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The health of the Utah Jazz seemed to be improving Tuesday.After battling injuries most of the season — and especially in recent weeks — only Memo Okur has been declared out of Wednesday night's game against Minnesota at EnergySolutions Arena.Okur's absence isn't a surprise. He has played in only 13 games after undergoing Achilles surgery last spring and suffering a series of back injuries after he came back. Beyond Okur, it's possible the Jazz will have a full roster available when they attempt to avenge last Friday's 122-101 loss to the Timberwolves at Target Center.— Paul Millsap has missed four straight games because of a sore knee. He was expected to practice on Tuesday morning and is listed as a game-time decision against the Timberwolves.— Ronnie Price hasn't played since Feb. 26 because of a toe injury. He planned to practice and is listed as a game-time decision.— Devin Harris strained his hamstring late in the fourth quarter of Monday's 112-107 overtime win over Philadelphia. He was planning to attempt to practice and will be a game-time decision against Minnesota.— Francisco Elson has played only 30 minutes in two games since Feb. 26 because of knee and ankle injuries. The Jazz announced he would go "half-speed" in practice. The team listed him as questionable against the Timberwolves.— Rookie Gordon Hayward missed the win over Philadelphia with a sore foot. X-rays and a bone scan on Monday were negative and he planned to practice. His availability will be a game-time decision.The win over Philadelphia bumped the Jazz's record to 36-33 with 13 games remaining.Utah trails Memphis (38-31) by two games in the race for eighth place in the Western Conference playoffs.— Steve Luhm