The Jazz had a hard fought loss tonight against the Minnesota Timberwolves. With a lead as much as 18 points, the Jazz couldn't put the Wolves away. Paul Millsap had 25 points and 9 rebounds and was taking it to Kevin Love all night. What was most heartbreaking about it was after the Wolves came back to take the lead in the 4th Quarter, Ricky Rubio bricked two free throws which gave the Jazz the ball with the shot clock off. After nearly fumbling away the ball, the Jazz were fortunate to retain possession on a loose ball. Then with 16 seconds they drew up a play with Al Jefferson taking Kevin Love one-on-one. Jefferson drilled a mid range jumper to tie the game at 98 with only 7 seconds left.
It appeared like the Jazz would head to overtime. But the Wolves came back and handed the ball off to Luke Ridnour who squirted down the lane and hit a nice floater at the buzzer to win 100-98. The Target Center erupted with joy at the hands of the Utah Jazz. It was a disappointing game because of the way that the Jazz handed it to the Wolves all night. They were alley-ooping it and everything. The Jazz are gonna have a rough all-star break thinking about that play. Luckily, they have Jeremy Evans in the Dunk Contest to look forward to. That will help lift the spirits of the Jazz and Jazz Nation.
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