(SportsNetwork. Wholesale Marlins Jerseys .com) - So much for that 3-0 start. The Miami Heat look to get back on track and stop a two-game slide when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves Saturday at AmericanAirlines Arena. Miami suffered its second loss in a row Wednesday in a 96-89 setback against the Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets ended a 16-game slide to the Heat, who were led by Dwyane Wades 25 points and seven assists. Chris Bosh continued his surge with 23 points and 13 rebounds. The Heat, who got no closer than 88-85, shot 39 percent and made only 4-of-22 3-pointers. The Heat had made at least nine 3-pointers in each of their first four games. It just seemed like we could never get over the hump, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said. We didnt play with great energy. Bosh has scored more than 20 points in every game this season and is currently sixth in the NBA with 24.2 ppg. He has three double-doubles in five games. In injury news for Miami, center Chris Andersen (ribs) and forwards Danny Granger (hamstring) and Udonis Haslem (quadriceps) are questionable versus the Timberwolves. The Timberwolves have alternated results in all five games this season and are coming off a costly 112-103 overtime loss in Orlando Friday night. Wolves guard Ricky Rubio suffered a left ankle injury in the second quarter and X- rays taken were negative. Rubio, who ended with four points and six assists, will be re-evaluated Saturday and was replaced by Mo Williams. He popped it pretty good, Minnesota coach Flip Saunders said. So well have to wait to see where its at tomorrow. Rubio signed a four-year contract extension with Minnesota last week and is currently third in the NBA with 10.0 assists per game. Kevin Martin had 21 points and both Nikola Pekovic and Corey Brewer scored 16 points for Minnesota, which made 43 percent from the field. Rookie Andrew Wiggins had just six points. Anthony Bennett is bothered by a knee issue and is questionable Saturday. The T-Wolves have a tough schedule ahead against Miami, Houston, New Orleans and Dallas on the slate. Minnesota and Miami split a pair of meetings last season with each team holding serve as the visitor. The Heat have won 11 of the last 15 games against the Timberwolves, who are 5-10 in the past 15 trips to Miami. Fake Marlins Jerseys . While Chelsea stayed two points behind leader Arsenal courtesy of Etoos hat trick, seventh-place United slipped 14 points from the summit this weekend. And the gap from the Champions League places is growing as well, with Liverpool six points ahead in fourth. Marlins Jerseys 2019 . Dougie Hamilton and Jordan Caron scored in the first period after the Red Wings had miscues on the ice and Tuukka Rask finished with a 23-save shutout, giving Boston a 3-0 win over the Red Wings and a 2-1 series lead in their first-round series. https://www.cheapmarlinsjerseys.us/ . Gonzalez participated in his final game on Sunday, Atlantas 21-20 defeat at the hands of the NFC South champion Carolina Panthers, having posted four catches for 46 yards.CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Carolina Panthers have used another strong December push under fourth-year coach Ron Rivera to reclaim the NFC South division lead.Yes, the 6-8-1 Panthers.Despite going more than two months without a victory this season, Carolina enters Week 17 in first place and needing a win or tie Sunday at Atlanta to repeat as division champions after climbing back into the playoff hunt with a 3-0 December.Believe me, I always said it — were in it, Rivera said. Again, Im making no apologies for being in it.Strong finishes have become commonplace since Riveras arrival.The Panthers are 14-3 in December games since Rivera took over as coach in 2011. Only Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots have a better record (15-2), according to STATS.Rivera attributes Carolinas strong finish to incorporating younger players into the lineup late in the season, and his players putting in extra work on the field after practice.A lot of our guys stay after to do the extra things, the little things, Rivera said. A lot of our young players do the little things. Probably the one thing I wish is we could be better in the month of October or late September, thats for sure.In the midst of a seven-game winless streak, the Panthers decided to begin playing younger — and in many cases, faster — players. They got rid of veteran wide receiver Jason Avant and cornerback Antoine Cason and benched safety Thomas DeCoud.The result is a team that looks different than the one that lined up opening day.The Panthers started a franchise-record seven rookies on Sunday against Cleveland.Philly Brown started alongside Kelvin Benjamin, giving the Panthers more speed at wide receiver. Guards Andrew Norwell and Trai Turner have helped shore up tthe offensive line. Marlins Jerseys China. .Defensively, the Panthers start two rookies in the secondary in cornerback Bene Benwikere and Tre Boston. Rookie outside linebacker Adarius Glanton got his first start Sunday in place of the injured A.J. Klein.You get seven rookies on the field playing meaningful minutes at meaningful times in the game, thats a big number, Rivera said. I thought theyve all handled it well.Offensive co-ordinator Mike Shula said Rivera placed an emphasis on winning in his first season in 2011.Rivera inherited a team that went 2-14 in the year before and the Panthers got off to a rocky 3-8 start.Instead of writing off the season, Rivera talked about building a foundation for the future.The Panthers, with nothing to play for, went 3-2 in December that season.That momentum seems to have carried over.The Panthers have won 10 of their past 11 December games, including a 17-13 victory at home against Cleveland on Sunday.We talked about getting used to winning in December, Shula said. Because that is what you are going to have to do to get in the post-season.Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly said the players never stopped believing they could win the division.We just had to tweak a couple things and by the time December rolled around, we were a team that was ready to roll, Kuechly said. We got hot at the right time. Weve just got to keep rolling now.NOTES: The Panthers have activated defensive end Frank Alexander from the reserve/exempt list and placed wide receiver DeAndre Presley on injured reserve with a concussion. Anderson missed 14 games while serving consecutive suspensions for violating the leagues substance-abuse policy.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '