Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points (13 in the third quarter), and the Utah Jazz beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 125-111.
Mitchell’s 11-foot jumper put the Jazz ahead for good with 1:53 left in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, Luol Deng had 2 steals, and the Timberwolves scored 2 points off them.
Ricky Rubio had 18 points (10 in the paint) and 8 assists. The Jazz had 7 players in double-digit scoring. Rudy Gobert and Joe Ingles set each other up for 6 baskets and 13 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Timberwolves, Andrew Wiggins had 35 points and 3 steals, and Karl-Anthony Towns added 22 points, 7 assists and 3 blocks.
The Timberwolves forced 9 turnovers, about 6 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Jazz outscored the Timberwolves 50-24 in the paint. The Timberwolves outscored the Jazz 24-12 in 6 minutes with Bayless, Wiggins, Saric, Towns and Okogie on the floor together.