Miami Heat vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
October 21, 2026 · 2026-27 season
The Timberwolves beat the Heat 131-106 on 2026-10-21 on the road against the Heat. The Heat started Klay Thompson, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Andrew Wiggins, Bam Adebayo, and Davion Mitchell. The Timberwolves started Rudy Gobert, Anthony Edwards, LaMelo Ball, Jaden McDaniels, and Jonathan Kuminga. LaMelo Ball (Timberwolves) scored 13 points (3/7) in his matchups, with Klay Thompson as his primary defender. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Heat) scored 24 points (8/16) in his matchups, with Jonathan Kuminga as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
MIA
Miami Heat
106
Did not play: Tre Donaldson (Inactive - Coach's Decision), Vladislav Goldin (Inactive - Coach's Decision), Keshad Johnson (Inactive - Coach's Decision), Dru Smith (DNP - Coach's Decision)
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
131
Did not play: Donte DiVincenzo (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Zyon Pullin (Inactive - G League - Two-Way), Rocco Zikarsky (Inactive - G League - Two-Way)
Lineups
MIA
Miami Heat
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Klay Thompson · Giannis Antetokounmpo · Andrew Wiggins · Bam Adebayo · Davion Mitchell Starter 9.3 min
- Tim Hardaway Jr. · Giannis Antetokounmpo · Bobby Portis Jr. · Nikola Jović · Pelle Larsson 11.3 min
- Giannis Antetokounmpo · Andrew Wiggins · Bam Adebayo · Davion Mitchell · Pelle Larsson 4.8 min
- Klay Thompson · Andrew Wiggins · Bam Adebayo · Davion Mitchell · Pelle Larsson 3.9 min
- Nick Richards · Nikola Jović · Simone Fontecchio · Myron Gardner · Ryan Conwell 3.2 min
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Rudy Gobert · Anthony Edwards · LaMelo Ball · Jaden McDaniels · Jonathan Kuminga Starter 12.4 min
- Rudy Gobert · LaMelo Ball · Jonathan Kuminga · Ayo Dosunmu · Terrence Shannon Jr 5.3 min
- Rudy Gobert · Anthony Edwards · LaMelo Ball · Jaden McDaniels · Ayo Dosunmu 4.4 min
- Anthony Edwards · Jonathan Kuminga · Ayo Dosunmu · Terrence Shannon Jr · Joan Beringer 3.8 min
- Trey Lyles · Anthony Edwards · Ayo Dosunmu · Terrence Shannon Jr · Joan Beringer 2.7 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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LaMelo Ball 13 pts (3/7) in 47 possessions
Guarded by: Klay Thompson (30 %, 6 pts) · Pelle Larsson (15 %, 0 pts) · Davion Mitchell (15 %, 2 pts)
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Ayo Dosunmu 16 pts (6/8) in 59 possessions
Guarded by: Pelle Larsson (27 %, 2 pts) · Andrew Wiggins (21 %, 6 pts) · Davion Mitchell (17 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Davion Mitchell | Anthony Edwards: 21 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Ayo Dosunmu: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bam Adebayo | Rudy Gobert: 30 poss., 4 pts (1/5) · Joan Beringer: 8 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | Jonathan Kuminga: 20 poss., 9 pts (3/6) · Rudy Gobert: 11 poss., 8 pts (3/6) |
| Andrew Wiggins | Anthony Edwards: 21 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jaden McDaniels: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Pelle Larsson | Ayo Dosunmu: 16 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · LaMelo Ball: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Nikola Jović | Terrence Shannon Jr: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jonathan Kuminga: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Bobby Portis Jr. | Trey Lyles: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Jonathan Kuminga: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Klay Thompson | LaMelo Ball: 14 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Jaden McDaniels: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | Ayo Dosunmu: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · LaMelo Ball: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Nick Richards | Joan Beringer: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Isaiah Evans: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ryan Conwell | Bones Hyland: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jaylen Clark: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Simone Fontecchio | Jaylen Clark: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Joan Beringer: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Myron Gardner | Isaiah Evans: 2 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Terrence Shannon Jr: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Timberwolves defense
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Giannis Antetokounmpo 24 pts (8/16) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Jonathan Kuminga (40 %, 7 pts) · Rudy Gobert (18 %, 1 pts) · Jaden McDaniels (14 %, 2 pts)
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Bam Adebayo 22 pts (8/13) in 67 possessions
Guarded by: Rudy Gobert (43 %, 1 pts) · Joan Beringer (15 %, 0 pts) · Anthony Edwards (10 %, 12 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | Andrew Wiggins: 30 poss., 12 pts (4/10) · Davion Mitchell: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Ayo Dosunmu | Pelle Larsson: 12 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Tim Hardaway Jr.: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Rudy Gobert | Bam Adebayo: 29 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Giannis Antetokounmpo: 12 poss., 1 pts (0/1) |
| Jonathan Kuminga | Giannis Antetokounmpo: 25 poss., 7 pts (3/5) · Bobby Portis Jr.: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Jaden McDaniels | Klay Thompson: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Andrew Wiggins: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| LaMelo Ball | Davion Mitchell: 20 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Pelle Larsson: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Terrence Shannon Jr | Nikola Jović: 16 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · Pelle Larsson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Joan Beringer | Bam Adebayo: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Nick Richards: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Trey Lyles | Bobby Portis Jr.: 14 poss., 1 pts (0/1) · Giannis Antetokounmpo: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bones Hyland | Ryan Conwell: 3 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Myron Gardner: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaylen Clark | Myron Gardner: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Simone Fontecchio: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cody Williams | Nikola Jović: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ryan Conwell: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Isaiah Evans | Simone Fontecchio: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Myron Gardner: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |