SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Keyonte George scored a career-high 43 points, Jusuf Nurkic had his second career triple-double and the Utah Jazz beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-122 on Tuesday night.
Nurkic had 16 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists for his first triple-double since January 16, 2019, leading the Trail Blazers to a 129-112 victory over Cleveland.
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Rookie ace Bailey scored 20 points and Isaiah Collier contributed 18 points and 10 assists for the Jazz (15-29), which gave head coach Will Hardy his 100th career victory.
George scored more than 30 points for the third time in the past six games.
Anthony Edwards scored 38 points for the Timberwolves (27-17), who squandered a 15-point lead and ended a four-game losing streak. Julius Randle scored 19 points and Rudy Gobert had 11 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks.
Edwards hit a 3-pointer to pull Minnesota within 121-119, then George drained a 3-pointer from the corner with 59.2 seconds left to give the Jazz a cushion to end their fourth straight loss.
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Bailey went on an 11-2 run with dunks and three-pointers to give the Jazz the lead with 7:47 left in the fourth quarter. The Jazz scored on their first 11 possessions of the final quarter.
Edwards scored 12 points in the third quarter, and the Timberwolves turned a 1-point deficit into a 96-84 lead. The Timberwolves led the Jazz at home through three quarters with a 23-9 fast-break scoring advantage, but were unable to sustain that momentum in the fourth quarter.
Gobert returned after missing two of three games due to suspension due to excessive flagrant fouls and a bruised hip. He received a technical foul in the fourth quarter for elbowing Nurkic in the face, but it was not ruled a flagrant foul after a video review.
The Jazz lost leading scorers Lauri Markkanen, Kevin Love and Bryce Sensabaugh. In Markkanen’s absence, the Jazz are 0-10 this season.
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Timberwolves: Host the Chicago Bulls on Thursday.
Jazz: Host San Antonio Spurs on Thursday.
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