Little by little, Derrick Favors is growing into what is expected from the third pick of the 2011 NBA Draft. Acquired by Utah from New Jersey in the Deron Williams trade, Favors started for the second straight game and played a positive role in the Jazz's 119-104 defeat of Minnesota Wednesday.

On a night where C.J. Miles blew up the scoreboard for 40 points, Favors did the little things on the way to 13 points and five rebounds in 24 minutes.

“I’m just getting used to the system,” said Favors, still nursing a calf bruise he picked up while with New Jersey. “Every day after practice coach keeps me and some of the other guys, about a half hour or so working on plays."

Favors had a monster slam dunk over Minnesota's Darko Milicic midway through the third period.  But it was his effort against the Wolves’ Kevin Love that caught the attention of Jazz coaches. Love finished with 22 points and 11 rebounds, but nothing came easy.

“Favors is a young guy … a bigger body,” Utah coach Ty Corbin said. “He rebounds after contact, he can finish with the ball and score a little bit in the lane. He’s still learning the system and he’s not really, really comfortable yet. He’s getting better.”