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Orlando Magic at Minnesota Timberwolves

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31-37, 13-21 Away
Final
111 - 118

39-29, 19-14 Home

Timberwolves rally to beat Magic 118-111 for their 7th straight victory

Orlando Magic vs. Minnesota Timberwolves: Game Highlights

Down 90-82 with 10:23 left, Minnesota had a 13-0 run to take a 95-90 advantage. Donte DiVincenzo opened the run with reverse layup and capped it with another reverse layup and a driving floater.

After Orlando tied it at 98 with 3:32 to play, the Timberwolves — fighting Golden State for the sixth spot in the Western Conference — scored nine straight points.

Paolo Banchero had 43 points and 11 rebounds for Orlando. Eighth in the Eastern Conference, the Magic were coming off a 113-93 victory in New Orleans on Thursday night.

Julius Randle added 22 points for Minnesota. DiVincenzo finished with 14 points and five assists, and Rudy Gobert had 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Takeaways Magic: Banchero was 16 of 32 from the field.

Timberwolves: Minnesota rallied to extend its streak and get off to a good start in its five-game homestand.

Key moment DiVincenzo led the late charge to put Minnesota ahead.

Key stat The Timberwolves improved to 19-14 at home. They are 20-15 on the road.

Up next The Magic are at Cleveland on Sunday. The Timberwolves host Utah on Sunday night.

Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 111 - 118
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 111 - 118
4th 1.1 Anthony Edwards defensive rebound 111 - 118
4th 5.1 Franz Wagner misses 25-foot three point jumper 111 - 118
4th 12.1 Julius Randle makes free throw 2 of 2 111 - 118

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/orl.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originORL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/min.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMIN
40-89 FG 42-80
45 Field Goal % 53
12-28 3PT 14-33
43 Three Point % 42
19-22 FT 20-28
86 Free Throw % 71
31 Rebounds 45
6 Offensive Rebounds 6
25 Defensive Rebounds 39
18 Assists 26
9 Steals 8
5 Blocks 6
11 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 1
11 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 20
9 Fast Break Points 19
50 Points in Paint 52
22 Fouls 21
11 Largest Lead 10
Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jaden McDaniels, F Day-To-Day Dec 24
Orlando Magic Orlando Magic Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Goga Bitadze, C Day-To-Day Dec 23
Tristan da Silva, F Out Dec 23
Jalen Suggs, G Out Dec 23
Moritz Wagner, F Out Dec 19
Franz Wagner, F Out Dec 8

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 18,978 · Capacity:

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 17 13 .567 - W1
Miami 15 15 .500 2 L3
Atlanta 15 16 .484 2.5 L4
Charlotte 10 20 .333 7 W1
Washington 5 23 .179 11 L2

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 26 4 .867 - L1
Denver 21 8 .724 4.5 L1
Minnesota 20 10 .667 6 W3
Portland 12 18 .400 14 L2
Utah 10 19 .345 15.5 L4
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