The Wolves were without point guard Jeff Teague and huge bench cog Nemanja Bjelica on Friday night against the Miami Heat, and it showed.
Minnesota fell 109-97, unable to get anything going, really on either side of the court.
Karl-Anthony Towns led the Wolves with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Andrew Wiggins added 18 points and three steals. Jimmy Butler finished with 18 points and six rebounds. Shabazz Muhammad and Jamal Crawford led the second unit with 10 points each.
Wayne Ellington led Miami with 21 points, 18 coming from the 3-point line. Goran Dragic added 20 points, six assists and two steals.