The Miami Heat delivered a 103-92 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night at American Airlines Arena. The team concluded a stretch of 10 of their last 11 games at home since November 21. Miami now has a 12-2 home record this season.
Dwyane Wade made seven of the Heat's first 12 points to begin the game up 12-8 after six minutes. Minnesota(12-11) bounced back with the final seven points of the first quarter to lead 27-21. The Timberwolves had a nine-point lead at 41-32 with 5:16 left in the first half. Miami(16-6) finished the quarter off with a 20-8 spurt and were ahead 52-49 at halftime.
The Heat extended the margin to double digits with 2:31 remaining in the third as they completed a 16-5 run to make it 78-68. Miami was up 80-72 at the end of the period. Minnesota was outscored 17-6 at the start of the fourth quarter and were behind by 19 points 97-78 with 7:09 to go. They cut the deficit down to eight points with two minutes left, but did not come any closer.
Wade led the Heat with 24 points in 27 minutes while LeBron James dropped a double-double with 22 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds in 41 minutes. Chris Bosh poured in 15 points and Mario Chalmers added 12 points.
Andrei Kirilenko made his first appearance with his new team in Miami and had a team-high 22 points in 30 minutes. Kevin Love, a United States Olympic teammate of James during the summer, compiled a double-double with 11 points and 18 rebounds in 33 minutes of play.
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