How Miami Heat’s Twitter Reacted to the Win Against the Minnesota Timberwolves Monday Night

The Heat have moved back to .500 after disappointing losses.

The Miami Heat were without Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo Monday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves. 

It didn't phase them because they snapped a two-game losing streak with a 113-110 victory.

“This win reminded me of last season when the other guys would step up without our two stars,” user HeatCulture said. Strus had his best game in a month, Orlando Robinson needs to play over Dedmon, and Gabe stepped up in the 4th to help hold the lead. Chain up these Ws and make a strong push.”

This win reminded me of last season how the other guys would step up without our two stars. Strus had his best game in a month, Orlando Robinson needs to play over Dedmon and Gabe stepped up in the 4th to help hold the lead.

Chain up these Ws and make a strong push.

— 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙩𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 (@WadexFlash) December 27, 2022

i can’t believe it, we won a HOME game. I love you Heat pic.twitter.com/oiCZuz4DM2

— 🔑 (@heatambassador) December 27, 2022

Max Strus finally returned to his efficient form, recording a team-high 19 points on 5 of 10 shooting from 3-point range. Strus has struggled so far in December.

5 year $90M? @MaxStrus

— Austin (@ChefTrillie) December 27, 2022

Rookie center Orlando Robinson had 15 points, nine rebounds and four assists. Fans are asking coach Erik Spoelstra to make Robinson the backup center instead of Dewayne Dedmon.

Do not send him back to the G-League.. release Dedmon instead

— . (@Yankees_Heat_) December 27, 2022

Dewayne Dedmon thanks for the memories. Spo do the right thing

— Austin (@ChefTrillie) December 27, 2022

Still, some fans didn’t appreciate the amount of 3-point attempts. While Strus and Duncan Robinson shot well from the arc, the team was only 26.5 percent.

Another thing this does is make games unnecessarily close by constantly settling for 3s rather than attacking the basket and getting free throw opportunities. This team has lost countless games this season and in the past with this approach .

— Paolo (@PMT2387) December 27, 2022

The Heat return to action against the Los Angeles Lakers Wednesday night. This will be a rematch of the 2020 Finals and return to Miami for LeBron James.

He led the Heat to four straight NBA Finals from 2010-14, winning titles in 2012 and 2013. James is also chasing the league's career scoring mark this season, trailing only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. 

Jayden Armant is a contributor to Inside the Heat. He is a student at Howard University. He can be reached at jayden.armant@bison.howard.edu or follow him on Twitter @jaydenarmant.