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.
- BYU football: Cougars must secure their own...
- Commentary: The 15 kings of BYU football, the...
- Utah Jazz: Massive, state-of-the-art...
- University of Utah 'restructures' athletic...
- High School Football: Wasatch Mountain Air 7...
- Basketball bonds: Gordon Hayward's father has...
- Dick Harmon: Hope is a real thing for BYU...
- Dick Harmon: Bronco Mendenhall and Cecil O....
- BYU football: Cougars must secure their...
93 - NBA fans attack 11-year-old's national...
36 - Phil Steele ranks USU 2nd-most...
26 - Teen's family apologizes to family of...
20 - Austin Collie's workout with San...
18 - Dick Harmon: Dick Harmon: Unprecedented...
18 - Trevor Reilly, Jake Murphy to represent...
14 - Brad Rock: USU coach Matt Wells has...
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