Minnesota Timberwolves Lead Utah Jazz 28-25 After First Quarter

Jaxson Hayes and Rudy Gobert traded early possessions before LaMelo Ball made a two point floating jump shot.

Trey Lyles closed out the frame by draining a late three-pointer to give Minnesota a 28-25 edge heading into the break.

Jonathan Kuminga added a two point running dunk off an assist from Jaden McDaniels. Darryn Peterson answered for Utah with a pulled-up three-pointer to narrow the gap to 6-3.

Keyonte George kept the offense moving with a driving finger roll layup, bringing the score to 7-6. Moments later, Jaxson Hayes converted an alley-oop dunk assisted by George, tying the game at 9-9 before sinking subsequent free throws to put Utah in front.

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Physical play dominated the middle minutes of the quarter. Rudy Gobert traded free throws, while Ace Bailey sparked the Jazz with a three-pointer and a driving dunk to secure a 17-12 advantage.

Minnesota responded through Bones Hyland, who provided an instant spark off the bench with a three-pointer and a driving layup. Terrence Shannon Jr. added a driving layup to cap a run that swung the momentum back to the Timberwolves at 23-20.

Kyle Filipowski answered for Utah by driving for a running layup and following up with a transition three-pointer off an Isaiah Collier assist to reclaim a 25-23 lead.

Bones Hyland converted two free throws to tie the game once more. As the clock wound down in the opening period, Trey Lyles buried a deep three-pointer to secure a three-point advantage for Minnesota.

MINNESOTA 115, UTAH 100 WOLVES BREAK A THIRD-QUARTER TIE AND RUN AWAY FROM UTAH Ayo Dosunmu scored 26 points and LaMelo Ball added 24 Sunday in Minneapolis, where the Minnesota Timberwolves broke a 63-63 tie by outscoring the Utah Jazz 27-15 over the last 7:23 of the third…

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