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MIAMI - By their own admission, the Miami Heat are still learning about themselves.That doesnt apply to late-game situations. They know those minutes will belong to Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.Wade scored 25 points, Bosh added 24 and they combined to score their teams final 12 as the Heat wasted most of a 20-point lead before beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 102-92 on Saturday night.Thats why we get all the headlines, thats why we get paid the most money, to try to come through, Wade said. Weve got to make the right play for the team.Wade and Bosh were 13 for 21 from the floor after halftime, while their teammates were 5 for 18.Eventually, were going to have to learn how to put away teams when the time is right, said Bosh, who has scored at least 21 in each of Miamis six games.Nikola Pekovic finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who lost for the second time in two nights and got confirmation earlier in the day that point guard Ricky Rubio will be out indefinitely because of a sprained left ankle.Thaddeus Young scored 16, Shabazz Muhammad had 13 and Gorgui Dieng added 12 for Minnesota.We battled, tinkered around, had the strong guys out there, Minnesota coach Flip Saunders said. We got a couple of groups together that played hard. That was a positive to build on.Luol Deng scored 14 points and Norris Cole added 11 for the Heat. Wade had eight assists and Miami finished with 26 after combining for 35 in its last two games, both losses.Guys really took it to heart that we really had to try to make the game easier for each other, get the ball popping, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.A late 12-0 Minnesota run made things interesting. Kevin Martin — who had been scoreless — capped the burst with consecutive 3s that pulled Minnesota to 90-86.It got no closer. Wade hit a jumper over Andrew Wiggins with 3 minutes left to put Miami up six, and used the dribble to split Wiggins and Pekovic for a two-handed dunk with 1:55 left that gave the Heat a 98-90 lead.Guys battled back, Martin said. One thing you can say about this team is that they battle.Minnesota is bracing to be without Rubio for a while. Saunders said the team wont even know the full severity of the sprain — currently listed only as severe — until Rubio is evaluated again in two weeks, at which time a return date might be targeted.For now, losing their 24-year-old starting point guard actually made the Timberwolves go younger — much younger.Zach LaVine started in Rubios place, and with him and Wiggins on the floor together Minnesota became the first team in nine years to start a pair of teenagers. The last team to do that was the Atlanta Hawks, who had Josh Smith and Marvin Williams in the lineup together against the Los Angeles Clippers on Nov. 4, 2005.He didnt shy away from the stage, Saunders said of LaVine.The kids got a quick lesson. Miami had a 29-13 lead before the first quarter was over, and the lead went to 20 with 3:03 left in the half.TIP-INSTimberwolves: Minnesota is taking an off day in Miami on Sunday. ... Young made his 300th career start. ... F Anthony Bennett (right knee soreness) was inactive. ... The Wolves fell to 8-16 in Miami.Heat: Udonis Haslem played 14 minutes in his season debut and is now at 20,001 for his career. ... Miami was outscored 25-4 on second-chance opportunities.BACK TO BACK AGAINThe Heat have only one stretch in which they play six games in nine nights this season, and it ends in Dallas on Sunday as Miami wraps up a stretch of three early back-to-backs.PEKOVIC COMES ALIVEPekovic was held largely in check by the Heat early, finishing the first half with eight points and four boards. He had nine points and four rebounds in the third quarter alone.UP NEXTTimberwolves: Against Houston in Mexico City on Wednesday night.Heat: At Dallas on Sunday night. . And though his comeback night didnt quite go to script, Bryant couldnt help reflecting on the work necessary to get back on that court -- and all the months of steady labour ahead to reclaim his game. Bryant had nine points and eight rebounds in his season debut, but Amir Johnson scored a career-high 32 points in the trade-depleted Toronto Raptors 106-94 victory over Los Angeles on Sunday night. . The Raptors second-year forward has been one of the primary beneficiaries of the early-season trade, breaking out and becoming a vital part of his teams success on both ends of the floor. Around the league, teams are starting to take notice and feature Ross more predominately in their pre-game scouting reports but its not just the opposition that hes impressing. http://www.thebostonbruinshockey.com/de ... ey-jersey/. His Chicago Blackhawks teammates werent shocked when he found it. Kanes career has been defined by his brilliance in the Blackhawks biggest moments, and his tiebreaking goal with 3:45 to play in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals will rank among the best. . The traditional pre-Masters event was halted early due to inclement weather. Harrington, who tied for first in 2003 and won in 2004, became the first three-time champion of the event. . American Lindsey Jacobellis was third, while Japans Yuka Fujimori finished just off the podium. Maltais, from Petite-Riviere-St-Francois, Que., earned bronze at the 2006 Olympic Games and is set to return to the Games this February in Sochi, Russia.MILAN - AC Milan is on the verge of signing 21-year-old midfielder Suso from Liverpool.Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani said Friday that for Suso it is 99.9 per cent done, he will arrive in the next few days.Suso was expected to sign for Milan when his Liverpool contract expires this summer, but the Premier League club is reportedly angry with the young Spaniard after he went tto Italy on his day off last Sunday for a medical without permission.ddddddddddddSuso signed from Cadiz in 2010 but made just 14 Premier League appearances and spent last season on loan in La Liga with Almeria.Meanwhile, Milan midfielder Riccardo Saponara has returned to Empoli on loan, with the Tuscan club having the option to make the move permanent in the summer. ' ' '