{"id":521301,"date":"2026-01-07T00:11:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T00:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/521301\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T00:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T00:11:14","slug":"live-updates-heat-timberwolves-leads-a-six-game-night-in-the-nba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/521301\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Heat-Timberwolves leads a six-game night in the NBA"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cooper Flagg leads the Dallas Mavericks into Sacramento to face the Kings in the second half of our \u2018Coast 2 Coast Tuesday\u2019 doubleheader on NBC and Peacock.<\/p>\n

What we know ahead of Tuesday\u2019s games:<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s \u2018Coast 2 Coast Tuesday\u2019 doubleheader features Heat-Timberwolves (8 ET<\/a>) and Mavericks-Kings (11 ET<\/a>) live on NBC and Peacock.
\nJarrett Allen is available for the Cavaliers tonight, while Austin Reaves is out for the Lakers. Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro and Norman Powell are in for the Heat. Victor Wembanyama is questionable for the Spurs.<\/p>\n

JANUARY 6, 2026 \/ 6:30 PM<\/p>\n

Jaime Jaquez Jr. is back on form<\/p>\n

Jaime Jaquez Jr.’s highlights from December and January.<\/p>\n

After a breakout initial season that saw him finish fourth in Rookie of the Year voting, Jaime Jaquez Jr. slipped in his second campaign, seeing his scoring average and minutes drop.<\/p>\n

But, as the Heat has risen to seventh in the Eastern Conference this year, he\u2019s found his footing again, putting up 16.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists on 53 percent shooting.<\/p>\n

Jaquez is a skilled, strong slasher, capable with either hand, with considered footwork. He brings to mind ex-Heat star Jimmy Butler \u2014 rarely off-balance, constantly looking to get downhill, and willing and able to cook you in the low-to-mid post.<\/p>\n

Jaquez shoots 8.4 field goals from within eight feet per game \u2014 just behind Lauri Markkannen, Karl-Anthony Towns and Alex Sarr \u2014 making 58 percent of them. That\u2019s his bread-and-butter. He takes few attempts per game overall than any of those three.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow do you get to that downhill so efficiently and effectively?\u201d Myron Gardner asked his teammate after the Heat knocked off the Nuggets Dec. 29<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the floor\u2019s a little slanted. Every halftime, they slant it a little bit, so it goes downhill,\u201d Jaquez joked.<\/p>\n

It feels like that sometimes, as the UCLA product continues to raise the temperature for the Heat, showing off his smooth and easy game.<\/p>\n

JANUARY 6, 2026 \/ 6:00 PM<\/p>\n

Welcome to a six-game night in the NBA!
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Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves take on the Miami Heat to open tonight\u2019s \u2018Coast 2 Coast Tuesday\u2019 doubleheader on NBC and Peacock.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s \u2018Coast 2 Coast Tuesday,\u2019 as we bring you Heat-Timberwolves (8 ET<\/a>) and Mavericks-Kings (11 ET<\/a>) live on NBC and Peacock!<\/p>\n

Luka Don\u010di\u0107, the top vote-getter in the second round of balloting<\/a> for NBA All-Star Voting 2026, also leads the Lakers into New Orleans to take on Zion Williamson and the Pelicans on League Pass (8 ET<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Doncic (33.7 ppg) continues to pace the league in points per game, dropping 2.1 points more than second-pace Shai Gilgeous-Alexander while leading the Lakers to the second-best field goal percentage in the Association at 50.1 and the third-best record in the Western Conference at 22-11.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s tonight\u2019s complete schedule:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cooper Flagg leads the Dallas Mavericks into Sacramento to face the Kings in the second half of our…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":521302,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3],"tags":[19484,7,72189,4959,72188,72190,6,72187],"class_list":["post-521301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-19484","tag-basketball","tag-heat-timberwolves","tag-jaime-jaquez-jr","tag-january-6","tag-mavericks-kings","tag-nba","tag-nba-com-live-blog"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115850924227256177","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/521301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=521301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/521301\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/521302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=521301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=521301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=521301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}