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Edwards scores 32, Wolves rally from 17 down to beat Heat 112-108 and improve to 20-5
MIAMI (AP) Nobody in the Minnesota locker room was happy at halftime. Karl-Anthony Towns was in foul trouble, coach Chris Finch had just gotten a technical foul and the Timberwolves were facing their second-biggest midgame deficit of the season.
Then the defense showed up to save the day.
The Timberwolves are tied for the NBA's best record through 25 games, and defense - once again - was why. Anthony Edwards scored 32 points, Towns added 18 and Minnesota allowed only 42 points after the break on the way to beating the Miami Heat 112-108 on Monday night.
“It takes for us to get punched in the face to wake up and do the things that we need to do,” Minnesota center Rudy Gobert said. “Every time we do the things that we're supposed to do, especially defensively, we put ourselves in position to win the game.”
Naz Reid scored 15, Mike Conley added 12 and Gobert grabbed 16 rebounds for the Timberwolves. They improved to 20-5, tying idle Boston for the NBA’s best record - and won after trailing by as many as 17.
Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo returned from long injury absences and combined for 47 points for the Heat; Herro scored 25, Adebayo had 22. Jimmy Butler scored 15, Duncan Robinson 14 and Josh Richardson 13 for the Heat.
Herro returned after missing 18 games with a badly sprained right ankle. Adebayo was out for Miami’s most recent seven games with a bruised left hip.
“I felt good,” Herro said. “I tried to come and not force too much, just make the right play. That's the way the guys have been playing with me and Bam out. ... That's the way we should play anyway.”
It was Minnesota's league-leading seventh win after trailing by at least 10 points. It was also Miami's seventh loss after leading by double figures, four of those defeats coming at home.
The 20-5 start is Minnesota’s best through 25 games in franchise history; the 2001-02 Timberwolves started 17-8. Most Minnesota seasons - 21 of the previous 34 in franchise history - saw the team under the .500 mark at this point.
“It's all credit to the guys, their willingness to want to make it work,” Finch said.
Minnesota led for 20 seconds in the game's first 39 minutes - and that lead was only 4-2. Conley's 3-pointer with 8:37 remaining ended what essentially was three straight quarters of Minnesota trudging uphill, putting the Wolves up 87-84.
Miami settled for a 66-54 lead at the half, with Herro getting 17 points. It was the third-most points Minnesota - the NBA's best team so far in both points allowed per game and field-goal percentage allowed - had yielded by intermission this season and the Timberwolves' second-largest halftime deficit.
The defense that was missing in the first half showed up in the third quarter.
Miami managed only nine points in the first 8:04 of the second half, missing 10 of its 14 shots from the floor in that stretch and the game quickly got tight. The Wolves won the quarter 23-17, cutting the deficit in half going into the fourth and setting the tone to finish off the comeback.
“Look, they're the No. 1 defensive team in the league for a reason,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.
UP NEXT
Timberwolves: Visit Philadelphia on Wednesday.
Heat: Visit Orlando on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Rudy Gobert vs. Bam Adebayo (Jimmy Butler gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 | | Caleb Martin misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:40 |  | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (bad pass) (Bam Adebayo steals) | ||
| 11:28 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Caleb Martin assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:06 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:04 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 10:49 | | Jaden McDaniels blocks Bam Adebayo's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:47 | | Tyler Herro offensive rebound | ||
| 10:46 | | Rudy Gobert personal foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 10:42 | | Kevin Love misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | Kevin Love misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:15 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 9:54 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point tip dunk | ||
| 9:54 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 9:46 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:44 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup (Mike Conley assists) | 2-2 |
| 9:21 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:17 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point running layup | 4-2 |
| 8:56 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 8:54 | | Jimmy Butler offensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point floating jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 4-4 |
| 8:40 | | Bam Adebayo personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 8:30 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:19 | | Anthony Edwards blocks Jimmy Butler's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:16 | | Jimmy Butler offensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | Jimmy Butler turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:09 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:46 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point driving floating jump shot | 4-6 |
| 7:35 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Mike Conley assists) | 6-6 |
| 7:24 | | +2 | Caleb Martin makes two point driving layup | 6-8 |
| 7:09 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point cutting dunk (Rudy Gobert assists) | 8-8 |
| 6:57 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point driving floating jump shot | 8-10 |
| 6:42 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point cutting layup (Mike Conley assists) | 10-10 |
| 6:34 | | Mike Conley personal foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 6:34 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:30 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point pullup jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 10-12 |
| 6:12 | | Mike Conley turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Martin steals) | ||
| 6:00 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point driving layup (Kevin Love assists) | 10-14 |
| 6:00 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 6:00 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-15 |
| 5:44 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:39 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point jump shot (Caleb Martin assists) | 10-17 |
| 5:15 | | Mike Conley turnover (bad pass) (Jaime Jaquez Jr. steals) | ||
| 5:13 | | Anthony Edwards personal foul (Jaime Jaquez Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:55 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point driving floating jump shot (Kevin Love assists) | 10-19 |
| 4:42 | | Rudy Gobert turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Martin steals) | ||
| 4:39 | | Anthony Edwards blocks Tyler Herro's two point running layup | ||
| 4:39 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | +3 | Kevin Love makes three point jump shot (Tyler Herro assists) | 10-22 |
| 4:14 | | Naz Reid misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:11 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point hook shot | ||
| 4:07 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point putback layup | 12-22 |
| 3:59 | | Tyler Herro misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:54 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | | Naz Reid turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Herro steals) | ||
| 3:40 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | ||
| 3:40 | | +1 | Tyler Herro makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-23 |
| 3:40 | | +1 | Tyler Herro makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-24 |
| 3:23 | | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point driving floating jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 14-24 |
| 2:59 | | +3 | Jimmy Butler makes three point jump shot (Josh Richardson assists) | 14-27 |
| 2:40 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 16-27 |
| 2:17 | | Kevin Love misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:13 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | Kevin Love shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 2:03 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:03 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-27 |
| 2:03 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-27 |
| 1:49 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (bad pass) (Naz Reid steals) | ||
| 1:43 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point running finger roll layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 20-27 |
| 1:26 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point driving layup | 20-29 |
| 1:26 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 1:26 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-30 |
| 1:05 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:01 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point layup | ||
| 1:00 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker offensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. blocks Nickeil Alexander-Walker's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:58 | | Josh Richardson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:51 | | +2 | Josh Richardson makes two point running finger roll layup | 20-32 |
| 0:38 | | Naz Reid misses two point hook shot | ||
| 0:37 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | Naz Reid personal foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 0:37 | | Jimmy Butler misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:37 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-33 |
| 0:30 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:26 | | Troy Brown Jr. kicked ball violation | ||
| 0:27 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 0:27 | | Troy Brown Jr. kicked ball violation | ||
| 0:20 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker kicked ball violation | ||
| 0:14 | | Josh Richardson turnover (traveling) | ||
| 0:01 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point cutting layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 22-33 |
| 0:00 | | Josh Richardson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:59 | | Haywood Highsmith personal foul (Kyle Anderson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:48 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:45 | | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:42 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | Troy Brown Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:28 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 11:23 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:20 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:13 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point turnaround hook shot | 22-35 |
| 10:49 | | Bam Adebayo personal foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 10:36 | | +3 | Troy Brown Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 25-35 |
| 10:16 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point alley-oop dunk (Duncan Robinson assists) | 25-37 |
| 10:10 | | Duncan Robinson shooting foul (Kyle Anderson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:10 | | Kyle Anderson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:10 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | +1 | Kyle Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-37 |
| 10:01 | | Naz Reid shooting foul (Jaime Jaquez Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 10:01 | | +1 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-38 |
| 10:01 | | +1 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-39 |
| 9:46 | | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point driving finger roll layup (Troy Brown Jr. assists) | 28-39 |
| 9:33 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 28-42 |
| 9:21 | | Troy Brown Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Duncan Robinson steals) | ||
| 9:10 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot (Haywood Highsmith assists) | 28-45 |
| 9:09 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:04 | | Jaden McDaniels turnover (bad pass) (Haywood Highsmith steals) | ||
| 8:55 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | ||
| 8:50 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point running dunk (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 30-45 |
| 8:50 | | Josh Richardson shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 8:50 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 31-45 |
| 8:36 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Rudy Gobert steals) | ||
| 8:15 | | Haywood Highsmith blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:15 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | Haywood Highsmith shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 8:15 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-45 |
| 8:15 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-45 |
| 8:03 | | Duncan Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Mike Conley steals) | ||
| 7:59 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point running finger roll layup (Mike Conley assists) | 35-45 |
| 7:58 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:45 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:27 | | Josh Richardson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | +2 | Josh Richardson makes two point pullup jump shot | 35-47 |
| 7:02 | | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point jump shot (Jaden McDaniels assists) | 38-47 |
| 6:46 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point jump shot (Duncan Robinson assists) | 38-49 |
| 6:28 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:25 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | +2 | Duncan Robinson makes two point driving layup (Bam Adebayo assists) | 38-51 |
| 5:57 | | Bam Adebayo blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point hook shot | ||
| 5:56 | | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | Duncan Robinson turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 5:52 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot | ||
| 5:49 | | Josh Richardson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | Jaden McDaniels shooting foul (Josh Richardson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:42 | | +1 | Josh Richardson makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 38-52 |
| 5:42 | | +1 | Josh Richardson makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 38-53 |
| 5:42 | | +1 | Josh Richardson makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 38-54 |
| 5:29 | | Kyle Anderson misses two point hook shot | ||
| 5:25 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | Jaden McDaniels blocks Jimmy Butler's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 5:11 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 5:07 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point running pullup jump shot | 40-54 |
| 4:42 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 40-56 |
| 4:20 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving floating jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 42-56 |
| 4:02 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:59 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | Kyle Anderson misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 3:42 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 3:38 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point running layup (Jimmy Butler assists) | 42-58 |
| 3:16 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 3:16 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-58 |
| 3:16 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-58 |
| 2:59 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:57 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 2:50 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 46-58 |
| 2:27 | | Caleb Martin turnover (bad pass) (Rudy Gobert steals) | ||
| 2:21 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point running alley-oop layup | ||
| 2:17 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 2:13 | | +3 | Tyler Herro makes three point jump shot (Caleb Martin assists) | 46-61 |
| 1:52 | | Mike Conley turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Herro steals) | ||
| 1:49 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point running layup | 46-63 |
| 1:47 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:36 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 49-63 |
| 1:18 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point driving hook shot | 49-65 |
| 1:07 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point stepback jump shot | 52-65 |
| 0:52 | | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 0:45 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:42 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 0:39 | | Caleb Martin shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 0:39 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-65 |
| 0:39 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 54-65 |
| 0:24 | | Tyler Herro turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 0:01 | | Kyle Anderson offensive foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | Kyle Anderson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Chris Finch technical foul | ||
| 0:01 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 54-66 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:42 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 11:24 | | Caleb Martin misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:21 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:02 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 10:54 | | Tyler Herro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:49 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point driving bank jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | Bam Adebayo shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 10:38 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 55-66 |
| 10:38 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-66 |
| 10:24 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point driving dunk (Kevin Love assists) | 56-68 |
| 9:25 | | Mike Conley turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Love steals) | ||
| 9:21 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 9:17 | | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point running pullup jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 59-68 |
| 9:00 | | Caleb Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:58 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 8:48 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:45 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point putback dunk | 61-68 |
| 8:32 | | +3 | Kevin Love makes three point pullup jump shot (Tyler Herro assists) | 61-71 |
| 8:11 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:08 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | ||
| 7:44 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point driving floating jump shot | 61-73 |
| 7:34 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:30 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:20 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | Timberwolves turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 6:58 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:42 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:39 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point running jump shot | ||
| 6:31 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | Tyler Herro misses two point running layup | ||
| 6:28 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 6:09 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point pullup jump shot | 64-73 |
| 5:54 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | ||
| 5:41 | | Tyler Herro misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:38 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving reverse layup | 66-73 |
| 5:19 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. offensive foul (Off the ball) (Nickeil Alexander-Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 5:19 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:03 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving layup | 68-73 |
| 4:38 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point pullup jump shot | 68-75 |
| 4:25 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving finger roll layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 70-75 |
| 4:01 | | Caleb Martin misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 3:59 | | Caleb Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | Jimmy Butler misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:53 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:34 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 3:28 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point running layup (Kevin Love assists) | 70-77 |
| 3:10 | | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point pullup jump shot (Naz Reid assists) | 73-77 |
| 2:44 | | +3 | Kevin Love makes three point pullup jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 73-80 |
| 2:25 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 75-80 |
| 2:03 | | Naz Reid blocks Kevin Love's three point jump shot | ||
| 1:58 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 1:57 | | Tyler Herro turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Edwards steals) | ||
| 1:51 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:47 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 1:43 | | Kyle Anderson blocks Tyler Herro's two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:43 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 1:32 | | Kevin Love personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 1:32 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:19 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:14 | | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 75-82 |
| 0:35 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Jaime Jaquez Jr. steals) | ||
| 0:24 | | Kyle Anderson shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 0:24 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 75-83 |
| 0:24 | | Jimmy Butler misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:23 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 77-83 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 11:37 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point pullup jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 80-83 |
| 11:13 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:12 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Rudy Gobert shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 11:11 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 80-84 |
| 11:11 | | Bam Adebayo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:08 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 10:46 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:32 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:28 | | Jump ball. Bam Adebayo vs. Rudy Gobert (Josh Richardson gains possession) | ||
| 10:26 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:07 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 82-84 |
| 9:47 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (bad pass) (Nickeil Alexander-Walker steals) | ||
| 9:38 | | Naz Reid misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:36 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:24 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | Naz Reid misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:16 | | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:09 | | Josh Richardson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:06 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:53 | | Duncan Robinson shooting foul (Naz Reid draws the foul) | ||
| 8:53 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 83-84 |
| 8:53 | | +1 | Naz Reid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 84-84 |
| 8:44 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:43 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point running pullup jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 87-84 |
| 8:36 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:26 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker personal foul (Jaime Jaquez Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 8:18 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:16 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker personal foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 8:11 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Bam Adebayo assists) | 87-86 |
| 7:55 | | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Anthony Edwards assists) | 90-86 |
| 7:36 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 7:35 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s two point hook shot | ||
| 7:29 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:16 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:12 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:07 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point running pullup jump shot | 90-88 |
| 6:44 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. personal foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 6:37 | | +3 | Mike Conley makes three point pullup jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 93-88 |
| 6:24 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 93-91 |
| 6:08 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:03 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | +3 | Josh Richardson makes three point jump shot (Duncan Robinson assists) | 93-94 |
| 5:35 | | Mike Conley misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:31 | | Naz Reid offensive rebound | ||
| 5:26 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 95-94 |
| 4:59 | | Jaden McDaniels blocks Tyler Herro's three point jump shot | ||
| 4:52 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point running layup | 97-94 |
| 4:51 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:33 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:30 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | Rudy Gobert misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 4:13 | | Josh Richardson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:04 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Josh Richardson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:57 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 97-97 |
| 3:29 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point cutting dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 99-97 |
| 3:06 | | Rudy Gobert blocks Bam Adebayo's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:03 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 3:02 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point running dunk | 101-97 |
| 2:41 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point hook shot | ||
| 2:40 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 2:39 | | Jaden McDaniels personal foul (Loose ball) (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | ||
| 2:39 | | +1 | Tyler Herro makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 101-98 |
| 2:39 | | +1 | Tyler Herro makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 101-99 |
| 2:28 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point pullup jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 103-99 |
| 2:11 | | +3 | Josh Richardson makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 103-102 |
| 1:50 | | Jimmy Butler personal foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 1:42 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point stepback jump shot | 105-102 |
| 1:24 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Josh Richardson assists) | 105-104 |
| 1:08 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:05 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point alley-oop dunk (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 107-104 |
| 0:46 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point pullup jump shot | 107-106 |
| 0:26 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point turnaround fadeaway bank jump shot | 109-106 |
| 0:25 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:23 | | Jimmy Butler misses three point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:21 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 0:21 | | Josh Richardson personal foul (Take) (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 0:21 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 110-106 |
| 0:21 | | Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:19 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 0:10 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point hook shot (Josh Richardson assists) | 110-108 |
| 0:04 | | Tyler Herro personal foul (Take) (Nickeil Alexander-Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 0:04 | | +1 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 111-108 |
| 0:04 | | +1 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 112-108 |
| 0:04 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:02 | | Tyler Herro misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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Timberwolves defensive rebound | 0:00 |
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Tyler Herro misses three point pullup jump shot | 0:02 |
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Heat 60 second timeout | 0:04 |
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+ 1 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:04 |
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+ 1 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:04 |
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Tyler Herro personal foul (Take) (Nickeil Alexander-Walker draws the foul) | 0:04 |
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+ 2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point hook shot (Josh Richardson assists) | 0:10 |
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Tyler Herro defensive rebound | 0:19 |
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Rudy Gobert misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:21 |
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+ 1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:21 |
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Josh Richardson personal foul (Take) (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | 0:21 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 112 | 108 |
| Field Goals | 42-85 (49.4%) | 41-87 (47.1%) |
| 3-Pointers | 11-29 (37.9%) | 11-30 (36.7%) |
| Free Throws | 17-19 (89.5%) | 15-18 (83.3%) |
| Total Rebounds | 48 | 46 |
| Offensive | 12 | 8 |
| Defensive | 34 | 31 |
| Team | 2 | 7 |
| Assists | 27 | 27 |
| Steals | 9 | 10 |
| Blocks | 9 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 14 |
| Fouls | 19 | 18 |
| Technicals | 2 | 0 |
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A. Edwards
SG 5
32 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST
B. Adebayo
C 13
22 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST
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113.0 PPG | 43.6 RPG | 26.6 APG |
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110.1 PPG | 42.3 RPG | 25.8 APG |
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A. Edwards SG | 25.9 PPG | 5.4 RPG | 5.1 APG | 46.1 FG% |
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T. Herro PG | 20.8 PPG | 5.3 RPG | 4.5 APG | 44.1 FG% |
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A. Edwards SG | 32 PTS | 8 REB | 5 AST | |
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T. Herro PG | 24 PTS | 3 REB | 2 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Edwards | 32 | 8 | 5 | 13/25 | 2/9 | 4/4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +6 | 54 |
| K. Towns | 18 | 8 | 2 | 7/14 | 1/4 | 3/3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 30 |
| M. Conley | 12 | 1 | 6 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 22 |
| J. McDaniels | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5/10 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 19 |
| R. Gobert | 9 | 16 | 2 | 3/8 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | +4 | 32 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Edwards | 32 | 8 | 5 | 13/25 | 2/9 | 4/4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +6 | 54 |
| K. Towns | 18 | 8 | 2 | 7/14 | 1/4 | 3/3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 30 |
| M. Conley | 12 | 1 | 6 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 22 |
| J. McDaniels | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5/10 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 19 |
| R. Gobert | 9 | 16 | 2 | 3/8 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | +4 | 32 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Reid | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5/13 | 1/6 | 4/4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 22 |
| N. Alexander-Walker | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2/5 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +13 | 16 |
| K. Anderson | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 17 |
| T. Brown Jr. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 5 |
| J. McLaughlin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Milton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Nix | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Minott | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Miller | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Garza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W. Moore Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Clark | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 112 | 46 | 27 | 42/85 | 11/29 | 17/19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 34 | +20 | 217 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| T. Herro | 25 | 3 | 2 | 10/18 | 1/6 | 4/4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 32 |
| B. Adebayo | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10/22 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 38 |
| J. Butler | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5/12 | 1/3 | 4/6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +5 | 29 |
| K. Love | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3/7 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +1 | 28 |
| C. Martin | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 12 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| T. Herro | 25 | 3 | 2 | 10/18 | 1/6 | 4/4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 32 |
| B. Adebayo | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10/22 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 38 |
| J. Butler | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5/12 | 1/3 | 4/6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +5 | 29 |
| K. Love | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3/7 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +1 | 28 |
| C. Martin | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 12 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Robinson | 14 | 5 | 3 | 5/9 | 4/8 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 24 |
| J. Richardson | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4/6 | 2/4 | 3/3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 22 |
| J. Jaquez Jr. | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3/8 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 12 |
| H. Highsmith | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 4 |
| K. Lowry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Bryant | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Smith | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Jovic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Cain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Swider | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O. Robinson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Hampton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 108 | 39 | 27 | 41/87 | 11/30 | 15/18 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 31 | -20 | 201 |
