The Miami Heat’s valiant bench effort was not enough Saturday evening, as a second-half comeback from the Minnesota Timberwolves fueled their 113-104 victory over the Heat.
Miami’s now fallen in two of their last three home games after winning 17 of their previous 20 at FTX Arena. Both teams were on the second night of a back-to-back; the Heat drop to 4-8 in such games, while Minnesota improves to 6-7.
The Wolves, once down 17 in the first half, rallied back to take the three-point lead heading into the fourth quarter. They outscored Miami 16-4 over the final 5:08 of the fourth quarter, which featured six lead changes and four ties.