Jazz drop eighth straight as Darryn Peterson scores 26 at Minnesota

Timberwolves 115, Jazz 100 (NBA)

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Utah Jazz 115-100 on Sunday at Target Center in Minneapolis, handing Utah its eighth straight loss. The Jazz fell to 1-9 and are 0-5 on the road. Minnesota won its fourth in a row to improve to 8-3. ^[1][2][3][4]

Darryn Peterson led Utah with 26 points on 11-of-21 shooting, including 4 of 8 from 3-point range, topping the career high of 21 he set Friday at Dallas. Keyonte George had 19 points and 8 assists, and Jaxson Hayes scored 18 on 6-of-6 shooting. ^[1][3][4][5]

Ayo Dosunmu scored 26 for Minnesota and LaMelo Ball added 24. Rudy Gobert grabbed 15 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who played without Anthony Edwards and led by as many as 19. Minnesota made 12 of 32 3-pointers and 27 of 32 free throws, while Utah made 7 of 24 from deep. ^[1][3][4][5]

The Jazz led 12-9 early, trailed 57-51 at halftime and were behind 90-78 after three quarters. Utah played without Lauri Markkanen, who has a sprained right wrist, and the Jazz said George would not return after he left in the fourth quarter with a right ankle injury. Utah hosts the Miami Heat on Tuesday. ^[1][3][4][6]