Heat
Miami
Eastern Conference
Southeast
34
35
69
2821
2823
26
8
31
85
50
59
19
15
79
30
10
40
9
29
6
15
16
123
4
86
23
27
2220
1215
55
25
14
56
129
12
141
03
89
10
41
2737
6060
84
21
25
2320
1112
48
39
28
72
45
43
88
24
84
05
64
2633
6060
8
2
25
22
12
55
2
1
50
12
1
13
0
8
1
4
27
60
6
3
50
20
15
75
5
4
80
9
2
11
3
9
0
1
37
60
8
2
25
23
11
48
3
2
67
4
4
8
2
8
0
6
26
60
4
1
25
20
12
60
9
8
89
5
3
8
4
4
5
4
33
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hassan
Whiteside
Hassan Whiteside
True
32
10
11
91
0
0
0
3
3
100
3
11
14
1
0
3
2
3
23
16
double
Goran
Dragić
Goran Dragić
True
32
7
16
44
1
4
25
4
5
80
1
4
5
10
3
0
3
2
19
14
double
Rodney
McGruder
Rodney McGruder
True
19
3
8
38
1
5
20
0
0
0
2
1
3
2
1
0
0
1
7
-3
none
Luke
Babbitt
Luke Babbitt
True
18
3
5
60
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
8
-6
none
Dion
Waiters
Dion Waiters
True
11
3
3
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
0
0
2
0
6
7
none
Tyler
Johnson
Tyler Johnson
False
32
9
13
69
2
5
40
3
3
100
1
1
2
3
0
2
4
1
23
20
none
Josh
Richardson
Josh Richardson
False
31
1
5
20
0
0
0
3
4
75
1
3
4
3
0
3
0
3
5
25
none
James
Johnson
James Johnson
False
27
8
12
67
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
2
2
6
2
1
2
1
17
25
none
Wayne
Ellington
Wayne Ellington
False
17
3
8
38
1
6
17
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
7
-10
none
Willie
Reed
Willie Reed
False
15
3
4
75
0
1
0
2
4
50
2
2
4
0
0
0
0
4
8
2
none
Okaro
White
Okaro White
False
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Udonis
Haslem
Udonis Haslem
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
19
March
2017
Sunday
American Airlines Arena
Miami
Trail Blazers
Portland
True
Timberwolves
Minnesota
Western Conference
Northwest
28
40
68
2656
3275
12
2
17
82
41
50
22
21
95
19
9
28
6
14
6
11
21
105
4
35
11
31
2222
911
41
43
43
100
83
11
94
20
44
21
20
2326
6060
13
00
0
2117
147
7
411
410
100
62
34
96
22
33
12
45
3224
6060
3
1
33
22
9
41
4
4
100
8
1
9
2
4
2
2
23
60
5
1
20
22
11
50
3
3
100
3
1
4
0
4
1
0
26
60
1
0
0
21
14
67
4
4
100
6
3
9
2
3
1
4
32
60
3
0
0
17
7
41
11
10
91
2
4
6
2
3
2
5
24
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Andrew
Wiggins
Andrew Wiggins
True
38
10
23
43
1
2
50
5
6
83
1
2
3
0
1
1
2
2
26
-13
none
Karl-Anthony
Towns
Karl-Anthony Towns
True
38
11
17
65
1
3
33
8
8
100
6
5
11
1
0
1
3
3
31
-19
double
Brandon
Rush
Brandon Rush
True
35
0
2
0
0
2
0
2
2
100
0
4
4
2
1
2
0
0
2
-14
none
Ricky
Rubio
Ricky Rubio
True
32
8
14
57
0
0
0
4
4
100
0
0
0
6
2
1
3
5
20
-7
none
Gorgui
Dieng
Gorgui Dieng
True
27
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
5
2
0
1
0
4
0
-9
none
Shabazz
Muhammad
Shabazz Muhammad
False
27
7
10
70
0
3
0
1
1
100
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
3
15
-13
none
Kris
Dunn
Kris Dunn
False
14
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
0
1
2
2
-7
none
Tyus
Jones
Tyus Jones
False
14
3
6
50
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
6
-9
none
Cole
Aldrich
Cole Aldrich
False
9
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
1
100
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
3
1
none
Jordan
Hill
Jordan Hill
False
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Nemanja
Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Adreian
Payne
Adreian Payne
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Lance
Stephenson
Lance Stephenson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
19
March
2017
Sunday
Smoothie King Center
New Orleans
Pelicans
New Orleans
False
The Miami Heat defeated the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves , 123 - 105 , at American Airlines Arena on Friday evening . The Heat owned a significant 64 - 49 lead at halftime , however the Timberwolves came back with a 32 - point third quarter to cut the deficit to nine heading into the fourth . The Heat got right back to business in the fourth though , led by Goran Dragic , who poured in 12 points in the quarter , to help seal the win and keep Miami 's playoff hopes alive . Unfortunately for Miami , Dion Waiters was forced to leave the game in the second quarter after rolling his ankle . The Heat ( 34 - 35 ) dished 29 assists and shot a blistering 59 percent from the field , to earn their 20th home win of the season . Hassan Whiteside led the way for Miami with 23 points on 10 - of - 11 shooting and 14 rebounds , in 33 minutes . Tyler Johnson also poured in 23 points , while James Johnson chipped in 17 points , as they continued to provide the Heat with a huge spark off the bench . Goran Dragic added 19 points and dished 10 assists , in 33 minutes of action . With the Pistons and the Bulls both taking loses on Friday night , this win is extremely valuable for Miami 's playoff aspirations , as it puts them one game ahead of the ninth - place Pistons and two games ahead of the tenth - place Bulls . The Heat will look to continue their effort , as they play host to the Trail Blazers on Sunday . Meanwhile , Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves ( 28 - 40 ) with 31 points and 11 rebounds , while Andrew Wiggins followed up with 26 points and Ricky Rubio added 20 . The only other player to score in double digits for the T-Wolves was Shabazz Muhammad , who chipped in 15 on 7 - of - 10 shooting , in 28 minutes off the bench . The Timberwolves now sit five games out of eighth in the West , and will continue to battle , as they visit New Orleans to take on the Pelicans on Sunday . The Heat were on fire from the field , hitting 59 percent of their field goal attempts , while they dished 29 assists and scored 64 points in the paint . Hassan Whiteside led the charge for Miami with 23 points on super efficient 10 - of - 11 shooting , to go along with 14 rebounds and three blocked shots , in 33 minutes . Tyler Johnson also finished with 23 points , while James Johnson chipped in 17 , as the two combined provided the Heat with a formidable attack off the bench . Goran Dragic finished with 19 points , 10 assists , five rebounds and three steals , in 33 minutes . Meanwhile , Karl-Anthony Towns led the way for the Timberwolves with 31 points and 11 rebounds , in 38 minutes . Andrew Wiggins followed up with 26 points , while Ricky Rubio came up big once again , with 20 points , six assists and two steals .
The Miami Heat defeated the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves, 123 - 105, at American Airlines Arena on Friday evening. The Heat owned a significant 64 - 49 lead at halftime, however the Timberwolves came back with a 32 - point third quarter to cut the deficit to nine heading into the fourth. The Heat got right back to business in the fourth though, led by Goran Dragic, who poured in 12 points in the quarter, to help seal the win and keep Miami's playoff hopes alive. Unfortunately for Miami, Dion Waiters was forced to leave the game in the second quarter after rolling his ankle. The Heat (34 - 35) dished 29 assists and shot a blistering 59 percent from the field, to earn their 20th home win of the season. Hassan Whiteside led the way for Miami with 23 points on 10 - of - 11 shooting and 14 rebounds, in 33 minutes. Tyler Johnson also poured in 23 points, while James Johnson chipped in 17 points, as they continued to provide the Heat with a huge spark off the bench. Goran Dragic added 19 points and dished 10 assists, in 33 minutes of action. With the Pistons and the Bulls both taking loses on Friday night, this win is extremely valuable for Miami's playoff aspirations, as it puts them one game ahead of the ninth - place Pistons and two games ahead of the tenth - place Bulls. The Heat will look to continue their effort, as they play host to the Trail Blazers on Sunday. Meanwhile, Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves (28 - 40) with 31 points and 11 rebounds, while Andrew Wiggins followed up with 26 points and Ricky Rubio added 20. The only other player to score in double digits for the T-Wolves was Shabazz Muhammad, who chipped in 15 on 7 - of - 10 shooting, in 28 minutes off the bench. The Timberwolves now sit five games out of eighth in the West, and will continue to battle, as they visit New Orleans to take on the Pelicans on Sunday.
The Miami Heat defeated the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves, 123 - 105, at American Airlines Arena on Friday evening. The Heat owned a significant 64 - 49 lead at halftime, however the Timberwolves came back with a 32 - point third quarter to cut the deficit to nine heading into the fourth. The Heat got right back to business in the fourth though, led by Goran Dragic, who poured in 12 points in the quarter, to help seal the win and keep Miami's playoff hopes alive. Unfortunately for Miami, Dion Waiters was forced to leave the game in the second quarter after rolling his ankle. The Heat (34 - 35) dished 29 assists and shot a blistering 59 percent from the field, to earn their 20th home win of the season. Hassan Whiteside led the way for Miami with 23 points on 10 - of - 11 shooting and 14 rebounds, in 33 minutes. Tyler Johnson also poured in 23 points, while James Johnson chipped in 17 points, as they continued to provide the Heat with a huge spark off the bench. Goran Dragic added 19 points and dished 10 assists, in 33 minutes of action. With the Pistons and the Bulls both taking loses on Friday night, this win is extremely valuable for Miami's playoff aspirations, as it puts them one game ahead of the ninth - place Pistons and two games ahead of the tenth - place Bulls. The Heat will look to continue their effort, as they play host to the Trail Blazers on Sunday. Meanwhile, Karl-Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves (28 - 40) with 31 points and 11 rebounds, while Andrew Wiggins followed up with 26 points and Ricky Rubio added 20. The only other player to score in double digits for the T-Wolves was Shabazz Muhammad, who chipped in 15 on 7 - of - 10 shooting, in 28 minutes off the bench. The Timberwolves now sit five games out of eighth in the West, and will continue to battle, as they visit New Orleans to take on the Pelicans on Sunday. The Heat were on fire from the field, hitting 59 percent of their field goal attempts, while they dished 29 assists and scored 64 points in the paint. Hassan Whiteside led the charge for Miami with 23 points on super efficient 10 - of - 11 shooting, to go along with 14 rebounds and three blocked shots, in 33 minutes. Tyler Johnson also finished with 23 points, while James Johnson chipped in 17, as the two combined provided the Heat with a formidable attack off the bench. Goran Dragic finished with 19 points, 10 assists, five rebounds and three steals, in 33 minutes. Meanwhile, Karl-Anthony Towns led the way for the Timberwolves with 31 points and 11 rebounds, in 38 minutes. Andrew Wiggins followed up with 26 points, while Ricky Rubio came up big once again, with 20 points, six assists and two steals.
<GAME> <DATE> 17 March 2017 <DAY> Friday <STADIUM> American Airlines Arena <CITY> Miami <HOME> <TEAM> Heat <CITY> Miami <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 123 <WINS-LOSSES> 34 35 <QTRS> 27 37 26 33 <TEAM-AST> 29 <3PT> 8 <TEAM-FG> 50 <TEAM-FT> 15 <TEAM-REB> 40 <TEAM-TO> 15 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 19 March 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> American Airlines Arena <NEXT-CITY> Miami <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Portland <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Trail Blazers <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Timberwolves <CITY> Minnesota <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 105 <WINS-LOSSES> 28 40 <QTRS> 23 26 32 24 <TEAM-AST> 14 <3PT> 2 <TEAM-FG> 41 <TEAM-FT> 21 <TEAM-REB> 28 <TEAM-TO> 11 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 19 March 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> Smoothie King Center <NEXT-CITY> New Orleans <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> New Orleans <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Pelicans <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Tyler Johnson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 23 <FG> 9 13 69 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Hassan Whiteside <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 23 <FG> 10 11 91 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 14 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 11 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Goran Dragić <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 19 <FG> 7 16 44 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 5 <AST> 10 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> James Johnson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 17 <FG> 8 12 67 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 6 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Willie Reed <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luke Babbitt <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wayne Ellington <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 1 6 17 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rodney McGruder <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dion Waiters <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 3 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh Richardson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 4 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Udonis Haslem <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Okaro White <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Karl-Anthony Towns <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 31 <FG> 11 17 65 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 8 8 100 <REB> 11 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 6 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Andrew Wiggins <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 26 <FG> 10 23 43 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ricky Rubio <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 20 <FG> 8 14 57 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 6 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shabazz Muhammad <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 15 <FG> 7 10 70 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyus Jones <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cole Aldrich <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kris Dunn <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Rush <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 2 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lance Stephenson <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Adreian Payne <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nemanja Bjelica <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Hill <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gorgui Dieng <TEAM> Minnesota Timberwolves <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 7 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none