Former Jazzman Rudy Gobert scored 16 points and Joe Ingles entered the game to a standing ovation as Minnesota blew out Utah.

NEW ORLEANS (ABC4 Sports) – The Utah Jazz have hit the cellar of the Western Conference. Zion Williamson highlighted a 24-point, 14-rebound performance with an array of thunderous dunks during a dominant fourth-quarter stint, and the New Orleans Pelicans ...

The loss to the Pelicans moved the Jazz into last place in the Western Conference and their 10-30 record is the third worst in the NBA, exactly where they want to be (if not second or very worst) when the season ends in order to go into the draft lottery with the best possible odds at the No. 1 overall pick.

Timberwolves forward Julius Randle played less than a full quarter of game time vs. Jazz due to a groin injury

SportsLine's model has simulated the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Utah Jazz matchup 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Thursday

Minnesota Timberwolves (26-21, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (10-35, 15th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Timberwolves -7.5;

The Jazz dropped the first of a two-game tank-off with the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday, falling 136-123 at the Smoothie King Center.

Utah looks to stop its eight-game skid when the Utah Jazz play Orlando. The teams match up Saturday for the first time this season.

The Timberwolves are currently 14-11 on the road with a point differential of +3, while the Jazz have a 1-9 record in their last ten games at home.

The Utah Jazz, who languish in the basement of the Western Conference, are going from facing one hot team to another when the Milwaukee Bucks visit Salt Lake City on Monday night.

Utah aims to break its six-game losing streak with a victory over Golden State. Tuesday's meeting is the first this season between the squads.