Laura Seitz, Deseret News. Utah enters the night last in the West, while the Wolves are clinging to the seventh-seed and play-in game opportunity it provides. Minnesota is playing the second night of a back-to-back after beating Phoenix last night in Arizona. Rookie point guard Isaiah Collier has been a bright spot recently, getting elevated to a starting role three games ago. After being the 29th pick in June, Collier has made steady progress.
His speed and strength stand out as a rookie, but his floor vision sets Collier apart. He averages 5. A natural play-maker, Collier has topped double-figure assists three times, including a career-high 11 twice against New Orleans in back-to-back games. The rookie enters tonight with a streak of six assists in 11 consecutive starts. When the Timberwolves traded for Rudy Gobert in the summer of , four first-round picks and a pick swap were part of the return for the four-time DPOY.
After taking Keyonte George with the Wolves selection in , Minnesota owes their first-round pick this summer to Utah. Today, that pick sits 15th and one spot outside of the lottery. Riding the hot hand of Anthony Edwards, the Wolves advanced to the Western Conference Finals in and seemed to be a team on the rise.
Edwards has been launching from deep this season, making The former No. With left in the first quarter the utahjazz lead the timberwolves Jazz have their full starting lineup and are out-executing the Wolves early in this one. TakeNote pic. The utahjazz hold a narrow lead over the timberwolves. Jazz led by as many as 15, but the Timberwolves bench closed the first quarter well. Wow Collier throws his body into Ant on the fastbreak and totally knocked him off his spot defensively resulting in the easy layup.
One of my favorite Jordan Clarkson things historically is how he picks on rookie defenders. The timberwolves have put together a big run and have taken a over the utahjazz midway through the second quarter. Jazz are just from the floor in the quarter with two turnovers. Keyonte George playing tricks! Collin Sexton cans a buzzer-beating three and the utahjazz trail the timberwolves Looked like this one was getting away from the Jazz but they closed the half well.
