Timberwolves Snap Heat

     The Minnesota Timberwolves ran by the Miami Heat 125-115 at Kaseya Center on Saturday night. Both teams will face each other twice in four days. They will meet again on Tuesday in Minnesota. 

     Miami(19-16), who had a four-game winning streak snapped, began the contest down 16-7. Minnesota(22-13) was ahead 27-25 after one quarter. The Timberwolves were able to stay in front 56-50 by halftime. 

     The Heat cut the lead slightly to 90-86 by the end of the third quarter. The Timberwolves went on a 25-8 run to start the fourth quarter and led by double digits. 

     Norman Powell ended up with a club-high 21 points for Miami. Davion Mitchell and Nikola Jovic both had 14 points each. Andrew Wiggins and Bam Adebayo finished with 12 points each. 

     Anthony Edwards pumped in a game-high 33 points for Minnesota. Julius Randle compiled a double-double of 23 points and 10 rebounds.