The Heat (4 - 2) knocked off the Timberwolves (2 - 4) 102 - 92 in Miami on Saturday night, ending a two - game losing skid. Playing without Ricky Rubio, who rolled his ankle in Friday’s overtime loss to Orlando, Minnesota turned to rookie Zach LeVine fill in at point guard. Making his first NBA start, LeVine had five points to go with four assists and six rebounds in 26 minutes. The Wolves struggled from the field (40 percent) and were led by 19 points and 11 rebounds from Nikola Pekovic. Thaddeus Young added 16 points and six rebounds, while Shabazz Muhammad added 13 points off the bench in 11 minutes. Gorgui Dieng pitched in 12 points and six rebounds. The Timberwolves out - rebounded Miami 17 - 6 on the offensive glass but recorded just 13 assists on 35 field goals, compared to Miami’s 26 (41 field goal attempts). Chris Bosh continued his strong play for the Heat, scoring 24 points to go with seven rebounds in 35 minutes. Dwyane Wade added 25 points (11 - 16 FG) of his own, as well as eight assists and a pair of steals. Norris Cole, who continues to start over Mario Chalmers, had 11 points and six assists. Miami jumped out to an early 29 - 13 lead and maintained a 12 - point advantage at halftime. However, Minnesota would storm back late, going on a 60 run in the middle of the fourth quarter to slice the deficit to just four with 3:55 remaining. The Wolves would only get one field goal the rest of the way, though, as Bosh and Wade scored the final 10 Miami points to seal the victory. The Timberwolves move on to face the Rockets in a nationally televised game Wednesday. Miami, meanwhile, heads to Dallas to take on the Mavericks on Sunday night.
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