Timberwolves 100-98 Jazz (23 Feb, 2012) Play-by-Play

Utah Jazz

15-17, 3-11 away

	1	2	3	4	T
UTAH	27	22	28	21	98
MIN	15	22	27	36	100

Minnesota Timberwolves

17-17, 10-10 home

100

Kevin Love makes 20-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 23-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 8-foot two point shot
Luke Ridnour misses 20-foot jumper
Ricky Rubio misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 21-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic misses layup
Al Jefferson blocks Nikola Pekovic's jumper
Nikola Pekovic misses layup
Kevin Love makes two point shot
Luke Ridnour makes 11-foot two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)
Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 7-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson misses jumper
Nikola Pekovic misses tip shot
Nikola Pekovic misses jumper
Michael Beasley misses 15-foot jumper
Michael Beasley makes 13-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Derrick Williams misses 5-foot jumper
Jose Juan Barea misses 17-foot jumper
Michael Beasley misses 7-foot jumper
Martell Webster misses 21-foot jumper
Martell Webster makes slam dunk (Darko Milicic assists)
Jose Juan Barea misses 25-foot three pointer
Derrick Williams makes 25-foot three pointer (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Jose Juan Barea misses two point shot
Jose Juan Barea misses 2-foot two point shot
Ricky Rubio makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Jose Juan Barea makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Luke Ridnour makes 18-foot two point shot
Kevin Love misses 21-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic misses tip shot
Nikola Pekovic misses layup
Kevin Love misses tip shot
Jose Juan Barea makes 7-foot running jumper
Jose Juan Barea makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Ricky Rubio makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Kevin Love misses layup
Nikola Pekovic makes layup
Kevin Love misses 11-foot jumper
Nikola Pekovic makes tip shot
Nikola Pekovic makes layup (Ricky Rubio assists)
Kevin Love makes 23-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Wesley Johnson makes three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Wesley Johnson makes two point shot (Kevin Love assists)
Paul Millsap blocks Nikola Pekovic's layup
Ricky Rubio misses 9-foot jumper
Ricky Rubio misses 13-foot jumper
Wesley Johnson makes slam dunk (Ricky Rubio assists)
Luke Ridnour misses 24-foot three pointer
Ricky Rubio misses 9-foot jumper
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wesley Johnson makes jumper
Derrick Williams misses 13-foot jumper
Ricky Rubio misses layup
Derrick Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Enes Kanter blocks Jose Juan Barea's 4-foot jumper
Jose Juan Barea makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Martell Webster makes 22-foot three point jumper (Ricky Rubio assists)
Derrick Williams misses layup
Jose Juan Barea makes 25-foot three point jumper
Luke Ridnour makes driving layup
Jose Juan Barea makes driving layup
Derrick Williams makes 1-foot two point shot (Luke Ridnour assists)
Kevin Love misses 23-foot jumper
Jose Juan Barea makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)
Paul Millsap blocks Luke Ridnour's layup
Luke Ridnour misses three point jumper
Derrick Williams makes 5-foot two point shot
Luke Ridnour makes three point jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Martell Webster misses 23-foot three point jumper
Martell Webster misses three point jumper
Luke Ridnour misses 17-foot jumper
Derrick Williams makes 1-foot two point shot
Luke Ridnour makes two point shot (Jose Juan Barea assists)
Josh Howard misses 16-foot two point shot
Paul Millsap misses 8-foot two point shot
Devin Harris misses two point shot
Gordon Hayward makes layup (Al Jefferson assists)
Josh Howard makes 2-foot two point shot (Gordon Hayward assists)
Paul Millsap makes layup (Josh Howard assists)
Paul Millsap misses 10-foot two point shot
Devin Harris makes 2-foot two point shot
Al Jefferson misses 10-foot two point shot
Paul Millsap makes layup (Josh Howard assists)
Wesley Johnson blocks Devin Harris's driving layup
Josh Howard misses 5-foot jumper
Gordon Hayward makes 9-foot running jumper
Paul Millsap misses layup
Josh Howard misses layup
Josh Howard makes 4-foot two point shot
Gordon Hayward makes two point shot (Devin Harris assists)
Paul Millsap makes driving layup (Devin Harris assists)
Paul Millsap makes layup (Devin Harris assists)
Gordon Hayward misses 18-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Josh Howard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Al Jefferson makes 19-foot jumper
Earl Watson misses layup
Enes Kanter misses tip shot
Alec Burks misses 19-foot jumper
C.J. Miles misses 25-foot three point jumper
Michael Beasley blocks Enes Kanter's dunk
Derrick Favors misses 11-foot two point shot
C.J. Miles makes 1-foot two point shot (Earl Watson assists)
Alec Burks misses 9-foot jumper
Alec Burks makes 17-foot jumper (Earl Watson assists)
Al Jefferson makes 9-foot jumper (C.J. Miles assists)
Al Jefferson makes layup (Earl Watson assists)
Al Jefferson misses 15-foot two point shot
Paul Millsap makes 10-foot jumper
C.J. Miles misses 1-foot two point shot
Alec Burks makes 1-foot two point shot
Paul Millsap misses 17-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 11-foot jumper
Earl Watson misses 25-foot three pointer
Josh Howard makes 21-foot jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
Josh Howard makes driving layup (Gordon Hayward assists)
Josh Howard makes 10-foot two point shot
Al Jefferson misses 17-foot two point shot
Devin Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper
Devin Harris makes driving layup (Paul Millsap assists)
Al Jefferson makes 7-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 14-foot jumper
Josh Howard makes driving dunk
Al Jefferson misses 17-foot jumper
Devin Harris makes 6-foot two point shot
Gordon Hayward misses 10-foot two point shot
Al Jefferson misses 8-foot jumper
Josh Howard makes dunk (Devin Harris assists)
Paul Millsap makes 16-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Josh Howard misses 15-foot jumper
Paul Millsap misses 14-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses layup
Gordon Hayward misses tip shot
Al Jefferson makes tip shot
Gordon Hayward misses 25-foot three point jumper
Paul Millsap makes layup (Earl Watson assists)
Josh Howard misses 11-foot jumper
Paul Millsap makes dunk (Alec Burks assists)
Paul Millsap makes driving layup
Alec Burks makes 5-foot two point shot (Derrick Favors assists)
C.J. Miles misses 23-foot three point jumper
Earl Watson misses 17-foot jumper
Derrick Favors makes slam dunk (Earl Watson assists)
C.J. Miles makes two point shot (Alec Burks assists)
C.J. Miles misses 26-foot three point jumper
Earl Watson makes layup (C.J. Miles assists)
Al Jefferson misses 8-foot two point shot
Josh Howard misses 18-foot jumper
Paul Millsap misses 19-foot jumper
Josh Howard misses 5-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses layup
Derrick Williams blocks Devin Harris's layup
Al Jefferson misses 9-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 18-foot jumper
Al Jefferson misses 17-foot two point shot
Paul Millsap makes 6-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)
Paul Millsap misses 7-foot jumper
Al Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper

JAZZ

TIMBERWOLVES

TIME		UTAH	MIN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Al Jefferson vs. Nikola Pekovic (Kevin Love gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Nikola Pekovic bad pass	0	0
11:32	Josh Howard misses 16-foot two point shot	0	0
11:30	Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound	0	0
11:18	Kevin Love makes 20-foot jumper (Luke Ridnour assists)	0	2
11:00	Paul Millsap misses 8-foot two point shot	0	2
10:59	Wesley Johnson defensive rebound	0	2
10:41	Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	2
10:38	Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound	0	2
10:15	Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	2
10:15	Paul Millsap defensive rebound	0	2
10:07	Devin Harris misses two point shot	0	2
10:07	Kevin Love defensive rebound	0	2
9:51	Luke Ridnour bad pass (Paul Millsap steals)	0	2
9:33	Gordon Hayward makes layup (Al Jefferson assists)	2	2
9:18	Kevin Love misses 23-foot jumper	2	2
9:17	Josh Howard defensive rebound	2	2
9:03	Josh Howard makes 2-foot two point shot (Gordon Hayward assists)	4	2
8:48	Kevin Love misses 8-foot two point shot	4	2
8:45	Josh Howard defensive rebound	4	2
8:40	Paul Millsap makes layup (Josh Howard assists)	6	2
8:21	Luke Ridnour misses 20-foot jumper	6	2
8:18	Luke Ridnour offensive rebound	6	2
8:06	Devin Harris personal foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	6	2
8:00	Ricky Rubio misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	2
7:58	Paul Millsap defensive rebound	6	2
7:43	Paul Millsap misses 10-foot two point shot	6	2
7:41	Wesley Johnson defensive rebound	6	2
7:28	Kevin Love misses 21-foot jumper	6	2
7:28	Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound	6	2
7:24	Nikola Pekovic misses layup	6	2
7:24	Paul Millsap defensive rebound	6	2
7:16	Devin Harris makes 2-foot two point shot	8	2
6:52	Al Jefferson blocks Nikola Pekovic's jumper	8	2
6:50	Minnesota offensive team rebound	8	2
6:50	shot clock turnover	8	2
6:35	Al Jefferson misses 10-foot two point shot	8	2
6:35	Josh Howard offensive rebound	8	2
6:26	Paul Millsap makes layup (Josh Howard assists)	10	2
6:26	Minnesota full timeout	10	2
6:09	Wesley Johnson bad pass (Gordon Hayward steals)	10	2
6:05	Wesley Johnson blocks Devin Harris's driving layup	10	2
6:05	Utah offensive team rebound	10	2
5:58	Josh Howard misses 5-foot jumper	10	2
5:58	Kevin Love defensive rebound	10	2
5:50	Nikola Pekovic misses layup	10	2
5:50	Kevin Love offensive rebound	10	2
5:48	Kevin Love makes two point shot	10	4
5:22	Gordon Hayward makes 9-foot running jumper	12	4
5:01	Ricky Rubio bad pass (Al Jefferson steals)	12	4
4:56	Paul Millsap misses layup	12	4
4:54	Josh Howard offensive rebound	12	4
4:54	Josh Howard misses layup	12	4
4:52	Nikola Pekovic defensive rebound	12	4
4:50	Josh Howard personal foul (Ricky Rubio draws the foul)	12	4
4:37	Luke Ridnour makes 11-foot two point shot (Ricky Rubio assists)	12	6
4:18	Josh Howard makes 4-foot two point shot	14	6
4:05	Gordon Hayward shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	14	6
4:05	Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2	14	7
4:05	Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2	14	8
3:56	Gordon Hayward makes two point shot (Devin Harris assists)	16	8
3:40	Paul Millsap personal foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	16	8
3:31	Wesley Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper	16	8
3:31	Kevin Love offensive rebound	16	8
3:28	Kevin Love misses 7-foot jumper	16	8
3:27	Paul Millsap defensive rebound	16	8
3:19	Paul Millsap makes driving layup (Devin Harris assists)	18	8
2:59	Wesley Johnson misses jumper	18	8
2:57	Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound	18	8
2:57	Nikola Pekovic misses tip shot	18	8
2:56	Al Jefferson defensive rebound	18	8
2:48	Paul Millsap makes layup (Devin Harris assists)	20	8
2:28	Al Jefferson shooting foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul)	20	8
2:28	Utah full timeout	20	8
2:28	Martell Webster enters the game for Luke Ridnour	20	8
2:28	Michael Beasley enters the game for Wesley Johnson	20	8
2:28	Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2	20	9
2:28	Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 2	20	10
2:11	Gordon Hayward misses 18-foot jumper	20	10
2:10	Kevin Love defensive rebound	20	10
2:01	Nikola Pekovic misses jumper	20	10
2:00	Minnesota offensive team rebound	20	10
2:00	Paul Millsap loose ball foul (Kevin Love draws the foul)	20	10
2:00	Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2	20	10
2:00	Minnesota offensive team rebound	20	10
2:00	Derrick Favors enters the game for Paul Millsap	20	10
2:00	Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2	20	11
1:47	Al Jefferson makes 16-foot jumper (Devin Harris assists)	22	11
1:23	Michael Beasley misses 15-foot jumper	22	11
1:23	Devin Harris defensive rebound	22	11
1:12	Josh Howard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Harris assists)	25	11
58.7	Earl Watson enters the game for Devin Harris	25	11
58.7	C.J. Miles enters the game for Gordon Hayward	25	11
58.7	Jose Juan Barea enters the game for Ricky Rubio	25	11
58.7	Derrick Williams enters the game for Kevin Love	25	11
56.8	Michael Beasley makes 13-foot jumper (Jose Juan Barea assists)	25	13
34.3	Al Jefferson makes 19-foot jumper	27	13
19.8	Derrick Williams misses 5-foot jumper	27	13
18.9	Nikola Pekovic offensive rebound	27	13
18.5	Al Jefferson shooting foul (Nikola Pekovic draws the foul)	27	13
18.5	Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 1 of 2	27	14
18.5	Enes Kanter enters the game for Al Jefferson	27	14
18.5	Nikola Pekovic makes free throw 2 of 2	27	15
5.5	Jose Juan Barea personal take (Earl Watson draws the foul)	27	15
0.9	Earl Watson misses layup	27	15
0.6	Enes Kanter offensive rebound	27	15
0.6	Enes Kanter misses tip shot	27	15
0.0	Utah offensive team rebound	27	15
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	15

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Timberwolves
98
Jazz
108

Game 1

22/1

Jazz
98
Timberwolves
100

Game 2

23/2

Timberwolves
105
Jazz
111

Game 3

16/3

Target Center

1:00 AM, 23 February 2012

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 18,776

Referees:
Ron Garretson
Derrick Collins
Steve Anderson

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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