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MINNEAPOLIS -- Rick Adelman trudged off the basketball court for maybe the final time in his professional life and he couldnt hide the disappointment. He was sure his Minnesota Timberwolves were going to respond in the season finale, finishing a year of unmet expectations on a high note against the lowly Utah Jazz. Instead, one of the most respected coaches of his generation watched his team deliver a lacklustre performance that in no way resembled the precise, sophisticated game Adelman has been known for over the last quarter century. Trey Burke scored a career-high 32 points to go with nine assists and seven rebounds and the Jazz avoided the worst record since moving to Utah 35 years ago with a 136-130 double overtime victory over the Timberwolves on Wednesday night. "Just disappointed," a crestfallen Adelman said. "I really thought we were going to win this game. I thought wed come out and play a lot harder, with more energy, and it didnt happen." Gordon Hayward had 23 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and Derrick Favours added 21 points and 12 boards for the Jazz (25-57), who would have tied the worst record since the team relocated in 1979 with a loss. They also snapped a five-game losing streak and won for just the fourth time in their last 25 games. "Its way better than going out in defeat," Burke said. "Obviously, it doesnt mean much, but its our job. Like Coach (Tyrone) Corbin said, Every time you step on the court, you represent yourself and you want to put on a good showing. I think we did that." Kevin Martin scored 36 points for the Timberwolves (40-42), who missed a chance to finish with their first non-losing record since 2005. Kevin Love scored 19 points on 4-for-15 shooting in what could be Adelmans last game as an NBA coach. The Jazz were cruising with a 19-point lead in the first quarter and a 13-point lead with 10 minutes to play. But Martin scored 14 of his points in the last 5:35 of the game to bring the Wolves roaring back. His free throws with 57 seconds to play tied the game at 107, and Love missed a step-back jumper at the buzzer that would have won it. Jeremy Evans had a career-high 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Jazz and Burke drilled a 3-pointer with one minute to play in double overtime for a 130-125 lead. The Wolves allowed the Jazz to shoot 49 per cent, missed 12 free throws, and Love, who also had 10 rebounds and nine assists, was 1 for 9 from 3-point range. "If this was coachs last hurrah, its very disappointing," Martin said. "When you dont show up the first three quarters, thats what happens." Adelmans contract has a mutual option for next season. The 67-year-old coach resisted several opportunities to reveal his plans, only saying he would meet with owner Glen Taylor and President Flip Saunders, likely on Thursday, to come to a conclusion. It is widely expected that Adelman will not return. "Ive been doing this a long time and I will say this, every year it does get harder," Adelman said. "The travel gets hard. You always evaluate it every year as you go through. But you also understand you have a job that people would die for and Ive been lucky to have the job for over 20 years. Ive got to really look at it and evaluate and talk to everybody." Things are just as murky for Corbin in Utah. He completed his fourth season on the bench and has presided over a massive rebuild that hasnt given him much of a chance to pile up victories. The Jazz lost 21 of their last 25 games of the season and their fans were worried more about Utahs lottery chances than anything else. A loss wouldve left the Jazz with the fourth-worst record in the league. But because they won and Boston lost, the Jazz are tied with the Celtics, which will bring a coin flip tie-breaker before the draft lottery is held to determine who will have the greater chance to move up. The Jazz certainly didnt play to lose on Wednesday night. "Its a positive note to go out on, we got a lot of room to grow though, and we got to make sure we understand what gave us a chance to win tonight, thats staying together, working hard together, making sure were focused on the attention to details," Corbin said. NOTES: Hayward finished the season as the second player in Jazz history to average at least 16 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in a season, joining Pete Maravich. ... Jazz C Enes Kanter sat out with right quadriceps tendinitis. ... Wolves G J.J. Barea missed the game with back spasms. ... Love crossed the 2,000-point threshold for the first time in his career with a pair of free throws late in the second quarter. He became the first player in NBA history with at least 2,000 points, 900 rebounds and 100 3-pointers in one season. Josh Norman Jersey Trent Murphy Jersey . Hes the same player he always was, only now his efforts are being rewarded. 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Bolt will bid for a third successive Olympic sprint double in Rio The six-time Olympic gold medallist and world record holder at 100m and 200m was not at his brilliant best and had to work harder than usual in the closing stages, but finished clear of Panamas Edward Alonso (20.04) and Britains Adam Gemili (20.07).Bolt, who turns 30 next month, said: I thought it wasnt perfect.I came off the corner, just tried to hold my form and do the work. Im happy with the execution and hopefully my coach is.Im definitely feeling good. Im glad I could come here, run, finish the race, no injuries.Im happy about that and Im going to Rio to defend my titles.The performance of the night came in the womens 100m hurdles, as Harrison destroyed the field to set a new world record of 12.20 seconds.Incredibly, the 23-year-old American will not be going to Rio, after she could only finish in sixth at the US trials two weeks ago.However, she was in a different league on this occasion, coming home well clear to beat the old record of 12.21sec set by Bulgarias Yordanka Donkova on August 20, 1988.Brianna Rollins (12.57), Kristi Castlin (12.59) and Ali Nia (12.63), all Rio-bound after finishing 1-2-3 in the US trials, were left trailing by Harrison on this occasion. Kendra Harrison celebrates her world record run Im just so full of emotions, said Harrison, whose previous best was the 12.24 she ran in May.Not making that Olympic team, I knew I had to come out here and show the world I still had it in me.My coach has been telling me since day one that I had it in me. I still have a few weeks to go, so I am going to try and lower that time.Jesssica Ennis-Hill came home last in the final but had earlier fired out a warning to her Olympic heptathlon rivals by running her second fastest ever time.ddddddddddddThe 30-year-old, back at the Olympic Stadium where she memorably took gold at London 2012, clocked 12.76 seconds to finish third in her heat.It smashed her seasons best of 13.10 and was her fastest time since the London Games, when she ran 12.54.Im so happy to run a seasons best and it makes me confident, with Rio next, said Ennis-Hill.I wouldve liked to have gone quicker in the final, but just smacked a hurdle really bad and lost all momentum and that was it.In the high jump, Ennis-Hills team-mate and heptathlon rival Katarina Johnson-Thompson made a welcome return to form by jumping an outdoor personal best of 1.95m to finish in third.The newly-laid track at the Olympic Stadium was clearly very fast and Great Britains womens 4x100m relay team gave themselves a major pre-Olympic boost by setting a new national record and running the fastest time in the world this year.The quartet of Asha Philip, Desiree Henry, Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita scorched round the track to claim an emphatic victory in 41.81. Asha Philip celebrates after Great Britain produced a fine display in the 4x100m relay There was also a brilliant performance from Laura Muir, who broke Kelly Holmes British 1,500m record with a hugely impressive display, pulling well clear of the field to come home in 3:57.49.The 23-year-old triumphed by more than three seconds and eclipsed double Olympic champion Holmes mark of 3:57.90 from the Athens Olympics in 2004.Muir said: Im over the moon with that. Its not just any record, its Kelly Holmes Olympic gold medal record. Its great to have.Ive always said I run for times, I run for places. I run for medals. But to get the record along the way is one of the biggest achievements of my career.Christine Ohuruogu completely justified her inclusion in the British team for the individual 400m in Rio by running the fastest time in the country this year at 51.05, but it was only good enough for fifth place as Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas took victory in a world-leading 49.55. 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