MIN131
Final
106MIA
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Decisive Win3PT Edge
Minnesota Timberwolves
Away · Timberwolves · Won
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
131
Finalmargin25
106
Miami Heat
Home · Heat
MIA
Miami Heat
Biggest Lead
MIN +30
Q4 · 4:29
Biggest Run
MIA 9-0
 
Lead Changes
7
7 ties
Half
MIN 69 · MIA 59
MIN led at the break

Game Story

Auto-generated talking points from the box and play-by-play.

Insight 01
MIN won by 25.
Insight 02
MIN built the biggest lead at +30.
Insight 03
MIA had the biggest unanswered run (9-0).
Insight 04
MIN won Q4 32-25.
Scouting report
Findings from the tape
Observations from this game's PBP graph traversal. Vs-season baselines tell you what the opponent forced or what the data shows shifted from the norm.

Strongest signals

Highest-signal findings across every category — sorted by how strongly the data deviates from baseline.

  • 01
    highTurnover outcomesOn MIA

    MIA scored 20 pts off MIN's 14 turnovers (1.43 PPP allowed).

    10 of 14 TOVs (71%) led to a make.

  • 02
    highTurnover outcomesOn MIN

    MIN scored 26 pts off MIA's 18 turnovers (1.44 PPP allowed).

    10 of 18 TOVs (56%) led to a make.

  • 03
    highScoring chainsOn MIN

    Antetokounmpo got 12 of his 26 pts via cuts (6 makes, 46% up 11 pp from season avg 35%).

    5 from drives (10 pts) · 1 from pull-up jumpers (2 pts)

  • 04
    highScoring chainsOn MIA

    Edwards got 29 of his 41 pts via pull-up jumpers (11 makes, 71% up 29 pp from season avg 42%).

    2 from catch-and-shoot (6 pts) · 2 from drives (4 pts)

  • 05
    highScoring chainsOn MIA

    Ball got 12 of his 19 pts via pull-up jumpers (4 makes, 63% up 15 pp from season avg 48%).

    2 from drives (4 pts) · 1 from catch-and-shoot (3 pts)

Quarter Flow

Per-quarter scoring and the running total.

MINMIA
Q1
MIN +2
MIN34
MIA32
Running34–32
Q2
MIN +8
MIN35
MIA27
Running69–59
Q3
MIN +8
MIN30
MIA22
Running99–81
Q4
MIN +7
MIN32
MIA25
Running131–106

Box by Period

FG · 3P · FT · REB · AST · TOV · paint points, per period. Bold marks the period edge.

StatTeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
FGMIN14/25 56%13/27 48%8/20 40%11/26 42%46/98 47%
MIA12/23 52%12/20 60%8/22 36%7/16 44%39/81 48%
3PMIN6/13 46%6/13 46%5/12 42%4/12 33%21/50 42%
MIA4/10 40%2/6 33%1/9 11%1/8 13%8/33 24%
FTMIN— —3/4 75%9/14 64%6/11 55%18/29 62%
MIA4/6 67%1/2 50%5/8 63%10/10 100%20/26 77%
REBMIN1113141452
MIA10108634
ASTMIN554620
MIA895527
TOVMIN722314
MIA552618
Paint PTSMIN101041438
MIA1416121254

Game Flow

Margin over time — MIA ahead above the line, MIN below. Shaded bands are unanswered runs of 8+; ticks on the line mark lead changes (7) and ties (7).

MIA aheadMIN ahead
8-08-09-08-0Q1Q2Q3Q4MIN takes the lead 6–4 · Q1 10:24Tied 6–6 · Q1 10:10Tied 8–8 · Q1 9:46Tied 11–11 · Q1 9:26MIA takes the lead 13–14 · Q1 8:43MIN takes the lead 15–14 · Q1 8:32Tied 17–17 · Q1 7:55Tied 34–34 · Q2 10:58MIA takes the lead 34–35 · Q2 10:19MIN takes the lead 36–35 · Q2 9:45Tied 39–39 · Q2 8:41Tied 47–47 · Q2 5:54MIA takes the lead 47–50 · Q2 5:25MIN takes the lead 52–50 · Q2 4:46MIA +4MIN +30+30−30

Rotations

Who was on the floor when. Hover over a stint for its minutes and the team's +/- while it lasted.

Play-by-Play

Every event, one period at a time. ▶ opens the NBA clip where one exists.

Player Box Score

Click a player for shots, quarter splits, and play-by-play.

PlayerMINPTS ↓REBASTSTLBLKTOVFG3P+/-
Anthony Edwards
MIN · Starter
32:364510321416/299/17+25
LaMelo Ball
MIN · Starter
28:3521262017/175/13+18
Jaden McDaniels
MIN · Starter
28:4317813028/111/3+25
Ayo Dosunmu
MIN
28:5916530016/131/3+21
Jonathan Kuminga
MIN · Starter
29:3012134115/102/4+20
Terrence Shannon Jr
MIN
19:4310110013/92/7+9
Rudy Gobert
MIN · Starter
33:2951510030/20/0+29
Bones Hyland
MIN
3:513100001/21/2-2
Trey Lyles
MIN
12:261100000/10/0-3
Jaylen Clark
MIN
3:141110000/10/0-4
Joan Beringer
MIN
13:320610010/20/0-7
Donte DiVincenzo
MIN
0000000/00/00
Rocco Zikarsky
MIN
0000000/00/00
Isaiah Evans
MIN
2:190100000/00/0-2
Zyon Pullin
MIN
0000000/00/00
Cody Williams
MIN
3:030000000/10/1-4

Four Factors

Shooting, getting to the line, offensive rebounding, protecting the ball.

eFG · FTAr · OREB · TOV
eFG% · Effective field goal percentage
57.7%
53.1%
FTA Rate · Free throws per shot attempt
29.6%
32.1%
OREB% · Offensive rebound rate
36.2%
10.3%
TOV% · Possessions ending in turnover
11.2%
16.3%

Efficiency

ORTGMIN edge
MIN
121.2
MIA
99.7
Offensive rating · pts per 100 poss
DRTGMIN edge
MIN
98.5
MIA
120.5
Defensive rating · pts allowed per 100
TS%MIN edge
MIN
59.1%
MIA
57.3%
True shooting — 3PT and FT included
Pace—
MIN
107.8
MIA
107.2
Possessions per 48 min

Where the points came from

Scoring channels — paint, transition, off mistakes, second chances.

ChannelMINMIAEdge
In the paint3854MIA +16
Fast break518MIA +13
Off turnovers3117MIN +14
2nd chance206MIN +14

Player tracking

Movement and shot-creation breakdown.

MetricMINMIA
Passes286284
Touches380368
Distance (mi)18.718.2
Pull-up FG24/50 (48%)11/37 (30%)
Catch & Shoot FG22/44 (50%)28/43 (65%)

Shot Chart

Both teams · shot-by-shot

Jonathan Kuminga — MIN madeMINBam Adebayo — MIA missMIAGiannis Antetokounmpo — MIA madeMIAJaden McDaniels — MIN madeMINAndrew Wiggins — MIA missMIAGiannis Antetokounmpo — MIA madeMIAPelle Larsson — MIA missMIABobby Portis Jr. — MIA missMIABam Adebayo — MIA missMIATim Hardaway Jr. — MIA missMIAAyo Dosunmu — MIN missMINAnthony Edwards — MIN missMINTim Hardaway Jr. — MIA missMIAAyo Dosunmu — MIN madeMINGiannis Antetokounmpo — MIA madeMIARudy Gobert — MIN missMINAyo Dosunmu — MIN madeMINNikola Jović — MIA madeMIATrey Lyles — MIN missMINAnthony Edwards — MIN madeMINAnthony Edwards — MIN madeMINGiannis Antetokounmpo — MIA missMIAAnthony Edwards — MIN missMINAyo Dosunmu — MIN missMINKlay Thompson — MIA madeMIAKlay Thompson — MIA madeMIAAnthony Edwards — MIN madeMINAnthony Edwards — MIN missMINAyo Dosunmu — MIN madeMINNikola Jović — MIA missMIAJonathan Kuminga — MIN missMINBam Adebayo — MIA missMIAGiannis Antetokounmpo — MIA madeMIAAnthony Edwards — MIN missMINNikola Jović — MIA missMIAAndrew Wiggins — MIA missMIALaMelo Ball — MIN missMINJaden McDaniels — MIN madeMINLaMelo Ball — MIN missMINKlay Thompson — MIA missMIANikola Jović — MIA madeMIABam Adebayo — MIA missMIAJaden McDaniels — MIN madeMINAnthony Edwards — MIN madeMINNick Richards — MIA madeMIABam Adebayo — MIA missMIAAnthony Edwards — MIN madeMINBam Adebayo — MIA madeMIADavion Mitchell — MIA madeMIANikola Jović — MIA missMIAAnthony Edwards — MIN madeMINAnthony Edwards — MIN missMINJaden McDaniels — MIN missMINAnthony Edwards — MIN missMINGiannis Antetokounmpo — MIA madeMIAAnthony Edwards — MIN madeMINBobby Portis Jr. — MIA madeMIATim Hardaway Jr. — MIA missMIAJonathan Kuminga — MIN madeMINAndrew Wiggins — MIA missMIAGiannis Antetokounmpo — MIA madeMIAAndrew Wiggins — MIA missMIATerrence Shannon Jr — MIN missMINTerrence Shannon Jr — MIN missMINTim Hardaway Jr. — MIA madeMIADavion Mitchell — MIA madeMIAAyo Dosunmu — MIN madeMINLaMelo Ball — MIN madeMINAndrew Wiggins — MIA madeMIAAnthony Edwards — MIN missMINGiannis Antetokounmpo — MIA missMIABobby Portis Jr. — MIA madeMIALaMelo Ball — MIN missMINAndrew Wiggins — MIA missMIALaMelo Ball — MIN missMINBones Hyland — MIN madeMINJaden McDaniels — MIN missMINAndrew Wiggins — MIA madeMIATim Hardaway Jr. — MIA missMIAAyo Dosunmu — MIN madeMINGiannis Antetokounmpo — MIA madeMIAJaylen Clark — MIN missMINKlay Thompson — MIA missMIALaMelo Ball — MIN missMINDavion Mitchell — MIA missMIAGiannis Antetokounmpo — MIA madeMIAAnthony Edwards — MIN missMINNikola Jović — MIA missMIATerrence Shannon Jr — MIN madeMINJaden McDaniels — MIN madeMINAndrew Wiggins — MIA madeMIADavion Mitchell — MIA missMIABam Adebayo — MIA madeMIALaMelo Ball — MIN missMINJaden McDaniels — MIN madeMINTerrence Shannon Jr — MIN madeMINPelle Larsson — MIA missMIAJaden McDaniels — MIN madeMINJoan Beringer — MIN missMINJaden McDaniels — MIN missMINTerrence Shannon Jr — MIN madeMINJaden McDaniels — MIN madeMINGiannis Antetokounmpo — MIA madeMIALaMelo Ball — MIN madeMINGiannis Antetokounmpo — MIA madeMIATim Hardaway Jr. — MIA missMIAAnthony Edwards — MIN madeMINAnthony Edwards — MIN madeMINAnthony Edwards — MIN madeMINBam Adebayo — MIA missMIATerrence Shannon Jr — MIN missMINAyo Dosunmu — MIN missMINAndrew Wiggins — MIA madeMIAAnthony Edwards — MIN madeMINDavion Mitchell — MIA madeMIAAnthony Edwards — MIN madeMINNikola Jović — MIA missMIAJonathan Kuminga — MIN missMINAnthony Edwards — MIN missMINBones Hyland — MIN missMINAyo Dosunmu — MIN missMINAnthony Edwards — MIN madeMINAnthony Edwards — MIN missMINAyo Dosunmu — MIN missMINJonathan Kuminga — MIN missMINAyo Dosunmu — MIN madeMINLaMelo Ball — MIN madeMINAyo Dosunmu — MIN missMINNikola Jović — MIA missMIALaMelo Ball — MIN missMINAndrew Wiggins — MIA madeMIAAnthony Edwards — MIN missMINLaMelo Ball — MIN madeMINTerrence Shannon Jr — MIN missMINJonathan Kuminga — MIN missMINCody Williams — MIN missMINGiannis Antetokounmpo — MIA madeMIABam Adebayo — MIA madeMIAGiannis Antetokounmpo — MIA missMIAGiannis Antetokounmpo — MIA missMIAAnthony Edwards — MIN missMINAnthony Edwards — MIN madeMINJonathan Kuminga — MIN madeMINBobby Portis Jr. — MIA madeMIAAnthony Edwards — MIN missMINBobby Portis Jr. — MIA missMIABam Adebayo — MIA madeMIAJaden McDaniels — MIN madeMINJonathan Kuminga — MIN missMINTerrence Shannon Jr — MIN missMINDavion Mitchell — MIA missMIATim Hardaway Jr. — MIA missMIAKlay Thompson — MIA madeMIANick Richards — MIA madeMIAGiannis Antetokounmpo — MIA missMIAAyo Dosunmu — MIN missMINAnthony Edwards — MIN madeMINJonathan Kuminga — MIN madeMINBam Adebayo — MIA madeMIARudy Gobert — MIN missMINDavion Mitchell — MIA madeMIAJonathan Kuminga — MIN madeMINJoan Beringer — MIN missMINAndrew Wiggins — MIA missMIAGiannis Antetokounmpo — MIA madeMIALaMelo Ball — MIN missMINLaMelo Ball — MIN madeMINRyan Conwell — MIA missMIALaMelo Ball — MIN missMINKlay Thompson — MIA missMIALaMelo Ball — MIN madeMINTerrence Shannon Jr — MIN missMINBam Adebayo — MIA madeMIALaMelo Ball — MIN missMINLaMelo Ball — MIN madeMINAnthony Edwards — MIN madeMINGiannis Antetokounmpo — MIA madeMIADavion Mitchell — MIA missMIAGiannis Antetokounmpo — MIA missMIA
Minnesota Timberwolves46/98 · 46.9%
Miami Heat39/81 · 48.1%
mademissedteam · result
MIA 39/81 (48.1%) · MIN 46/98 (46.9%) — MIA ahead on volume and accuracy.
Possession DNA
Possession DNA

How it ended

Shots, free throws and turnovers in the final 3:00 of Q4.

MIN 127–98 MIA → 131–106
  1. 2:55
    MISSMIN127–98 · MIN +29
    MISS Beringer 3' Putback Layup; Fontecchio BLOCK (1 BLK)
  2. 2:39
    PTSMIA127–100 · MIN +27
    Richards 3' Hook Bank Shot (2 PTS) (Conwell 1 AST)
  3. 2:24
    MISSMIN127–100 · MIN +27
    MISS Shannon Jr 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
  4. 2:19
    MISSMIN127–100 · MIN +27
    MISS Hyland 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  5. 1:59
    PTSMIA127–102 · MIN +25
    Richards 7' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Conwell 2 AST)
  6. 1:50
    MISSMIN127–102 · MIN +25
    MISS Clark Free Throw 1 of 2
  7. 1:50
    PTSMIN128–102 · MIN +26
    Clark Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
  8. 1:37
    MISSMIA128–102 · MIN +26
    MISS Conwell 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  9. 1:17
    MISSMIN128–102 · MIN +26
    MISS Williams 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  10. 1:13
    MISSMIN128–102 · MIN +26
    MISS Clark Free Throw 1 of 2
  11. 1:13
    MISSMIN128–102 · MIN +26
    MISS Clark Free Throw 2 of 2
  12. 0:53
    PTSMIA128–103 · MIN +25
    Gardner Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
  13. 0:53
    PTSMIA128–104 · MIN +24
    Gardner Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
  14. 0:30
    PTSMIN131–104 · MIN +27
    Hyland 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Clark 1 AST)
  15. 0:22
    PTSMIA131–105 · MIN +26
    Gardner Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
  16. 0:22
    PTSMIA131–106 · MIN +25
    Gardner Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
  17. 0:01
    MISSMIN131–106 · MIN +25
    MISS Clark 5' Driving Dunk