Minnesota Timberwolves at Orlando Magic

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Minnesota Timberwolves

20-17, 10-10 Away

Final
104 - 89

Orlando Magic

22-17, 13-6 Home

Timberwolves beat Magic 104-89 for 3rd straight victory

Wendell Carter Jr. rocks the rim with powerful slam

Naz Reid came off the bench to score 16 points, and Rudy Gobert added 10 points and 12 rebounds for Minnesota.

Goga Bitadze led Orlando with 15 points and eight rebounds. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 13 points.

Takeaways Timberwolves: Minnesota led from the middle of the first quarter and by 24 at one point. They broke a seven-game losing streak against Eastern Conference opponents.

Magic: The lack of scoring punch continues to be a problem for the Magic, which shot 38% and is now the lowest-scoring team in the NBA at 104.8 points per game. It may have been the last of 34 games without Paolo Banchero. The 22-year-old power forward, out since October with a torn right oblique, is expected to return Friday night.

Key moment Edwards launched himself over the Magic's Anthony Black for a dunk, then came down with a glare at the crowd to give the Wolves a 10-point lead with 3:19 left in the third quarter. They led by double figures for the rest of the game.

Key stat In the middle of the fourth quarter the Timberwolves were 12 for 28 (43%) from 3-point range while the Magic were 6 for 30 (20%).

Up next The Timberwolves host Memphis on Saturday night. The Magic host Milwaukee on Friday night.

Regular Season Series

MIN leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	104 - 89
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	104 - 89
4th 9.1	shot clock turnover	104 - 89
4th 33.0	Caleb Houstan makes free throw 2 of 2	104 - 89
4th 33.0	Caleb Houstan makes free throw 1 of 2	104 - 88

Statistics

MIN		ORL
34-85	FG	33-87
40	Field Goal %	38
12-34	3PT	10-40
35	Three Point %	25
24-31	FT	13-19
77	Free Throw %	68
50	Rebounds	47
14	Offensive Rebounds	13
36	Defensive Rebounds	34
21	Assists	21
9	Steals	4
4	Blocks	10
8	Turnovers	14
2	Team Turnovers	2
10	Total Turnovers	16
0	Technical Fouls	2
0	Total Technical Fouls	2
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
11	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	16
14	Fast Break Points	8
40	Points in Paint	42
19	Fouls	22
24	Largest Lead	3

Orlando Magic Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Jonathan Isaac, F	Out	Nov 15
Noah Penda, F	Out	Nov 14
Paolo Banchero, F	Out	Oct 24
Izaiyah Nelson, F	Out	Sep 28

Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Jaylen Clark, G	Out	Nov 15
Anthony Edwards, G	Out	Oct 29
Donte DiVincenzo, G	Out	Oct 5

Game Information

Kia Center

Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 18,846 · Capacity:

2026-27 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Portland	9	3	.750	-	W3
Minnesota	9	4	.692	0.5	L1
Denver	7	4	.636	1.5	W2
Oklahoma City	8	5	.615	1.5	L3
Utah	1	12	.077	8.5	L11

2026-27 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Miami	-	6	W4	0.53846157	7
Atlanta	-	6	L2	0.53846157	7
Orlando	1.5	7	W3	0.41666666	5
Charlotte	2.5	8	L1	0.33333334	4
Washington	3	9	L6	0.30769232	4

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