Utah Jazz at Minnesota Timberwolves
· NBA Cup - Group PlayTimberwolves and Jazz meet Friday in NBA Cup group stage
Utah Jazz (3-5, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (4-4, eighth in the Western Conference)
Minneapolis; Friday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Timberwolves play the Utah Jazz in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup.
Minnesota went 49-33 overall and 11-5 in Northwest Division play a season ago. The Timberwolves allowed opponents to score 109.3 points per game and shoot 46.0% from the field last season.
Utah went 17-65 overall and 3-13 in Northwest Division play during the 2024-25 season. The Jazz gave up 121.2 points per game while committing 18.9 fouls last season.
INJURIES
: Timberwolves: None listed.Jazz: Georges Niang: day to day (foot), Walker Kessler: out for season (shoulder).
Regular Season Series
Series starts 11/7
Matchup Prediction
Statistics
 UTAH |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Streak | L1 |
| 3-5 | Last Ten Games | 4-4 |
| 114.0 | Points Per Game | 116.5 |
| 43.8 | Field Goal % | 49.6 |
| 31.5 | Three Point % | 41.2 |
| 48.9 | Rebounds Per Game | 40.3 |
| 27.1 | Assists Per Game | 25.9 |
| 3.5 | Blocks Per Game | 4.9 |
| 7.1 | Steals Per Game | 7.4 |
| 0.8 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 0.3 |
| 17.5 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 15.3 |
Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Terrence Shannon Jr., G | Day-To-Day | Nov 6 |
Utah Jazz Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Walker Kessler, C | Out | Nov 5 |
| Georges Niang, F | Out | Oct 31 |
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NYGame Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
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2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
8 | 1 | .889 | - | L1 |
 Denver |
5 | 2 | .714 | 2 | W2 |
 Portland |
5 | 3 | .625 | 2.5 | W1 |
 Minnesota |
4 | 4 | .500 | 3.5 | L1 |
 Utah |
3 | 5 | .375 | 4.5 | L1 |
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