It won't make up for what happened in the 2023 playoffs, but the Minnesota Timberwolves are riding high into Saturday's game in Minneapolis against the Utah Jazz after picking up a big victory in their most recent performance. On Wednesday, the Timberwolves handed the reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets their first loss of the 2023-24 season with a 110-89 blowout victory at home. Anthony Edwards scored 24 points for Minnesota, Karl-Anthony Towns contributed 21 points and eight rebounds and Mike Conley hit 7 of 9 shots for 17 points in the start-to-finish win. The Jazz couldn't quite say the same about parts of their most recent outing, a heartbreaking 115-113 home loss to the Orlando Magic on Thursday. Utah blew an early double-digit lead during a rough second quarter, and then couldn't hold on for the victory after erasing a 14-point deficit and taking the lead against the Magic on Lauri Markkanen's 3-pointer with 19.2 seconds left. Jazz coach Will Hardy, whose team has lost three of its past four games, lamented Utah's miscommunication on the ensuing play, which resulted in Orlando's Paolo Banchero hitting the game-winning bucket with 14 seconds remaining. We actually think the Jazz show up here and do well. Let's roll with Utah in this spot.