Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Utah Jazz
November 8, 2026 · 2026-27 season
The Timberwolves beat the Jazz 115-100 on 2026-11-08 at home. The Timberwolves started Rudy Gobert, LaMelo Ball, Jaden McDaniels, Jonathan Kuminga, and Ayo Dosunmu. The Jazz started Jaxson Hayes, Josh Green, Keyonte George, Ace Bailey, and Darryn Peterson. Keyonte George (Jazz) scored 8 points (3/10) in his matchups, with Jaden McDaniels as his primary defender. LaMelo Ball (Timberwolves) scored 15 points (6/8) in his matchups, with Josh Green as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
115
UTA
Utah Jazz
100
Did not play: Kobe Bufkin (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Rudy Gobert · LaMelo Ball · Jaden McDaniels · Jonathan Kuminga · Ayo Dosunmu Starter 11.5 min
- Trey Lyles · Jaden McDaniels · Bones Hyland · Terrence Shannon Jr · Joan Beringer 4.7 min
- Rudy Gobert · LaMelo Ball · Jaden McDaniels · Jonathan Kuminga · Jaylen Clark 4.3 min
- Trey Lyles · Ayo Dosunmu · Bones Hyland · Terrence Shannon Jr · Joan Beringer 3.6 min
- LaMelo Ball · Jaden McDaniels · Jonathan Kuminga · Terrence Shannon Jr · Joan Beringer 2.9 min
UTA
Utah Jazz
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jaxson Hayes · Josh Green · Keyonte George · Ace Bailey · Darryn Peterson Starter 13.6 min
- Jaxson Hayes · Josh Green · Brice Sensabaugh · Ace Bailey · Darryn Peterson 7.5 min
- Mo Bamba · Josh Okogie · Isaiah Collier · Kyle Filipowski · Darryn Peterson 4.8 min
- Mo Bamba · Josh Green · Keyonte George · Ace Bailey · Darryn Peterson 2.9 min
- Mo Bamba · Josh Okogie · Keyonte George · Isaiah Collier · Ace Bailey 2.9 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Timberwolves defense
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Keyonte George 8 pts (3/10) in 59 possessions
Guarded by: Jaden McDaniels (27 %, 3 pts) · LaMelo Ball (26 %, 2 pts) · Trey Lyles (11 %, 0 pts)
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Brice Sensabaugh 8 pts (2/3) in 27 possessions
Guarded by: Ayo Dosunmu (33 %, 3 pts) · Rudy Gobert (14 %, 0 pts) · Trey Lyles (11 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Rudy Gobert | Jaxson Hayes: 35 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Darryn Peterson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaden McDaniels | Josh Green: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Keyonte George: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Ayo Dosunmu | Darryn Peterson: 23 poss., 9 pts (3/5) · Brice Sensabaugh: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| LaMelo Ball | Josh Green: 23 poss., 13 pts (5/8) · Keyonte George: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/6) |
| Jonathan Kuminga | Ace Bailey: 25 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Darryn Peterson: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Trey Lyles | Kyle Filipowski: 13 poss., 5 pts (1/2) · Ace Bailey: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Terrence Shannon Jr | Isaiah Collier: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Darryn Peterson: 6 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Jaylen Clark | Darryn Peterson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Isaiah Collier: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Joan Beringer | Mo Bamba: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Kyle Filipowski: 2 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Bones Hyland | Josh Okogie: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Ace Bailey: 4 poss., 7 pts (2/3) |
| Isaiah Evans | Svi Mykhailiuk: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Isaiah Collier: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Rocco Zikarsky | Tony Bradley: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kyle Filipowski: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cody Williams | Tony Bradley: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Brice Sensabaugh: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Jazz defense
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LaMelo Ball 15 pts (6/8) in 56 possessions
Guarded by: Josh Green (47 %, 3 pts) · Keyonte George (17 %, 4 pts) · Darryn Peterson (11 %, 4 pts)
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Bones Hyland 2 pts (1/7) in 23 possessions
Guarded by: Josh Okogie (68 %, 0 pts) · Isaiah Collier (12 %, 2 pts) · Keyonte George (6 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Darryn Peterson | Jaden McDaniels: 15 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Ayo Dosunmu: 15 poss., 6 pts (2/4) |
| Ace Bailey | Jonathan Kuminga: 22 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Trey Lyles: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jaxson Hayes | Rudy Gobert: 41 poss., 11 pts (4/4) · Jaden McDaniels: 3 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Keyonte George | Jaden McDaniels: 17 poss., 4 pts (1/5) · LaMelo Ball: 9 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Josh Green | LaMelo Ball: 27 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jaden McDaniels: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mo Bamba | Joan Beringer: 21 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Rudy Gobert: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Josh Okogie | Bones Hyland: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Ayo Dosunmu: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Isaiah Collier | Terrence Shannon Jr: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jaylen Clark: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kyle Filipowski | Trey Lyles: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Jonathan Kuminga: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Brice Sensabaugh | Ayo Dosunmu: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/5) · Jonathan Kuminga: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | Jaylen Clark: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · LaMelo Ball: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tony Bradley | Cody Williams: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Rocco Zikarsky: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |