Following a disappointing blowout loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night, the Miami Heat will seek another bounce back win against the Chicago Bulls to continue their road trip. The Heat are now at a 20-17 record with the Bulls at 17-20. Miami is a half game out of the sixth seed and one […]
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We are nearing the halfway point of the 2025-26 NBA regular season. The Miami Heat are currently 20-17 and tied with the Orlando Magic for the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference. They are 2.5 games ahead of the Chicago Bulls and just two games behind the 4-seeded Toronto Raptors. It’s a relatively tight […]
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There’s losing, and there’s getting humiliated. If you were to categorize the Miami Heat’s 122-94 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday, it’s much closer to the latter than it was the former. This comes on the heels of losing to the Timberwolves inside Kaseya Center, 125-115, four days prior. While Heat head coach Erik […]
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If you witnessed the Miami Heat’s 28-point loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, you likely saw its worst loss of the season to date. But the loss continued a long-standing trend. For most of the season, the Miami Heat have beaten up on bad teams. They’ve flexed their muscle — their fast-paced, relentless offense paired with […]
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10 minutes. It feels like a second if you’re going about your day, but it sure feels like an eternity when it comes to a basketball game. In that sliding scale that felt like it leaned towards more of an eternity, 10 minutes is how long into the Minnesota Timberwolves’ game against the Miami Heat […]
Game Story Many things have been said about this season’s Minnesota Timberwolves. On nights like tonight, everything that we — yes, you and I — have said about this team’s inconsistencies and shortcomings fall away, and we see the skeleton of a team that should be near the top of the league. After a dreadfully […]
The Miami Heat have dropped their second straight game to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the span of four days. Despite a strong start—and Tyler Herro’s return— the Heat suffer their largest defeat of the season with a final score of 122-94. Miami’s offense looked encouraging to begin the game, coming out to a 29-27 first […]
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Miami Heat guard Norman Powell has been a breath of fresh air for the organization this season, so much so that he’s been their best offensive player through 36 games. Coming off the heels of a 34-point performance, draining a career-high nine 3-pointers against the New Orleans Pelicans, Powell continues to make his most compelling […]
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After recently turning a corner from a tough stretch of losses, the Miami Heat have won five of their last six games. They are coming off a most recent victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday, but will face a much tougher opponent Tuesday night against Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves to open […]
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The clock is ticking. Not just on the Feb. 5 trade deadline — which is now less than one month away — but Trae Young’s future with the Atlanta Hawks. Amid his struggles, and the team’s collective shortcomings with him on the floor, plus the emergence of forward Jalen Johnson, Young and the Hawks are […]
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Bookmakers have listed player props for Julius Randle, Norman Powell and others when the Minnesota Timberwolves host the Miami Heat at Target Center on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET.
How to Watch Timberwolves vs. Heat
Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Time: 8 p.m. ET
How to watch on TV: NBC/Peacock and FDSN
Live Stream: Fubo
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Venue: Target Center
NBA Props Today: Minnesota Timberwolves
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Bookmakers have listed player props for Julius Randle, Norman Powell and others when the Minnesota Timberwolves host the Miami Heat at Target Center on Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET.
How to Watch Timberwolves vs. Heat
Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Time: 8 p.m. ET
How to watch on TV: NBC/Peacock and FDSN
Live Stream: Fubo
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Venue: Target Center
NBA Props Today: Minnesota Timberwolves
Julius Randle Props
PTS
REB
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3PM
21.5 ...
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Miami HeatDate: January 6th, 2026Time: 7:00 PM CSTLocation: Target CenterTelevision Coverage: NBC, Peacock, FanDuel Sports Network – NorthRadio Coverage: KFAN FM, Wolves App, iHeart Radio The Minnesota Timberwolves remain undefeated in 2026, a stat we will continue milking until the basketball gods force us to stop. What’s happened since the calendar flipped […]
This has been a nightmare season for the Miami Heat’s Tyler Herro. And it hasn’t even fallen onto his performance, which has included poor defense and a few inefficient outings in the whopping six games he has appeared in. Instead, it’s the injuries. Which has been the story of Herro’s seven-year career in Miami. The […]
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The Miami Heat returned to the win column on Sunday evening, handling the visiting New Orleans Pelicans with a final score of 125-106. The Heat have now won five of their last six games and will improve to a 20-16 record. They are now tied for the sixth seed, .5 games back of fifth and […]
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Less than two hours ahead of Sunday’s contest against the New Orleans Pelicans, Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (toe) was upgraded to available. However, in a strange twist, the one-time All-Star still isn’t expected to play, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald was among the first to report. Herro, 25, was upgraded to questionable hours […]
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From the onset of the season, Tyler Herro’s availability — or lack thereof — has thrown a wrench in the Miami Heat’s season. Herro missed the team’s first 17 games recovering from offseason foot injury before suffering a toe injury in early December, sidelining him for the last 10 games. Well, the seventh-year guard could […]
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After a disappointing Miami Heat loss to the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night, this Heat team continues to seemingly take one step forward for two steps back. It looked like they were finally starting to turn a corner again during their four-game win streak, highlighted by a signature win against the top seed Detroit […]
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Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. exited their 10-point loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first half with what the team described of a right ankle sprain. Jaquez played just 10 minutes before rolling his ankle while trying to defend Timberwolves big Julius Randle. After the game, head coach Erik Spoelstra provided a brief […]
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Welcome to 2026 Canis Hoopus nation. After a horrendous loss to the Atlanta Hawks on New Year’s Eve that brought into question where this team is heading, the Minnesota Timberwolves took on the Miami Heat on Saturday, looking to turn their season back in the right direction. Unlike many of their previous games, the Wolves […]
The Minnesota Timberwolves snapped the Miami Heat’s four-game win streak Saturday evening with a 125-115 inside Kaseya Center. Trailing by only four — 90-86 — heading into the final quarter, Minnesota raced out to a 19-4 run in the opening 4:32, one that was too insurmountable for the Heat to overcome. Miami’s end of the […]
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Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. exited Saturday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves early with a sprained right ankle, the team announced. He will not return. Initially, the team indicated that he was “likely” to return, just to rule him out shortly thereafter. The third-year wing finished with just six points, three rebounds, one assist, […]
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