Game ID: 22500036
Utah Jazz @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Friday, November 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIN 43 36 25 33 137UTA 15 30 22 30 97
MIN vs UTA ScoutingMIN vs UTA Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
MIN availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's rest
full strength
MIN availability going into 11/01 · 2 days' restOUT Edwards missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Clark missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 19 min (148% of 13)
MIN availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Clark back 11/01 after 2, 19 min since (148% of 13)
NEW Conley 18 to 23 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 4 since 10/27, returns tonight: 29 min (83% of 35)
BACK Clark back 11/01 after 2, 20 min since (154% of 13)
NEW Conley 18 to 26 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 11/07 · 1 day's restBACK Edwards back 11/05 after 4, 29 min since (83% of 35)
BACK Clark back 11/01 after 2, 17 min since (136% of 13)
NEW Conley 18 to 25 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 11/09 · 1 day's restOUT Shannon Jr. missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 11/05 after 4, 27 min since (79% of 35)
BACK Clark back 11/01 after 2, 18 min since (140% of 13)
NEW Conley 18 to 23 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 11/10 · back-to-backOUT Shannon Jr. missed 3 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 11/05 after 4, 28 min since (81% of 35)
BACK Clark back 11/01 after 2, 17 min since (136% of 13)
MIN availability going into 11/14 · 3 days' restOUT Shannon Jr. missed 4 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 11/05 after 4, 31 min since (88% of 35)
MIN availability going into 11/15 · back-to-backOUT Shannon Jr. missed 5 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 11/05 after 4, 32 min since (91% of 35)
UTA availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restOUT Anderson missed 4 since 10/22, returns tonight: 25 min (126% of 20)
OUT Love missed 4 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 4 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Williams back 10/29 after 2, 12 min since (49% of 24)
BACK Harkless back 10/29 after 3, 12 min since (57% of 21)
UTA availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Love missed 5 since 10/22, returns tonight: 14 min (87% of 17)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 5 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Williams back 10/29 after 2, 13 min since (55% of 24)
BACK Harkless back 10/29 after 3, 12 min since (57% of 21)
BACK Anderson back 10/31 after 4, 25 min since (126% of 20)
UTA availability going into 11/03 · back-to-backOUT Tshiebwe missed 6 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Williams back 10/29 after 2, 12 min since (49% of 24)
BACK Harkless back 10/29 after 3, 12 min since (57% of 21)
BACK Anderson back 10/31 after 4, 18 min since (92% of 20)
BACK Love back 11/02 after 5, 14 min since (87% of 17)
UTA availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 2 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 7 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Williams back 10/29 after 2, 12 min since (49% of 24)
BACK Harkless back 10/29 after 3, 15 min since (71% of 21)
BACK Anderson back 10/31 after 4, 18 min since (92% of 20)
BACK Love back 11/02 after 5, 16 min since (94% of 17)
NEW Mykhailiuk 23 to 28 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 11/07 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 3 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Collier missed 2 since 11/03, returns tonight: 26 min (102% of 26)
OUT Williams missed 2 since 11/03, returns tonight: 10 min (40% of 24)
OUT Anderson missed 2 since 11/03, returns tonight: 12 min (60% of 20)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 8 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Harkless back 10/29 after 3, 14 min since (66% of 21)
BACK Love back 11/02 after 5, 15 min since (90% of 17)
UTA availability going into 11/10 · 2 days' restOUT Kessler missed 4 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 9 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Collier back 11/07 after 2, 26 min since (102% of 26)
BACK Williams back 11/07 after 2, 10 min since (40% of 24)
BACK Anderson back 10/31 after 4, 16 min since (81% of 20)
BACK Love back 11/02 after 5, 12 min since (73% of 17)
UTA availability going into 11/11 · back-to-backOUT Kessler missed 5 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 10 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Collier back 11/07 after 2, 21 min since (82% of 26)
BACK Williams back 11/07 after 2, 10 min since (40% of 24)
BACK Anderson back 11/07 after 2, 12 min since (60% of 20)
BACK Love back 11/02 after 5, 13 min since (78% of 17)
NEW Mykhailiuk 23 to 28 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 6 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 11 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Collier back 11/07 after 2, 23 min since (89% of 26)
BACK Williams back 11/07 after 2, 14 min since (58% of 24)
UTA availability going into 11/16 · 2 days' restOUT Kessler missed 7 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 3 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 12 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 3 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Collier back 11/07 after 2, 24 min since (92% of 26)
BACK Williams back 11/07 after 2, 13 min since (55% of 24)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 119, shooting 51 percent and 43 from three, 23 free throws a game; Randle at 28 and McDaniels at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 119, shooting 42 percent and 29 from three, 33 free throws a game; Markkanen at 28 and George at 24 a game. Without Kessler (3 straight), Collier (2 straight), Williams (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 43 percent from three to Utah's 29 and the glass, where Utah has been plus-3 a night and Minnesota minus-6. Call it Minnesota 119, Utah 114.
10/29 vs LAL 115-116 — MIN notes
MIN lost 115-116. MIN shot 50% (41 of 82) to LAL's 54%, 15 of 30 from three. Randle led with 33 (10 of 20, 4 of 7 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); McDaniels added 30, DiVincenzo 14. Q4 was theirs, 29-19, the deficit cut from 11 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 97-86 against them. Shannon Jr.'s -14 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 @ CHA 122-105 — MIN notes
MIN won 122-105. MIN shot 54% (47 of 87) to CHA's 40%, 17 of 36 from three, and got to the line 14 times to CHA's 27. Randle led with 30 (12 of 19, 3 of 6 from three); DiVincenzo added 18, Reid 18. The hinge was Q3, 36-18: MIN came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 20. MIN trailed 50-56 at the half and won the second half 72-49. Gobert was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
11/03 @ BKN 125-109 — MIN notes
MIN won 125-109. MIN shot 56% (44 of 78) to BKN's 40%, 14 of 35 from three. The glass went 53-40 for them. DiVincenzo led with 25 (8 of 17, 6 of 13 from three); McDaniels added 22, Reid 21. The hinge was Q4, 34-21: a lead of 3 became 16, and the lead reached 22. Gobert was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
11/05 @ NYK 114-137 — MIN notes
MIN lost 114-137. MIN shot 48% (40 of 83) to NYK's 54%, 19 of 40 from three, and went to the line 17 times to NYK's 9 — 15 points from the stripe to their 8. The glass went 31-50 against them. Randle led with 32 (12 of 21, 3 of 6 from three); DiVincenzo added 21, Edwards 15. Q2 was theirs, 32-26, turning a 2-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 111-82 against them. Edwards's -25 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/07 vs UTA 137-97 — MIN notes
MIN won 137-97. MIN shot 57% (50 of 88) to UTA's 37%, 17 of 36 from three. The glass went 52-40 for them. Edwards led with 37 (12 of 21, 7 of 12 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); McDaniels added 22, Randle 19. The hinge was Q1, 43-15: from level to 28 ahead, and the lead reached 44. Randle was the night's best plus/minus at +43.
11/09 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 127, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; DeRozan at 22 and LaVine at 21 a game. Without Sabonis (2 straight), Plowden (9 straight), Cardwell (3 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 113, shooting 53 percent and 46 from three, 23 free throws a game; Randle at 27 and McDaniels at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 46 percent from three to Sacramento's 36 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 113 a night to Sacramento's 127. Call it Minnesota 121, Sacramento 117, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/10 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 120, shooting 40 percent and 28 from three, 28 free throws a game; Markkanen at 24 and George at 22 a game. Without Kessler (4 straight), Tshiebwe (9 straight). 2 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 113, shooting 54 percent and 44 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 26 and Randle at 24 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 44 percent from three to Utah's 28 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 113 a night to Utah's 120. Call it Minnesota 121, Utah 112.
11/14 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 115, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 26 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. 3 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 129, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; DeRozan at 17 and Sabonis at 17 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Cardwell (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 115 a night to Sacramento's 129 and the glass, where Minnesota has been minus-0 a night and Sacramento minus-7. Call it Minnesota 127, Sacramento 112, Minnesota by 15.
11/15 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Randle at 25 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back. Denver comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 28 free throws a game; Jokić at 36 and Gordon at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-10 a night and Minnesota minus-1 and the defense, Denver allowing 108 a night to Minnesota's 115. Call it Denver 119, Minnesota 118, Minnesota keeping it close.
10/31 @ PHX 96-118 — UTA notes
UTA lost 96-118. UTA shot 38% (30 of 80) to PHX's 47%, 12 of 37 from three, and went to the line 32 times to PHX's 18 — 24 points from the stripe to their 15. UTA turned it over 21 times to PHX's 9, and PHX turned those into 10 steals. Markkanen led with 33 (10 of 20, 4 of 11 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); George added 17. Q2 was theirs, 23-17, the deficit cut from 20 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 101-73 against them. Clayton Jr.'s -22 in 9 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 @ CHA 103-126 — UTA notes
UTA lost 103-126. UTA shot 41% (36 of 88) to CHA's 49%, 7 of 32 from three, and went to the line 29 times to CHA's 22 — 24 points from the stripe to their 22. Markkanen led with 29 (12 of 28, 3 of 10 from three); George added 25, Hendricks 14. Q3 was theirs, 38-33, the deficit cut from 23 to 18, but the other 3 periods went 93-65 against them. Nurkić's -22 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/03 @ BOS 105-103 — UTA notes
UTA won 105-103. UTA shot 45% (38 of 84) to BOS's 42%, 9 of 31 from three. UTA turned it over 18 times to BOS's 10, and BOS turned those into 12 steals. The glass went 55-36 for them. George led with 31 (9 of 16, 2 of 5 from three, 11 of 13 at the line); Markkanen added 20, Filipowski 13. The hinge was Q3, 38-26: UTA came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 2. UTA trailed 36-46 at the half and won the second half 69-57.
11/05 @ DET 103-114 — UTA notes
UTA lost 103-114. UTA shot 38% (33 of 86) to DET's 49%, 12 of 39 from three, and went to the line 29 times to DET's 22 — 25 points from the stripe to their 13. Mykhailiuk led with 28 (10 of 16, 6 of 11 from three); Markkanen added 25, George 19. Q1 was theirs, 30-28, but the other 3 periods went 86-73 against them. They led by as many as 12. Bailey's -15 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/07 @ MIN 97-137 — UTA notes
UTA lost 97-137. UTA shot 37% (35 of 94) to MIN's 57%, 9 of 39 from three. The glass went 40-52 against them. George led with 18 (7 of 14, 2 of 5 from three); Bailey added 12, Markkanen 12. Q3 was theirs, 22-25, but the other 3 periods went 112-75 against them. Collier's -36 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/10 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 120, shooting 40 percent and 28 from three, 28 free throws a game; Markkanen at 24 and George at 22 a game. Without Kessler (4 straight), Tshiebwe (9 straight). 2 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 113, shooting 54 percent and 44 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 26 and Randle at 24 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 44 percent from three to Utah's 28 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 113 a night to Utah's 120. Call it Minnesota 121, Utah 112.
11/11 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 120, shooting 40 percent and 28 from three, 26 free throws a game; George at 24 and Markkanen at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Kessler (5 straight), Tshiebwe (10 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Indiana comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 114, shooting 40 percent and 28 from three, 25 free throws a game; Siakam at 24 and Nesmith at 22 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Mathurin (8 straight), Furphy (3 straight), Que. Jackson (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the defense, Indiana allowing 114 a night to Utah's 120. Call it Utah 113, Indiana 112, Indiana keeping it close.
11/13 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 120, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Markkanen at 23 and George at 21 a game. Without Kessler (6 straight), Anderson (2 straight), Tshiebwe (11 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 105, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Johnson at 20 and Alexander-Walker at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Young (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Atlanta allowing 105 a night to Utah's 120 and the arc, Atlanta at 38 percent from three to Utah's 33. Call it Atlanta 116, Utah 114, Utah keeping it close.
11/16 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 126, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Markkanen at 27 and George at 19 a game. Without Kessler (7 straight), Anderson (3 straight), Tshiebwe (12 straight). 2 days' rest. Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Giddey at 20 and Huerter at 17 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Giddey (2 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Utah wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Utah 120, Chicago 119, Chicago keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
UTAAB A. Bailey
BS B. Sensabaugh
CW C. Williams
EH E. Harkless
IC I. Collier
JN J. Nurkić
KA K. Anderson
KF K. Filipowski
KG K. George
KL K. Love
LM L. Markkanen
NU Nurkic
SM S. Mykhailiuk
TH T. Hendricks
WC W. Clayton Jr.
MINAE A. Edwards
BH B. Hyland
DD D. DiVincenzo
JB J. Beringer
JC J. Clark
JI J. Ingles
JJ J. Juzang
JM J. McDaniels
JR J. Randle
LM L. Miller
MC M. Conley
NR N. Reid
RD R. Dillingham
RG R. Gobert
UTA/MIN 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
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
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
Edwards scores 37, Randle adds 19 with 10 rebounds as Timberwolves beat the Jazz 137-97
MINNEAPOLIS -- — Anthony Edwards scored 37 points and Julius Randle added 19 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists as the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Utah Jazz 137-97 in an NBA Cup game Friday night.
Edwards, in his second game back after missing four games with a strained hamstring, shot 7 for 12 from 3-point distance.
Randle was just one rebound shy of completing his triple-double in the first half as Minnesota built a 79-45 lead at the break. He had his second triple-double of the week after accomplishing the feat Monday in a win at Brooklyn.
Jaden McDaniels had 22 points and seven rebounds for the Timberwolves, who shot a season-high 56.8% from the floor.
Keyonte George led Utah with 18 points and Lauri Markkanen added 12 for the Jazz, who shot 37.2% from the field and allowed a season-high point total. Utah allowed at least 134 points for the third time in nine games this season.
Second-year point guard Isaiah Collier made his season debut after missing Utah's first eight games with a strained hamstring.
Edwards started quickly, hitting two 3-pointers and a 12-foot step-back jumper in the first 90 seconds. He scored 14 points to help Minnesota race out to a 43-15 lead after one quarter.
The game was Minnesota's first in the NBA Cup. The Jazz slipped to 0-2 in the competition. The teams are part of the Western Conference Group A along with Phoenix, Oklahoma City and Sacramento.
Up next Jazz: Host the Minnesota Timberwolves again on Monday.
Timberwolves: At Sacramento on Sunday night before a rematch with the Jazz in Utah on Monday.