Timberwolves 131-106 Heat: Box Score, Stats & Recap (Oct 21)

Updated Oct 21, 2026, 10:36 PM ET

Regular Season

Minnesota TimberwolvesTimberwolves

1-0 · Away

131–106

Final

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Miami HeatHeat

0-1 · Home

Timberwolves vs Heat final: the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Miami Heat 131-106 on October 21, 2026 at Kaseya Center, Miami.

Score by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Timberwolves	34	35	30	32	131
Heat	32	27	22	25	106

Top Performers

Timberwolves

Heat

Timberwolves vs Heat Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Rudy Gobert C	32	5	15	1	0	0	3	0-2	0-0	5-8	+27
Jaden McDaniels F	27	17	8	1	3	0	2	8-11	1-3	0-0	+23
Jonathan Kuminga F	29	12	1	3	4	1	1	5-10	2-4	0-0	+21
LaMelo Ball G	27	21	2	6	2	0	1	7-17	5-13	2-3	+16
Anthony Edwards G	33	45	10	3	2	1	4	16-29	9-17	4-5	+27
Bench
Joan Beringer C	14	0	6	1	0	0	1	0-2	0-0	0-0	-5
Terrence Shannon Jr. G	19	10	1	1	0	0	1	3-9	2-7	2-4	+8
Trey Lyles F	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	1-2	-1
Bones Hyland G	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	-2
Isaiah Evans GF	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2
Jaylen Clark G	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	1-4	-4
Cody Williams F	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-4
Ayo Dosunmu G	28	16	5	3	0	0	1	6-13	1-3	3-3	+21

Miami Heat

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Bam Adebayo CF	30	15	7	4	3	0	2	6-12	1-5	2-3	-28
Davion Mitchell G	32	11	0	11	0	1	5	4-8	1-2	2-2	-27
Klay Thompson G	16	10	1	0	0	0	2	3-6	3-6	1-1	-23
Giannis Antetokounmpo F	29	35	6	1	1	0	3	13-19	0-2	9-14	-11
Andrew Wiggins F	27	11	2	1	0	0	2	5-11	1-4	0-0	-25
Bench
Tim Hardaway Jr. GF	17	3	4	1	1	0	0	1-7	1-7	0-0	-5
Bobby Portis F	24	7	4	1	1	1	2	3-5	1-2	0-0	-5
Pelle Larsson G	23	2	3	4	1	1	0	0-2	0-1	2-2	-12
Nick Richards C	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	2-2	0-0	0-0	+4
Myron Gardner F	3	4	2	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	4-4	+4
Nikola Jović F	24	4	4	2	0	1	2	2-8	0-3	0-0	-5
Ryan Conwell G	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	+4
Simone Fontecchio F	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+4

Timberwolves vs Heat Recap

Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 45 points. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Heat with 35 points.

The Timberwolves did the damage in the 2nd quarter, winning that period by 8.

After the game, the Timberwolves are 1-0 and the Heat are 0-1.

Team Stats

Timberwolves	Stat	Heat
46-98	Field Goals	39-81
46.9%	FG %	48.1%
21-50	3-Pointers	8-33
42.0%	3P %	24.2%
18-29	Free Throws	20-26
62.1%	FT %	76.9%
52	Rebounds	34
17	Off. Rebounds	4
20	Assists	27
11	Steals	7
2	Blocks	5
14	Turnovers	18
26	Fouls	28
30	Biggest Lead	4

Four Factors

Team	Effective FG%	Turnover %	Off. rebound %	FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Timberwolves	57.7%	11.2%	36.2%	0.184
Heat	53.1%	16.3%	10.3%	0.247

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

Game Flow

Heat leadTimberwolves lead

Lead changes: 7
Times tied: 7
Heat largest lead: 4
Timberwolves largest lead: 30

Play-by-Play

Scoring plays, newest first. Score shown Timberwolves-Heat.

1st Quarter 30 scoring plays

0:26HeatGiannis Antetokounmpo +234-32
1:05HeatNikola Jović +234-30
1:17TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +234-28
1:33HeatGiannis Antetokounmpo +232-28
2:28HeatGiannis Antetokounmpo +232-26
3:08TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +332-24
3:35HeatTim Hardaway Jr. +329-24
3:47TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +229-21
4:08HeatBam Adebayo +227-21
5:27TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +227-19
5:44HeatDavion Mitchell +225-19
5:51TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +325-17
6:29TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +322-17
6:56TimberwolvesJonathan Kuminga +219-17
7:55HeatKlay Thompson +317-17
8:14TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +217-14
8:32TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +215-14
8:43HeatAndrew Wiggins +313-14
8:55TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +213-11
9:26HeatKlay Thompson +311-11
9:38TimberwolvesLaMelo Ball +311-8
9:46HeatGiannis Antetokounmpo +28-8
9:58TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +28-6
10:10HeatGiannis Antetokounmpo +16-6
10:10HeatGiannis Antetokounmpo +16-5
10:24TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +36-4
11:21TimberwolvesLaMelo Ball +33-4
11:28HeatGiannis Antetokounmpo +10-4
11:28HeatGiannis Antetokounmpo +10-3
11:47HeatGiannis Antetokounmpo +20-2

2nd Quarter 29 scoring plays

0:02TimberwolvesLaMelo Ball +169-59
0:02TimberwolvesLaMelo Ball +168-59
0:22TimberwolvesLaMelo Ball +267-59
0:57HeatDavion Mitchell +365-59
1:10TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +265-56
1:56TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +163-56
1:56TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +262-56
2:07HeatBam Adebayo +260-56
2:18TimberwolvesJonathan Kuminga +360-54
3:26TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +257-54
3:38HeatAndrew Wiggins +255-54
3:55HeatAndrew Wiggins +255-52
4:12TimberwolvesTerrence Shannon Jr. +355-50
4:46TimberwolvesTerrence Shannon Jr. +352-50
5:06TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +249-50
5:25HeatBobby Portis +347-50
5:54HeatBam Adebayo +247-47
6:33HeatGiannis Antetokounmpo +247-45
6:41TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +347-43
7:06HeatBobby Portis +244-43
7:46TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +244-41
8:06HeatBobby Portis +242-41
8:20TimberwolvesLaMelo Ball +342-39
8:41HeatGiannis Antetokounmpo +239-39
9:15HeatNikola Jović +239-37
9:23TimberwolvesLaMelo Ball +339-35
9:45TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +236-35
10:19HeatGiannis Antetokounmpo +134-35
10:58HeatGiannis Antetokounmpo +234-34

3rd Quarter 30 scoring plays

0:53TimberwolvesRudy Gobert +199-81
0:53TimberwolvesRudy Gobert +198-81
1:23TimberwolvesRudy Gobert +197-81
1:43HeatGiannis Antetokounmpo +296-81
1:55TimberwolvesJonathan Kuminga +296-79
2:13TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +294-79
2:37TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +192-79
2:37TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +191-79
3:27HeatBam Adebayo +290-79
3:38TimberwolvesTrey Lyles +190-77
4:11HeatBam Adebayo +389-77
4:28TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +289-74
4:38HeatBam Adebayo +287-74
4:53TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +187-72
5:12TimberwolvesRudy Gobert +186-72
5:38TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +385-72
5:53HeatPelle Larsson +182-72
5:53HeatPelle Larsson +182-71
6:24TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +382-70
7:23TimberwolvesRudy Gobert +179-70
7:47HeatAndrew Wiggins +278-70
8:13HeatBam Adebayo +178-68
8:13HeatBam Adebayo +178-67
8:25HeatGiannis Antetokounmpo +178-66
8:25HeatGiannis Antetokounmpo +278-65
9:27HeatGiannis Antetokounmpo +278-63
9:47TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +378-61
10:15TimberwolvesLaMelo Ball +375-61
10:20HeatDavion Mitchell +272-61
10:34TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +372-59

4th Quarter 34 scoring plays

0:23HeatMyron Gardner +1131-106
0:23HeatMyron Gardner +1131-105
0:31TimberwolvesBones Hyland +3131-104
0:54HeatMyron Gardner +1128-104
0:54HeatMyron Gardner +1128-103
1:50TimberwolvesJaylen Clark +1128-102
1:59HeatNick Richards +2127-102
2:39HeatNick Richards +2127-100
3:35TimberwolvesTerrence Shannon Jr. +2127-98
3:51HeatDavion Mitchell +1125-98
3:51HeatDavion Mitchell +1125-97
3:59TimberwolvesLaMelo Ball +2125-96
4:13HeatKlay Thompson +3123-96
4:29TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +2123-93
4:46TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +3121-93
4:53HeatKlay Thompson +1118-93
5:20TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +1118-92
5:20TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +1117-92
5:31HeatDavion Mitchell +2116-92
5:38TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +2116-90
6:24TimberwolvesJaden McDaniels +2114-90
6:38TimberwolvesAyo Dosunmu +2112-90
6:56HeatAndrew Wiggins +2110-90
7:09TimberwolvesTerrence Shannon Jr. +1110-88
7:09TimberwolvesTerrence Shannon Jr. +1109-88
7:27HeatGiannis Antetokounmpo +1108-88
7:27HeatGiannis Antetokounmpo +2108-87
7:34TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +1108-85
7:50TimberwolvesAnthony Edwards +3107-85
9:12HeatGiannis Antetokounmpo +1104-85
9:12HeatGiannis Antetokounmpo +1104-84
10:29HeatGiannis Antetokounmpo +2104-83
10:50TimberwolvesJonathan Kuminga +3104-81
11:27TimberwolvesJonathan Kuminga +2101-81

Timberwolves vs Heat Game Info

Date & time: Wednesday, October 21, 20267:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM PT

TV: ESPN

Arena: Kaseya CenterMiami

Season: 2026-27 NBA SeasonRegular season

Timberwolves vs Heat Season Stats 2026-27

Timberwolves 2 GPHeat 3 GP

123.0#7

Points per game

109.0#24

99.5#3

Opponent points

124.7#26

44.9%#18

Field goal %

42.8%#23

40.2%#5

Three-point %

30.3%#22

59.3%#30

Free throw %

77.2%#13

56.0#1

Rebounds

40.0#28

26.5#9

Assists

24.3#21

9.5#12

Steals

8.0#21

3.0#26

Blocks

4.7#16

13.0#3

Turnovers

14.3#9

Regular-season averages; rank of 30 teams.

Recent Form & Head-to-Head

2026-27 season seriesFirst meeting this season

2025-26 season seriesTimberwolves 2-0

Previous meetings

Jan 6, 2026 Heat @ Timberwolves 94-122
Jan 3, 2026 Timberwolves @ Heat 125-115

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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 Oct 21, 2026?

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Miami Heat 131-106 on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at Kaseya Center in Miami. Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 45 points.

What are the Timberwolves and Heat records?

After this game the Timberwolves were 1-0 and the Heat were 0-1 this season.

Who was the top scorer in Timberwolves vs Heat?

Anthony Edwards scored 45 for the Timberwolves. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 for the Heat.

How did Timberwolves vs Heat go last season?

The Timberwolves won the regular-season series 2-0 in 2025-26.

Who won the last Timberwolves vs Heat game?

The Timberwolves beat the Heat 122-94 on Jan 6, 2026 at home.

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 34-32, Q2 35-27, Q3 30-22, Q4 32-25.

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.