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Miami Heat vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

January 3, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Timberwolves beat the Heat 125-115 on 2026-01-03 on the road against the Heat. The Heat started Andrew Wiggins, Norman Powell, Bam Adebayo, Davion Mitchell, and Kel'el Ware. The Timberwolves started Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Anthony Edwards, and Jaden McDaniels. Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves) scored 19 points (8/14) in his matchups, with Davion Mitchell as his primary defender. Norman Powell (Heat) scored 12 points (6/8) in his matchups, with Donte DiVincenzo as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

MIA
Miami Heat
Miami Heat 115

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Bam Adebayo GS 34:13 12 9 4 0 1 4 2 5-13 1-3 1-2 -9
Davion Mitchell GS 33:47 14 3 6 0 0 4 3 6-10 2-4 0-0 -7
Kel'el Ware GS 29:21 11 8 1 0 1 1 4 4-7 1-3 2-2 0
Andrew Wiggins GS 28:01 12 2 3 2 0 1 6 4-12 2-7 2-2 -7
Norman Powell GS 24:35 21 1 1 1 0 2 0 6-13 2-6 7-8 -6
Nikola Jović 27:55 14 3 4 1 0 3 2 4-7 1-3 5-5 -19
Kasparas Jakučionis 17:29 3 4 3 0 0 1 2 1-3 1-1 0-0 +5
Simone Fontecchio 15:58 9 3 1 2 0 1 2 3-8 3-8 0-1 -20
Dru Smith 14:13 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 2-6 0-1 2-2 -3
Jaime Jaquez Jr. 9:57 6 3 1 1 0 1 1 3-5 0-0 0-0 +8
Myron Gardner 4:31 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 3-3 1-1 0-0 +8
Totals 115 37 27 7 2 18 22 41-87 14-37 19-22

Did not play: Tyler Herro (DND - Injury/Illness), Pelle Larsson (DND - Injury/Illness)

MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Timberwolves 125

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Julius Randle GS 38:52 23 10 4 1 0 3 2 10-17 2-6 1-1 +5
Anthony Edwards GS 38:17 33 3 5 1 0 2 0 10-19 2-8 11-14 -2
Jaden McDaniels GS 33:56 5 2 3 2 2 2 3 2-4 1-2 0-0 +1
Rudy Gobert GS 32:04 13 12 1 1 0 2 5 5-7 0-1 3-3 +4
Donte DiVincenzo GS 30:58 11 8 4 2 1 2 5 5-13 1-8 0-0 +24
Naz Reid 25:04 29 4 3 0 2 2 1 10-15 4-7 5-5 +11
Bones Hyland 20:53 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 2-6 0-4 0-0 +16
Mike Conley 14:40 5 1 3 1 0 1 3 1-2 1-2 2-2 -3
Jaylen Clark 5:16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 -6
Totals 125 40 26 9 5 14 20 46-85 11-38 22-25

Did not play: Rob Dillingham (DNP - Coach's Decision), Joe Ingles (DNP - Coach's Decision), Johnny Juzang (DNP - Coach's Decision), Leonard Miller (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

MIA
Miami Heat
Miami Heat

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Timberwolves

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Heat defense

Defender Guarded most
Davion Mitchell Anthony Edwards: 25 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Bones Hyland: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Bam Adebayo Rudy Gobert: 26 poss., 8 pts (3/10) · Julius Randle: 20 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Kel'el Ware Rudy Gobert: 28 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Julius Randle: 23 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Andrew Wiggins Jaden McDaniels: 26 poss., 7 pts (2/4) · Donte DiVincenzo: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Nikola Jović Naz Reid: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Julius Randle: 12 poss., 5 pts (2/3)
Norman Powell Donte DiVincenzo: 28 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Jaden McDaniels: 10 poss., 5 pts (1/4)
Kasparas Jakučionis Anthony Edwards: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Bones Hyland: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Simone Fontecchio Julius Randle: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jaden McDaniels: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/3)
Dru Smith Bones Hyland: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Mike Conley: 7 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Jaime Jaquez Jr. Jaylen Clark: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jaden McDaniels: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Myron Gardner Anthony Edwards: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Julius Randle: 2 poss., 3 pts (1/1)

Timberwolves defense

Defender Guarded most
Julius Randle Bam Adebayo: 22 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Nikola Jović: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Anthony Edwards Davion Mitchell: 30 poss., 14 pts (4/4) · Andrew Wiggins: 10 poss., 1 pts (0/0)
Jaden McDaniels Andrew Wiggins: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Norman Powell: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Rudy Gobert Kel'el Ware: 34 poss., 12 pts (5/6) · Bam Adebayo: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Donte DiVincenzo Norman Powell: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Davion Mitchell: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/4)
Naz Reid Nikola Jović: 16 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Bam Adebayo: 8 poss., 2 pts (0/2)
Bones Hyland Kasparas Jakučionis: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Davion Mitchell: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Mike Conley Dru Smith: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kasparas Jakučionis: 5 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Jaylen Clark Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Nikola Jović: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0)