Anthony Edwards scored 41 points on 16-for-27 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves cruised to a 128-102 win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday night in Minneapolis.
Jaden McDaniels added 20 points and 12 rebounds for Minnesota (40-29), which won its eighth game in a row. Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo scored 11 points apiece.
Collin Sexton netted 22 points on 9-for-18 shooting to lead Utah (15-53). Walker Kessler posted 15 points and 19 rebounds.
Minnesota shot 49.5 percent (48 of 97) from the field and 32.6 percent (14 of 43) from beyond the arc. Utah shot 43.3 percent (39 of 90) overall and 31.6 percent (12 of 38) from long distance.
The Timberwolves jumped to a double-digit lead in the first quarter and never looked back.
Naz Reid pulled down an offensive rebound and made a layup to give Minnesota a 34-15 advantage with 2:02 to go in the opening quarter.
The Jazz finished the first quarter with baskets from Kyle Filipowski and Johnny Juzang, the latter a 3-pointer, to pull within 34-20.
Minnesota rebuilt its lead to 17 points at 62-45 late in the first half after Edwards made a driving layup with 1:21 remaining.
Lauri Markkanen made back-to-back 3-pointers to cut the deficit to 62-51 at the half. Sexton assisted on the first 3-pointer and Isaiah Collier assisted on the second.
The Timberwolves posted a 37-25 edge in the third quarter to increase their lead to 99-76.
McDaniels gave Minnesota a 20-point lead when he made a driving layup to give his team a 90-70 cushion with 3:22 to go in the third.
Filipowski made a jump shot on the next possession, but Utah trailed by double digits for the rest of the way.
Edwards sank a 3-pointer to put the Timberwolves on top by 25 points with 31.7 seconds left in the third quarter before Sexton answered with a layup with 11.3 seconds to go.
The Timberwolves scored the first five points of the fourth quarter to increase their lead to 104-76. Terrence Shannon Jr. made a basket and DiVincenzo knocked down a 3-pointer.
–Field Level Media
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