and the turnovers, Miami giving it away 13 times a game to Minnesota's 9. Call it Miami 113, Minnesota 111, Minnesota keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
UTABS B. Sensabaugh
CS C. Sexton
CW C. Williams
IC I. Collier
JC J. Collins
JJ J. Juzang
JS J. Springer
KF K. Filipowski
KG K. George
KM K. Martin
WK W. Kessler
MINDD D. DiVincenzo
JC J. Clark
JM J. McDaniels
LG L. Garza
MC M. Conley
NA N. Alexander-Walker
NR N. Reid
RD R. Dillingham
TS T. Shannon Jr.
UTA/MIN the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Walker Kessler's late dunk lifts Jazz to 117-116 win over short-handed Timberwolves
SALT LAKE CITY -- — Walker Kessler had a go-ahead dunk with 9.7 seconds left to help the Utah Jazz beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 117-116 on Friday night, snapping a six-game losing streak in the series.
John Collins scored a season-high 29 points and 12 rebounds for Utah, Brice Sensabaugh added 17 points ande Isaiah Collier had a career-high 14 assists.
Naz Reid had 27 points and 11 rebounds, and Jalen McDaniels added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who played without leading scorer Anthony Edwards while he served a one-game suspension for technical foul accumulation.
Utah opened the third quarter with a 27-4 run and seized an 83-71 lead. Collins started the second-half rally with back-to-back baskets and then made two straight field goals again to put the Jazz in front. They scored baskets on six straight possessions to cap the run.
Minnesota used a 10-2 run to regain the lead late in the fourth quarter, going up 116-115 on Donte DiVincenzo’s 3-pointer with 1:31 remaining.
Takeaways Timberwolves: Minnesota, coming off a 111-102 loss to the Lakers in Los Angeles on Thursday night, missed 12 of 14 shots over the first 6 1/2 minutes of the third quarter to squander an 11-point halftime lead.
Jazz: John Collins and Collin Sexton both returned to the lineup following long absences. Sexton sat out 11 games with a left ankle sprain and Collins missed three games with low back soreness.
Key moment Kessler’s game-winner was the lone basket for Utah over the final 4:23.
Key stat The Timberwolves had only one turnover in the first half.
Up next Timberwolves visit Phoenix on Sunday, and Jazz host New Orleans.