NBA: Timberwolves' strong second half keeps Heat at bay for win

Anthony Edwards scored 26 points in just 29 minutes as the Minnesota Timberwolves rolled to a 122-94 victory over the Miami Heat on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.

Jaden Daniels added 19 points on 7-of-15 shooting for Minnesota, which extended its winning streak to three games. Julius Randle recorded 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Rudy Gobert finished with 13 points and a game-high 17 rebounds as both players posted double-doubles. Naz Reid chipped in 14 points off the bench.

Norman Powell led Miami with 21 points, but the Heat suffered their second loss to the Timberwolves in four days. Bam Adebayo and Kel’el Ware each pulled down 11 rebounds.

One encouraging sign for Miami was the return of Tyler Herro, who played for the first time since December 9. Coming off the bench, Herro showed no lingering effects from a right big toe injury, scoring 17 points and grabbing nine rebounds in 29 minutes.

The Timberwolves shot 45.5 percent from the field (45 of 99) and 35.9 percent from 3-point range (14 of 39). Miami struggled offensively, shooting 35.7 percent overall (35 of 98) and 32.4 percent from beyond the arc (12 of 37).

Minnesota built a 16-point lead by the end of the third quarter. Herro attempted to rally the Heat with a pair of jump shots in the final minute of the period, but Donte DiVincenzo answered both times with timely 3-pointers.

DiVincenzo drained a step-back 3-pointer from 26 feet to make it 90-75 with 47 seconds remaining in the third quarter, then followed it up with a pull-up 3 from 30 feet to extend the lead to 93-77 with 27 seconds left.

The Timberwolves maintained control in the fourth quarter. After Gobert converted a putback dunk to push the lead to 110-82 with 4:40 remaining, Miami called a timeout and both teams began clearing their benches for the remainder of the game.

Minnesota held a 61-54 advantage at halftime.

Mike Conley capped the first-half scoring with a floating jumper just before the buzzer after Gobert secured a defensive rebound and pushed the ball up the court to set up the play.

— Field Level Media/Reuters