The Wolves have the challenge of two tipoffs in less than 24 hours.
Minnesota beat the Lakers in Los Angeles on Thursday night, 120-105.
That game tipped off at 9:30 p.m.
Despite the scheduling challenge, it still remains an important game for the
Wolves. With the win on Thursday night, the Wolves moved to 24-24 and just two
games back from the No. 8 seed.
Utah is 27-22, seventh in the West and 2.5 games ahead of Minnesota. The Wolves
also play the Jazz on Sunday at Target Center.
This is the second matchup between the two teams. The Wolves won 128-125 at
Target Center back on Oct. 31.
The Wolves’ injury report isn’t kind to the team’s backcourt. There’s a chance
the Wolves could be without the top-three point guards on their depth chart with
Jeff Teague, Tyus Jones and Derrick Rose all battling injuries. Jones will for
sure be out. Teague didn’t play in Thursday night’s game, and Rose didn’t play
the second half after reaggravating a previous ankle injury.
Worst-case scenario, the Wolves will rely heavily on Jerryd Bayless and Jared
Terrell (who had a 10-point performance on Thursday) and we’d also likely see a
lot more of Andrew Wiggins handling the ball, something he said after Thursday
night’s game he was completely comfortable with.
Utah has been hot lately, winning seven of its last eight games, including
Wednesday’s 114-108 home win over the Denver Nuggets.
Donovan Mitchell has been especially impressive, averaging 30.3 points and 5.1
assists per game over his last 10 games while shooting 47.6 percent from the
field and 42.7 percent from the 3-point line.
Wolves: Robert Covington (knee) and Tyus Jones (ankle) are out. Derrick Rose
(ankle) and Jeff Teague (foot) are questionable.
Jazz: Raul Neto (groin), Thabo Sefolosha (hamstring), Dante Exum (ankle) and
Tony Bradley (knee) are out.
Wolves: PG – Bayless, SG – Okogie, SF – Wiggins, PF – Gibson, C – Towns
Jazz: PG – Rubio, SG – Mitchell, SF – Ingles, PF – Favors, C – Gobert
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