Jazz  101    Timberwolves  108

Utah Jazz (11-7) at Minnesota Timberwolves (2-17), 8 p.m.

Sports Network | December 5, 2009

(Sports Network) - Northwest Division rivals headed in opposite directions meet in the Twin Cities Saturday as the lowly Minnesota Timberwolves host the streaking Utah Jazz.

The Wolves fell to a miserable 2-17 on the season Friday in New Orleans when Devin Brown scored 19 points, and Emeka Okafor added 17 points and 13 rebounds, as the Hornets claimed a 98-89 win over Minnesota in Chris Paul's returned to the lineup after missing the last eight games with a sprained left ankle.

The All-Star chipped in with 16 points, a game-high 15 assists and eight steals for the Hornets, who had dropped three of four games coming in.

Al Jefferson finished with a game-best 20 points to go along with 14 boards, while Ryan Gomes went for 15 points for Minnesota, which dropped to 1-8 on the road this season.

"He's a very talented ball player," Timberwolves head coach Kurt Rambis said about Paul. "He does a good job of giving that team confidence. He just sliced us apart in the second half. He got a feel for the game. You could see him getting some confidence and his rhythm."

Forward Kevin Love, who hadn't played since fracturing his left hand in preseason action, made his season debut for Minnesota and contributed 11 points and as many rebounds off the bench.

The Jazz, meanwhile, won a season-high fourth straight game last night when Carlos Boozer scored a season-high 35 points and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds, as Utah built a big lead early and hung on for a 96-87 win over the Indiana Pacers in Salt Lake City.

Wesley Matthews added a season-high 18 points for the Jazz, who concluded an impressive 5-1 homestand. Mehmet Okur contributed 13 points and eight boards, and Deron Williams had 11 points and 13 assists in the win.

"We played good. We came out with a great burst of energy in the first quarter, but they made a run," Boozer said. "(The Pacers) are a good basketball team; they came back and followed us a little bit, and then we did a great job to finish the game off at the end."

Paul Millsap had 11 points and 12 rebounds for Utah, which announced that head coach Jerry Sloan signed a one-year extension through 2010-11 earlier this week.

Minnesota snapped a four-game series skid with a 92-85 win in Utah last February. The Jazz have won in their last two trips to Minneapolis, however.