Miami Heat at Minnesota Timberwolves 11/24/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Miami Heat complete a back to back on Wednesday when visiting the Minnesota Timberwolves after playing on the road Tuesday against the Detroit Pistons. Miami is 11-6 and the first in the Southeast Division, tied with the Washington Wizards. Miami was defeated by the Wizards 103-100 on Saturday. Miami had defeated Washington on Thursday in the first of two consecutive games between the Eastern Conference rivals.

Jimmy Butler is leading Miami in scoring with an average of 25.1 points per game, while Bam Adebayo is the leading rebounder with an average of 10.6 rebounds per game and Kyle Lowry is the leader in assists with an average of 7.6 per game. Miami is scoring an average of 109.8 points per game and shooting 46.4% overall.

Minnesota looks for its fifth consecutive victory when hosting Miami on Wednesday. The Timberwolves are 8-9 following a 110-96 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to help lead the Timberwolves to the victory. Minnesota is fourth in the Northwest division but only three games behind first-place Utah.

Karl-Anthony Towns is the leading scorer and rebounder with averages of 23.4 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. Anthony Edwards is the second-leading scorer with an average of 22.2 points per game. D'Angelo Russell is the leader in assists with an average of 5.7 per game. Minnesota is scoring an average of 107.1 points per game and shooting 42.5% overall.