Minnesota Timberwolves at Utah Jazz
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George scores 43 as Jazz rallies to beat Timberwolves 127-122, giving Hardy his 100th coaching win
Nurkic finished with 16 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists in his first triple-double since Jan. 16, 2019, with Portland in a 129-112 win over Cleveland.
Rookie Ace Bailey scored 20 points and Isaiah Collier had 18 points and 10 assists for the Jazz (15-29), who delivered coach Will Hardy his 100th career victory.
George scored more than 30 points for the third time in his last six games.
Anthony Edwards scored 38 points for the Timberwolves (27-17), who squandered a 15-point lead and closed out a four-game trip with three straight losses. Julius Randle scored 19 points and Rudy Gobert added 11 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks.
Edwards had a three-point play that pulled Minnesota within 121-119 before George responded with a 3-pointer from the corner with 59.2 seconds left that give the Jazz the cushion needed to halt their four-game skid.
Bailey sparked an 11-2 run with an electrifying dunk and a 3-pointer that gave the Jazz the lead with 7:47 to play in the fourth quarter. The Jazz scored on their first 11 possessions of the final period.
Edwards scored 12 points in the third quarter as the Timberwolves turned a 1-point deficit into a 96-84 lead. The Timberwolves were outrunning the Jazz at home with a 23-9 advantage in fast-break points through three quarters, but couldn't sustain that effort in the fourth.
Gobert returned after missing two of three games due to a league suspension for too many flagrant fouls and a hip bruise. He received a technical in the fourth quarter for elbowing Nurkic in the face, but wasn't assessed a flagrant after a video review.
The Jazz were missing leading scorer Lauri Markkanen, Kevin Love and Brice Sensabaugh. The Jazz were 0-10 without Markkanen this season.
Jazz: Host the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday.
Regular Season Series
MIN leads series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 122 - 127 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 122 - 127 |
| 4th 7.3 |  |
Ace Bailey defensive rebound | 122 - 127 |
| 4th 10.2 |  |
Jaden McDaniels misses 24-foot running jump shot | 122 - 127 |
| 4th 15.2 | |
Naz Reid defensive rebound | 122 - 127 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 UTAH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 44-100 | FG | 48-87 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 14-47 | 3PT | 12-29 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 20-27 | FT | 19-26 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 37 |
| 28 | Assists | 31 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 27 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 50 | Points in Paint | 62 |
| 17 | Fouls | 22 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 8 |
| 16 | Lead Changes | 16 |
| 65 | Percent Led | 28 |
Utah Jazz Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Oscar Tshiebwe, C | Day-To-Day | Jan 22 |
| Lauri Markkanen, F | Out | Jan 21 |
| Georges Niang, F | Out | Jan 20 |
| Elijah Harkless, G | Out | Jan 13 |
| Walker Kessler, C | Out | Nov 5 |
Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Terrence Shannon Jr., G | Out | Jan 19 |
Game Information
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,186 · Capacity:
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
37 | 8 | .822 | - | W2 |
 Denver |
30 | 15 | .667 | 7 | W1 |
 Minnesota |
27 | 18 | .600 | 10 | L4 |
 Portland |
23 | 22 | .511 | 14 | W4 |
 Utah |
15 | 30 | .333 | 22 | L1 |
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