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Miami Heat: Ranking the Heat’s remaining games by difficulty

By Duncan Smith

MIAMI, FL - APRIL 3: Goran Dragic #7 of the Miami Heat handles the ball against the Boston Celtics on April 3, 2019 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL - APRIL 3: Goran Dragic #7 of the Miami Heat handles the ball against the Boston Celtics on April 3, 2019 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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MIAMI, FL – DECEMBER 30: Tyus Jones #1 of the Minnesota Timberwolves in action against the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena on December 30, 2018 in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL – DECEMBER 30: Tyus Jones #1 of the Minnesota Timberwolves in action against the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena on December 30, 2018 in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

The Minnesota Timberwolves

The Heat travel to face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday in a game with meaning for only one team. With the competitive portion of the Timberwolves’ season long over, a number of regular contributors will miss this game.

Jeff Teague, Derrick Rose and Robert Covington have all been shut down for the season, while Taj Gibson is currently day-to-day with a calf injury. While the roster is thin, the Timberwolves will still have the best player on the floor in the form of Karl-Anthony Towns, among the NBA’s most skilled offensive big men.

This will be a tough matchup for Bam Adebayo, Hassan Whiteside and the Heat’s bigs, but it’s one in which they’ll have to hold their own in order to win.

The Heat lost their previous meeting with the Timberwolves on December 30th, dropping that game at home by a 113-104 margin.

The Timberwolves are 3-7 in their last 10 games, but one of those wins was a controversial overtime victory over the Golden State Warriors. While they might be a shell of their former selves, they’re a team that can jump up and beat anybody on the right night, especially when playing at home.

This ranks as the easiest game of the four.

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