POSTGAME NOTES
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 125 (22-13), MIAMI HEAT 115 (19-16)
January 3, 2026
Timberwolves Notes
Player Notes
Anthony Edwards led the way with a game-high 33 points on 10-of-19 shooting, including 11-of-14 from the free throw line and five assists, marking his second consecutive and 16th 30+ point game of the season (108th career) and his sixth 30+ point/5+ assist game of the season (57th career).
Tonight marked Edwards’ 19th consecutive road regular-season game (dating back to last season) making multiple three-pointers. This is the longest such streak in team history and the longest active streak in the NBA.
Following tonight’s performance, Edwards has now totaled 445 points in his first 14 road games of the season. He is the first player in franchise history to record 400+ points in his first 14 road games of a season.
Additionally, Edwards has now scored 819 points following tonight’s game in just his 28th game of the season, marking the fewest player games into a season to reach 800+ points in team history.
Edwards scored 20 of his 33 points in the first half of tonight’s contest, marking his 12th 20+ point game of the season, the third highest marking in the NBA (Luka Dončić: 20 and Donovan Mitchell: 18).
In 25:04 minutes off the bench, Naz Reid finished with 29 points on 10-of-15 shooting, including 4-of-7 from three, four rebounds, three assists and two blocks, marking his third 25+ point game of the season (20th career), all of which have come off the bench (10th career off the bench).
Tonight marked Reid’s 24th game this season with multiple made threes off the bench, tied with Anfernee Simons for most such games in the NBA this season. Tonight also marked Reid’s 30th career game with multiple blocks and multiple made threes off the bench, tied with Chris Boucher for the most such games in NBA history.
Tonight’s performance marked Reid’s 144th career game with a block and a made three off the bench, tied with Vince Carter for the second-most such games in NBA history (Kyle Korver: 151 games).
Julius Randle added 23 points on 10-of-17 shooting, 10 rebounds and four assists, marking his 21st 20+ point game of the season (352nd career) and his fourth 20+ point/10+ rebound game of the season (164th career).
With Edwards (33 points), Reid (29 points) and Randle (23 points) each scoring 20+ points, tonight marked the first time this season that the trio scored 20+ points in the same game this season and the sixth time this season any Wolves trio has had scored 20+ points in a game and the fourth time doing so on the road.
Rudy Gobert ended the night with 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting and a game-high 12 rebounds, marking his 14th double-double of the season (490th career), the second most point/rebound double-doubles in the NBA since he joined the league in the 2013 NBA Draft (Nikola Vučević: 524).
Gobert finished the first quarter with six rebounds, the 13th time this season he recorded 5+ rebounds in the first quarter, the most such first quarters in the NBA this season. Gobert now has 385 total rebounds this season, the second most rebounds in the NBA (Nikola Jokić: 389).
After recording 12 rebounds in tonight’s contest, Gobert has tallied 244 rebounds in 20 career games against the Heat. His 244 rebounds are the fifth most rebounds recorded against the Heat in a players first 20 games against Miami in NBA history.
Most Rebounds vs. Miami Heat in a Players First 20 Career Games
Player (Team) Rebounds Span
Dennis Rodman (DET/SAS) 307 Dec. 20, 1988 – Jan. 12, 1995
Andre Drummond (DET) 305 Dec. 28, 2012 – March 03, 2018
Hakeem Olajuwon (HOU) 246 Nov. 11, 1988 – March 16, 1996
Dwight Howard (ORL) 245 Dec. 19, 2004 – March 30, 2009
Rudy Gobert (UTA/MIN) 244 Dec. 12, 2014 – Jan. 03, 2026
Tim Duncan (SAS) 242 Jan. 03, 1998 – Jan. 05, 2009
Team Notes
Following tonight’s win, the Timberwolves have gone 12-6 (.667) against Miami since 2018-19. The only team in the NBA with a better record against the Heat over that span is the Denver Nuggets (14-2, .875).
Following tonight’s win, the Wolves have improved to 9-3 (.750) against Eastern Conference foes this season. Minnesota is on pace to record their second-best record against Eastern Conference opponents in franchise history.
Timberwolves Best Record Against Eastern Conference Opponents – Franchise History\
Season Record Win Pct.
2003-04 24-6 .800
2025-26 9-3 .750
2001-02 21-9 .700
2000-01 20-10 .667
Minnesota finished the night shooting 54.1% (46-of-85) from the field, marking the 11th time this season they shot 50.0%+ from the field, moving to 10-1 when doing so.
(info courtesy of Timberwolves)
