NBA Basketball Box Scores

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BOXSCORE | RECAP

Minnesota 108, Utah 101

When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 5, 2009
Where: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials: #46 Matt Boland, # Haywoode Workman, #18 Mark Wunderlich
Attendance: 18466

Final Scoring Summary

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Utah	24	26	23	28	101
Minnesota	22	25	26	35	108

Team Records

Team	W/L	Home	Away	Streak
Utah	11-8	8-3	3-5	L1
Minnesota	3-17	2-9	1-8	W1

Recap Quick Hits

With this win, the Minnesota Timberwolves have a 2-9 record at home this season. The Utah Jazz are 3-5 while on the road this season.

Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Timberwolves have won 2 of their last 10 games.

Utah has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Jazz have won 7 of their last 10 games.

Ryan Gomes played 35:56 minutes and scored 23 points. He shot 90.0% from the field and has averaged 17.6 points over the last five games.

Carlos Boozer played 36:24 minutes and scored 21 points. He shot 56.2% from the field and has averaged 26.8 points over the last five games.

Following this game the Minnesota Timberwolves average 92.2 points per game and hold opponents to 103.9 points per game. The Utah Jazz average 101.2 points per game and hold opponents to 97.9 points per game.

Top Game Performances

Utah		Minnesota
Carlos Boozer 21	Scoring	Ryan Gomes 23
Deron Williams 11	Assists	Ryan Gomes 5
Carlos Boozer 13	Rebounds	Al Jefferson 11
Deron Williams 4	Free Throws Made	Ryan Gomes 5
Ronnie Brewer 3	Steals	Al Jefferson 2
N/A	Blocks	Jonny Flynn 1

Team Stats Summary

Team	Points	FG%	3PM-3PA	FTM-FTA	Assists	Rebounds	Blocks	Steals	Turnovers
Utah	101	50.0	2-16	13-17	28	36	0	8	14
Minnesota	108	57.1	4-9	16-24	19	41	4	10	14

Upcoming Games

Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .118 after a loss.

Utah will play their next game at home against San Antonio. The Jazz have a W/L % of .455 after a win and .857 after a loss.