D'Angelo Russell made a cutting layup on a pass from Ricky Rubio with 4.2 seconds left, and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied from 18 points down in the second quarter to beat the Utah Jazz 105-104.
The Timberwolves trailed 35-17 with 11:29 left in the second quarter. They outscored the Jazz 88-69 the rest of the way.
The Jazz had the ball down 1 with 4.2 seconds left, but Rubio stole the ball from Mike Conley. A basket would have put the Jazz ahead.
During clutch time, the Jazz outscored the Timberwolves 12-8. Conley scored 7 of the Jazz’s 12 on 2 for 2 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Rubio had 2 of his 3 steals, both with the game within five points.
Russell had 27 points and a season-high 12 assists off the bench, and Karl-Anthony Towns added 21 points (13 in the third quarter) and 11 rebounds. Russell and Anthony Edwards set each other up for 6 baskets and 16 points, 4 of them 3-pointers.
For the Jazz, Conley had 26 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, and Jordan Clarkson went 1 for 10 from 3. Georges Niang scored 12 of his 14 points (12 in the fourth quarter) in the fourth quarter.
The Jazz’s starters were outscored 36-25 in 14 minutes together.