Another Road Win For T-Wolves

The Timberwolves lost to the Grizzlies, 114-106 on November 15 in which Zach Lavin scored 25 points and Andrew Wiggins added 21 points.

And it didn’t even matter that he was the second-best center on the court, with Whiteside simply dominant at the other end and finishing with 22 points, 14 rebounds and the 10 blocks.

The Heat’s bench, which had played well during most of the previous nine games, provided just 13 points on 3-of-13 shooting (Minnesota’s bench scored 54).

What was taken as a given prior to the episode at his downtown Miami condo building the involved erratic behavior according to multiple reports, now well could have to be earned again, with Goran Dragic, Dwyane Wade, Luol Deng, Winslow and Johnson all seemingly having bypassed him in the perimeter rotation. The Heat were 5 for 24 from 3-point range, 14 for 30 from the foul line and committed 22 turnovers. Miami, 5-2 at home, also missed 16 free throws.

It was a big night for comebacks.

On the season, the Miami Heat average 96.6 points, 44.4 rebounds and 19.0 assists per game. Minnesota snapped a 16-game losing streak without Rubio.

Green will be active after missing six games due to being hospitalized and suspended.

When Green last played with the Heat, Mario Chalmers was the backup point guard and Josh Mcroberts barely attempted a shot.

The Heat kept pounding the ball inside in the second quarter with a 20-10 paint-points superiority.

NOTES: Minnesota PG Ricky Rubio (hamstring) returned to the lineup after missing four games. Part of the time he missed included a two-game suspension. Green apologized and said he was “ashamed” but offered no further details.

Meanwhile, Wade’s 8-year-old son Zion was being released from a South Florida hospital after being admitted last week. He had not seen his three-month-old daughter since the day after she was born.