04/04/2008 - 05:20
Seventeen Points, 19 Minutes
by Jason Grodsky

No. 1 returned to form Wednesday night in Utah, making the most of the minutes he got onto the floor.

Coming off the bench, Rashad scored 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field in 19 minutes of play in Minnesota's 110-100 loss to Utah (50-26).

Rashad lays up two against Utah (Getty Images).

No. 1 nailed three three-pointers and added three assists in the Wolves (19-55) loss, which gave them a split for the season series with the Jazz and earned the respect of Utah coach Jerry Sloan.

As told to the Associated Press:

"I really like their team, the way they play, they way they set screens and they knock you around," Sloan said. "They'll be a very good team in a couple of years if you give them a chance to get better, the way they play and the way they execute."

NEXT UP
Rashad and Minnesota travel to Phoenix on Friday to take the Suns (50-25) at 9 PM.

RELATED STORIES
Utah 110, Minnesota 100 (NBA.com Boxscore, April 3, 2008)
http://www.nba.com/games/20080402/MINUTA/boxscore.html
Jazz recover to earn season split with Minnesota (Associated Press, April 3, 2008)
http://www.nba.com/games/20080402/MINUTA/recap.html