The Utah Jazz will look to extend their winning streak to three games when they take on the Timberwolves in Minnesota tonight.
Tipoff is set for 6 p.m., and you can watch the game on ROOT SPORTS (XFINITY 693, DirecTV 683-1, DISH 444, Hopper 412-32).
The Timberwolves (5-11) are one of the most exciting up-and-coming teams in the NBA, thanks in large part to former No. 1 overall picks Andrew Wiggins (2014) and Karl-Anthony Towns (2015). Both Wiggins and Towns were named Rookie of the Year, and they’re both averaging 20+ points per game this season.
Ricky Rubio, Gorgui Dieng and Zach LaVine round out one of the NBA’s youngest lineups (average age: 23), while 2016 No. 5 overall pick Kris Dunn, along with Shabazz Muhammad and second-year guard Tyus Jones, are Minnesota’s key reserves.
Former Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau is in his first year as Minnesota’s head coach.
The Jazz (9-8) have followed up a recent four-game losing streak with two straight wins—which happened to coincide with George Hill’s return to the lineup. Hill missed eight games with a sprained thumb, and the Jazz went 3-5 in his absence.
Hill (20.9 ppg) and Gordon Hayward (20.3 ppg) lead Utah in scoring, and the Jazz are 3-0 in games when the two are both in the lineup.
Rudy Gobert is averaging a double-double (10.5 ppg, 10.6 rpg) and ranks third in the NBA with 2.5 blocks per game.
Derrick Favors (knee) and Alec Burks (ankle) remain out for the Jazz.