Anthony Edwards had 23 points (7 during a 10-0 run in the second quarter) and a career-high 5 steals, and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied from 17 points down in the first quarter to beat the Utah Jazz 101-96.
The Timberwolves trailed 33-16 with 2:54 left in the first quarter. They outscored the Jazz 85-63 the rest of the way.
The Jazz had the ball down 3 with 31 seconds left, but Edwards stole the ball from Mike Conley. A 3-pointer would have tied the game.
Josh Okogie’s 2 free throws with 6.2 seconds left made it 101-96 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Timberwolves outscored the Jazz 9-6. D'Angelo Russell scored 4 of the Timberwolves’ 9 on 1 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Conley had 4 steals, and the Jazz scored 2 points off them.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points (12 in the paint) and 12 rebounds, and Russell added 23 points off the bench. The Timberwolves had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Jazz, Bojan Bogdanovic scored 30 points with 7 3-pointers.
The Jazz turned it over 20 times, about 6 more than usual for this many possessions. The Timberwolves outscored the Jazz 56-26 in the paint.