Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Miami Heat
January 6, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Timberwolves beat the Heat 122-94 on 2026-01-06 at home. The Timberwolves started Rudy Gobert, Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo, Anthony Edwards, and Jaden McDaniels. The Heat started Andrew Wiggins, Norman Powell, Bam Adebayo, Davion Mitchell, and Kel'el Ware. Norman Powell (Heat) scored 9 points (4/7) in his matchups, with Donte DiVincenzo as his primary defender. Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves) scored 12 points (5/13) in his matchups, with Davion Mitchell as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
122
MIA
Miami Heat
94
Did not play: Jaime Jaquez Jr. (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Rudy Gobert · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels Starter 11.0 min
- Joe Ingles · Johnny Juzang · Leonard Miller · Rob Dillingham · Joan Beringer 4.7 min
- Mike Conley · Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Jaylen Clark 3.6 min
- Julius Randle · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Anthony Edwards · Bones Hyland 3.4 min
- Rudy Gobert · Donte DiVincenzo · Naz Reid · Jaden McDaniels · Bones Hyland 3.3 min
MIA
Miami Heat
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Andrew Wiggins · Norman Powell · Bam Adebayo · Davion Mitchell · Kel'el Ware Starter 11.0 min
- Andrew Wiggins · Tyler Herro · Dru Smith · Nikola Jović · Pelle Larsson 5.5 min
- Bam Adebayo · Tyler Herro · Davion Mitchell · Nikola Jović · Pelle Larsson 4.9 min
- Simone Fontecchio · Myron Gardner · Kel'el Ware · Keshad Johnson · Kasparas Jakučionis 4.7 min
- Norman Powell · Tyler Herro · Davion Mitchell · Nikola Jović · Kel'el Ware 4.1 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Timberwolves defense
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Norman Powell 9 pts (4/7) in 66 possessions
Guarded by: Donte DiVincenzo (30 %, 0 pts) · Jaden McDaniels (25 %, 2 pts) · Julius Randle (11 %, 2 pts)
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Tyler Herro 19 pts (6/9) in 59 possessions
Guarded by: Donte DiVincenzo (19 %, 3 pts) · Jaden McDaniels (19 %, 2 pts) · Jaylen Clark (16 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | Norman Powell: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Andrew Wiggins: 13 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Rudy Gobert | Kel'el Ware: 30 poss., 7 pts (3/3) · Bam Adebayo: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Donte DiVincenzo | Norman Powell: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Tyler Herro: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Anthony Edwards | Davion Mitchell: 23 poss., 4 pts (1/3) · Pelle Larsson: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Julius Randle | Bam Adebayo: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Andrew Wiggins: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/5) |
| Naz Reid | Nikola Jović: 29 poss., 7 pts (3/8) · Tyler Herro: 5 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Mike Conley | Tyler Herro: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Davion Mitchell: 9 poss., 1 pts (0/1) |
| Jaylen Clark | Tyler Herro: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Norman Powell: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bones Hyland | Norman Powell: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tyler Herro: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Leonard Miller | Keshad Johnson: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Kasparas Jakučionis: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Joan Beringer | Kel'el Ware: 7 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Myron Gardner: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Rob Dillingham | Kasparas Jakučionis: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Myron Gardner: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Johnny Juzang | Myron Gardner: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Simone Fontecchio: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Joe Ingles | Simone Fontecchio: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kasparas Jakučionis: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Heat defense
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Anthony Edwards 12 pts (5/13) in 61 possessions
Guarded by: Davion Mitchell (29 %, 2 pts) · Andrew Wiggins (18 %, 0 pts) · Norman Powell (17 %, 7 pts)
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Julius Randle 8 pts (2/5) in 58 possessions
Guarded by: Bam Adebayo (25 %, 0 pts) · Andrew Wiggins (25 %, 8 pts) · Kel'el Ware (23 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Norman Powell | Donte DiVincenzo: 27 poss., 7 pts (3/6) · Anthony Edwards: 10 poss., 7 pts (3/3) |
| Bam Adebayo | Rudy Gobert: 34 poss., 7 pts (3/8) · Julius Randle: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Tyler Herro | Jaden McDaniels: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Jaylen Clark: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Kel'el Ware | Rudy Gobert: 22 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Julius Randle: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Davion Mitchell | Anthony Edwards: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Mike Conley: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Nikola Jović | Naz Reid: 36 poss., 3 pts (0/3) · Julius Randle: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Andrew Wiggins | Jaden McDaniels: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Julius Randle: 14 poss., 8 pts (2/3) |
| Pelle Larsson | Bones Hyland: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Donte DiVincenzo: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/5) |
| Keshad Johnson | Leonard Miller: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Rob Dillingham: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Myron Gardner | Joe Ingles: 5 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Leonard Miller: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Simone Fontecchio | Johnny Juzang: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Joe Ingles: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kasparas Jakučionis | Rob Dillingham: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Leonard Miller: 3 poss., 5 pts (1/2) |
| Dru Smith | Mike Conley: 3 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Bones Hyland: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |