| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota Timberwolves | 34 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 131 |
 Miami Heat | 32 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 106 |
Anthony Edwards had 45 points and 10 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves routed the Miami Heat 131-106 in the season opener for both teams at Kaseya Center.
The Timberwolves led by as many as 30, pulling away with a 31-11 run bridging the second and third quarters.
LaMelo Ball had 21 points and six assists in his first game with the Timberwolves, and Jonathan Kuminga added 12 points and four steals in his first game with the Timberwolves.
For the Heat, Giannis Antetokounmpo, a Buck last season, scored 35 points on 13-of-19 shooting, and Tim Hardaway Jr. missed six of his seven 3-point tries.
Minnesota TimberwolvesMiami HeatPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
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Minnesota Timberwolves131| 5 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5-8 | +29 | 33:29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | −4.9 | |
| 45 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 16-29 | 9-17 | 4-5 | +25 | 32:36 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +14.1 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +20 | 29:30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +2.0 | |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +25 | 28:43 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +4.6 | |
| 21 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7-17 | 5-13 | 2-3 | +18 | 28:35 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +3.1 | |
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| 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 3-3 | +21 | 28:59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −0.1 | |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 2-4 | +9 | 19:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −3.4 | |
| 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | −7 | 13:32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1.8 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | −3 | 12:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −4.5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | −2 | 3:51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +0.3 | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-4 | −4 | 3:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.5 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | −4 | 3:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.6 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | −2 | 2:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −0.7 | |
| Team | 131 | 52 | 17 | 20 | 46-9846.9% | 21-5042.0% | 18-2962.1% | 240 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 26 | ||
Did not play: Donte DiVincenzo (inactive - injury/illness); Zyon Pullin and Rocco Zikarsky (inactive - g league - two-way).
Miami Heat106| 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | −27 | 32:50 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | −3.4 | |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6-12 | 1-5 | 2-3 | −28 | 30:31 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2.4 | |
| 35 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13-19 | 0-2 | 9-14 | −11 | 29:47 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | +5.9 | |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | −25 | 27:19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −5.6 | |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 1-1 | −23 | 16:15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | −2.9 | |
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| 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | −5 | 24:35 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | −1.9 | |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | −5 | 24:02 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −8.7 | |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | −12 | 23:52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −1.9 | |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1-7 | 1-7 | 0-0 | −5 | 17:53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −4.8 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 | 3:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.9 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +4 | 3:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −0.6 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-4 | +4 | 3:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 | 3:14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −0.1 | |
| Team | 106 | 34 | 4 | 27 | 39-8148.1% | 8-3324.2% | 20-2676.9% | 240 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 28 | ||
Did not play: Dru Smith (coach’s decision); Tre Donaldson, Vladislav Goldin and Keshad Johnson (inactive - coach’s decision).
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
The Timberwolves won on offensive rebounds (+14.4) and shot making (+11.6). The Heat’s edges: free throws (+3.5) and better shots (+3.4).
Points from the Timberwolves’ side. Shooting is the difference in points per shot on the average number of shots; each turnover is a shot not taken and each offensive rebound a shot more, at the average points per shot; free throws are their points less the shots the trips used (0.44 of a shot each). Shot quality: what an average shooter scores on the same shots (same spot, same kind of shot); shot making: the rest.
113 points from the field on 98 shots: 12.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 5-9 | 55.6% | 67% |
| In the paint | 14-28 | 50.0% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 6-11 | 54.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 7-16 | 43.8% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-34 | 41.2% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wiggins | 30 | 12 | 4-10 | 0 |
| Davion Mitchell | 18 | 2 | 1-3 | −5 |
| Pelle Larsson | 10 | 1 | 0-5 | −3 |
| Bam Adebayo | 7 | 12 | 4-5 | +9 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 18 | 7-7 | +13 |
The tracking credits him with 45 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davion Mitchell | 20 | 5 | 2-5 | −2 |
| Pelle Larsson | 11 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Klay Thompson | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 4 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 11 | 3-7 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 52 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klay Thompson | 14 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Pelle Larsson | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 11 | 5-6 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 14 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.
Score margin over time — positive = MIA leads, negative = MIN leads
MIA Largest Lead
4
Q1 11:28
MIN Largest Lead
30
Q4 4:29
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIN 8-0 run
Q1 6:56 – Q1 5:51
0 → -8
MIN 8-0 run
Q2 5:06 – Q2 4:12
+3 → -5
MIA 9-0 run
Q3 9:27 – Q3 7:47
-17 → -8
MIN 8-0 run
Q3 1:23 – Q4 10:50
-15 → -23
