Orlando Magic vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
October 23, 2026 · 2026-27 season
The Timberwolves beat the Magic 115-93 on 2026-10-23 on the road against the Magic. The Magic started Wendell Carter Jr., Desmond Bane, Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs, and Paolo Banchero. The Timberwolves started Rudy Gobert, Anthony Edwards, LaMelo Ball, Jaden McDaniels, and Jonathan Kuminga. LaMelo Ball (Timberwolves) scored 11 points (4/8) in his matchups, with Jalen Suggs as his primary defender. Franz Wagner (Magic) scored 19 points (7/12) in his matchups, with Jaden McDaniels as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
ORL
Orlando Magic
93
Did not play: Anthony Black (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Jonathan Isaac (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Izaiyah Nelson (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Noah Penda (Inactive - Injury/Illness)
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
115
Did not play: Donte DiVincenzo (Inactive - Injury/Illness), Zyon Pullin (Inactive - Coach's Decision), Rocco Zikarsky (Inactive - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
ORL
Orlando Magic
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Franz Wagner · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero Starter 10.5 min
- Jevon Carter · Wendell Carter Jr. · Franz Wagner · Jalen Suggs · Tristan da Silva 7.0 min
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero · Tristan da Silva 5.2 min
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Franz Wagner · Jalen Suggs · Tristan da Silva 4.9 min
- Jevon Carter · Colin Castleton · Jamal Cain · Alex Morales · Jase Richardson 3.5 min
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Rudy Gobert · Anthony Edwards · LaMelo Ball · Jaden McDaniels · Jonathan Kuminga Starter 11.6 min
- Rudy Gobert · Anthony Edwards · Jaden McDaniels · Jonathan Kuminga · Ayo Dosunmu 8.3 min
- Rudy Gobert · Trey Lyles · LaMelo Ball · Ayo Dosunmu · Terrence Shannon Jr 5.6 min
- Trey Lyles · Anthony Edwards · Ayo Dosunmu · Terrence Shannon Jr · Joan Beringer 4.4 min
- Trey Lyles · LaMelo Ball · Ayo Dosunmu · Terrence Shannon Jr · Joan Beringer 2.8 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Magic defense
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LaMelo Ball 11 pts (4/8) in 44 possessions
Guarded by: Jalen Suggs (42 %, 6 pts) · Jase Richardson (13 %, 0 pts) · Franz Wagner (10 %, 2 pts)
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Ayo Dosunmu 5 pts (2/8) in 52 possessions
Guarded by: Jevon Carter (24 %, 0 pts) · Desmond Bane (14 %, 2 pts) · Franz Wagner (13 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jalen Suggs | LaMelo Ball: 19 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Anthony Edwards: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Franz Wagner | Jaden McDaniels: 26 poss., 7 pts (2/4) · Jonathan Kuminga: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | Rudy Gobert: 34 poss., 12 pts (5/5) · Joan Beringer: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Tristan da Silva | Anthony Edwards: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Trey Lyles: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Desmond Bane | Anthony Edwards: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/5) · Jonathan Kuminga: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Paolo Banchero | Jonathan Kuminga: 17 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Jaden McDaniels: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jase Richardson | LaMelo Ball: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ayo Dosunmu: 6 poss., 1 pts (0/1) |
| Jevon Carter | Ayo Dosunmu: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Anthony Edwards: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jamal Cain | Trey Lyles: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · LaMelo Ball: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Goga Bitadze | Joan Beringer: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Rudy Gobert: 4 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Colin Castleton | Trey Lyles: 2 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Isaiah Evans: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Alex Morales | Terrence Shannon Jr: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jaylen Clark: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Nikola Vučević | Rudy Gobert: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Ayo Dosunmu: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Timberwolves defense
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Franz Wagner 19 pts (7/12) in 65 possessions
Guarded by: Jaden McDaniels (25 %, 9 pts) · LaMelo Ball (20 %, 0 pts) · Ayo Dosunmu (13 %, 5 pts)
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Desmond Bane 11 pts (3/11) in 51 possessions
Guarded by: Jaden McDaniels (32 %, 6 pts) · Jonathan Kuminga (18 %, 5 pts) · Anthony Edwards (18 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards | Jalen Suggs: 30 poss., 3 pts (1/7) · Desmond Bane: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Rudy Gobert | Wendell Carter Jr.: 33 poss., 7 pts (3/3) · Nikola Vučević: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jaden McDaniels | Desmond Bane: 16 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Franz Wagner: 16 poss., 9 pts (4/5) |
| Jonathan Kuminga | Paolo Banchero: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Desmond Bane: 9 poss., 5 pts (1/3) |
| Ayo Dosunmu | Tristan da Silva: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jevon Carter: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| LaMelo Ball | Jalen Suggs: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Franz Wagner: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Terrence Shannon Jr | Tristan da Silva: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jase Richardson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Trey Lyles | Tristan da Silva: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Franz Wagner: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Joan Beringer | Goga Bitadze: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Wendell Carter Jr.: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Bones Hyland | Tristan da Silva: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jase Richardson: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cody Williams | Jamal Cain: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jevon Carter: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jaylen Clark | Alex Morales: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Colin Castleton: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Isaiah Evans | Colin Castleton: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Alex Morales: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |