Miami Heat at Minnesota Timberwolves
· National Basketball AssociationHeat edge Timberwolves 95-94 on Nikola Jovic's layup-and-1 with 7.8 seconds left
Jovic, who had 15 points and seven rebounds in his first game off the bench this season, drove to the rim with four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert subbed out. Jovic went to the line to give the Heat their first lead since 63-61.
Mike Conley's 3-point attempt at the buzzer was short and finished another harried possession by the Timberwolves, whose three-game winning streak ended. Jaden McDaniels gave them the lead with a putback of Conley's miss with nine seconds left.
Tyler Herro had 26 points for the Heat, who played Jimmy Butler.
Anthony Edwards scored 22 points on 8-for-24 shooting for the Wolves, who trailed by 12 points after a 3-for-15 start from 3-point range. They closed the gap to 52-51 at the break with their only solid stretch on offense.
Timberwolves: Twenty turnovers and rough shooting was stemmed a bit by a season-best 16 offensive rebounds, six by Gobert.
Regular Season Series
MIA leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 95 - 94 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 95 - 94 | |
4th 0.0 | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | 95 - 94 | |
4th 2.1 | Mike Conley misses 22-foot three point jumper | 95 - 94 | |
4th 3.1 | Tyler Herro personal foul | 95 - 94 |
Statistics
MIA | MIN | |
---|---|---|
34-77 | FG | 35-88 |
44.2 | Field Goal % | 39.8 |
11-31 | 3PT | 13-45 |
35.5 | Three Point % | 28.9 |
16-22 | FT | 11-13 |
72.7 | Free Throw % | 84.6 |
43 | Rebounds | 47 |
6 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
37 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
18 | Assists | 22 |
14 | Steals | 13 |
9 | Blocks | 5 |
22 | Turnovers | 19 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
23 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 23 |
26 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
44 | Points in Paint | 42 |
20 | Fouls | 20 |
12 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 18,978 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southeast Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Orlando | 9 | 7 | .563 | - | L1 |
Miami | 6 | 7 | .462 | 1.5 | W1 |
Atlanta | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2 | L1 |
Charlotte | 5 | 9 | .357 | 3 | L2 |
Washington | 2 | 11 | .154 | 5.5 | L9 |
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City | 12 | 4 | .750 | - | W1 |
Denver | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2.5 | W1 |
Minnesota | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3 | W2 |
Portland | 6 | 9 | .400 | 5.5 | L1 |
Utah | 3 | 11 | .214 | 8 | L3 |
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