Overview
- Minnesota blew open a four-point game with a 19-4 run to start the fourth, stretching the lead to 109-90.
- Anthony Edwards scored 33 points, Naz Reid added 29 with 20 after halftime, and Julius Randle posted 23 points and 10 rebounds.
- Rudy Gobert contributed 13 points and 12 boards as the Timberwolves shot 54% and outscored Miami 58-50 in the paint.
- The loss snapped Miami’s four-game streak; Norman Powell led the Heat with 21 points, with Davion Mitchell and Nikola Jovic each adding 14.
- Jaime Jaquez Jr. exited with a sprained right ankle and did not return, Powell briefly left with right-leg soreness before returning, and Heat leaders emphasized the need for more consistency ahead of Sunday’s Pelicans game and a Tuesday rematch in Minnesota.