Playing the second half of a back-to-back set, the Utah Jazz turned it on in the second half and pulled away for a 120-100 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves Thursday night in Salt Lake City.
Utah (39-29) secured the win by outscoring Minnesota 49-30 over the final 20 minutes.
"We talked about it during a timeout that we had to get back to defending and get out there running," Utah's Jae Crowder said after the game. "That's what we did, and we were able to extend the lead a little bit."
Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz with 24 points, while Rudy Gobert logged his 54th double-double of the season with 10 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks.