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Minneapolis • It might have been the dunk of the week, or the month, or maybe the year. Against the Golden State Warriors over the weekend, Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins drove right, blowing past his defender, then seemed to defy gravity as he soared for a one-handed slam over 7-footer JaVale McGee.

It might have been the dunk of the week, or the month, or maybe the year … if Wiggins' own teammate, reigning slam dunk champ Zach LaVine, hadn't thrown down a somehow more vicious slam a few days earlier, putting Phoenix big man Alex Len on the wrong side of a poster.

"I'm gonna give him this one, just because he kind of glided, then got hit and cocked it back," Wiggins said Monday of LaVine's dunk, as the debate over which was better raged online. "I feel like mine was nasty, too. I feel like if it was SportsCenter Top 10, his would be No. 1 and mine would be No. 2."

Wiggins said his dunk was motivated by the fact that McGee had blocked one of his shots earlier.

"In my head, I was thinking revenge the whole time," Wiggins said.

That's how the Wolves' young star said he wants to approach tonight's meeting with the Jazz, when shot-blocker Rudy Gobert will be patrolling the paint.

"It's definitely motivation," he said. "Everyone wants to try the tallest person on the court."

The Jazz will have their hands full with Wiggins all over the court at Target Center. The forward leads Minnesota in scoring, averaging 23.5 points a game.

"I think you try to be physical with him and make him shoot tough, contested, midrange shots, which he's shown this year he's good enough to hit," said Jazz forward Gordon Hayward, who will likely be tasked with guarding Wiggins to start the game. "He's so athletic and bouncy, a lot of times he shoots over you. With a hand in his face, that's all you can do. Just try to be physical with him and not let him get easy dunks, easy layups, get himself going, get to the line."

— Aaron Falk