Timberwolves 125-115 Heat: Box Score, Stats & Recap (Jan 3)

Updated Oct 15, 2026, 6:15 PM ET

Regular Season

Minnesota TimberwolvesTimberwolves

22-13 · Away

125–115

Final

Saturday, January 3, 2026

Miami HeatHeat

19-16 · Home

Timberwolves vs Heat final: the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Miami Heat 125-115 on January 3, 2026 at Kaseya Center, Miami.

Score by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Timberwolves	27	29	34	35	125
Heat	25	25	36	29	115

Top Performers

Timberwolves

Heat

Timberwolves vs Heat Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaden McDaniels F	33	5	2	3	2	2	2	2-4	1-2	0-0	+1
Anthony Edwards G	38	33	3	5	1	0	2	10-19	2-8	11-14	-2
Rudy Gobert C	32	13	12	1	1	0	2	5-7	0-1	3-3	+4
Julius Randle FC	38	23	10	4	1	0	3	10-17	2-6	1-1	+5
Donte DiVincenzo G	30	11	8	4	2	1	2	5-13	1-8	0-0	+24
Bench
Mike Conley G	14	5	1	3	1	0	1	1-2	1-2	2-2	-3
Naz Reid CF	25	29	4	3	0	2	2	10-15	4-7	5-5	+11
Jaylen Clark G	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	-6
Bones Hyland G	20	4	0	3	1	0	0	2-6	0-4	0-0	+16

Miami Heat

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Andrew Wiggins F	28	12	2	3	2	0	1	4-12	2-7	2-2	-7
Kel'el Ware C	29	11	8	1	0	1	1	4-7	1-3	2-2	0
Norman Powell G	24	21	1	1	1	0	2	6-13	2-6	7-8	-6
Bam Adebayo CF	34	12	9	4	0	1	4	5-13	1-3	1-2	-9
Davion Mitchell G	33	14	3	6	0	0	4	6-10	2-4	0-0	-7
Bench
Myron Gardner F	4	7	1	2	0	0	0	3-3	1-1	0-0	+8
Simone Fontecchio F	15	9	3	1	2	0	1	3-8	3-8	0-1	-20
Kasparas Jakucionis G	17	3	4	3	0	0	1	1-3	1-1	0-0	+5
Nikola Jović F	27	14	3	4	1	0	3	4-7	1-3	5-5	-19
Dru Smith G	14	6	0	1	0	0	0	2-6	0-1	2-2	-3
Jaime Jaquez Jr. F	9	6	3	1	1	0	1	3-5	0-0	0-0	+8

Timberwolves vs Heat Recap

Minnesota beat Miami 125-115 behind Anthony Edwards' 33 points and a fourth-quarter surge that pulled away late. The Timberwolves improved to 22-13 with the win. Miami falls to 19-16.

Minnesota led by 6 at halftime, 56-50, then watched Miami take a 4-point edge after three quarters, 90-86. The Timberwolves outscored the Heat 35-29 in the fourth to seal it. Minnesota made 22 of 25 free throws and limited turnovers with 14 to Miami's 18.

Edwards led all scorers with 33 points and 5 assists, while Norman Powell paced Miami with 21 points. Rudy Gobert grabbed 12 rebounds for Minnesota. The Heat committed 6 more turnovers than the Timberwolves, a gap that proved decisive.

The number to know: Minnesota shot 46 of 85 from the field and made 11 of 38 three-pointers, holding the edge in efficiency when it mattered most.

Team Stats

Timberwolves	Stat	Heat
46-85	Field Goals	41-87
54.1%	FG %	47.1%
11-38	3-Pointers	14-37
28.9%	3P %	37.8%
22-25	Free Throws	19-22
88.0%	FT %	86.4%
40	Rebounds	37
10	Off. Rebounds	11
26	Assists	27
9	Steals	7
5	Blocks	2
14	Turnovers	18
20	Fouls	22
21	Biggest Lead	3

Four Factors

Team	Effective FG%	Turnover %	Off. rebound %	FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Timberwolves	60.6%	12.7%	27.8%	0.259
Heat	55.2%	15.7%	26.8%	0.218

Dean Oliver's four factors decide most games: shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws. Better side highlighted.

Timberwolves vs Heat Game Info

Date & time: Saturday, January 3, 20265:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM PT

TV: Local TV onlyLocal: Timberwolves North Star Sports & Entertainment Network · Heat WPLG Local 10

Arena: Kaseya CenterMiami

Season: 2025-26 NBA SeasonRegular season

Timberwolves vs Heat Season Stats 2025-26

Timberwolves 82 GPHeat 81 GP

118.0#7

Points per game

121.2#2

114.6#11

Opponent points

118.7#22

48.1%#9

Field goal %

46.9%#14

37.0%#6

Three-point %

36.2%#11

75.2%#29

Free throw %

79.2%#10

44.1#12

Rebounds

46.3#4

26.1#16

Assists

29.1#4

8.7#12

Steals

8.6#13

5.8#2

Blocks

4.2#24

14.1#19

Turnovers

13.1#8

Regular-season averages; rank of 30 teams.

Recent Form & Head-to-Head

2025-26 season seriesTimberwolves 1-0

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That covers Timberwolves vs Heat: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Timberwolves visit the Cavaliers Oct 26; Heat host the Mavericks Oct 26.

Timberwolves vs Heat FAQs

Who won Timberwolves vs Heat on Jan 3, 2026?

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Miami Heat 125-115 on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at Kaseya Center in Miami. Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 33 points.

What are the Timberwolves and Heat records?

After this game the Timberwolves were 22-13 and the Heat were 19-16 this season.

Who was the top scorer in Timberwolves vs Heat?

Anthony Edwards scored 33 for the Timberwolves. Norman Powell scored 21 for the Heat.

Who leads the Timberwolves vs Heat season series?

The Timberwolves lead the regular-season series 1-0 this season.

Who won the last Timberwolves vs Heat game?

The Timberwolves beat the Heat 131-106 on Oct 21, 2026 on the road.

Where was Timberwolves vs Heat played?

At Kaseya Center in Miami, the home arena of the Miami Heat.

What was the score by quarter in Timberwolves vs Heat?

Timberwolves-Heat: Q1 27-25, Q2 29-25, Q3 34-36, Q4 35-29.

What is next for the Timberwolves and Heat?

Timberwolves visit the Cavaliers on Monday, October 26 at 7:00 PM ET; Heat host the Mavericks on Monday, October 26 at 7:30 PM ET.