Minnesota Timberwolves 112, Miami Heat 108 — Recap

December 18, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 112, Miami Heat 108. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 22-33 MIA; Q2 MIN 32-33 MIA; Q3 MIN 23-17 MIA; Q4 MIN 35-25 MIA.

Top performers (box score): Anthony Edwards (MIN) 32 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 13-of-25 shooting; Tyler Herro (MIA) 25 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-18 shooting; Bam Adebayo (MIA) 22 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists on 10-of-22 shooting; Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) 18 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-14 shooting; Jimmy Butler (MIA) 15 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN

Anthony Edwards

32 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM · 13-25 FG

Scoring · MIA

Tyler Herro

25 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM · 10-18 FG

Scoring · MIA

Bam Adebayo

22 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 10-22 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
MIN	22	32	23	35		112
MIA	33	33	17	25		108

🧮 How They Scored

MINMIA

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

54.8%Effective FG%51.2%

11.5%Turnover %13.8%

30.8%Offensive rebound %22.0%

0.226Free-throw rate0.185

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	40	32	8	5	3	2	1	13-25	2-9	4-4	+6
Rudy Gobert C	35	9	16	2	2	2	1	3-8	—	3-4	+4
Mike Conley G	33	14	1	6	1	—	4	4-5	4-5	2-2	+4
Karl-Anthony Towns C	32	18	8	2	1	—	1	7-14	1-4	3-3	-3
Jaden McDaniels F	30	10	5	2	—	3	3	5-10	—	—	+1
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	22	8	1	3	1	—	—	2-5	2-4	2-2	+13
Kyle Anderson F	22	5	1	5	1	1	1	2-4	—	1-2	+1
Naz Reid F-C	21	13	4	1	1	1	1	5-13	1-6	2-2	+2

Miami Heat

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Bam Adebayo C-F	36	22	6	6	1	1	4	10-22	—	2-3	-3
Jimmy Butler G-F	34	15	5	5	—	—	1	5-12	1-3	4-6	+5
Tyler Herro G	33	25	3	2	2	—	2	10-18	1-6	4-4	-1
Jaime Jaquez Jr. G	30	8	3	—	2	2	3	3-8	0-1	2-2	-1
Kevin Love F-C	24	9	10	4	1	—	—	3-7	3-7	—	+1
Duncan Robinson F	22	14	5	3	1	—	2	5-9	4-8	—	-7
Caleb Martin F	22	2	3	3	2	—	1	1-5	0-1	—	+3
Haywood Highsmith F	12	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	-10

🔬 Advanced Stats

Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Anthony Edwards	Bench	40	32	59.8	31.5	+7.5	18.8
Karl-Anthony Towns	Bench	32	18	58.7	22.2	+0.4	11.5
Mike Conley	Bench	33	14	119.0	13.3	+5.9	11.2
Naz Reid	Bench	21	13	46.8	31.9	+7.7	8.3
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	30	10	50.0	18.8	+1.6	2.2
Rudy Gobert	Bench	35	9	46.1	13.4	+9.5	13.0
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	22	8	68.0	12.0	+25.9	7.5
Kyle Anderson	Bench	22	5	51.2	11.3	+2.1	6.3
Jordan McLaughlin	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Wendell Moore Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Josh Minott	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Miami HeatTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Tyler Herro	Bench	33	25	63.3	30.6	+2.0	13.2
Bam Adebayo	Bench	36	22	47.2	30.7	-6.8	8.9
Jimmy Butler	Bench	34	15	51.2	19.5	+5.6	8.7
Duncan Robinson	Bench	22	14	77.8	20.0	-17.7	13.7
Kevin Love	Bench	24	9	64.3	13.2	+4.2	18.5
Jaime Jaquez Jr.	Bench	30	8	45.0	16.4	-3.4	1.1
Caleb Martin	Bench	22	2	20.0	11.8	+4.5	4.1
Thomas Bryant	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Haywood Highsmith	Bench	12	—	0.0	2.9	-44.8	0.0
Nikola Jovic	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Orlando Robinson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0