Miami Heat vs Minnesota Timberwolves Head-to-Head

Modern Rivalry
Miami Heat
Minnesota Timberwolves
Heat lead Timberwolves36to36

A virtually even rivalry in 72 all-time meetings; Timberwolves have narrowed the gap in the modern era.

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At a glance

Miami Heat vs Minnesota Timberwolves insights

The edge
+0wins for Heat
50% Heat ยท 50% Timberwolves

Timberwolves have closed the gap in the modern era: 32-28 since 1996.

Recent form
6-14last 20
Timberwolves on a 3-game streak

Timberwolves won 122-94 on Jan 6, 2026

Where it matters
0playoff games

These teams have never met in the playoffs.

The story

Heat built their historical edge pre-1996, winning 8 of 12 decided meetings (67%). In the modern era they are 28-32 against each other (47% Heat). Timberwolves currently hold a 3-game winning streak between the teams. Games average a 10.8-point winning margin, with the largest decided blowout coming via Heat's 41-point win. Across the last 20 decided meetings Timberwolves hold a 14-6 edge, suggesting the modern balance leans their way. The 2010s produced the deepest sample with 20 recorded meetings, more than any other decade in the series and the era that anchors most of its statistical character. Their first recorded meeting fell in 1989, so the rivalry has now spanned 37 seasons of league history. Most recent result: Timberwolves won 122-94 on Jan 6, 2026. Through the 2020s Timberwolves have led 10-3 between the teams.

Win Percentage
36W
36W
MIA
MIN
50%50%
Miami HeatMinnesota Timberwolves

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
DateHomeAwayScoreWinner
Jan 6, 2026MINMIA122โ€“94MIN
Jan 3, 2026MIAMIN115โ€“125MIN
Mar 7, 2025MIAMIN104โ€“106MIN
Nov 10, 2024MINMIA94โ€“95MIA
Dec 18, 2023MIAMIN108โ€“112MIN
Oct 28, 2023MINMIA106โ€“90MIN
Dec 26, 2022MIAMIN113โ€“110MIA
Nov 21, 2022MINMIA105โ€“101MIN
Mar 12, 2022MIAMIN104โ€“113MIN
Nov 24, 2021MINMIA113โ€“101MIN
Last Meeting
Jan 6, 2026Final
MIN
122
HOME
MIA
94
AWAY
Timberwolveswon by28
Timberwolves' 3rd straight in this seriesยทGame 72 of all-time series

All-Time Record

Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season72 games
36
36
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Miami Heat Biggest Win
113โ€“72+41
Mar 5, 1996
Minnesota Timberwolves Biggest Win
122โ€“94+28
Jan 6, 2026
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
Season โ†“MIA โ†•MIN โ†•Games โ†•
2025โ€“26022
2024โ€“25112
2023โ€“24022
2022โ€“23112
2021โ€“22022
2020โ€“21112
2019โ€“20022
2018โ€“19022
2017โ€“18112
2016โ€“17202

Matchup Insights

Home / Away Split
19-16MIA HOME20-17MIN HOME
AWAY
17-20
MIA
AWAY
16-19
MIN
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Minnesota Timberwolves: 3 consecutive wins
3
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 10.8 pts on average
10.8pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
MIAโ†“Trending Down
Last 1020%
All-Time50%
MINโ†‘Trending Up
Last 1080%
All-Time50%
Last 10 Results
MIA / MIN

Frequently Asked Questions: Miami Heat vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Methodology & Data Sources

Last updated

Every head-to-head page on SharkBetting is built from verified historical data, not generated prose. Regular-season and playoff game logs are pulled from the balldontlie API (public NBA records from 1946 onward). Playoff series results, arena capacity, and historical context are cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. Player-level top-scorer tables and largest-lead figures use the play-by-play dataset, which has complete coverage only from the 1996-97 season onward; matchups on the page that pre-date 1996 are clearly marked.

Stats are refreshed after every completed game day. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.

Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.