Miami Heat And Minnesota Timberwolves secure eighth-seed playoff spots

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On Friday night, the Miami Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves secured their spots in the NBA playoffs by winning their respective eighth-seed matches. The Heat defeated the Chicago Bulls 102-91 to advance through the Eastern Conference section, with Max Strus and Jimmy Butler scoring 31 points each.

The Timberwolves beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 120-95, led by Karl-Anthony Towns with 28 points and 11 rebounds, and Rudy Gobert with 21 points and 10 rebounds. The Heat will face the number one seed, the Milwaukee Bucks, while the Timberwolves will face the Denver Nuggets, the runaway champions of the Northwest Division, in the first-round battles of the playoffs.

The NBA playoffs begin on Saturday with the Philadelphia 76ers hosting the Brooklyn Nets at Wells Fargo Center.