Game ID: 22500915
Orlando Magic @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIN 30 20 28 14 92ORL 27 33 30 29 119
MIN vs ORL ScoutingMIN vs ORL Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
MIN availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restBACK Conley back 2/22 after 6, 15 min since (88% of 18)
BACK Shannon Jr. back 2/22 after 26, 12 min since (85% of 14)
MIN availability going into 3/01 · 2 days' restOUT Clark missed 2 since 2/24, out tonight
BACK Conley back 2/22 after 6, 9 min since (53% of 18)
BACK Shannon Jr. back 2/22 after 26, 9 min since (66% of 14)
MIN availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 3 since 2/24, out tonight
BACK Conley back 2/22 after 6, 9 min since (53% of 18)
BACK Shannon Jr. back 2/22 after 26, 9 min since (66% of 14)
MIN availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 2 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Shannon Jr. missed 2 since 3/01, returns tonight: 3 min (23% of 14)
OUT Clark missed 4 since 2/24, returns tonight: 3 min (26% of 13)
MIN availability going into 3/07 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 3 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Shannon Jr. back 3/05 after 2, 3 min since (23% of 14)
BACK Clark back 3/05 after 4, 3 min since (26% of 13)
MIN availability going into 3/10 · 2 days' restOUT Conley missed 4 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Shannon Jr. back 3/05 after 2, 6 min since (40% of 14)
BACK Clark back 3/05 after 4, 4 min since (31% of 13)
MIN availability going into 3/11 · back-to-backOUT Conley missed 5 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Shannon Jr. back 3/05 after 2, 6 min since (45% of 14)
BACK Clark back 3/05 after 4, 4 min since (31% of 13)
MIN availability going into 3/13 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 6 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Shannon Jr. back 3/05 after 2, 8 min since (55% of 14)
BACK Clark back 3/05 after 4, 4 min since (35% of 13)
MIN availability going into 3/15 · 1 day's restOUT Conley missed 7 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Shannon Jr. back 3/05 after 2, 8 min since (55% of 14)
BACK Clark back 3/05 after 4, 4 min since (35% of 13)
ORL availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 4 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Suggs missed 3 since 2/21, returns tonight: 13 min (47% of 28)
OUT Bitadze missed 2 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 3 since 2/21, out tonight
OUT Penda missed 2 since 2/22, out tonight
ORL availability going into 3/01 · 2 days' restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 5 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Bitadze missed 3 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 4 since 2/21, out tonight
OUT Penda missed 3 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Suggs back 2/26 after 3, 13 min since (47% of 28)
NEW da Silva 24 to 30 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 6 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Bitadze missed 4 since 2/22, returns tonight: 22 min (141% of 15)
OUT Cain missed 5 since 2/21, returns tonight: 4 min (32% of 13)
OUT Penda missed 4 since 2/22, returns tonight: 19 min (150% of 13)
BACK Suggs back 2/26 after 3, 20 min since (70% of 28)
NEW da Silva 24 to 34 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 7 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Black missed 2 since 3/01, returns tonight: 24 min (81% of 29)
BACK Suggs back 2/26 after 3, 22 min since (78% of 28)
BACK Bitadze back 3/03 after 4, 22 min since (141% of 15)
BACK Cain back 3/03 after 5, 4 min since (32% of 13)
BACK Penda back 3/03 after 4, 19 min since (150% of 13)
NEW da Silva 24 to 32 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 3/07 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 8 since 2/19, out tonight
BACK Black back 3/05 after 2, 24 min since (81% of 29)
BACK Suggs back 2/26 after 3, 24 min since (86% of 28)
BACK Bitadze back 3/03 after 4, 17 min since (111% of 15)
BACK Cain back 3/03 after 5, 4 min since (32% of 13)
BACK Penda back 3/03 after 4, 19 min since (153% of 13)
NEW da Silva 24 to 31 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 3/08 · back-to-backOUT Fra. Wagner missed 9 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 2 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 2 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Black back 3/05 after 2, 13 min since (44% of 29)
BACK Suggs back 2/26 after 3, 25 min since (90% of 28)
BACK Bitadze back 3/03 after 4, 12 min since (82% of 15)
BACK Cain back 3/03 after 5, 4 min since (30% of 13)
BACK Penda back 3/03 after 4, 18 min since (139% of 13)
NEW da Silva 24 to 31 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 3/11 · 2 days' restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 10 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 3 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 3 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Black back 3/05 after 2, 13 min since (44% of 29)
BACK Bitadze back 3/03 after 4, 11 min since (75% of 15)
BACK Cain back 3/03 after 5, 5 min since (41% of 13)
BACK Penda back 3/03 after 4, 19 min since (151% of 13)
NEW da Silva 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Carter 19 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Howard 12 to 19 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 3/12 · back-to-backOUT Fra. Wagner missed 11 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Black missed 2 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 4 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 4 since 3/05, returns tonight: 1 min (14% of 10)
BACK Bitadze back 3/03 after 4, 11 min since (75% of 15)
BACK Cain back 3/03 after 5, 5 min since (41% of 13)
BACK Penda back 3/03 after 4, 18 min since (138% of 13)
NEW Howard 12 to 22 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 3/14 · 1 day's restOUT Fra. Wagner missed 12 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Black missed 3 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 2 since 3/11, returns tonight: 18 min (140% of 13)
OUT Richardson missed 5 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Isaac back 3/12 after 4, 1 min since (14% of 10)
NEW da Silva 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Howard 12 to 23 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 30 and McDaniels at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Conley (3 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and Bane at 22 a game. Without Fra. Wagner (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 38 percent from three to Orlando's 33 and the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-3 a night and Orlando minus-2. Call it Minnesota 115, Orlando 110.
2/26 @ LAC 94-88 — MIN notes
MIN won 94-88. MIN shot 43% (36 of 83) to LAC's 41%, 8 of 26 from three, and got to the line 19 times to LAC's 29. MIN turned it over 12 times to LAC's 18. Edwards led with 31 (12 of 24, 2 of 6 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); DiVincenzo added 18, McDaniels 12. The hinge was Q4, 31-20: MIN came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 6. Hyland was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
3/01 @ DEN 117-108 — MIN notes
MIN won 117-108. MIN shot 54% (46 of 85) to DEN's 48%, 14 of 36 from three, and got to the line 19 times to DEN's 27. Edwards led with 21 (9 of 19, 3 of 9 from three); McDaniels added 20, Hyland 18. The hinge was Q2, 36-19: MIN came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 8. McDaniels was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
3/03 vs MEM 117-110 — MIN notes
MIN won 117-110. MIN shot 48% (40 of 84) to MEM's 46%, 10 of 34 from three. The glass went 52-33 for them. Edwards led with 41 (15 of 29, 7 of 13 from three); Randle added 23, McDaniels 16. The hinge was Q3, 32-20: MIN came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 7, and the lead reached 17. MIN trailed 57-62 at the half and won the second half 60-48. DiVincenzo was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
3/05 vs TOR 115-107 — MIN notes
MIN won 115-107. MIN shot 52% (42 of 81) to TOR's 49%, 13 of 31 from three. Edwards led with 22 (8 of 12, 5 of 8 from three); Gobert added 18, Randle 17. The hinge was Q3, 35-22: a lead of 1 became 14, and the lead reached 18. Dosunmu was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
3/07 vs ORL 92-119 — MIN notes
MIN lost 92-119. MIN shot 36% (30 of 84) to ORL's 46%, 9 of 40 from three. The glass went 37-58 against them. Edwards led with 34 (8 of 18, 5 of 9 from three, 13 of 14 at the line); Randle added 14, Reid 13. Q1 was theirs, 30-27, but the other 3 periods went 92-62 against them. McDaniels's -23 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/10 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 32 and James at 20 a game. Without James (2 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; Edwards at 30 and Randle at 14 a game. Without Conley (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 39 percent from three to Minnesota's 32. Call it the Lakers 115, Minnesota 110.
3/11 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Leonard at 28 and Mathurin at 19 a game. Without Collins (5 straight), Bogdanović (6 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 26 and Randle at 16 a game. Without Conley (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 36 percent from three to Minnesota's 31. Call it the Clippers 117, Minnesota 111.
3/13 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 116, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Podziemski at 18 and Melton at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Ste. Curry (15 straight), Moody (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 31 from three, 29 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Randle at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Conley (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the line, where Minnesota takes 29 free throws a game to Golden State's 18 and the glass, where Minnesota has been minus-1 a night and Golden State minus-6. Call it Golden State 117, Minnesota 113, Minnesota keeping it close.
3/15 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Holmgren at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Jal. Williams (12 straight), Hartenstein (3 straight), Sandfort (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 123, shooting 50 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 30 and Reid at 14 a game. Without Conley (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 107 a night to Minnesota's 123 and the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 14 times a game to OKC's 11. Call it OKC 118, Minnesota 110.
2/26 vs HOU 108-113 — ORL notes
ORL lost 108-113. ORL shot 45% (40 of 88) to HOU's 52%, 15 of 37 from three. Bane led with 30 (12 of 19, 6 of 10 from three); Banchero added 19, Carter Jr. 16. Q1 was theirs, 29-22, but the other 3 periods went 91-79 against them. They led by as many as 19.
3/01 vs DET 92-106 — ORL notes
ORL lost 92-106. ORL shot 38% (29 of 77) to DET's 45%, 10 of 36 from three, and went to the line 30 times to DET's 24 — 24 points from the stripe to their 18. ORL turned it over 19 times to DET's 13, and DET turned those into 14 steals. The glass went 41-56 against them. Banchero led with 24 (5 of 10, 1 of 4 from three, 13 of 16 at the line); da Silva added 19, Bane 17. Q2 was theirs, 31-27, but the other 3 periods went 79-61 against them. Banchero's -25 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/03 vs WAS 126-109 — ORL notes
ORL won 126-109. ORL shot 55% (42 of 76) to WAS's 47%, 10 of 25 from three, and went to the line 37 times to WAS's 25 — 32 points from the stripe to their 16. Banchero led with 37 (15 of 21, 6 of 7 at the line); Bane added 25, Howard 12. The hinge was Q3, 40-27: a lead of 3 became 16, and the lead reached 25. Bane was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
3/05 vs DAL 115-114 — ORL notes
ORL won 115-114. ORL shot 45% (44 of 97) to DAL's 45%, 13 of 39 from three, and got to the line 16 times to DAL's 28. da Silva led with 19 (7 of 7, 4 of 4 from three); Suggs added 17, Banchero 16. The hinge was Q2, 34-29: the deficit went from 7 to 2. ORL trailed 60-62 at the half and won the second half 55-52.
3/07 @ MIN 119-92 — ORL notes
ORL won 119-92. ORL shot 46% (42 of 91) to MIN's 36%, 9 of 34 from three. The glass went 58-37 for them. Bane led with 30 (10 of 17, 0 of 5 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Banchero added 25, Suggs 14. The hinge was Q4, 29-14: a lead of 12 became 27. da Silva was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
3/08 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 117, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 23 and Kuzma at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Porter Jr. (2 straight), Prince (54 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Banchero at 24 and Bane at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Fra. Wagner (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-1 a night and Milwaukee minus-6 and the defense, Orlando allowing 107 a night to Milwaukee's 117. Call it Orlando 114, Milwaukee 109.
3/11 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 102, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 30 free throws a game; Banchero at 27 and Bane at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Fra. Wagner (10 straight). 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Harden at 20 and Mobley at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Allen (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-4 a night and Cleveland minus-5 and the defense, Orlando allowing 102 a night to Cleveland's 109. Call it Orlando 115, Cleveland 110.
3/12 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 106, shooting 51 percent and 35 from three, 31 free throws a game; Banchero at 27 and Bane at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Fra. Wagner (11 straight), Black (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 132, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Riley at 16 and Johnson at 13 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without George (4 straight), Watkins (4 straight), Whitmore (43 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 106 a night to Washington's 132 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-7 a night and Washington minus-9. Call it Orlando 124, Washington 112, Orlando by 12.
3/14 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 32 free throws a game; Adebayo at 35 and Herro at 28 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Herro (2 straight), Wiggins (4 straight), Powell (7 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 31 free throws a game; Bane at 24 and Banchero at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Fra. Wagner (12 straight), Black (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Miami 119, Orlando 117, Orlando keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
DB D. Bane
GB G. Bitadze
JC J. Cain
JC J. Carter
JH J. Howard
JS J. Suggs
MW M. Wagner
NP N. Penda
PB P. Banchero
TD T. da Silva
WC W. Carter Jr.
MINAD A. Dosunmu
AE A. Edwards
BH B. Hyland
DD D. DiVincenzo
JC J. Clark
JM J. McDaniels
JP J. Phillips
JR J. Randle
NR N. Reid
RG R. Gobert
RZ R. Zikarsky
TS T. Shannon Jr.
ORL/MIN the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Banchero and Bane combine for 55 points, Magic beat Timberwolves 119-92
MINNEAPOLIS -- — Desmond Bane scored 30 points, Paolo Banchero added 25 points and 15 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic won their third straight game by beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-92 on Saturday.
Jalen Suggs added 14 points and Tristan da Silva had 11 points for the Magic, who moved atop the Southeast Division.
Anthony Edwards scored 34 points, including 13 of 14 from the free-throw line, but Minnesota had it's five-game winning streak snapped.
Julius Randle scored 14 points and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds for the Timberwolves, Naz Reid added 13 points off the bench, and Rudy Gobert added 12 points.
Minnesota shot just 35.7% in scoring its second-fewest points of the season. Starters Donte DiVincenzo and Jaden McDaniels were a combined 0 for 15.
Bane was 10 of 17 from the field and made all 10 free throws for his 11th 30-plus point game of the season. Banchero made 10 of 18 shots.
Jett Howard had five points and Bane, Wendell Carter Jr . and Suggs each added four during a 17-4 Magic run for an 81-61 lead midway through the third quarter.
Edwards had seven points in a 68-second span and Randle followed with a steal and dunk to key a surge to get Minnesota within 90-78 entering the final quarter, but Orlando scored seven of the first eight fourth-quarter points to push the lead back to 18.
Orlando, 5-2 in its past seven games, finished the first half on a 19-2 run, including 14 straight points, for a 60-50 lead.
Magic starting guard Anthony Black , averaging 15.5 points per game, played just two minutes in the first quarter before leaving with a lower back strain. He missed two games with a right quad contusion before returning Thursday.
Up next Magic: At Milwaukee Sunday.
Timberwolves: Begin a four-game road trip on Tuesday at the Los Angeles Lakers .