Utah Jazz searching for silver linings after déjà vu all over again against the Wolves
Jazz had a chance to win Monday, but uncharacteristically poor shooting and a critical defensive lapse in the final seconds seal their fate in 105-104 loss, earning them a season sweep at the hands of Minnesota.
Minnesota Timberwolves' Naz Reid (11) drives on Utah Jazz's Georges Niang (31) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, April 26, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Eric is a West Valley City native and a graduate of Granger High School and the University of Utah who joined The Tribune in 2003. He hoards rescue cats and guinea pigs, reads historical fiction, watches British baking shows, and obsesses over 1980s hair-metal bands in his spare time.