Live broadcast, December 10-Jazz lost to the Timberwolves at home today. After the game, Jazz coach Hardy was interviewed by the media.
Talking about the controversial layup score of Timberwolves center Gobel at the last moment, Hardy said, “That’s a good layup, so he got 22 points, which is all I think.”
When asked about the Timberwolves defender Russell’s 7th in the fourth quarter (6th in the 6th three-pointer), Hardy said, “We didn’t make it so hot before he felt so hot, do enough work to limit him.”
Finally, when talking about the team’s performance, Hardy continued: “If you are 15 points behind the NBA game, you need to spend a lot of energy to have a chance to pull it back. I think we have a strong energy in the second half, but I feel that we have not shown enough energy in the first half.”
Gobel scored 22 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist in the 11 shots.
Russell played for 36 minutes, shooting 12 in 16, 6 in 9 in 3, and handing over 30 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 cap.