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Al Jefferson tied a career high with 40 points, including a clutch jumper with 39 seconds left, to power the Utah Jazz past the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-100 on Friday night. The victory kept the pressure on the Los Angeles Lakers in the race for the final Western Conference playoff spot. Jefferson scored 19 points on 9-of-11 shooting in the third to turn a seven-point deficit into an 82-81 lead entering the fourth. After Ricky Rubio's...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Wed 1/2	Uta	Uta 106-84
Wed 2/13	Min	Uta 97-93
Fri 4/12	Uta	Uta 107-100
Mon 4/15	Min	Uta 96-80

Game Stats

Timberwolves (29-50) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts R. Rubio, G 25 2 3 4 13 D. Williams, F 22 6 0 1 11 G. Stiemsma, C 41 7 1 4 10 L. Ridnour, G 24 1 4 1 10 A. Kirilenko, F 24 3 3 2 8 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J. Barea 27 4 3 2 23 C. Budinger 25 3 0 1 12 D. Cunningham 26 4 2 0 8 A. Shved 19 0 5 1 3 C. Johnson 7 1 0 2 2 K. Love 0 0 0 0 0 M. Gelabale 0 0 0 0 0 N. Pekovic 0 0 0 0 0 M. Lee 0 0 0 0 0 B. Roy 0 0 0 0 0

Jazz (42-38) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts A. Jefferson, C 41 13 6 1 40 R. Foye, G 38 2 1 2 16 M. Williams, G 31 1 5 5 16 P. Millsap, F 24 3 1 3 10 G. Hayward, F 33 2 5 0 5 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts A. Burks 19 4 0 2 7 D. Favors 31 8 0 4 6 M. Williams 17 3 2 1 4 J. Tinsley 7 0 3 1 3 D. Carroll 0 0 0 0 0 J. Evans 0 0 0 0 0 K. Murphy 0 0 0 0 0 E. Watson 0 0 0 0 0 E. Kanter 0 0 0 0 0 J. McNeal 0 0 0 0 0

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Injury Report

Timberwolves Date Player Injury 4/12 N. Pekovic, C Left calf contusion 1/4 K. Love, FC Fractured right hand 12/14 M. Lee, SG Hyperextended right knee 11/10 B. Roy, GF Sore right knee

Jazz Date Player Injury 3/27 E. Kanter, C Dislocated left shoulder

Player News

Timberwolves Luke Ridnour (MIN - Guard) News: Ridnour averaged 11.5 points, 1.0 steals, 3.8 assists and 2.5 rebounds for the Timberwolves during the 2012-13 season.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 11, 2013) Alexey Shved (MIN - Guard) News: Shved averaged 8.6 points, 3.7 assists and 2.3 rebounds over 23.9 minutes during the 2012-13 season.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 11, 2013) Dante Cunningham (MIN - Power Forward) News: Cunningham averaged 8.7 points, 1.1 steals and 5.1 assists during the 2012-13 season.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 11, 2013)

Jazz Enes Kanter (UTA - Center) News: Kanter's recovery from April's surgery to repair a dislocated left shoulder is going well, but he may not receive clearance to take the court until August, the Salt Lake Tribune reports.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 22, 2013)