MIAMI – Before Friday's game, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch was asked how the absence of Jaden McDaniels for personal reasons would affect his starting lineup.
"We thought we were going to start four tonight," Finch joked.
The Wolves didn't, but if you ask them they probably felt outmanned in Friday's 121-112 loss, since for most of the night the Wolves were fighting with the officials as much as they were the Heat.
In a pivotal third quarter, D'Angelo Russell was ejected after picking up two technicals, Finch and Ricky Rubio each got one while Karl-Anthony Towns picked up a technical along with old friend Jimmy Butler for exchanging pleasantries late in the game.