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Minneapolis • This was a big win for the Utah Jazz.
They all are at this point.
On Saturday night, Utah defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 93-84 at the Target Center in a game they had to have in regards to the Western Conference playoff race.
Gordon Hayward delivered it to them with a wonderful fourth quarter performance, scoring 16 of his 18 points in the final 12 minutes. The Jazz improved to 36-37 on the season and went 3-2 on their most important road trip of the season.
Derrick Favors led the Jazz with 19 points. Rodney Hood and Trey Lyles scored 15 points each.
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