MIAMI — The Minnesota Timberwolves showed the value of scoring in triplicate Saturday night at Kaseya Center, volume the shorthanded Miami Heat simply could not overcome.

So so much for the four-game winning streak, with instead a 125-115 loss for Erik Spoelstra’s team, on a night the Heat began in the injury absence of Tyler Herro and Pelle Larsson, one that continued with the Heat then losing Jaime Jaquez Jr. for the night in the first half with an ankle sprain.

Against some opponents, there still might have been enough to persevere.

Against these Timberwolves on this night, not.

Not with Minnesota getting 33 points from Anthony Edwards, 29 from Naz Reid and 23 from Julius Randle.

“We’re definitely not there yet. Definitely not,” guard Norman Powell said of the Heat taking a needed next step. “I think we’ve had stretches. You can see where we want to be, how we are, and the potential of the team. But good, great teams, it’s their identity every single night.”

With the Heat getting 21 points from Powell and little else of offensive substance, the uphill fight eventually became too onerous.

Beyond Mitchell’s scoring, the Heat could only cobble 14 points apiece from Davion Mitchell and Nikola Jovic, and 12 apiece from Andrew Wiggins and Bam Adebayo.

“We’ve just got to think the game more,” Adebayo said of the Heat getting out of sorts.

The teams will meet again Tuesday in a rematch at Target Center, with the Heat back on the Kaseya Center court for a Sunday night game against the New Orleans Pelicans.

“it’s a shame because it felt like this was going to be a possession game going down the stretch,” Spoelstra said. “But we’ll see these guys in, whatever, three or four days.”

Five Degrees of Heat from Saturday night’s game:

1. Game flow: The Heat went down 10 early, before clawing back within 27-25 going into the second period. The Heat again went down 10 in the second period, before standing within 56-50 at halftime. From there, the Timberwolves went into the fourth quarter with a 90-86 lead.

That also was effectively when the Timberwolves said enough was enough, moving to a 109-90 lead with 7:28 to play.

It didn’t get any easier for the Heat then when Wiggins fouled out with 6:50 play.

From there, Spoelstra somewhat emptied his bench, inserting two-way player Myron Gardner with 4:31 remaining and the Heat down 115-97.

“Once it got to double digits, then we just lost our concentration,” Spoelstra said. “And it can happen against a good team, that’s what we’re working on, we’re getting better with it. I’m seeing a lot of progress with it. But there was that pocket that it just went 10 to 19 or 20, whatever it was, quickly.”

2. Jaquez sidelined: No sooner had Spoelstra addressed the value of Jaquez during his pregame comments, then the Heat sixth man was lost for the night in the second quarter with an ankle sprain.

When Jaquez initially went to the locker room in the second period, the Heat said a return was expected. Minutes later, he was ruled out for the game, after shooting 3 of 5 for six points with three rebounds in his 10 minutes.

“I just, I think I tweaked it a little bit on (Randle’s) foot,” Jaquez said. “Tried to tape it up, go back, get some runs in the back. Just wasn’t wasn’t feeling right, and so decided to sit out.

“Get a good night’s rest and see how I feel tomorrow.”

Jaquez has missed just one game this season, when he sat out the Nov. 29 home loss to the Detroit Pistons, due to a groin strain.

3. Ailing, briefly: For all he has accomplished as the Heat’s leading scorer, Powell continues to deal with a series of nagging ailments.

This time it was leaving in the first quarter with what the Heat listed as leg soreness, later returning in the second period.

Powell missed three games early in the season with a groin strain, one three weeks later with another groin strain, and then one in early December with an ankle sprain.

Saturday, though, marked his 13th consecutive appearance, solid upon his return, stepping back up with his offense after returning. He closed 6 of 13 from the field.

“I’m not a person that’s going to sit out or pull myself out of the game with certain injuries,” he said. “If I’m able to play and I feel that I’m able to go out there and produce and be helpful for my team, I’m going to go do that no matter what the injury is.”

4. Stepping up: On a rollercoaster with his shooting, Jovic followed up his 1-of-10 in Thursday night’s victory in Detroit going 4 of 8 in this one, firmly back in the rotation

Jovic again was utilized at center, as well as alongside big men Kel’el Ware and Adebayo. His versatility further came into play with Powell initially sidelined and then Jaquez lost for the night.

He added four assists and three rebounds.

5. And another one: The game was the first of a home back-to-back set, concluding Sunday against the Pelicans, marking the seventh of the Heat’s 15 back-to-backs this season, with the Heat 4-2 in the second games of such pairings.

Additionally, it is the second and final instance with home games on consecutive days this season, with the Heat having swept the previous such set on Nov. 7-8, against the Charlotte Hornets and Portland Trail Blazers.

The Heat have played home games on consecutive days 43 previous times in the franchise’s 38 seasons. They entered Saturday having won both 14 times, splitting the pair 19 times and dropping both on 10 occasions.