MINNEAPOLIS (ABC4 Sports) – The NBA season has mercifully come to an end for the Utah Jazz.
The Jazz ended the worst season in franchise history with a 116-105 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, who were led by Anthony Edwards with 43 points.
Former Jazz all-star Rudy Gobert had 19 points and 18 rebounds and Donte DiVincenzo added 16 points for the Timberwolves (49-33), who have the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference and will face the third-seeded Los Angeles Lakers in the first round.
Brice Sensabaugh scored 22 points for the Jazz (17-65), who finished with the worst record in the NBA and the worst mark in franchise history by six games.
Finishing last in the league for the best position in the draft lottery was made easier with 10 players held out. Washington’s buzzer-beating shot to win at Miami ensured Utah had the worst record to itself.
Keyonte George became the first Jazz player since John Stockton in 1992 to play all 48 minutes. George scored 14 points while dishing out seven assists. He missed all eight of his three-point attempts.
Utah will have a 14% chance of drawing the first pick in the draft when the lottery is held on May 12.
Edwards initially faced a suspension for this game for a technical foul on Friday that would’ve given him an NBA -high 18 this season, but the league rescinded that penalty after a review. Edwards went 7 for 18 from deep to finish with an NBA-leading 320 made 3-pointers.
The Timberwolves were trailing when Nickeil Alexander-Walker stole a pass in the backcourt to start a fast break. A drop pass to Gobert for a two-hand dunk gave the Timberwolves a 50-49 lead in the closing seconds of the first half.
Edwards beat Detroit’s Malik Beasley, his former teammate, by one made 3-pointer. Beasley shot 41.6% and Edwards 39.5% for the season.
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