The bad news is that came at the expense of the actual Utah Jazz, who were blown out by 40 points and squashed into a lime green pulp in Minnesota on Friday night. “It’s another night where the game was lost in a short period of time,” Jazz head coach Will Hardy said. “Tonight, it was the first six minutes of the game.

Anthony Edwards scored 37 points and Julius Randle added 19 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists as the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Utah Jazz 137-97 in an NBA Cup game.

The Minnesota Timberwolves opened their NBA Cup schedule against the Utah Jazz, debuting their bright green court that was met with mixed reactions online.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/jazz/onsi as Utah Jazz Make Eye-Catching Change to Starting Five. The Utah Jazz have made one notable change to their starting lineup heading into their NBA Cup matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

In his first game of the season against a suspected tanking team, Edwards scored 29 of his 37 points in the first half as Minnesota pummeled Utah 137-97 in Minneapolis in the team’s NBA Cup group play opener on the fluorescent green Target Center floor.

In Wednesday’s loss to the Knicks, Julius Randle led the way for the Timberwolves as he recorded 32 points, five rebounds and four assists while Donte DiVincenzo added 21 points, three rebounds and four assists of his own.

After an eventful first night of NBA Cup action, the league's in-season tournament returned with a full slate of games.

It’s a career that spans multiple countries, states, teams and includes crossing paths early on with Lauri Markkanen.