Miami Heat guard Rodney McGruder dunks against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Friday, April 5, 2019, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn) Bruce Kluckhohn AP
The Heat doesn’t know if it will make the playoffs, but it does know this: This will not be a team that wins more than it loses this season. And in that regard, this season has been a clear regression.
A Heat team that has teased all season but ultimately couldn’t be trusted erupted offensively in a 69-point first half but unraveled for stretches in the second half, losing 111-109 to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night at Target Center.