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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Magic | 30 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 111 |
 Timberwolves | 33 | 29 | 16 | 40 | 118 |
ORLTeam statsMIN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORL | 40-8944.9% | 12-2842.9% | 19-2286.4% | 31 | 18 | 11 |
| MIN | 42-8052.5% | 14-3342.4% | 20-2871.4% | 45 | 26 | 15 |
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Minnesota Timberwolves118| 39 | 28 | 9-19 | 3-8 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +0.8 | ||||||
| 35 | 12 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | +16 | +3.0 | |||||||
| 32 | 11 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | +16 | +2.1 | |||||||
| 29 | 22 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +2.9 | ||||||
| 24 | 9 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +20 | 0.0 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 14 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | +1.0 | |||||||
| 27 | 8 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0 | +7 | −4.2 | |||||||
| 18 | 12 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −2.5 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +1.8 | |||
| Team | 118 | 42-8052.5% | 14-3342.4% | 45 | 26 | 15 | 21 | 20-2871.4% | 6 | 8 | 6 | |||
Bench 36 points on 14 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Joe Ingles, Luka Garza, Josh Minott, Terrence Shannon Jr. and Rob Dillingham (coach’s decision).
Orlando Magic111| 37 | 43 | 16-32 | 2-7 | 9-11 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +7.7 | ||||||
| 34 | 16 | 4-16 | 0-2 | 8-8 | 0 | −16 | −8.6 | |||||||
| 31 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | −8.8 | |||||||
| 28 | 8 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | −13 | −0.9 | ||||||
| 22 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −2.9 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 18 | 6-9 | 6-8, Season high (his best before, 4) | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +9.4 | |||||
| 21 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −2.6 | |||||
| 20 | 6 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −2.9 | |||||
| 9 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | +0.2 | |||||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | +0.7 | ||||||
| 4 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.5 | |||
| Team | 111 | 40-8944.9% | 12-2842.9% | 31 | 18 | 11 | 22 | 19-2286.4% | 6 | 9 | 5 | |||
Bench 32 points on 11 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Cole Anthony (injury/illness); Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (rest); Trevelin Queen (coach’s decision).
Timberwolves118Magic111ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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Anthony Edwards scored 28 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves went on a 13-3 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Orlando Magic 118-111 for their seventh straight win.
It was tied at 98 when Edwards’ step-back 3-pointer put the Timberwolves ahead for good with 3:09 left. He scored 7 points as they pulled away to a 111-101 lead with 50 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Timberwolves outscored the Magic 10-4. Edwards (No. 1 in clutch points, 2024-25) scored 5 of the Timberwolves’ 10 on 2 for 5 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Jaden McDaniels had 2 of his 3 steals, both during a 13-0 Timberwolves run, and the Timberwolves scored 4 points off them.
Julius Randle scored 22 points (12 in the paint), and Rudy Gobert added 12 points (10 in the paint) and 12 rebounds.
For the Magic, Paolo Banchero had 43 points and 10 rebounds, and Caleb Houstan added 18 points and 4 steals on 6 for 9 shooting off the bench. Banchero scored 17 of his 43 points in the fourth quarter.
The Timberwolves shot 52.5% from the field to the Magic’s 44.9%. The Magic got 6 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Magic outscored the Timberwolves 10-0 in 3 minutes with Harris, Carter, Banchero, Houstan and Black on the floor together.
Minnesota TimberwolvesOrlando MagicPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Timberwolves’ chance bottomed out at 14% (4th quarter, 11:48 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
98 points from the field on 79 shots: 9.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-26 | 80.8% | 66% |
| In the paint | 5-17 | 29.4% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 2-4 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 8-14 | 57.1% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-19 | 31.6% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franz Wagner | 22 | 2 | 1-1 | −6 |
| Gary Harris | 17 | 2 | 1-3 | −4 |
| Paolo Banchero | 8 | 3 | 1-5 | 0 |
| Tristan da Silva | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 16 | 4-6 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paolo Banchero | 15 | 5 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | 10 | 10 | 3-3 | +7 |
| Caleb Houstan | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Franz Wagner | 6 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 0 | 0-3 | −5 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 53 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Black | 16 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Caleb Houstan | 9 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Cory Joseph | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Paolo Banchero | 7 | 5 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 52 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MIN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
ORL
50/50
MIN
Highest Leverage Moments
McDaniels 24' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Edwards 4 AST)
Q4 4:15
19.2%
58→77
Edwards 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (22 PTS)
Q4 3:09
17.8%
55→73
Banchero 11' Turnaround Jump Shot (30 PTS)
Q4 3:54
13.5%
77→64
Banchero 2' Running Layup (32 PTS) (Wagner 4 AST)
Q4 3:32
12.7%
68→55
Conley 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Edwards 3 AST)
Q3 6:37
12.1%
46→58
