TI have minnesota timberwolves (39-30) overcame a gap of 17 points and overcame Miami Heat (45-24) Saturday evening at FTX Arena as eight players on the visiting side achieved double-digit performance figures.
Jaylen Nowell led Minnesota in scoring with 16 points, followed by Anthony Edwards as well as Karl-Anthony Towns 15 points each. D’Angelo Russell as well as Jayden McDaniels each added 14 points, Malik Beasley got 12 and both Naz Reed as well as Taurus Prince scored 11 points off the bench.
Jimmy Butler out against Timberwolves
Jimmy Butler missed the match against his former team due to a toe injury, resulting in Bam Adebayo as well as Tyler Herro dominance of crime. Erro led all scorers with 30 points on the bench, while Adebayo scored 19 points.
Max Strus was also able to score 19 points per hit, while Kyle Lowry finished the game with 14. Most of Miami’s points came in the second quarter, when they took a double-digit lead after a 17 lead.
In the second half scored 37 points.
The second half was a completely different story as the Timberwolves held the home team to 37 points in the final two quarters. Each team made 35 field goals and 15 three-pointers.but Minnesota used nine more free throws than Miami to secure the road win.
The Timberwolves led 106-104 with less than a minute to play when the ball went to Beasley, who took the corner three times and put the guests ahead forever. Three-pointer ended the night eight major changes and six times tied.
The Heat are looking to bring Butler back on Tuesday when they accept Detroit Pistons in the penultimate seven-game home stand competition. Meanwhile the Timberwolves are visiting San Antonio Spurs Monday before the event Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday.