Jazz 107-103 Timberwolves (31 Dec, 2009) Play-by-Play

Utah Jazz

18-13, 6-9 away

107

	1	2	3	4	T
UTAH	27	19	33	28	107
MIN	24	23	22	34	103

Minnesota Timberwolves

7-26, 4-13 home

103

Corey Brewer makes driving dunk (Damien Wilkins assists)
Damien Wilkins makes 16-foot jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
Damien Wilkins misses 6-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes layup
Jonny Flynn misses 21-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur blocks Al Jefferson's 6-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses two point shot
Corey Brewer makes 16-foot jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
Jonny Flynn makes driving layup
Corey Brewer misses 6-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses layup
Al Jefferson makes 5-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 10-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses tip shot
Al Jefferson makes layup (Damien Wilkins assists)
Al Jefferson misses 13-foot jumper
Andrei Kirilenko blocks Ryan Hollins's layup
Ryan Hollins makes 14-foot jumper
Wayne Ellington makes 19-foot jumper (Oleksiy Pecherov assists)
Wayne Ellington misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 19-foot jumper (Oleksiy Pecherov assists)
Ryan Hollins misses 14-foot jumper
Ramon Sessions makes 6-foot two point shot
Oleksiy Pecherov misses 16-foot jumper
Oleksiy Pecherov misses 15-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes makes 18-foot two point shot
Wayne Ellington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Al Jefferson makes jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Wayne Ellington makes driving layup (Kevin Love assists)
Mehmet Okur blocks Kevin Love's layup
Ryan Gomes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ramon Sessions misses layup
Al Jefferson makes slam dunk (Jonny Flynn assists)
Corey Brewer misses 18-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 9-foot two point shot (Kevin Love assists)
Al Jefferson makes 9-foot two point shot (Damien Wilkins assists)
Al Jefferson makes 13-foot jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
Jonny Flynn misses 25-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer makes three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
Damien Wilkins misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 78-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses jumper
Damien Wilkins misses jumper
Corey Brewer misses 21-foot two point shot
Damien Wilkins makes 21-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Al Jefferson misses 17-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins makes driving layup
Jonny Flynn makes two point shot (Damien Wilkins assists)
Al Jefferson makes slam dunk (Damien Wilkins assists)
Corey Brewer misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jonny Flynn makes driving layup (Al Jefferson assists)
Wayne Ellington misses 24-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson misses jumper
Ryan Gomes misses two point shot
Ryan Gomes makes 16-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Wayne Ellington makes 17-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Ryan Gomes misses 18-foot jumper
Ryan Gomes makes three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Ronnie Price blocks Ramon Sessions's layup
Wayne Ellington misses 20-foot jumper
Ramon Sessions makes dunk (Oleksiy Pecherov assists)
Ramon Sessions makes 15-foot jumper (Al Jefferson assists)
Wayne Ellington makes dunk (Kevin Love assists)
Ryan Gomes misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes layup
Kevin Love misses jumper
Jonny Flynn misses driving layup
Ryan Hollins makes two point shot
Al Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Al Jefferson makes 7-foot two point shot (Kevin Love assists)
Corey Brewer makes layup (Kevin Love assists)
Ramon Sessions makes 19-foot jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Corey Brewer makes slam dunk
Kevin Love misses layup
Kevin Love makes layup (Damien Wilkins assists)
Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ramon Sessions assists)
Mehmet Okur misses 8-foot two point shot
C.J. Miles makes 25-foot three point jumper (Deron Williams assists)
Al Jefferson blocks Carlos Boozer's 4-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur misses 21-foot jumper
Ronnie Brewer makes two point shot
C.J. Miles misses jumper
Deron Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper
Ronnie Brewer misses layup
Carlos Boozer makes layup
Al Jefferson blocks Ronnie Brewer's layup
Carlos Boozer misses 13-foot two point shot
Mehmet Okur makes tip shot
Deron Williams misses three point jumper
Ronnie Brewer misses 22-foot jumper
C.J. Miles misses 20-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ronnie Brewer makes two point shot (Deron Williams assists)
Carlos Boozer misses layup
Carlos Boozer misses layup
Mehmet Okur misses tip shot
C.J. Miles makes 16-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)
Mehmet Okur misses jumper
Ronnie Brewer makes 22-foot jumper (Ronnie Price assists)
Ryan Hollins blocks Carlos Boozer's 5-foot jumper
Ronnie Price makes 15-foot jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
Ronnie Price makes 20-foot two point shot
Andrei Kirilenko misses 21-foot jumper
Paul Millsap makes 19-foot jumper (Carlos Boozer assists)
Carlos Boozer misses 18-foot jumper
Ryan Hollins blocks Paul Millsap's 21-foot jumper
Wesley Matthews misses 6-foot jumper
Oleksiy Pecherov blocks Paul Millsap's layup
Andrei Kirilenko misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wesley Matthews misses 16-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur misses 16-foot jumper
Andrei Kirilenko misses 15-foot jumper
Deron Williams makes 9-foot two point shot (Mehmet Okur assists)
Mehmet Okur makes layup (Wesley Matthews assists)
Deron Williams misses 18-foot jumper
C.J. Miles makes 14-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)
Wayne Ellington blocks Deron Williams's layup
Paul Millsap misses layup
Paul Millsap makes tip shot
Mehmet Okur misses layup
Mehmet Okur makes tip shot
Carlos Boozer misses 5-foot jumper
Mehmet Okur makes 10-foot two point shot
C.J. Miles misses 24-foot three point jumper
Deron Williams makes layup (Mehmet Okur assists)
Al Jefferson blocks Carlos Boozer's layup
Ronnie Brewer makes slam dunk
Al Jefferson blocks Carlos Boozer's layup
Mehmet Okur misses 26-foot three point jumper
Deron Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Carlos Boozer makes jumper (C.J. Miles assists)
Ronnie Brewer makes two point shot
Ronnie Brewer makes layup (Carlos Boozer assists)
Deron Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (C.J. Miles assists)
Deron Williams misses 18-foot jumper
C.J. Miles misses 22-foot jumper
Al Jefferson blocks Carlos Boozer's layup
C.J. Miles misses layup
C.J. Miles makes tip shot
Ronnie Brewer makes 20-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)
Mehmet Okur misses 21-foot jumper
Carlos Boozer makes layup (Deron Williams assists)
C.J. Miles makes dunk (Deron Williams assists)
C.J. Miles misses 23-foot three point jumper
Mehmet Okur makes slam dunk (Deron Williams assists)
Mehmet Okur makes 25-foot three point jumper (Deron Williams assists)
Mehmet Okur makes 26-foot three point jumper (Deron Williams assists)
C.J. Miles makes slam dunk (Carlos Boozer assists)
Deron Williams misses 14-foot two point shot
Mehmet Okur misses jumper
Andrei Kirilenko misses layup
Andrei Kirilenko makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ronnie Price assists)
Ronnie Price makes 10-foot two point shot
Ronnie Price misses 21-foot jumper
Ronnie Price misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ronnie Price makes 17-foot two point shot
Andrei Kirilenko misses 19-foot jumper
Carlos Boozer makes 5-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)
Paul Millsap makes 10-foot two point shot
Carlos Boozer makes 16-foot jumper
Deron Williams makes driving layup (Carlos Boozer assists)
Deron Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Carlos Boozer assists)
Ronnie Brewer makes 19-foot jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
Ronnie Brewer misses 19-foot jumper
Ronnie Brewer makes slam dunk (Carlos Boozer assists)
Paul Millsap misses 11-foot jumper
Ronnie Brewer makes two point shot (Deron Williams assists)
Mehmet Okur misses 25-foot three point jumper

JAZZ

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		UTAH	MIN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Mehmet Okur vs. Al Jefferson (Carlos Boozer gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Mehmet Okur misses 8-foot two point shot	0	0
11:38	Damien Wilkins defensive rebound	0	0
11:33	Corey Brewer makes driving dunk (Damien Wilkins assists)	0	2
11:12	C.J. Miles makes 25-foot three point jumper (Deron Williams assists)	3	2
10:57	Corey Brewer bad pass (Ronnie Brewer steals)	3	2
10:51	Al Jefferson blocks Carlos Boozer's 4-foot jumper	3	2
10:49	Utah offensive rebound	3	2
10:42	Mehmet Okur misses 21-foot jumper	3	2
10:41	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	3	2
10:32	Kevin Love offensive foul (Mehmet Okur draws the foul)	3	2
10:32	Kevin Love turnover	3	2
10:11	Ronnie Brewer makes two point shot	5	2
9:55	Damien Wilkins makes 16-foot jumper (Al Jefferson assists)	5	4
9:37	Jonny Flynn shooting foul (Deron Williams draws the foul)	5	4
9:37	Deron Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	6	4
9:37	Deron Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	7	4
9:30	Damien Wilkins misses 6-foot jumper	7	4
9:29	Kevin Love offensive rebound	7	4
9:27	Kevin Love makes layup	7	6
9:27	Carlos Boozer shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	7	6
9:27	Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 1	7	7
9:15	C.J. Miles misses jumper	7	7
9:14	Kevin Love defensive rebound	7	7
9:07	Jonny Flynn misses 21-foot jumper	7	7
9:06	Carlos Boozer defensive rebound	7	7
8:56	Deron Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper	10	7
8:48	Deron Williams personal foul (Damien Wilkins draws the foul)	10	7
8:36	Mehmet Okur blocks Al Jefferson's 6-foot jumper	10	7
8:33	Deron Williams defensive rebound	10	7
8:30	Ronnie Brewer misses layup	10	7
8:29	Carlos Boozer offensive rebound	10	7
8:26	Carlos Boozer makes layup	12	7
8:21	Corey Brewer misses two point shot	12	7
8:18	Carlos Boozer defensive rebound	12	7
8:12	Al Jefferson blocks Ronnie Brewer's layup	12	7
8:11	Carlos Boozer offensive rebound	12	7
8:03	Carlos Boozer misses 13-foot two point shot	12	7
8:00	Mehmet Okur offensive rebound	14	7
8:00	Mehmet Okur makes tip shot	14	7
7:41	Corey Brewer makes 16-foot jumper (Al Jefferson assists)	14	9
7:28	Deron Williams misses three point jumper	14	9
7:26	Deron Williams offensive rebound	14	9
7:13	Ronnie Brewer misses 22-foot jumper	14	9
7:11	Kevin Love defensive rebound	14	9
7:03	Jonny Flynn makes driving layup	14	11
6:46	C.J. Miles misses 20-foot jumper	14	11
6:45	Mehmet Okur offensive rebound	14	11
6:35	Mehmet Okur misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	11
6:33	Deron Williams offensive rebound	14	11
6:30	Ronnie Brewer makes two point shot (Deron Williams assists)	16	11
6:30	Minnesota full timeout	16	11
6:13	Corey Brewer misses 6-foot jumper	16	11
6:11	Corey Brewer offensive rebound	16	11
6:11	Corey Brewer misses layup	16	11
6:09	Al Jefferson offensive rebound	16	11
6:09	Al Jefferson makes 5-foot jumper	16	13
5:48	Carlos Boozer misses layup	16	13
5:47	Corey Brewer defensive rebound	16	13
5:33	Al Jefferson misses 10-foot jumper	16	13
5:31	Kevin Love offensive rebound	16	13
5:31	Kevin Love misses tip shot	16	13
5:28	C.J. Miles defensive rebound	16	13
5:16	Carlos Boozer misses layup	16	13
5:15	Mehmet Okur offensive rebound	16	13
5:15	Mehmet Okur misses tip shot	16	13
5:13	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	16	13
4:58	Al Jefferson makes layup (Damien Wilkins assists)	16	15
4:58	Mehmet Okur shooting foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul)	16	15
4:58	Al Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 1	16	15
4:58	Mehmet Okur defensive rebound	16	15
4:47	C.J. Miles makes 16-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)	18	15
4:20	Al Jefferson misses 13-foot jumper	18	15
4:18	C.J. Miles defensive rebound	18	15
4:11	Mehmet Okur misses jumper	18	15
4:09	Kevin Love defensive rebound	18	15
3:58	Deron Williams shooting foul (Damien Wilkins draws the foul)	18	15
3:58	Ryan Hollins enters the game for Al Jefferson	18	15
3:58	Wayne Ellington enters the game for Corey Brewer	18	15
3:58	Paul Millsap enters the game for Mehmet Okur	18	15
3:58	Damien Wilkins makes free throw 1 of 2	18	16
3:58	Ronnie Price enters the game for Deron Williams	18	16
3:58	Andrei Kirilenko enters the game for C.J. Miles	18	16
3:58	Damien Wilkins makes free throw 2 of 2	18	17
3:45	Ronnie Brewer makes 22-foot jumper (Ronnie Price assists)	20	17
3:40	Andrei Kirilenko shooting foul (Damien Wilkins draws the foul)	20	17
3:40	Damien Wilkins misses free throw 1 of 2	20	17
3:40	Minnesota offensive rebound	20	17
3:40	Damien Wilkins makes free throw 2 of 2	20	18
3:20	Ryan Hollins blocks Carlos Boozer's 5-foot jumper	20	18
3:19	Utah offensive rebound	20	18
3:19	Ramon Sessions enters the game for Jonny Flynn	20	18
3:19	Ryan Gomes enters the game for Damien Wilkins	20	18
3:16	Ronnie Price makes 15-foot jumper (Paul Millsap assists)	22	18
2:55	Andrei Kirilenko blocks Ryan Hollins's layup	22	18
2:54	Ronnie Price defensive rebound	22	18
2:49	Wayne Ellington shooting foul (Carlos Boozer draws the foul)	22	18
2:49	Utah full timeout	22	18
2:49	Oleksiy Pecherov enters the game for Kevin Love	22	18
2:49	Carlos Boozer makes free throw 1 of 2	23	18
2:49	Carlos Boozer misses free throw 2 of 2	23	18
2:49	Oleksiy Pecherov defensive rebound	23	18
2:27	Ryan Hollins makes 14-foot jumper	23	20
2:12	Wesley Matthews enters the game for Ronnie Brewer	23	20
2:01	Ronnie Price makes 20-foot two point shot	25	20
1:44	Wayne Ellington makes 19-foot jumper (Oleksiy Pecherov assists)	25	22
1:22	Andrei Kirilenko misses 21-foot jumper	25	22
1:21	Wayne Ellington defensive rebound	25	22
1:13	Wayne Ellington misses 25-foot three point jumper	25	22
1:12	Carlos Boozer defensive rebound	25	22
59.9	Paul Millsap makes 19-foot jumper (Carlos Boozer assists)	27	22
46.6	Ryan Gomes makes 19-foot jumper (Oleksiy Pecherov assists)	27	24
34.9	Carlos Boozer misses 18-foot jumper	27	24
33.9	Ryan Gomes defensive rebound	27	24
17.0	Ramon Sessions offensive foul (Wesley Matthews draws the foul)	27	24
17.0	Ramon Sessions turnover	27	24
4.8	Ryan Hollins personal foul (Ronnie Price draws the foul)	27	24
1.4	Ryan Hollins blocks Paul Millsap's 21-foot jumper	27	24
0.2	Oleksiy Pecherov defensive rebound	27	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	24

Regular Season Series

MIN leads 2-1

Jazz
101
Timberwolves
108

Game 1

6/12

Timberwolves
110
Jazz
108

Game 2

15/12

Jazz
107
Timberwolves
103

Game 3

31/12

Timberwolves
100
Jazz
122

Game 4

18/3

Target Center

1:00 AM, 31 December 2009

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 14,123

Referees:
Tony Brown
Matt Boland
Greg Willard

Team	PCT	GB	STRK
Denver	.000	-	-
Minnesota	.000	-	-
Portland	.000	-	-
Oklahoma City	.000	-	-
Utah	.000	-	-

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