Utah's Al Jefferson drives on Nikola Pekovic as the Utah Jazz and the Minnesota Timberwolves play Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 in EnergySolutions Arena. Jazz won 106-84.
Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
The Jazz took it to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night and won 106-84, breaking a three-game losing skid.
Six different players scored in double-figures for the Jazz. Gordon Hayward led all scorers in this game with 17 points.
The Jazz dominated in the paint in this game, outscoring the Timberwolves 56-36 down low. Enes Kanter had 15 points off the bench in 20 minutes of play. He probably would have had more had he managed to stay out of foul trouble. Kanter finished the game with five fouls.
The game was also featured the return of former Jazzman Andrei Kirilenko to Utah. The former All-star was greeted with cheers as he was introduced at EnergySolutions Arena.
DeseretNews.com is your home for complete coverage of the Utah Jazz. Read about every aspect of the Jazz's victory by following the links below.
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Jazz fans all over the country sounded off about the game on Twitter using the hashtag #MINatUTA. Here is a compilation of the most notable and quotable tweets from the game.
- If hired, Jeff Hornacek will face same...
- High school boys track: Davis wins another 5A...
- Dick Harmon: BYU coach Mike Littlewood...
- High school girls track: Davis wins...
- The offseason status of NFL players with Utah...
- High school track: Boys championship results...
- High school football: Orem player responds...
- High school baseball: Snow Canyon overcomes...
- USA Rugby: 'What BYU won ... was a...
70 - Mormon NFL safety Eric Weddle:...
65 - Ryan Teeples: Ziggy Ansah's story...
63 - Utes football recruiting: Polynesian...
62 - High school baseball: 5A, 4A, 3A state...
49 - High school football: Riley Nelson...
27 - Utah Utes football: Dr. Chris Hill...
21 - BYU, Ute baseball: Cougars come back...
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