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Wolves 119, Heat 111: Bench Leads Minnesota to Win

Well that’s certainly a nice way to head into the weekend, right?

Minnesota went toe-to-toe with the reigning Eastern Conference Champion Miami Heat, and it was surprisingly the bench guys who really won the game for the Wolves.

The Wolves got a massive boost from Naz Reid and Jarred Vanderbilt tonight, especially on the offensive glass. The two big men combined for nine offensive rebounds, which was a big reason that Minnesota was able to outpace the Heat. The two were great in general, as Reid stepped up while Karl-Anthony Towns was in foul trouble to give the Wolves 16 & 7 while Vando heckled Jimmy Butler aggressively while he was on the floor, and contributed 9 points and 14 (!