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Minnesota Timberwolves vs Miami Heat — 2026-10-21 NBA Game Analysis

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Minnesota Timberwolves 131, Miami Heat 106. Final.

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FinalKaseya Center
Minnesota TimberwolvesMIN131
Miami HeatMIA106
  1. 1st 11:472MIAGiannis Antetokounmpo makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists)0–2
  2. 1st 11:281MIAGiannis Antetokounmpo makes free throw 1 of 20–3
  3. 1st 11:281MIAGiannis Antetokounmpo makes free throw 2 of 20–4
  4. 1st 11:213MINLaMelo Ball makes 27-foot three pointer3–4
  5. 1st 10:243MINAnthony Edwards makes 26-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)6–4
  6. 1st 10:101MIAGiannis Antetokounmpo makes free throw 1 of 26–5
  7. 1st 10:101MIAGiannis Antetokounmpo makes free throw 2 of 26–6
  8. 1st 9:582MINJaden McDaniels makes 13-foot pullup jump shot8–6
  9. 1st 9:462MIAGiannis Antetokounmpo makes driving layup8–8
  10. 1st 9:383MINLaMelo Ball makes 26-foot three pointer11–8
  11. 1st 9:263MIAKlay Thompson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Davion Mitchell assists)11–11
  12. 1st 8:552MINJaden McDaniels makes 9-foot floating jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)13–11
  13. 1st 8:433MIAAndrew Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Davion Mitchell assists)13–14
  14. 1st 8:322MINJaden McDaniels makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot15–14
  15. 1st 8:142MINAnthony Edwards makes 17-foot step back jumpshot17–14
  16. 1st 7:553MIAKlay Thompson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Davion Mitchell assists)17–17
  17. 1st 6:562MINJonathan Kuminga makes driving layup19–17
  18. 1st 6:293MINAnthony Edwards makes 24-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)22–17
  19. 1st 5:513MINJaden McDaniels makes 23-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)25–17
  20. 1st 5:442MIADavion Mitchell makes two point shot25–19
  21. 1st 5:272MINAnthony Edwards makes 14-foot fade away jump shot (Jonathan Kuminga assists)27–19
  22. 1st 4:082MIABam Adebayo makes driving layup (Andrew Wiggins assists)27–21
  23. 1st 3:472MINAnthony Edwards makes 18-foot pullup jump shot29–21
  24. 1st 3:353MIATim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bam Adebayo assists)29–24
  25. 1st 3:083MINAyo Dosunmu makes 25-foot three point jumper32–24
  26. 1st 2:282MIAGiannis Antetokounmpo makes 2-foot dunk32–26
  27. 1st 1:332MIAGiannis Antetokounmpo makes driving layup32–28
  28. 1st 1:172MINAyo Dosunmu makes 3-foot two point shot34–28
  29. 1st 1:052MIANikola Jovic makes driving layup (Pelle Larsson assists)34–30
  30. 1st 25.42MIAGiannis Antetokounmpo makes two point shot (Pelle Larsson assists)34–32
  31. 2nd 10:582MIAGiannis Antetokounmpo makes 3-foot running dunk (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)34–34
  32. 2nd 10:191MIAGiannis Antetokounmpo makes free throw 1 of 234–35
  33. 2nd 9:452MINJaden McDaniels makes 13-foot pullup jump shot36–35
  34. 2nd 9:233MINLaMelo Ball makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonathan Kuminga assists)39–35
  35. 2nd 9:152MIANikola Jovic makes 4-foot dunk (Pelle Larsson assists)39–37
  36. 2nd 8:412MIAGiannis Antetokounmpo makes 4-foot two point shot39–39
  37. 2nd 8:203MINLaMelo Ball makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot42–39
  38. 2nd 8:062MIABobby Portis makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jovic assists)42–41
  39. 2nd 7:462MINJaden McDaniels makes 7-foot two point shot44–41
  40. 2nd 7:062MIABobby Portis makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Giannis Antetokounmpo assists)44–43
  41. 2nd 6:413MINAnthony Edwards makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot47–43
  42. 2nd 6:332MIAGiannis Antetokounmpo makes 5-foot dunk (Bam Adebayo assists)47–45
  43. 2nd 5:542MIABam Adebayo makes 8-foot fade away jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists)47–47
  44. 2nd 5:253MIABobby Portis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Davion Mitchell assists)47–50
  45. 2nd 5:062MINAnthony Edwards makes 7-foot two point shot49–50
  46. 2nd 4:463MINTerrence Shannon Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ayo Dosunmu assists)52–50
  47. 2nd 4:123MINTerrence Shannon Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Joan Beringer assists)55–50
  48. 2nd 3:552MIAAndrew Wiggins makes 17-foot step back jumpshot55–52
  49. 2nd 3:382MIAAndrew Wiggins makes running layup (Bobby Portis assists)55–54
  50. 2nd 3:262MINAnthony Edwards makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Jonathan Kuminga assists)57–54
  51. 2nd 2:183MINJonathan Kuminga makes 22-foot three point jumper (Anthony Edwards assists)60–54
  52. 2nd 2:072MIABam Adebayo makes 3-foot driving dunk (Davion Mitchell assists)60–56
  53. 2nd 1:562MINAyo Dosunmu makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot62–56
  54. 2nd 1:561MINAyo Dosunmu makes free throw 1 of 163–56
  55. 2nd 1:102MINAnthony Edwards makes 5-foot driving dunk65–56
  56. 2nd 56.13MIADavion Mitchell makes 26-foot three pointer65–59
  57. 2nd 21.72MINLaMelo Ball makes 4-foot two point shot67–59
  58. 2nd 2.01MINLaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 268–59
  59. 2nd 2.01MINLaMelo Ball makes free throw 2 of 269–59
  60. 3rd 10:343MINAnthony Edwards makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot72–59
  61. 3rd 10:202MIADavion Mitchell makes 3-foot two point shot (Bam Adebayo assists)72–61
  62. 3rd 10:153MINLaMelo Ball makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Anthony Edwards assists)75–61
  63. 3rd 9:473MINAnthony Edwards makes 26-foot three pointer78–61
  64. 3rd 9:272MIAGiannis Antetokounmpo makes layup (Bam Adebayo assists)78–63
  65. 3rd 8:252MIAGiannis Antetokounmpo makes two point shot78–65
  66. 3rd 8:251MIAGiannis Antetokounmpo makes free throw 1 of 178–66
  67. 3rd 8:131MIABam Adebayo makes free throw 1 of 278–67
  68. 3rd 8:131MIABam Adebayo makes free throw 2 of 278–68
  69. 3rd 7:472MIAAndrew Wiggins makes 14-foot pullup jump shot78–70
  70. 3rd 7:231MINRudy Gobert makes free throw 2 of 279–70
  71. 3rd 6:243MINAnthony Edwards makes 28-foot three pointer (Rudy Gobert assists)82–70
  72. 3rd 5:531MIAPelle Larsson makes free throw 1 of 282–71
  73. 3rd 5:531MIAPelle Larsson makes free throw 2 of 282–72
  74. 3rd 5:383MINAnthony Edwards makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot85–72
  75. 3rd 5:121MINRudy Gobert makes free throw 2 of 286–72
  76. 3rd 4:531MINAnthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 286–72
  77. 3rd 4:382MIABam Adebayo makes driving dunk (Davion Mitchell assists)86–74
  78. 3rd 4:282MINAnthony Edwards makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Ayo Dosunmu assists)88–74
  79. 3rd 4:113MIABam Adebayo makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot88–77
  80. 3rd 3:381MINTrey Lyles makes free throw 1 of 289–77
  81. 3rd 3:272MIABam Adebayo makes 4-foot two point shot (Pelle Larsson assists)89–79
  82. 3rd 2:371MINAyo Dosunmu makes free throw 1 of 291–79
  83. 3rd 2:371MINAyo Dosunmu makes free throw 2 of 292–79
  84. 3rd 2:132MINAyo Dosunmu makes driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists)94–79
  85. 3rd 1:552MINJonathan Kuminga makes driving layup96–79
  86. 3rd 1:432MIAGiannis Antetokounmpo makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (Nikola Jovic assists)96–81
  87. 3rd 1:231MINRudy Gobert makes free throw 2 of 297–81
  88. 3rd 52.11MINRudy Gobert makes free throw 1 of 298–81
  89. 3rd 52.11MINRudy Gobert makes free throw 2 of 299–81
  90. 4th 11:272MINJonathan Kuminga makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot (Terrence Shannon Jr. assists)101–81
  91. 4th 10:503MINJonathan Kuminga makes 25-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)104–81
  92. 4th 10:292MIAGiannis Antetokounmpo makes 3-foot dunk (Davion Mitchell assists)104–83
  93. 4th 9:121MIAGiannis Antetokounmpo makes free throw 1 of 2104–84
  94. 4th 9:121MIAGiannis Antetokounmpo makes free throw 2 of 2104–85
  95. 4th 7:503MINAnthony Edwards makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot107–85
  96. 4th 7:341MINAnthony Edwards makes technical free throw108–85
  97. 4th 7:272MIAGiannis Antetokounmpo makes running layup108–87
  98. 4th 7:271MIAGiannis Antetokounmpo makes free throw 1 of 1108–88
  99. 4th 7:091MINTerrence Shannon Jr. makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2109–88
  100. 4th 7:091MINTerrence Shannon Jr. makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2110–88
  101. 4th 6:562MIAAndrew Wiggins makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists)110–90
  102. 4th 6:382MINAyo Dosunmu makes two point shot112–90
  103. 4th 6:242MINJaden McDaniels makes 1-foot running dunk (Anthony Edwards assists)114–90
  104. 4th 5:382MINAyo Dosunmu makes two point shot116–90
  105. 4th 5:312MIADavion Mitchell makes 5-foot two point shot116–92
  106. 4th 5:201MINAnthony Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2117–92
  107. 4th 5:201MINAnthony Edwards makes free throw 2 of 2118–92
  108. 4th 4:531MIAKlay Thompson makes technical free throw118–93
  109. 4th 4:463MINAnthony Edwards makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jaden McDaniels assists)121–93
  110. 4th 4:292MINJaden McDaniels makes running layup (Ayo Dosunmu assists)123–93
  111. 4th 4:133MIAKlay Thompson makes 25-foot three pointer (Davion Mitchell assists)123–96
  112. 4th 3:592MINLaMelo Ball makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot125–96
  113. 4th 3:511MIADavion Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2125–97
  114. 4th 3:511MIADavion Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2125–98
  115. 4th 3:352MINTerrence Shannon Jr. makes driving layup127–98
  116. 4th 2:392MIANick Richards makes 3-foot two point shot (Ryan Conwell assists)127–100
  117. 4th 1:592MIANick Richards makes 7-foot two point shot (Ryan Conwell assists)127–102
  118. 4th 1:501MINJaylen Clark makes free throw 2 of 2128–102
  119. 4th 53.31MIAMyron Gardner makes free throw 1 of 2128–103
  120. 4th 53.31MIAMyron Gardner makes free throw 2 of 2128–104
  121. 4th 30.13MINBones Hyland makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Clark assists)131–104
  122. 4th 22.21MIAMyron Gardner makes free throw 1 of 2131–105
  123. 4th 22.21MIAMyron Gardner makes free throw 2 of 2131–106

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Game recap

Regular season. Final. Quarters: Minnesota Timberwolves 34, 35, 30, 32; Miami Heat 32, 27, 22, 25.

Anthony Edwards 45 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists. LaMelo Ball 21 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists. Jaden McDaniels 17 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists

Giannis Antetokounmpo 35 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists. Bam Adebayo 15 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists. Andrew Wiggins 11 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists

Sources: ESPN NBA scoreboard · ESPN WNBA scoreboard

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Minnesota Timberwolves vs Miami Heat — NBA Game Analysis

Minnesota Timberwolves defeated Miami Heat 131–106, a 25-point margin. Miami Heat shot 48% from the field, compared with 47% from the field for Minnesota Timberwolves. Minnesota Timberwolves shot 42% from three-point range, compared with 24% from three-point range for Miami Heat. Minnesota Timberwolves led the rebounding count, 52 to 34. Minnesota Timberwolves committed fewer turnovers, 14 to 18.

Analysis based on ESPN’s recorded final score and available box-score statistics.

Team stats

StatMinnesota TimberwolvesMiami Heat
FG46-9839-81
Field Goal %4748
3PT21-508-33
Three Point %4224
FT18-2920-26
Free Throw %6277
Rebounds5234
Offensive Rebounds174
Defensive Rebounds3530
Assists2027
Steals117
Blocks25
Turnovers1418
Total Turnovers1619
Fast Break Points518
Points in Paint3854

Leaders

  • PointsGiannis Antetokounmpo · MIA · 35
  • AssistsDavion Mitchell · MIA · 11
  • ReboundsBam Adebayo · MIA · 7
  • PointsAnthony Edwards · MIN · 45
  • AssistsLaMelo Ball · MIN · 6
  • ReboundsRudy Gobert · MIN · 15

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