NBA 2018-19: 3 Talking Points from Minnesota Timberwolves' win against Miami Heat

Final Score: Minnesota Timberwolves defeated Miami Heat 113-104

The Minnesota Timberwolves are having one of their worst seasons this year and with a 17-19 record, they are at the 13th spot in Western Conference Standings. After a tough overtime loss against the Atlanta Hawks at home, they visited Miami for a game against the Heat.

The Heat, who are at the 7th spot in East with 17-18 record, were coming off a blowout win against the Cleveland Cavaliers. This was the final game of their three-game homestand and they were looking to close out with a victory.

It was a close contest with T-Wolves entering the half-time with a one-point lead. However, a strong third quarter by the Wolves helped them see off the Heat 113-104. The two teams are scheduled to meet for the final in Minnesota in April.

Throughout the course of this article, let us take a look at three talking points from the Minnesota Timberwolves' win over the Miami Heat.

#3 Six T-Wolves' players scored in double-digits

Dario Saric came off the bench for 13 points

Last night, all the Timberwolves came up big in a win filled with team-work. While it was Karl-Anthony Towns who led the scoring with 34 points, Robert Covington had 16 points on 44.4 percentage shooting.

After seeing just 25 minutes of action in the contest against the Atlanta Hawks, Tyus Jones played for 36 minutes in Miami and scored 12 points. This was not a great game for Wiggins as he only shot 5-for-16 from the field and finished with 13 points.

Taj Gibson was restricted to just 4 points against the Hawks but was impressive against the Heat and scored 14 points while dominating in the paint. Dario Saric came off the bench for 13 points to help the T-Wolves to victory.

#2 Poor three-point shooting by both the teams

Both teams struggled from behind the arc last night

Both Miami Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves are mediocre shooting teams and even though there are players on both these rosters who can knock it down, their inconsistency has been something that has been bothering them.

Last night, both the teams struggled from behind the arc and surprisingly, both the teams shot 8-for-24 from downtown. For the second straight game, Josh Richardson struggled from the three-point line and went just 2-for-7.

For T-Wolves, Robert Covington, who went 3-for-4 from inside, only shot 1-for-5 from outside and could not it get it going. The 20-year-old Rookie, Josh Okogie, who plays as shooting guard, is only shooting 25.7 % from the three-point line in his rookie season.

He has struggled to hit peak this month as he only shot 14.3 % from distance, even though he does not attempt a lot. Last night, Okogie went 0-for-3 from the three-point line.

#1 Karl-Anthony Towns' explosive night

Karl-Anthony Towns exploded for 34 points against the Heat

Stats: 34 points, 18 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 6 blocks on 50.0 % shooting

Karl-Anthony Towns had a bad start to the season and did not live up to the expectations. However, once Jimmy Butler was traded out of Minnesota, Towns started performing the way we saw him perform so far in his career.

Two nights after stuffing the stat sheet with a monster performance in the loss against the Atlanta Hawks, Towns was in his elements once again as he exploded for 34 points on 12-for-24 shooting.

Towns also snagged as many as 18 rebounds to go along with 7 assists. The 23-year-old was also very effective on the defensive end and accumulated 3 steals and 6 blocks. 21 of his 34 points came in the second half and he was the main reason why the T-Wolves got this win in Miami.