Jordan Clarkson scored 29 points (21 on 7 3-pointers), and the Utah Jazz rallied from 17 points down in the first quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 132-126 in overtime.
The Jazz trailed 41-24 with 19 seconds left in the first quarter. They outscored the Timberwolves 108-85 the rest of the way.
Lauri Markkanen’s 10-foot fadeaway with 13.7 seconds left in overtime made it 130-126, and Jarred Vanderbilt’s dunk with 1.0 seconds left in overtime put it away at 132-126.
During clutch time, the Jazz outscored the Timberwolves 26-14. Clarkson (No. 9 in clutch wins added, 2022-23) scored 9 of the Jazz’s 26 on 3 for 4 shooting. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Mike Conley had 5 of his 11 assists, 2 of them on baskets by Kelly Olynyk and Clarkson that put the Jazz ahead.
Markkanen had 24 points (16 in the paint) and 13 rebounds. Olynyk added 21 points and 4 steals, and Vanderbilt had 4 points, 14 rebounds and 4 steals. The Jazz had 3 20-point scorers. Clarkson and Conley set each other up for 6 baskets and 18 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter or overtime.
For the Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards scored 30 points, and Karl-Anthony Towns added 27 points and 8 rebounds. D'Angelo Russell had 23 points and 7 assists. Rudy Gobert had 9 points and 23 rebounds. The Timberwolves had 3 20-point scorers.
The Timberwolves committed 20 turnovers to the Jazz’s 13. The Jazz made 20 3-pointers, 7 of them by Clarkson and 5 by Olynyk. Olynyk fouled out.