Timberwolves 91-77 Jazz (6 Dec, 2005) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Timberwolves

10-6, 4-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	22	24	22	23	91
UTAH	24	19	18	16	77

Utah Jazz

7-11, 2-7 home

Deron Williams makes jumper
Gordan Giricek misses 23-foot three point jumper
Mehmet Okur misses 25-foot three point jumper
Deron Williams makes layup (Matt Harpring assists)
Deron Williams makes driving layup
Mehmet Okur misses hook shot
Mehmet Okur makes tip shot
Deron Williams misses layup
Matt Harpring makes layup
Matt Harpring misses 17-foot jumper
Deron Williams misses 19-foot jumper
Matt Harpring misses 18-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur misses 23-foot jumper
Jarron Collins makes two point shot (Deron Williams assists)
Matt Harpring misses 16-foot jumper
Gordan Giricek makes 25-foot three point jumper (Deron Williams assists)
Jarron Collins makes layup (Matt Harpring assists)
Mehmet Okur misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jarron Collins misses 15-foot jumper
Gordan Giricek misses 21-foot jumper
Andrei Kirilenko makes layup (Deron Williams assists)
Kris Humphries misses 16-foot jumper
Devin Brown misses layup
Eddie Griffin blocks Mehmet Okur's layup
Devin Brown makes 11-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur misses 9-foot two point shot
Mehmet Okur makes 24-foot jumper (Milt Palacio assists)
Eddie Griffin blocks Devin Brown's layup
Devin Brown makes layup (Milt Palacio assists)
Devin Brown misses 23-foot jumper
Matt Harpring misses 16-foot jumper
Eddie Griffin blocks Mehmet Okur's layup
Andrei Kirilenko misses 19-foot jumper
Eddie Griffin blocks Devin Brown's layup
Milt Palacio makes driving layup
Milt Palacio misses driving layup
Mehmet Okur misses layup
Andrei Kirilenko misses 23-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur makes layup (Andrei Kirilenko assists)
Mehmet Okur misses 6-foot two point shot
Matt Harpring makes tip shot
Deron Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jarron Collins makes layup (Deron Williams assists)
Deron Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Gordan Giricek misses 21-foot jumper
Jarron Collins makes layup
Matt Harpring misses 20-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur misses 21-foot jumper
Andrei Kirilenko makes layup (Jarron Collins assists)
Andrei Kirilenko misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mehmet Okur makes 7-foot two point shot (Deron Williams assists)
Deron Williams misses 6-foot running jumper
Andrei Kirilenko misses layup
Mehmet Okur misses 25-foot three point jumper
Gordan Giricek makes running jumper
Andrei Kirilenko misses 18-foot jumper
Eddie Griffin blocks Kris Humphries's layup
Gordan Giricek makes layup (Jarron Collins assists)
Milt Palacio makes driving layup
Kris Humphries makes slam dunk (Gordan Giricek assists)
Milt Palacio misses 61-foot three point jumper
Kris Humphries makes 7-foot jumper (Andrei Kirilenko assists)
Eddie Griffin blocks Milt Palacio's layup
Milt Palacio makes 17-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Mehmet Okur misses 21-foot jumper
Devin Brown makes driving layup
Eddie Griffin blocks Devin Brown's layup
Eddie Griffin blocks Andrei Kirilenko's layup
Andrei Kirilenko makes 11-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)
Devin Brown misses 22-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur misses 7-foot two point shot
Mehmet Okur makes layup (Milt Palacio assists)
Matt Harpring makes 20-foot jumper (Milt Palacio assists)
Mehmet Okur misses 24-foot jumper
Andrei Kirilenko misses 24-foot three point jumper
Matt Harpring misses 19-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 9-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 11-foot two point shot (Marko Jaric assists)
Kevin Garnett makes driving layup
Marko Jaric misses driving layup
Wally Szczerbiak makes 15-foot two point shot
Michael Olowokandi misses 14-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes 24-foot three point jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses layup
Wally Szczerbiak misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marko Jaric misses jumper
Kevin Garnett makes 16-foot two point shot
Trenton Hassell misses 21-foot jumper
Michael Olowokandi makes two point shot
Michael Olowokandi makes 12-foot jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 20-foot jumper
Michael Olowokandi misses 14-foot jumper
Andrei Kirilenko blocks Kevin Garnett's 6-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 15-foot two point shot
Troy Hudson makes 23-foot jumper (Rashad McCants assists)
Troy Hudson misses 23-foot jumper
Rashad McCants makes layup (Ronald Dupree assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 15-foot jumper
Rashad McCants misses two point shot
Eddie Griffin makes 17-foot jumper (Troy Hudson assists)
Troy Hudson misses 20-foot jumper
Rashad McCants makes 24-foot three point jumper (Troy Hudson assists)
Eddie Griffin makes 18-foot jumper
Milt Palacio blocks Troy Hudson's layup
Andrei Kirilenko blocks Rashad McCants's layup
Troy Hudson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Rashad McCants misses 24-foot three point jumper
Eddie Griffin misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes driving layup
Kevin Garnett makes 15-foot two point shot (Eddie Griffin assists)
Trenton Hassell makes driving layup
Trenton Hassell misses layup
Marko Jaric makes 18-foot two point shot
Andrei Kirilenko blocks Trenton Hassell's layup
Eddie Griffin makes 18-foot jumper
Richie Frahm misses 23-foot three point jumper
Michael Olowokandi misses 17-foot jumper
Marko Jaric misses 21-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett misses 6-foot two point shot
Kevin Garnett makes 18-foot jumper (Marko Jaric assists)
Kevin Garnett makes 19-foot jumper (Marko Jaric assists)
Wally Szczerbiak makes 23-foot jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Wally Szczerbiak makes 23-foot jumper (Marko Jaric assists)
Michael Olowokandi makes two point shot (Marko Jaric assists)
Marko Jaric misses driving layup
Wally Szczerbiak misses 24-foot three point jumper
Wally Szczerbiak misses 15-foot jumper
Kevin Garnett makes tip shot
Kevin Garnett misses 17-foot jumper
Trenton Hassell misses 22-foot jumper
Rashad McCants makes 21-foot jumper (Troy Hudson assists)
Eddie Griffin misses 25-foot three point jumper
Troy Hudson makes 25-foot three point jumper
Eddie Griffin misses 25-foot three point jumper
Trenton Hassell makes driving layup
Troy Hudson misses 21-foot jumper
Troy Hudson misses layup
Trenton Hassell misses tip shot
Eddie Griffin makes tip shot
Wally Szczerbiak makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Troy Hudson misses 17-foot jumper
Andrei Kirilenko blocks Trenton Hassell's 12-foot two point shot
Wally Szczerbiak misses 18-foot jumper
Eddie Griffin makes layup
Eddie Griffin makes dunk (Kevin Garnett assists)
Kevin Garnett misses two point shot
Wally Szczerbiak makes 25-foot three point jumper
Wally Szczerbiak makes 22-foot jumper
Troy Hudson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Garnett assists)
Wally Szczerbiak misses 22-foot jumper
Marko Jaric misses 22-foot jumper
Mark Madsen misses layup

TIMBERWOLVES

JAZZ

TIME		MIN	UTAH
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Kevin Garnett vs. Jarron Collins (Gordan Giricek gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Deron Williams makes jumper	0	2
11:19	Wally Szczerbiak misses 9-foot jumper	0	2
11:18	Mehmet Okur defensive rebound	0	2
11:06	Gordan Giricek misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:03	Michael Olowokandi defensive rebound	0	2
10:56	Kevin Garnett makes 11-foot two point shot (Marko Jaric assists)	2	2
10:41	Michael Olowokandi illegal defense foul (1st personal foul)	2	2
10:41	Mehmet Okur makes technical free throw	2	3
10:37	Mehmet Okur misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	3
10:34	Marko Jaric defensive rebound	2	3
10:29	Kevin Garnett makes driving layup	4	3
10:29	Mehmet Okur shooting foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)	4	3
10:29	Kevin Garnett makes free throw 1 of 1	5	3
10:15	Deron Williams makes layup (Matt Harpring assists)	5	5
9:51	Marko Jaric misses driving layup	5	5
9:49	Jarron Collins defensive rebound	5	5
9:30	Deron Williams makes driving layup	5	7
9:11	Wally Szczerbiak makes 15-foot two point shot	7	7
8:48	Mehmet Okur misses hook shot	7	7
8:47	Mehmet Okur offensive rebound	7	9
8:47	Mehmet Okur makes tip shot	7	9
8:34	Michael Olowokandi misses 14-foot jumper	7	9
8:32	Wally Szczerbiak offensive rebound	7	9
8:30	Wally Szczerbiak makes 24-foot three point jumper	10	9
8:12	Deron Williams misses layup	10	9
8:12	Matt Harpring offensive rebound	10	11
8:12	Matt Harpring makes layup	10	11
8:12	Trenton Hassell shooting foul (Matt Harpring draws the foul)	10	11
8:12	Matt Harpring makes free throw 1 of 1	10	12
8:04	Deron Williams personal foul (Marko Jaric draws the foul)	10	12
7:58	Wally Szczerbiak misses layup	10	12
7:58	Matt Harpring defensive rebound	10	12
7:41	Matt Harpring misses 17-foot jumper	10	12
7:39	Utah offensive rebound	10	12
7:37	Deron Williams misses 19-foot jumper	10	12
7:37	Utah offensive rebound	10	12
7:37	Trenton Hassell loose ball foul (Matt Harpring draws the foul)	10	12
7:31	Matt Harpring misses 18-foot jumper	10	12
7:31	Marko Jaric defensive rebound	10	12
7:11	Wally Szczerbiak misses 24-foot three point jumper	10	12
7:07	Jarron Collins defensive rebound	10	12
7:03	Mehmet Okur misses 23-foot jumper	10	12
7:03	Utah defensive rebound	10	12
7:03	Jarron Collins loose ball foul (Michael Olowokandi draws the foul)	10	12
6:52	Marko Jaric misses jumper	10	12
6:48	Matt Harpring defensive rebound	10	12
6:39	Jarron Collins makes two point shot (Deron Williams assists)	10	14
6:39	Michael Olowokandi shooting foul (Jarron Collins draws the foul)	10	14
6:39	Jarron Collins makes free throw 1 of 1	10	15
6:22	Kevin Garnett makes 16-foot two point shot	12	15
5:54	Matt Harpring misses 16-foot jumper	12	15
5:50	Wally Szczerbiak defensive rebound	12	15
5:46	Trenton Hassell misses 21-foot jumper	12	15
5:43	Deron Williams defensive rebound	12	15
5:31	Matt Harpring bad pass (Kevin Garnett steals)	12	15
5:16	Michael Olowokandi makes two point shot	14	15
4:56	Gordan Giricek makes 25-foot three point jumper (Deron Williams assists)	14	18
4:37	Michael Olowokandi makes 12-foot jumper	16	18
4:16	Jarron Collins makes layup (Matt Harpring assists)	16	20
4:01	Wally Szczerbiak misses 20-foot jumper	16	20
3:59	Matt Harpring defensive rebound	16	20
3:46	Michael Olowokandi illegal defense foul (2nd personal foul)	16	20
3:46	Utah full timeout	16	20
3:46	Andrei Kirilenko enters the game for Matt Harpring	16	20
3:46	Mehmet Okur makes technical free throw	16	21
3:39	Michael Olowokandi defensive rebound	16	21
3:16	Michael Olowokandi misses 14-foot jumper	16	21
3:15	Jarron Collins defensive rebound	16	21
2:58	Mehmet Okur misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	21
2:56	Michael Olowokandi defensive rebound	16	21
2:47	Andrei Kirilenko blocks Kevin Garnett's 6-foot jumper	16	21
2:47	Minnesota offensive rebound	16	21
2:47	Troy Hudson enters the game for Marko Jaric	16	21
2:47	Minnesota full timeout	16	21
2:47	Kris Humphries enters the game for Mehmet Okur	16	21
2:47	Ronald Dupree enters the game for Trenton Hassell	16	21
2:35	Kevin Garnett misses 15-foot two point shot	16	21
2:33	Andrei Kirilenko defensive rebound	16	21
2:13	Jarron Collins misses 15-foot jumper	16	21
2:11	Jarron Collins offensive rebound	16	21
1:50	Gordan Giricek misses 21-foot jumper	16	21
1:49	Michael Olowokandi defensive rebound	16	21
1:45	Kris Humphries personal foul (Kevin Garnett draws the foul)	16	21
1:45	Rashad McCants enters the game for Wally Szczerbiak	16	21
1:39	Troy Hudson makes 23-foot jumper (Rashad McCants assists)	18	21
1:19	Andrei Kirilenko makes layup (Deron Williams assists)	18	23
1:19	Michael Olowokandi shooting foul (Andrei Kirilenko draws the foul)	18	23
1:19	Andrei Kirilenko makes free throw 1 of 1	18	24
1:04	Troy Hudson misses 23-foot jumper	18	24
1:00	Deron Williams defensive rebound	18	24
47.9	Kris Humphries bad pass (Kevin Garnett steals)	18	24
43.3	Rashad McCants makes layup (Ronald Dupree assists)	20	24
27.9	Kris Humphries misses 16-foot jumper	20	24
25.9	Rashad McCants defensive rebound	20	24
5.3	Kevin Garnett makes 15-foot jumper	22	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	24

Regular Season Series

MIN leads 1-0

Timberwolves
91
Jazz
77

Game 1

6/12

Jazz
94
Timberwolves
80

Game 2

11/2

Timberwolves
93
Jazz
96

Game 3

9/3

Jazz
103
Timberwolves
95

Game 4

8/4

Delta Center

12:00 AM, 6 December 2005

Salt Lake City, UT

Attendance: 18,218

Referees:
Sean Corbin
Tommy Nunez Jr.
Leon Wood

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	22	5	.815	-	W7
Denver	15	11	.577	6.5	W1
Minnesota	14	13	.519	8	L2
Portland	9	19	.321	13.5	L1
Utah	7	20	.259	15	W2

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