Overview
- Tipoff is set for Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET at Target Center, where Minnesota leads the season series 1-0.
- Miami enters having won five of six after a 125-106 win over New Orleans, while Minnesota has opened 2026 on a winning run including victories at Miami and in Washington.
- In the prior 125-115 matchup in Miami, Anthony Edwards scored 33 and Naz Reid added 29 as Rudy Gobert controlled the glass.
- Pre-game injury notes have Tyler Herro questionable for a potential return, Jaime Jaquez Jr. listed as questionable in one report and out in another, and Minnesota’s Terrence Shannon Jr. out.
- DraftKings lines via ClutchPoints list Minnesota -6.5 with several outlets projecting a lower-scoring game, citing the Wolves’ interior size with Gobert and Julius Randle against Bam Adebayo and Miami’s emerging big Kel’el Ware.