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Wolves Slump to Third Straight Loss

Posted on May 28, 2011 at 05:07 AM.

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Devin Harris helped lead the Jazz past the Wolves

December 22nd, 2010. In a somewhat surprising turn of events the Timberwolves returned home from their road trip to host the Jazz, only to slump to their third straight defeat. Devin Harris was the best for the Jazz as he scored 25 points while dishing 7 assists to lead his team in both categories.

CJ Miles added 19 for the Jazz, who were in complete control of the game except for the third quarter, when the Wolves fought back from a 22 point half time deficit to level scores seconds before the final break, only to watch as Devin Harris drilled his only three of the game over two defenders to give the Jazz a three point lead going into the fourth.

The fourth quarter was simply the worst basketball seen from a Wolves team all season, conceding 42 points to 23, to slump to a 95 to 117 defeat. Rider top scored for the home team with 32 points, while also adding four rebounds and assists. The next highest scorer was Wes Johnson with 15, followed by Beasley on 14 and Eric Bledsoe, who returned to the lineup with 13. Anthony Randolph recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 boards, while Flynn dished his usual number of high assists (15) while only conceding four turnovers.

Johnson scored 15 for the Wolves

The coaches of Minnesota have recognized that since returning from injury Martell Webster has been a little slow to catch up with the pace of the game and have indicated a preference to allocate more minutes to Eric Bledsoe, who continues to maintain a level of consistency, even when returning from injury. It's not yet known when the change will be made, nor how Webster will react to losing his 6th man status. We've just heard to expect changes soon from the Timberwolves camp, as they look to halt their losing streak as they head into week nine of the season.

Season Record: 22 - 8.