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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Timberwolves | 32 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 112 |
 Heat | 28 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 121 |
MINTeam statsMIA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 41-8548.2% | 10-3727.0% | 20-3066.7% | 41 | 27 | 16 |
| MIA | 44-8750.6% | 13-3240.6% | 20-2774.1% | 37 | 27 | 14 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Miami Heat121| 36 | 25 | 7-15 | 0-1 | 11-14 | 0 | +3 | +9.1 | |||||||
| 33 | 15 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | −4 | +0.9 | |||||||
| 31 | 6 | 1-9 | 1-4 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | +1 | −5.1 | ||||||
| 29 | 12 | 5-11 | 0-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −5.6 | |||||
| 18 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −2.8 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 23 | 10-18 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +2.5 | |||||
| 29 | 27 | 10-13 | 6-8, Season high (his best before, 5) | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +21 | +11.5 | ||||
| 17 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −4.1 | |||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −5.5 | ||||||
| Team | 121 | 44-8750.6% | 13-3240.6% | 37 | 27 | 14 | 22 | 20-2774.1% | 8 | 9 | 2 | |||
Bench 57 points on 23 for 38 shooting
Did not play: Gabe Vincent, Nemanja Bjelica, Udonis Haslem, Precious Achiuwa, KZ Okpala and Max Strus (coach’s decision).
Minnesota Timberwolves112| 41 | 25 | 10-19 | 2-9 | 3-3 | 0 | −1 | −3.1 | |||||||
| 36 | 8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | +9 | +5.3 | |||||||
| 33 | 16 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 0 | +12 | +2.4 | |||||||
| 31 | 27 | 8-16 | 2-6 | 9-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +0.4 | |||||
| 26 | 17 | 6-12 | 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +4.8 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 8 | 3-11 | 1-7 | 0 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −7.3 | |||||
| 18 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −3.2 | ||||||
| 15 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −21 | −1.1 | ||
| 10 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −22 | −1.8 | |||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −3.0 | |||
| Team | 112 | 41-8548.2% | 10-3727.0% | 41 | 27 | 16 | 24 | 20-3066.7% | 9 | 7 | 4 | |||
Bench 19 points on 7 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Jake Layman and Ed Davis (coach’s decision).
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Tyler Herro scored 27 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the Miami Heat beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 121-112.
The Heat took control with a 23-6 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 14.
Jimmy Butler III had 25 points (10 in the first quarter), 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals, and Goran Dragic added 23 points off the bench. The Heat had 3 20-point scorers. Herro and Dragic set each other up for 5 baskets and 12 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns scored 27 points, and Juancho Hernangomez went 1 for 7 from 3. Anthony Edwards scored 25 points. Jarred Vanderbilt had 8 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high 5 steals. Towns scored 14 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter.
The Heat shot 50.6% from the field and 40.6% from 3 to the Timberwolves’ 48.2% and 27.0%. They outscored the Timberwolves 57-19 off the bench. The Timberwolves were outscored 12-0 in 4 minutes with Hernangomez, Okogie, McLaughlin, Reid and Edwards on the floor together.
Miami HeatMinnesota TimberwolvesPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
101 points from the field on 86 shots: 5.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-34 | 55.9% | 64% |
| In the paint | 2-3 | 66.7% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 10-18 | 55.6% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-11 | 27.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-21 | 47.6% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Nowell | 11 | 1 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Anthony Edwards | 10 | 8 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Ricky Rubio | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 7 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 10 | 4-6 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 37 | 5 | 1-4 | −7 |
| Anthony Edwards | 14 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Ricky Rubio | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 6 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 11 | 4-4 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 81 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan McLaughlin | 11 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Anthony Edwards | 10 | 3 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Ricky Rubio | 9 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| D'Angelo Russell | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 31 | 9 | 4-7 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MIA win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
MIN
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MIA
Highest Leverage Moments
Adebayo 2' Driving Layup (7 PTS)
Q3 6:07
10.4%
62→73
Russell 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Towns 3 AST)
Q1 5:43
9.6%
43→34
Robinson 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS)
Q3 10:48
9.0%
73→82
Adebayo 1' Layup (11 PTS) (Herro 2 AST)
Q3 4:23
9.0%
82→91
Dragic 15' Turnaround Fadeaway (8 PTS)
Q2 10:34
9.0%
49→58
