Heat Trip Up Timberwolves

     The Miami Heat defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 121-112 on Friday night at American Airlines Arena. The Heat moved up to sixth place in the Eastern Conference with the victory. They next play consecutive road games against the Boston Celtics. 

     Minnesota(20-47) had a 32-28 lead after the first quarter. Miami(36-31) came back and took a 59-54 lead by halftime. The Heat expanded their lead to 89-78 at the end of three quarters. 

     Tyler Herro scored a club-high 27 points for Miami. Jimmy Butler put together 25 points along with eight rebounds. Goran Dragic nailed down 23 points while Bam Adebayo added 15 points. 

     Karl-Anthony Towns dropped in 27 points and Anthony Edwards had 25 points for the Timberwolves. Ricky Rubio fell short of a double-double with 16 points and nine assists.