MIAMI - With 8 minutes, 59 seconds remaining Sunday, the Heat had trimmed a nine-point Timberwolves lead to five. Coach Tom Thibodeau called a timeout and made one small but obvious change – he got Karl-Anthony Towns back into the game.
With Jeff Teague and Derrick Rose still nursing injured ankles, it was Towns who took the lions share of the offensive responsibility on his shoulder. His second-half performance, which included 10 points in the fourth quarter, helped the Wolves erase the sting of Friday’s ugly loss to Atlanta in a 113-104 victory over the Heat.
Towns finished with 34 points and 18 rebounds for the night.