The Miami Heat will be visiting the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis at the Target Center tonight. It's the only meeting this season between the two clubs. For the Timberwolves this is the first game of a five game homestand. They go on to face the Dallas Mavericks, the San Antonio Spurs and the Memphis Grizzlies before finishing up next Friday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. For Miami, this is the second game of a two game road trip. They won in Charlotte against the Bobcats, 96-95 on Wednesday night on a last minute shot by Dwyane Wade.
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Miami has won their first three games of the season, most recently a 96-95 victory in Charlotte against the Bobcats on Wednesday night. LeBron James led the Heat with 35, while Chris Bosh pitched in 25 in the victory. Gerald Henderson led the Bobcats with 21 points.
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All-Time Series: 24-19
Game Time: 8:00 EST
Season Series: 0-0
Standings
Minnesota Timberwolves: 0-2, tied for fourth in the Northwest Division, tied for 11th in the Western Conference, tied for 23rd in the NBA.
Probable Starters:
Miami Heat
PG - Mario Chalmers
SG - Dwyane Wade
SF - LeBron James
PF - Chris Bosh
C - Joel Anthony
Minnesota Timberwolves
PG - Luke Ridnour
SG - Wes Johnson
SF - Michael Beasley
C - Darko Milicic
Common Thread:
Timberwolves forward Michael Beasley played in 159 games for the Heat over two seasons, scoring 14 points and six rebounds in 27 minutes per game.
Team Leaders:
PPG:
LeBron James, 32.7
Dwyane Wade, 20.0
Chris Bosh, 15.7
RPG:
Udonis Haslem,10.7
Chris Bosh, 8.0
LeBron James, 7.3
APG:
Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, 6.0
Mario Chalmers, 3.7
SPG:
Mario Chalmers, 3.0
LeBron James, 2.3
Dwyane Wade, Norris Cole, 1.3
BPG:
Dwyane Wade, 2.3
LeBron James, 1.7
Chris Bosh, 1.3