The NBA Belt · rivalry
Miami Heat vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
8Belt meetings
7Heat wins
1Timberwolves wins
3Title changes
Miami Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves have met 8 times with the NBA belt on the line, from March 2, 1994 to December 18, 2023. The belt changed hands in 3 of those games. Miami Heat lead the belt series 7–1.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,300 | Mar 2, 1994 | Miami Heat beat Minnesota Timberwolves 108–100 | Defense |
| 4,708 | Feb 17, 1998 | Miami Heat beat Minnesota Timberwolves 110–84 | Title change |
| 4,864 | Jan 11, 2000 | Miami Heat beat Minnesota Timberwolves 116–106 | Title change |
| 5,365 | Mar 10, 2005 | Miami Heat beat Minnesota Timberwolves 107–90 | Title change |
| 6,034 | Dec 30, 2011 | Miami Heat beat Minnesota Timberwolves 103–101 | Defense |
| 6,573 | Feb 6, 2017 | Miami Heat beat Minnesota Timberwolves 115–113 | Defense |
| 6,644 | Nov 24, 2017 | Miami Heat beat Minnesota Timberwolves 109–97 | Defense |
| 7,238 | Dec 18, 2023 | Minnesota Timberwolves beat Miami Heat 112–108 | Defense |