SALT LAKE CITY — Paul Millsap watched his potential game-winning layup roll off the rim at the end of regulation and hung his head in disbelief. He then promised himself he wouldn’t let this game get away in overtime.

Gordon Hayward scored 18 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, and Millsap made a flurry of key plays in the final minute to lead the Utah Jazz past the Minnesota Timberwolves 111-105 on Thursday night.

“Our team had fought too hard to lose that game, so I had to be aggressive,” Millsap said after tallying 16 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high eight steals. “We have too much on the line as we try and get into the playoffs. We’re right there but we have to leave it all out on the court every game.”

Millsap stole the ball twice in the final minute of overtime, made a key jumper and fed Hayward for a dunk as Utah scored the final six points.

“One word for Paul: heart! He just don’t give up. Anybody, including me, could have have just felt sorry for himself when you miss a layup that could’ve won the game, but not Paul,” Al Jefferson said.

Devin Harris scored 18 points and Alec Burks had a career-best 15 as he replaced CJ Miles in the bench rotation and played the entire fourth quarter and overtime.

Kevin Love had 25 points and 16 rebounds, Nikola Pekovic scored 20 and Luke Ridnour had 18 points and 13 assists for Minnesota.

“We just couldn’t get a rebound when it mattered,” Love said. “We played them tough, they played tough, but they prevailed in the end because they made the plays.”