Jazz 112-107 Timberwolves (23 Dec, 2010) Play-by-Play

Utah Jazz

21-9, 10-4 away

112

	1	2	3	4	T
UTAH	20	25	26	41	112
MIN	29	27	27	24	107

Minnesota Timberwolves

6-24, 5-7 home

107

Luke Ridnour makes three point jumper (Wesley Johnson assists)
Darko Milicic makes 8-foot two point shot (Kevin Love assists)
Michael Beasley misses 15-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Andrei Kirilenko blocks Michael Beasley's 10-foot jumper
Al Jefferson blocks Kevin Love's layup
Kevin Love misses 16-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses 21-foot jumper
Al Jefferson blocks Darko Milicic's 9-foot hook shot
Darko Milicic makes 12-foot two point shot
Darko Milicic misses 9-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour makes driving layup
Michael Beasley makes 10-foot running jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Darko Milicic misses 7-foot two point shot
Kevin Love makes layup (Michael Beasley assists)
Darko Milicic misses 12-foot hook shot
Darko Milicic misses 11-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Wesley Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jonny Flynn makes 16-foot jumper (Wesley Johnson assists)
Michael Beasley makes 19-foot jumper (Kosta Koufos assists)
Michael Beasley misses 22-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)
Corey Brewer misses 7-foot jumper
Michael Beasley makes 7-foot running jumper
Michael Beasley makes driving layup (Corey Brewer assists)
Wayne Ellington misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes 24-foot three point jumper (Wayne Ellington assists)
Jonny Flynn makes 25-foot three point jumper (Michael Beasley assists)
Wesley Johnson misses 22-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour makes 14-foot jumper (Darko Milicic assists)
Wesley Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley makes driving layup (Luke Ridnour assists)
Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Paul Millsap blocks Martell Webster's layup
Kevin Love misses 18-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson makes 20-foot two point shot
Michael Beasley misses 18-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 15-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour misses 20-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour makes driving layup
Jonny Flynn misses 25-foot three point jumper
Corey Brewer misses two point shot
Kevin Love makes tip shot
Kevin Love misses 10-foot two point shot
Darko Milicic misses 10-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses layup
Kevin Love misses layup
Raja Bell blocks Kevin Love's layup
Kevin Love misses dunk
Darko Milicic misses 6-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour misses jumper
Luke Ridnour misses layup
Wesley Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes layup (Luke Ridnour assists)
Andrei Kirilenko blocks Michael Beasley's layup
Luke Ridnour makes 13-foot jumper
Al Jefferson blocks Kosta Koufos's 5-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes layup
Al Jefferson blocks Kosta Koufos's 10-foot jumper
Martell Webster makes 25-foot three point jumper (Wesley Johnson assists)
Martell Webster misses 26-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson blocks Kosta Koufos's layup
Martell Webster misses 25-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley makes layup
Martell Webster makes 11-foot two point shot
Michael Beasley makes driving layup (Jonny Flynn assists)
Corey Brewer misses jumper
Jonny Flynn misses 19-foot jumper
Martell Webster makes 18-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 22-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 10-foot jumper
Darko Milicic makes tip shot
Jonny Flynn misses 19-foot jumper
Luke Ridnour makes driving layup
Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson blocks Kevin Love's layup
Martell Webster makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Al Jefferson blocks Michael Beasley's layup
Luke Ridnour makes 16-foot jumper
Martell Webster misses 14-foot two point shot
Luke Ridnour misses 24-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley makes driving layup
Kevin Love makes layup (Michael Beasley assists)
Michael Beasley makes jumper
Martell Webster misses 25-foot three point jumper
Luke Ridnour misses 31-foot three point jumper
Paul Millsap misses layup
Paul Millsap makes 18-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)
Raja Bell makes 18-foot jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
Andrei Kirilenko misses 20-foot jumper
Raja Bell misses 14-foot jumper
Paul Millsap misses 17-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 16-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 12-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson blocks Deron Williams's layup
Paul Millsap misses layup
Paul Millsap misses layup
Paul Millsap makes layup (Deron Williams assists)
Paul Millsap makes layup (Al Jefferson assists)
Deron Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Paul Millsap makes 9-foot two point shot
Kosta Koufos blocks Al Jefferson's layup
C.J. Miles misses 11-foot jumper
C.J. Miles makes two point shot
Deron Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Raja Bell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Deron Williams makes 17-foot jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
C.J. Miles misses 28-foot three point jumper
C.J. Miles makes 5-foot running jumper
C.J. Miles misses three point jumper
Paul Millsap makes 12-foot two point shot
C.J. Miles misses layup
Earl Watson makes 16-foot jumper (Ronnie Price assists)
Andrei Kirilenko makes 25-foot three point jumper (Deron Williams assists)
Deron Williams misses 13-foot jumper
Deron Williams misses jumper
Paul Millsap misses 7-foot running jumper
Al Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper (Raja Bell assists)
Deron Williams misses layup
Michael Beasley blocks Al Jefferson's jumper
Deron Williams misses driving layup
Darko Milicic blocks Deron Williams's layup
Al Jefferson makes 7-foot two point shot (Paul Millsap assists)
Al Jefferson makes 17-foot jumper (Andrei Kirilenko assists)
Paul Millsap makes layup (Deron Williams assists)
Al Jefferson misses 18-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes dunk (Andrei Kirilenko assists)
Paul Millsap makes two point shot (Andrei Kirilenko assists)
Paul Millsap misses jumper
Al Jefferson misses layup
Deron Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson makes 7-foot two point shot (Paul Millsap assists)
Raja Bell misses 21-foot jumper
Andrei Kirilenko makes 20-foot jumper
Deron Williams makes 17-foot jumper (Raja Bell assists)
Deron Williams makes layup
C.J. Miles makes two point shot (Deron Williams assists)
Michael Beasley blocks Deron Williams's layup
Deron Williams misses layup
Andrei Kirilenko misses 25-foot three point jumper
Deron Williams makes driving layup
Paul Millsap makes slam dunk (Deron Williams assists)
Andrei Kirilenko makes 19-foot jumper (C.J. Miles assists)
Andrei Kirilenko makes 20-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)
C.J. Miles misses 25-foot three point jumper
Darko Milicic blocks Al Jefferson's 15-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes layup (Earl Watson assists)
Andrei Kirilenko misses 26-foot three point jumper
Al Jefferson makes layup (Earl Watson assists)
Earl Watson makes layup
C.J. Miles misses 6-foot jumper
Deron Williams makes 4-foot running jumper
Al Jefferson makes 8-foot two point shot
Deron Williams misses 16-foot jumper
Deron Williams misses driving layup
Deron Williams makes layup (Gordon Hayward assists)
Paul Millsap makes two point shot
Al Jefferson makes 6-foot jumper (Gordon Hayward assists)
Al Jefferson makes 8-foot two point shot
Paul Millsap makes driving layup (Gordon Hayward assists)
Gordon Hayward makes dunk (Raja Bell assists)

JAZZ

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		UTAH	MIN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Al Jefferson vs. Darko Milicic (Raja Bell gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Paul Millsap misses layup	0	0
11:41	Utah defensive team rebound	0	0
11:23	Luke Ridnour makes three point jumper (Wesley Johnson assists)	0	3
11:10	Deron Williams bad pass (Wesley Johnson steals)	0	3
10:57	Kevin Love bad pass (Deron Williams steals)	0	3
10:52	Michael Beasley shooting foul (Deron Williams draws the foul)	0	3
10:52	Deron Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	1	3
10:52	Deron Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	2	3
10:42	Darko Milicic makes 8-foot two point shot (Kevin Love assists)	2	5
10:32	Paul Millsap makes 18-foot jumper (Deron Williams assists)	4	5
10:15	Michael Beasley misses 15-foot jumper	4	5
10:14	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	4	5
10:11	Luke Ridnour shooting foul (Andrei Kirilenko draws the foul)	4	5
10:11	Andrei Kirilenko makes free throw 1 of 2	5	5
10:11	Andrei Kirilenko makes free throw 2 of 2	6	5
10:00	Kevin Love makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)	6	8
9:42	Raja Bell makes 18-foot jumper (Paul Millsap assists)	8	8
9:32	Paul Millsap personal foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	8	8
9:25	Andrei Kirilenko blocks Michael Beasley's 10-foot jumper	8	8
9:22	Darko Milicic offensive rebound	8	8
9:21	Al Jefferson blocks Kevin Love's layup	8	8
9:18	Kevin Love offensive rebound	8	8
9:15	Kevin Love misses 16-foot jumper	8	8
9:15	Andrei Kirilenko defensive rebound	8	8
9:07	Andrei Kirilenko misses 20-foot jumper	8	8
9:04	Luke Ridnour defensive rebound	8	8
8:56	Michael Beasley misses 21-foot jumper	8	8
8:55	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	8	8
8:42	Paul Millsap bad pass	8	8
8:26	Al Jefferson blocks Darko Milicic's 9-foot hook shot	8	8
8:25	Darko Milicic offensive rebound	8	8
8:21	Darko Milicic makes 12-foot two point shot	8	10
8:04	Raja Bell misses 14-foot jumper	8	10
8:03	Kevin Love defensive rebound	8	10
7:50	Darko Milicic misses 9-foot jumper	8	10
7:50	Raja Bell defensive rebound	8	10
7:35	Paul Millsap misses 17-foot jumper	8	10
7:33	Deron Williams offensive rebound	8	10
7:24	Deron Williams lost ball (Darko Milicic steals)	8	10
7:22	Luke Ridnour makes driving layup	8	12
7:22	Andrei Kirilenko shooting foul (Luke Ridnour draws the foul)	8	12
7:22	Luke Ridnour makes free throw 1 of 1	8	13
7:07	Al Jefferson misses 16-foot jumper	8	13
7:07	Michael Beasley defensive rebound	8	13
6:54	Michael Beasley makes 10-foot running jumper (Kevin Love assists)	8	15
6:45	Utah full timeout	8	15
6:37	Al Jefferson misses 12-foot jumper	8	15
6:35	Kevin Love defensive rebound	8	15
6:22	Darko Milicic misses 7-foot two point shot	8	15
6:22	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	8	15
6:16	Wesley Johnson blocks Deron Williams's layup	8	15
6:13	Michael Beasley defensive rebound	8	15
6:11	Raja Bell shooting foul (Michael Beasley draws the foul)	8	15
6:11	Michael Beasley makes free throw 1 of 2	8	16
6:11	Michael Beasley makes free throw 2 of 2	8	17
5:58	Paul Millsap misses layup	8	17
5:56	Paul Millsap offensive rebound	8	17
5:54	Paul Millsap misses layup	8	17
5:52	Wesley Johnson defensive rebound	8	17
5:46	Kevin Love makes layup (Michael Beasley assists)	8	19
5:28	Paul Millsap makes layup (Deron Williams assists)	10	19
5:15	Darko Milicic misses 12-foot hook shot	10	19
5:13	Andrei Kirilenko defensive rebound	10	19
5:03	Darko Milicic shooting foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul)	10	19
5:03	Al Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2	10	19
5:03	Utah offensive team rebound	10	19
5:03	Al Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2	10	19
5:01	Andrei Kirilenko offensive rebound	10	19
4:43	Paul Millsap makes layup (Al Jefferson assists)	12	19
4:26	Darko Milicic turnover	12	19
4:03	Deron Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	19
4:01	Paul Millsap offensive rebound	12	19
3:59	Paul Millsap makes 9-foot two point shot	14	19
3:38	Darko Milicic misses 11-foot jumper	14	19
3:36	Kevin Love offensive rebound	14	19
3:33	Kevin Love lost ball (Paul Millsap steals)	14	19
3:28	Deron Williams lost ball (Luke Ridnour steals)	14	19
3:21	Wesley Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)	14	22
3:06	Kevin Love personal foul (Al Jefferson draws the foul)	14	22
3:06	C.J. Miles enters the game for Andrei Kirilenko	14	22
3:06	Jonny Flynn enters the game for Luke Ridnour	14	22
3:06	Corey Brewer enters the game for Michael Beasley	14	22
3:05	Jonny Flynn personal foul (Deron Williams draws the foul)	14	22
3:05	Deron Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	15	22
3:05	Deron Williams makes free throw 2 of 2	16	22
2:53	Wesley Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	22
2:51	Minnesota defensive team rebound	16	22
2:51	Minnesota full timeout	16	22
2:51	Kosta Koufos enters the game for Darko Milicic	16	22
2:51	Michael Beasley enters the game for Kevin Love	16	22
2:35	Kosta Koufos blocks Al Jefferson's layup	16	22
2:33	Corey Brewer defensive rebound	16	22
2:15	Jonny Flynn makes 16-foot jumper (Wesley Johnson assists)	16	24
1:55	C.J. Miles misses 11-foot jumper	16	24
1:54	C.J. Miles offensive rebound	16	24
1:54	C.J. Miles makes two point shot	18	24
1:37	Michael Beasley makes 19-foot jumper (Kosta Koufos assists)	18	26
1:08	Deron Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper	18	26
1:07	Corey Brewer defensive rebound	18	26
49.9	Michael Beasley misses 22-foot jumper	18	26
48.9	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	18	26
37.9	Raja Bell misses 24-foot three point jumper	18	26
36.4	Kosta Koufos defensive rebound	18	26
30.5	Wesley Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonny Flynn assists)	18	29
8.8	Francisco Elson enters the game for Al Jefferson	18	29
6.8	Deron Williams makes 17-foot jumper (Paul Millsap assists)	20	29
0.9	Corey Brewer misses 7-foot jumper	20	29
0.2	C.J. Miles defensive rebound	20	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	29

Regular Season Series

UTAH leads 1-0

Jazz
112
Timberwolves
107

Game 1

23/12

Timberwolves
100
Jazz
108

Game 2

29/1

Jazz
101
Timberwolves
122

Game 3

12/3

Timberwolves
104
Jazz
119

Game 4

17/3

Target Center

1:00 AM, 23 December 2010

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 15,809

Referees:
Leroy Richardson
Scott Bolnick
Derrick Stafford

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	23	5	.821	-	W8
Denver	16	11	.593	6.5	W2
Minnesota	14	14	.500	9	L3
Portland	9	20	.310	14.5	L2
Utah	7	21	.250	16	L1

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