Although the Utah Jazz have boasted the NBA's best defense for much of the last month, they were unable to lock down against its most dynamic offense. They could recapture that defensive focus Monday night when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves, whom the Jazz have had little trouble against this season. Utah (31-38) had allowed 88 or fewer points in 11 of 12 games before falling 106-91 to league-leading Golden State on Saturday. The Jazz's 81.7 points allowed per game led the NBA and were nearly nine fewer than second-best Washington (90.3) in that span.