The Minnesota Timberwolves will look to continue their impressive recent run when they visit Utah on Tuesday, as they also try to end a five-game losing streak at EnergySolutions Arena.

While the Jazz (24-17) have battled inconsistency on the road this season, they've been as steady as ever at home, with their 16-4 mark in Salt Lake City ranking as the second-best home record in the Western Conference.

Including blowout victories over New Orleans and Detroit, they've outscored opponents by an average of 13.5 points while winning their last six home games, moving to 84-18 at home since the beginning of the 2006-07 season.

Minnesota (13-26) visits Utah with a surprising amount of momentum. Since their 13-game losing streak just before Christmas, the Timberwolves have gone 9-3, scoring 100 or more points eight times over that span as a once-struggling offense has begun to click.

They won with defense on Monday, beating the Los Angeles Clippers 94-86 to win their fourth straight road game for the first time since a five-game run in December, 2005. They had been 3-13 on the road before their current streak.

"The biggest thing I've seen is the sense of 'We can get this done as a team,' and them pulling together," said coach Kevin McHale, who is 9-11 since taking over on Dec. 8. "That's fun to see, because that's what teams are all about."

While Al Jefferson continues to lead the way for the young Timberwolves, scoring 20 points and grabbing a season-high 17 rebounds on Monday, Randy Foye's emergence has also boosted the club.

Foye, who had 17 points against the Clippers, is averaging 19.9 points in his last 14 games.

"We're headed in the right direction, and that's the whole key," veteran Mike Miller said. "We're finding ways to get up and down the court a little bit more and we're sharing the ball a lot better."

With one of the league's best point guards in Deron Williams, sharing the ball is rarely a problem for the Jazz. Williams had 30 points and nine assists against Dallas on Saturday, but Utah's defense was unable to contain Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki, who scored 39 points in a 115-108 Dallas win.

"It didn't matter if there was a hand in his face or two bodies on him," Williams said. "He hit shot after shot and willed his team to victory."

Mehmet Okur had 23 points and 11 rebounds for Utah, but the Jazz, who continue to play without injured All-Star Carlos Boozer, were outrebounded 42-30.

"I thought that was the difference in the ball game," said Sloan, who signed a one-year contract extension Sunday.

Utah has won nine of its last 12 meetings with the Timberwolves, including a 99-96 victory in Minnesota on Dec. 9. The Timberwolves have dropped five straight games in Salt Lake City.