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Heat edge Timberwolves 95-94 on Nikola Jovic's layup-and-1 with 7.8 seconds left
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Nikola Jovic made the tying layup and go-ahead foul shot with 7.8 seconds left to send the Miami Heat past the Minnesota Timberwolves 95-94 and stop their three-game losing streak on Sunday night.
Jovic, who had 15 points and seven rebounds in his first game off the bench this season, drove to the rim with four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert subbed out. Jovic went to the line to give the Heat their first lead since 63-61.
Mike Conley's 3-point attempt at the buzzer was short and finished another harried possession by the Timberwolves, whose three-game winning streak ended. Jaden McDaniels gave them the lead with a putback of Conley's miss with nine seconds left.
Tyler Herro had 26 points for the Heat, who played without star Jimmy Butler.
Anthony Edwards scored 22 points on 8-for-24 shooting for the Wolves, who trailed by 12 points after a 3-for-15 start from 3-point range. They closed the gap to 52-51 at the break with their only solid stretch on offense.
Heat: Overcoming 23 turnovers with 14 steals and nine blocks, all season highs, the Heat made Minnesota's offense just as much of a mess as theirs. Jaime Jaquez Jr. (illness) returned from a three-game absence.
Timberwolves: Twenty turnovers and rough shooting was stemmed a bit by a season-best 16 offensive rebounds, six by Gobert.
Naz Reid, who went 4 for 7 from deep, hit a 3-pointer late in the third quarter to put the Timberwolves up 64-63 for their first lead since 10-9. That came midway through a 15-0 run.
Herro set a career best with his 39th consecutive game, including the playoffs, with double-digit points. The streak started on Jan. 8.
Miami plays at Detroit on Tuesday. Minnesota plays at Portland on Tuesday and stays there for a second game on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 |  | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point stepback jump shot | 0-3 |
| 11:29 |  | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point driving layup (Bam Adebayo assists) | 2-3 |
| 11:13 | | Terry Rozier shooting foul (Rudy Gobert draws the foul) | ||
| 11:13 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-4 |
| 11:13 | | +1 | Rudy Gobert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-5 |
| 10:54 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point driving layup | 4-5 |
| 10:45 | | Julius Randle misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | Tyler Herro turnover (lost ball) (Mike Conley steals) | ||
| 10:20 | | Bam Adebayo blocks Anthony Edwards's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:18 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | Jaden McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:15 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | Haywood Highsmith blocks Anthony Edwards's three point jump shot | ||
| 10:04 | | Jaden McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:02 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | Jaden McDaniels blocks Kevin Love's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | Terry Rozier misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point cutting dunk (Anthony Edwards assists) | 4-7 |
| 9:07 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (bad pass) (Jaden McDaniels steals) | ||
| 9:03 | | +2 | Jaden McDaniels makes two point running dunk | 4-9 |
| 8:42 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point jump shot (Kevin Love assists) | 6-9 |
| 8:30 | | Mike Conley misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:27 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | +3 | Kevin Love makes three point running pullup jump shot | 9-9 |
| 8:02 | | Bam Adebayo blocks Julius Randle's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:01 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | Kevin Love misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 7:47 | | Haywood Highsmith offensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | Kevin Love misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:43 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | Terry Rozier shooting foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 7:38 | | +1 | Jaden McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-10 |
| 7:38 | | Jaden McDaniels misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:36 | | Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound | ||
| 7:22 | | Tyler Herro misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:18 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:09 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | +2 | Haywood Highsmith makes two point running reverse layup (Tyler Herro assists) | 11-10 |
| 6:45 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:43 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point running pullup jump shot | 13-10 |
| 6:38 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:21 | | Julius Randle misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:19 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:08 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | +2 | Donte DiVincenzo makes two point cutting layup (Julius Randle assists) | 13-12 |
| 5:30 | | +2 | Kel'el Ware makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tyler Herro assists) | 15-12 |
| 5:22 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:19 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 5:11 | | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot (Rudy Gobert assists) | 15-15 |
| 4:57 | | Donte DiVincenzo personal foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul) | ||
| 4:42 | | Tyler Herro turnover (bad pass) (Donte DiVincenzo steals) | ||
| 4:37 | | Kel'el Ware blocks Donte DiVincenzo's two point running layup | ||
| 4:35 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. blocks Rudy Gobert's two point putback layup | ||
| 4:33 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | Haywood Highsmith misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:25 | | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | Naz Reid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:14 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 4:07 | | +3 | Tyler Herro makes three point pullup jump shot | 18-15 |
| 3:50 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Haywood Highsmith steals) | ||
| 3:44 | | Naz Reid shooting foul (Josh Richardson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:44 | | +1 | Josh Richardson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-15 |
| 3:44 | | +1 | Josh Richardson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-15 |
| 3:31 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:28 | | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:13 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:09 | | Josh Richardson offensive rebound | ||
| 3:05 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:04 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 2:58 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:55 | | +3 | Nikola Jovic makes three point jump shot (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 23-15 |
| 2:25 | | +2 | Naz Reid makes two point driving layup | 23-17 |
| 2:18 | | +2 | Nikola Jovic makes two point driving layup | 25-17 |
| 2:01 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point driving layup (Naz Reid assists) | 25-19 |
| 1:48 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point driving layup | 27-19 |
| 1:39 | | Nikola Jovic personal foul (Nickeil Alexander-Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 1:32 | | Nikola Jovic shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 1:32 | | Anthony Edwards misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:32 | | Timberwolves offensive rebound | ||
| 1:32 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-20 |
| 1:25 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 1:09 | | Julius Randle misses two point layup | ||
| 1:07 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | Duncan Robinson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:58 | | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | Anthony Edwards misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:52 | | Anthony Edwards offensive rebound | ||
| 0:51 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:49 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (traveling) | ||
| 0:19 | | Julius Randle turnover (lost ball) (Jaime Jaquez Jr. steals) | ||
| 0:01 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker blocks Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s two point driving layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Timberwolves defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | Naz Reid defensive rebound | ||
| 11:28 | | Naz Reid misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:24 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point pullup jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 30-20 |
| 10:57 | | +3 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes three point jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 30-23 |
| 10:43 | | Bam Adebayo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:39 | | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | ||
| 10:33 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:31 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | +2 | Duncan Robinson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 32-23 |
| 10:09 | | Duncan Robinson personal foul (Mike Conley draws the foul) | ||
| 10:02 | | Naz Reid misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:59 | | Nikola Jovic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Nikola Jovic turnover (bad pass) (Nickeil Alexander-Walker steals) | ||
| 9:43 | | Naz Reid turnover (lost ball) (Pelle Larsson steals) | ||
| 9:38 | | +3 | Nikola Jovic makes three point running jump shot (Pelle Larsson assists) | 35-23 |
| 9:36 | | Timberwolves 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:13 | | +2 | Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point driving floating jump shot (Mike Conley assists) | 35-25 |
| 9:03 | | Donte DiVincenzo personal foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 8:48 | | Naz Reid shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 8:48 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-25 |
| 8:48 | | Bam Adebayo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:46 | | Rudy Gobert defensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | Mike Conley turnover (bad pass) (Terry Rozier steals) | ||
| 8:31 | | Donte DiVincenzo blocks Pelle Larsson's two point running layup | ||
| 8:29 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Terry Rozier blocks Mike Conley's two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:05 | | Nikola Jovic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | Nikola Jovic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 7:44 | | Mike Conley defensive rebound | ||
| 7:42 | | Pelle Larsson personal foul (Nickeil Alexander-Walker draws the foul) | ||
| 7:33 | | +2 | Mike Conley makes two point driving layup | 36-27 |
| 7:19 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point pullup jump shot | 39-27 |
| 7:05 | | Donte DiVincenzo turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jovic steals) | ||
| 7:00 | | Duncan Robinson misses two point running layup | ||
| 6:59 | | Jaden McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | Nikola Jovic personal foul (Jaden McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 6:39 | | Anthony Edwards turnover (lost ball) (Haywood Highsmith steals) | ||
| 6:35 | | Kel'el Ware turnover (traveling) | ||
| 6:19 | | Jaden McDaniels misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:17 | | Rudy Gobert offensive rebound | ||
| 6:16 | | +2 | Rudy Gobert makes two point putback dunk | 39-29 |
| 6:01 | | +2 | Kel'el Ware makes two point jump shot (Tyler Herro assists) | 41-29 |
| 5:41 | | +3 | Anthony Edwards makes three point jump shot (Julius Randle assists) | 41-32 |
| 5:27 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:16 | | Terry Rozier misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:12 | | Josh Richardson offensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | Josh Richardson misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:11 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point driving finger roll layup | 41-34 |
| 4:47 | | Haywood Highsmith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:45 | | Anthony Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | Anthony Edwards misses two point driving dunk | ||
| 4:34 | | Naz Reid offensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | +3 | Naz Reid makes three point jump shot | 41-37 |
| 4:09 | | Heat turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 3:55 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point layup (Julius Randle assists) | 41-39 |
| 3:55 | | Josh Richardson shooting foul (Anthony Edwards draws the foul) | ||
| 3:55 | | +1 | Anthony Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 41-40 |
| 3:44 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point driving dunk | 43-40 |
| 3:23 | | +2 | Anthony Edwards makes two point cutting dunk (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists) | 43-42 |
| 3:16 | | Nickeil Alexander-Walker personal foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | ||
| 3:14 | | Anthony Edwards personal foul (Josh Richardson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:03 | | Tyler Herro misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:03 |