Minnesota Timberwolves: Player grades from close loss to Jazz

The Minnesota Timberwolves came back from a 23-point second-half deficit to give the Utah Jazz a run for their money in a Friday night thriller.

A loss is a loss, and a team fighting for their playoff lives can’t be all too concerned with the dreaded “moral victory”. But if there was ever a loss that was somehow even slightly easier to stomach, it was this one.

The Minnesota Timberwolves struggled through a miserable first half and managed to only trail by seven points at halftime despite Karl-Anthony Towns playing only six minutes over the first two minutes due to foul trouble (again.) Then, the third quarter unraveled quickly.

With the Jazz already going on a mini-run, the Timberwolves…