The latter was reflected in the free-throw discrepancy: 30 of 38 attempts for the Heat to just 9 of 13 for the Wolves.

The former resulted in four fourth-quarter turnovers that led to four Miami points, but Wolves coach Kevin McHale doesn't want his team to change its push-the-ball style.

"I want them to be aggressive," he said Wednesday. "I think if we can get some layups at the end, you get some breakouts, those things make a big difference. You've got to be aggressive the whole game. I'd much rather see us have errors of being aggressive than I would errors of being too passive."

Guard Randy Foye said the same thing after the game, and a day later he wasn't concerned about the one-sided free-throw numbers.

"That was one game," he said. "And it was against a team with Dwyane Wade on it. If you breathe on him, it's a foul."

The Heat's do-everything guard shot three more free throws than the entire Wolves team, making 13 of 16 attempts on his way to a game-high 31 points.

McHale, asked if Miami had earned such a large free-throw advantage, declined to make excuses.

"They got it. They earned it," he said. "In our league, you earn wins, you earn losses, you earn your free throws. They got to the line, and we didn't."

McHale said center Al Jefferson might have been guilty of holding the ball too long at times and that his players could have done a better job attacking the basket.

The Wolves hit more three-pointers (11) than free throws (9), which isn't necessarily a good thing.

"Sometimes you get enamored with that three-point line a little bit," McHale said. "It's got to be a blend of both. Lately we've been having pretty good free-throw numbers, and (Tuesday) night we just didn't get to the line."

Tall order: When Phoenix handed the Wolves a 110-102 loss at Target Center on Nov. 26, Jason Collins was still playing center for Minnesota.

For Friday night's rematch in the desert, Jefferson presumably will have the task of guarding Suns center Shaquille O'Neal, who had 18 points and 10 rebounds in the teams' first meeting.

"Well, you know, I had to guard Yao Ming, so why not Shaq?" Jefferson said. "It's not exactly the same, but it's something that I've got to step up and be ready for."

Makeup call: The NBA rescinded the automatic fine McHale should have received for being ejected from Saturday's game against Milwaukee, but he said he didn't take that as an admission that the officials had erred by tossing him.

"It's not my decision," McHale said. "It wasn't my decision to throw me out, either."

McHale was ejected at the end of the first quarter after getting hit with two technical fouls by referees Sean Corbin and Tommy Nunez Jr. but said it was nothing personal.

"Referees have a tough job," he said. "It's not easy. Things are happening bang-bang-bang, so things happen."

Slow going: Shooting guard/forward Mike Miller scored just four points on 1-of-7 shooting against the Heat and is averaging 5.5 points in six games since returning from his second sprained right ankle.

McHale, asked if the ankle is still impeding Miller, said: "I'm sure it is. But he had a good practice again today. It usually starts with good practices and it'll carry over. He'll be fine."