Heat at Timberwolves 4/5/19 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Miami Heat look to bounce back from two straight losses when they visit the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday. Miami lost to Boston on Wednesday 112-102 for their second straight loss to the Celtics. Dion Waiters led the Heat in the loss with 21 points, while Hassan Whiteside scored 18 points and pulled down 15 rebounds. Dwayne Waded chipped in with 17 points.

Minnesota won its latest outing 110-108 over the Dallas Mavericks. Karl-Anthony Towns led the T-Wolves with 28 points and 13 boards, while Andrew Wiggins scored the basket that put Minnesota in front for good with less than one minute remaining. Wiggins ended the game with 19 points, while Tyus Jones scored 15. Josh Richardson is leading the Heat in scoring with an average of 16.6 points per game. Hassan Whiteside is the team leader in rebounds and blocked shots with averages of 11.5 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game. Goran Dragic is leading the Heat in assists with an average of 4.6 per game. Miami is shooting 45.0% from the field and 35.1% from three-point territory.

Karl-Anthony Towns is the leading scorer and leading rebounder for Minnesota with averages of 24.4 points and 12.5 rebounds per game. Andrew Wiggins is the second leading scorer with an average of 17.9 points per game, while Tyus jones is leading in assists with an average of 4.6 per game. Minnesota is shooting 45.5% from the field and 35.0% from three-point territory.