Utah Jazz @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN | Game ID: 22300270
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIN 20 29 35 17 101UTA 23 24 19 24 90
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Karl-Anthony Towns helps T-wolves beat Jazz 101-90 with Edwards sidelined
MINNEAPOLIS -- — Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 points and 11 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves weathered the absence of leading scorer Anthony Edwards to beat the Utah Jazz 101-90 on Thursday night.
The Wolves moved into a tie with Boston for the best record in the league (14-4).
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored a season-high 20 points and Rudy Gobert had 15 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks for Minnesota.
Acquired in a trade with Utah last season that also brought veteran guard Mike Conley to the Wolves, Alexander-Walker had the chance to show his former team what he's capable of when given the opportunity.
“You try not to make it personal, because you want to come out the same way against every other team," Alexander-Walker said. “But I'm human at the end of the day, so it still feels good to win.”
Edwards, who averages 26.2 points per game, was sidelined with a right hip pointer he suffered in Tuesday’s win over Oklahoma City. Coach Chris Finch said Thursday he didn’t expect Edwards to be out long.
The Wolves improved to 9-1 at home, while the Jazz fell to 1-9 on the road.
Simone Fontecchio led Utah with 16 points and five assists. Ochai Agbaji had in 13 points and six rebounds for the Jazz, who also lost Wednesday at Memphis.
Utah shot 37.9% from the field, including 32.4% from 3-point range.
“Tonight, we really ultimately just struggled to put the ball in the basket,” Jazz coach Will Hardy said. “Minnesota is one of the best defensive teams in the league for a reason. ... They did a really good job of being disruptive tonight.”
Alexander-Walker helped ignite a 15-0 run in the second quarter that helped pull Minnesota out of a slow start. Part of that run was an easy layup for Alexander-Walker after one of his five steals.
“I thought that his intensity on the perimeter defensively sort of set the stage for their defense," Hardy said.
Towns scored seven straight points during the 15-0 run on the way to topping 30 points for the second time this season.
“We needed his firepower out there,” Finch said. “We needed a guy that we know we could go to to get a bucket.”
The Wolves shot 9 of 22 in the first quarter and trailed 23-20. Towns picked up his second foul with just over five minutes to play in the period.
Alexander-Walker scored 10 points in the second quarter, including a pair of 3-pointers.
Minnesota outscored Utah 35-19 in the third quarter.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlJrCoGoTo 7 12 -2 5 12 42 2 5 40 0 0 0 0 4 4 5 1 0 2 2
MIN Alexander-Walker, Brown Jr., Conley, Gobert, Towns
in Alexander-Walker, Brown Jr., Conley, Gobert, Towns
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlAnGoMiRe 2 2 -3 1 5 20 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 1
MIN Alexander-Walker, Anderson, Gobert, Milton, Reid
in Anderson, Milton, Reid
out Brown Jr., Conley, Towns
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnCoGoMiRe 3 6 +3 3 5 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 3
MIN Anderson, Conley, Gobert, Milton, Reid
in Conley
out Alexander-Walker
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnCoMiReTo 2 3 -7 1 4 25 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
MIN Anderson, Conley, Milton, Reid, Towns
in Towns
out Gobert
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlAnMiReTo :47 0 -3 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
MIN Alexander-Walker, Anderson, Milton, Reid, Towns
in Alexander-Walker
out Conley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlJrMiReTo 1 3 +3 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
MIN Alexander-Walker, Brown Jr., Milton, Reid, Towns
in Brown Jr.
out Anderson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlJrNiReTo 1 3 +3 1 3 33 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
MIN Alexander-Walker, Brown Jr., Nix, Reid, Towns
in Nix
out Milton
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlJrGoNiTo 5 15 +7 5 8 62 1 2 50 2 3 67 1 5 6 2 1 1 0 1
MIN Alexander-Walker, Brown Jr., Gobert, Nix, Towns
in Gobert
out Reid
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlAnJrGoTo 1 2 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
MIN Alexander-Walker, Anderson, Brown Jr., Gobert, Towns
in Anderson
out Nix
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlAnJrGoRe :57 3 +1 1 3 33 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1
MIN Alexander-Walker, Anderson, Brown Jr., Gobert, Reid
in Reid
out Towns
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlJrCoGoTo 8 25 +14 9 13 69 3 4 75 2 2 100 1 7 8 6 3 0 2 1
MIN Alexander-Walker, Brown Jr., Conley, Gobert, Towns
in Conley, Towns
out Anderson, Reid
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnCoGoMiRe 1 2 +1 1 3 33 0 1 0 2 2 100 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1
MIN Anderson, Conley, Gobert, Milton, Reid
in Anderson, Milton, Reid
out Alexander-Walker, Brown Jr., Towns
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnCoMiReTo :53 3 +3 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 2 50 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
MIN Anderson, Conley, Milton, Reid, Towns
in Towns
out Gobert
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AnMiNiReTo 4 12 -4 5 10 50 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0
MIN Anderson, Milton, Nix, Reid, Towns
in Nix
out Conley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlAnGoMiRe 2 6 +3 3 5 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 1
MIN Alexander-Walker, Anderson, Gobert, Milton, Reid
in Alexander-Walker, Gobert
out Nix, Towns
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlCoGoMiRe 2 1 -2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 2
MIN Alexander-Walker, Conley, Gobert, Milton, Reid
in Conley
out Anderson
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlJrCoGoTo 5 3 -6 1 7 14 1 4 25 1 2 50 2 2 4 1 2 2 4 2
MIN Alexander-Walker, Brown Jr., Conley, Gobert, Towns
in Brown Jr., Towns
out Milton, Reid
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AgCoFoGeYu 5 11 +1 4 9 44 1 4 25 0 0 0 2 5 7 4 1 0 3 2
UTA Agbaji, Collins, Fontecchio, George, Yurtseven
in Agbaji, Collins, Fontecchio, George, Yurtseven
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AgCoFoGeKe 3 8 +6 4 5 80 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 4 4 2 0 1 1 0
UTA Agbaji, Collins, Fontecchio, George, Kessler
in Kessler
out Yurtseven
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoFoHoKeSe :58 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
UTA Collins, Fontecchio, Horton-Tucker, Kessler, Sexton
in Horton-Tucker, Sexton
out Agbaji, George
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HoKeOlSaSe 7 16 +4 5 10 50 1 3 33 5 5 100 1 7 8 4 0 1 4 3
UTA Horton-Tucker, Kessler, Olynyk, Samanic, Sexton
in Olynyk, Samanic
out Collins, Fontecchio
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AgCoFoGeKe 4 5 -8 2 7 29 1 6 17 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1
UTA Agbaji, Collins, Fontecchio, George, Kessler
in Agbaji, Collins, Fontecchio, George
out Horton-Tucker, Olynyk, Samanic, Sexton
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AgCoFoGeOl 3 6 +2 2 6 33 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 4 5 2 0 0 0 2
UTA Agbaji, Collins, Fontecchio, George, Olynyk
in Olynyk
out Kessler
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AgCoFoGeYu 5 9 -7 3 9 33 1 1 100 0 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 4 4
UTA Agbaji, Collins, Fontecchio, George, Yurtseven
in Yurtseven
out Olynyk
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
CoFoGeKeSe 3 2 -7 1 6 17 0 3 0 2 2 100 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 1
UTA Collins, Fontecchio, George, Kessler, Sexton
in Kessler, Sexton
out Agbaji, Yurtseven
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AgHoKeOlSe 3 7 -1 3 4 75 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 1
UTA Agbaji, Horton-Tucker, Kessler, Olynyk, Sexton
in Agbaji, Horton-Tucker, Olynyk
out Collins, Fontecchio, George
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AgCoHoSaSe 3 9 0 4 7 57 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 1 0
UTA Agbaji, Collins, Horton-Tucker, Samanic, Sexton
in Collins, Samanic
out Kessler, Olynyk
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AgFoGeHoYu 4 6 +1 2 7 29 2 5 40 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 1
UTA Agbaji, Fontecchio, George, Horton-Tucker, Yurtseven
in Fontecchio, George, Yurtseven
out Collins, Samanic, Sexton
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AgFoGeKeSe 5 9 +6 3 10 30 1 3 33 2 2 100 2 4 6 2 3 0 3 2
UTA Agbaji, Fontecchio, George, Kessler, Sexton
in Kessler, Sexton
out Horton-Tucker, Yurtseven
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MINDN D. Nix
KA K. Anderson
KT K. Towns
MC M. Conley
NA N. Alexander-Walker
NR N. Reid
RG R. Gobert
SM S. Milton
TB T. Brown Jr.
UTACS C. Sexton
JC J. Collins
KG K. George
KO K. Olynyk
LS L. Samanic
OA O. Agbaji
OY O. Yurtseven
SF S. Fontecchio
TH T. Horton-Tucker
WK W. Kessler
MIN/UTA the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur