Despite a fierce fight from a Miami team desperate for wins, the Wolves took care of business against the Heat on Friday night, earning a hard-fought home victory on the last Prince-themed night of the year.
This game was close the whole way through, with no double-digit leads by either team. There wasn’t much defense from either side in the first three quarters, but both teams buckled down in the fourth, with the Wolves coming away with a victory on the back of a final quarter where they held the Heat to just 18 points.
The Heat had a chance to win with the ball and down two, but Keita Bates-Diop played excellent defense as Dwyane Wade tried to fake him into fouling behind the three-point arc.