Dwyane Wade posted 25 points and seven assists, but the HEAT's late fourth-quarter rally fell short in Tuesday's 101-91 road defeat to the Timberwolves. Udonis Haslem and Daequan Cook each had 15 points in the loss for Miami, which closed within six points on Wade's layup with 2:36 left to play.
The Legend of 'Zo! Alonzo Mourning pulled down three clutch offensive rebounds late in the game Monday as the HEAT held off the Wolves 91-87. Dwyane Wade scored a game-high 30 points, Udonis Haslem added 18 along with 16 rebounds and Mourning notched his first double-double this season with 10 points and 10 boards.
Alonzo Mourning's four points in Miami's 92-77 win over Minnesota on Friday helped him pass Glen Rice as the all-time scoring leader in franchise history. Udonis Haslem recorded 19 points and 14 rebounds for the Heat, who slipped past the Wizards for first place in the Southeast Division.
Shaquille O'Neal scored a season-high 32 points and added nine rebounds to lead the HEAT to a 105-91 victory, their fifth in a row, over the visiting Timberwolves on Friday. Jason Williams registered 20 points and six assists, while Eddie Jones chipped in 15 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
Dwyane Wade scored 11 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter as Miami closed a 17-point deficit to two, but he missed a tying layup in the closing seconds of Tuesday's 100-96 defeat in Minnesota. Alonzo Mourning started for Shaquille O'Neal (thumb) and posted 21 points and 12 rebounds.
Trailing by three points at halftime, the HEAT outscored the visiting Timberwolves by 17 in the third quarter of Sunday's 97-70 win. Dwyane Wade led the charge for Miami, scoring 19 points, handing out nine assists and pulling down six rebounds. Shaquille O'Neal added 16 points and Alonzo Mourning posted a double-double in the victory.
Shaquille O'Neal scored all 12 of his fourth-quarter points in a game-ending 19-6 HEAT run that wrapped up a 107-90 home win over Minnesota. O'Neal finished with 33 points and 13 rebounds. Dwyane Wade added 20 points for Miami.
Miami got off to a slow start Tuesday and couldn't recover in time in a 108-97 loss to the Timberwolves. Dwyane Wade led the HEAT with 25 points while Shaquille O'Neal had 20 to go with 15 rebounds.
Minnesota closed the game on a 9-4 run to secure an 83-77 victory over the HEAT. The score read 74-73 with 5:05 left in the fourth quarter when the Timberwolves took hold of a close game to record its eighth consecutive home victory. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with his game-high 28 points, 17 rebounds and six assists. Sam Cassell chipped in with 18 points, followed by 10 points from Ervin Johnson. The Timberwolves shot just 41.3 percent from the field, connecting on 31-of-75 shot attempts, but out-rebounded the HEAT 47-38. Brian Grant led Miami with 17 points, while Lamar Odom recorded his four consecutive double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Rafer Alston scored 12 points to go with his game and season high nine assists. Loren Woods recorded his third double-figure scoring game of the season with his 11 points.
Minnesota forward Kevin Garnett scored 25 points, pulled down 17 rebounds and recorded five blocked shots and four assists
to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to an 88-79 victory over the HEAT. Miami, who was trying to snap a five game opening season losing streak was led by Eddie Jones’ 21 points and rookie Dwyane Wade’s career-high 19 points. Miami led 24-21 after one quarter and 41-40 at halftime. Minnesota opened the third quarter on a 15-4 run and took a 68-57 advantage by the end of the period. Trailing by as many as 19 points late in the fourth quarter at 78-59, the HEAT mounted a comeback and closed to within six points with 1:47 remaining and score reading 80-74. Wade scored eight points in the rally. In addition to Jones and Wade, Miami got nine points each from Lamar Odom and Brian Grant. Udonis Haslem chipped in with seven points and a team high 11 rebounds.
Caron Butler scored a career-high 35 points on 15-of-22 shooting from the field, including seven assists and four steals as the Miami HEAT rolled past the Minnesota Timberwolves 111-84 at the AmericanAirlines Arena. The HEAT erased an early 16-point deficit after scoring only 19 points in the first quarter. Minnesota led after the first period 35-19, but stood idle as Miami put up 29 points in the second
period to close the score to 49-48 at halftime. The HEAT shot a sizzling 62 percent from the field, connecting on 46-of-74 shot attempts that included five three-pointers. The 15 field goals and seven assists were also career-high marks for Butler, who moved into third place on the HEAT’s all-time scoring list for rookies. Butler also extended his consecutive games streak of double-figure scoring to 22 straight games. In addition to Butler, the HEAT got double-figure scoring from Eddie House (18 points), Mike James (15 points), Vladimir Stepania (12 points), Brian Grant (11 points), Malik Allen (10 points) and Anthony Carter (10 points).
The HEAT ran into one of the hottest teams in the NBA on Tuesday, falling to the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-91 at the Target Center. T-Wolves forwards Kevin Garnett and Wally Szczerbiak scored 26 points each to pace Minnesota, while guard Troy Hudson poured in 17 points. The HEAT were led by Caron Butler, who scored 21 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the field, recorded his 19th game with 20-or-more points, setting a new HEAT record for rookies. It was also his 20th consecutive double-figure scoring game, the longest streak of the season for him in that category. Miami was out rebounded in the game by 19 boards (52-33), also a season high. The previous high was 18, set on Feb. 11 versus New Orleans. In addition to Butler, the HEAT got double-figure scoring from LaPhonso Ellis (13 points), Malik Allen (11 points), Eddie House (11 points) and Brian Grant (10 points).
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