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
115
Did not play: Tyler Herro (DND - Injury/Illness), Pelle Larsson (DND - Injury/Illness)
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
125
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
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Andrew Wiggins · Norman Powell · Bam Adebayo · Davion Mitchell · Kel'el Ware Starter 11.6 min
- Andrew Wiggins · Bam Adebayo · Dru Smith · Nikola Jović · Jaime Jaquez Jr. 6.1 min
- Davion Mitchell · Simone Fontecchio · Myron Gardner · Kel'el Ware · Kasparas Jakučionis 4.5 min
- Andrew Wiggins · Bam Adebayo · Dru Smith · Nikola Jović · Simone Fontecchio 3.4 min
- Andrew Wiggins · Norman Powell · Bam Adebayo · Davion Mitchell · Nikola Jović 3.2 min
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Rudy Gobert · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels Starter 15.1 min
- Rudy Gobert · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Jaden McDaniels · Bones Hyland 4.2 min
- Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Jaden McDaniels · Bones Hyland 3.9 min
- Mike Conley · Julius Randle · Naz Reid · Anthony Edwards · Bones Hyland 3.5 min
- Rudy Gobert · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Anthony Edwards · Bones Hyland 3.0 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Heat defense
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Anthony Edwards 19 pts (8/14) in 81 possessions
Guarded by: Davion Mitchell (31 %, 2 pts) · Kasparas Jakučionis (18 %, 3 pts) · Nikola Jović (10 %, 0 pts)
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Julius Randle 22 pts (8/14) in 82 possessions
Guarded by: Kel'el Ware (27 %, 2 pts) · Bam Adebayo (24 %, 2 pts) · Nikola Jović (15 %, 5 pts)
| 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
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Norman Powell 12 pts (6/8) in 49 possessions
Guarded by: Donte DiVincenzo (44 %, 2 pts) · Jaden McDaniels (25 %, 2 pts) · Julius Randle (12 %, 2 pts)
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Bam Adebayo 6 pts (2/8) in 65 possessions
Guarded by: Julius Randle (34 %, 2 pts) · Rudy Gobert (25 %, 0 pts) · Naz Reid (12 %, 2 pts)
| 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) |