Game ID: 22501159
Minnesota Timberwolves @ Orlando Magic
Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 34 29 38 31 132MIN 32 21 30 37 120
MIN @ ORL ScoutingMIN @ 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.
ORL availability going into 4/01 · back-to-backOUT Fra. Wagner missed 22 since 2/19, returns tonight: 20 min (66% of 30)
OUT Black missed 13 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Suggs back 3/26 after 2, 33 min since (115% of 28)
BACK Mor. Wagner back 3/24 after 2, 6 min since (56% of 12)
NEW da Silva 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Cain 13 to 21 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Black missed 14 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Fra. Wagner back 4/01 after 22, 20 min since (66% of 30)
BACK Suggs back 3/26 after 2, 31 min since (109% of 28)
BACK Mor. Wagner back 3/24 after 2, 7 min since (58% of 12)
NEW Cain 13 to 22 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Black missed 15 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Fra. Wagner back 4/01 after 22, 18 min since (61% of 30)
BACK Suggs back 3/26 after 2, 31 min since (109% of 28)
NEW Cain 13 to 20 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/06 · back-to-backOUT Black missed 16 since 3/08, returns tonight: 16 min (53% of 29)
OUT Mor. Wagner missed 2 since 4/03, returns tonight: 4 min (30% of 12)
BACK Fra. Wagner back 4/01 after 22, 19 min since (63% of 30)
NEW Cain 13 to 21 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Howard missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
BACK Fra. Wagner back 4/01 after 22, 19 min since (63% of 30)
BACK Black back 4/06 after 16, 16 min since (53% of 29)
BACK Mor. Wagner back 4/06 after 2, 4 min since (30% of 12)
NEW Cain 13 to 21 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Howard missed 3 since 4/05, out tonight
BACK Fra. Wagner back 4/01 after 22, 20 min since (65% of 30)
BACK Black back 4/06 after 16, 16 min since (54% of 29)
BACK Mor. Wagner back 4/06 after 2, 5 min since (44% of 12)
NEW Cain 13 to 21 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Howard missed 4 since 4/05, out tonight
BACK Black back 4/06 after 16, 17 min since (57% of 29)
BACK Mor. Wagner back 4/06 after 2, 5 min since (44% of 12)
NEW Cain 13 to 20 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/19 · 6 days' restOUT Howard missed 5 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT Mor. Wagner missed 2 since 4/10, out tonight
BACK Black back 4/06 after 16, 17 min since (59% of 29)
NEW Cain 13 to 19 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/22 · 2 days' restOUT Penda missed 2 since 4/12, returns tonight: 3 min (24% of 13)
OUT Howard missed 6 since 4/05, returns tonight: 3 min (24% of 12)
OUT Mor. Wagner missed 3 since 4/10, returns tonight: 3 min (26% of 12)
OUT Richardson missed 2 since 4/12, returns tonight: 3 min (28% of 11)
BACK Black back 4/06 after 16, 18 min since (62% of 29)
MIN availability going into 4/02 · 2 days' restOUT McDaniels missed 2 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 3/30 after 6, 23 min since (65% of 35)
BACK Dosunmu back 3/30 after 2, 33 min since (114% of 29)
BACK Reid back 3/22 after 2, 26 min since (101% of 26)
BACK Conley back 3/25 after 2, 22 min since (122% of 18)
NEW Hyland 16 to 26 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/03 · back-to-backOUT McDaniels missed 3 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 3/30 after 6, 23 min since (65% of 35)
BACK Dosunmu back 3/30 after 2, 33 min since (113% of 29)
BACK Reid back 3/22 after 2, 27 min since (104% of 26)
BACK Conley back 3/25 after 2, 22 min since (123% of 18)
NEW Hyland 16 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Anderson 16 to 21 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT McDaniels missed 4 since 3/28, out tonight
OUT Clark missed 2 since 4/02, returns tonight: 11 min (85% of 13)
BACK Edwards back 3/30 after 6, 24 min since (70% of 35)
BACK Dosunmu back 3/30 after 2, 34 min since (117% of 29)
BACK Conley back 3/25 after 2, 22 min since (123% of 18)
NEW Hyland 16 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Anderson 16 to 21 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT McDaniels missed 5 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 3/30 after 6, 24 min since (70% of 35)
BACK Dosunmu back 3/30 after 2, 34 min since (118% of 29)
BACK Clark back 4/05 after 2, 11 min since (85% of 13)
NEW Hyland 16 to 25 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/08 · back-to-backOUT Edwards missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT McDaniels missed 6 since 3/28, returns tonight: 19 min (60% of 32)
BACK Dosunmu back 3/30 after 2, 34 min since (117% of 29)
BACK Clark back 4/05 after 2, 14 min since (112% of 13)
NEW Hyland 16 to 24 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Edwards missed 3 since 4/05, returns tonight: 27 min (78% of 35)
BACK McDaniels back 4/08 after 6, 19 min since (60% of 32)
BACK Clark back 4/05 after 2, 20 min since (160% of 13)
NEW Dosunmu 29 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Hyland 16 to 24 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Randle missed 2 since 4/08, out tonight
OUT Gobert missed 2 since 4/08, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 4/10 after 3, 27 min since (78% of 35)
BACK McDaniels back 4/08 after 6, 27 min since (85% of 32)
BACK Clark back 4/05 after 2, 18 min since (144% of 13)
NEW Hyland 16 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Anderson 16 to 21 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/18 · 5 days' restOUT Randle missed 3 since 4/08, returns tonight: 31 min (95% of 33)
OUT Gobert missed 3 since 4/08, returns tonight: 38 min (121% of 31)
OUT Reid missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 17 min (66% of 26)
OUT Hyland missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 5 min (33% of 16)
BACK Edwards back 4/10 after 3, 27 min since (78% of 35)
BACK McDaniels back 4/08 after 6, 27 min since (85% of 32)
BACK Clark back 4/05 after 2, 21 min since (163% of 13)
NEW Anderson 16 to 23 min over the last 4
NEW Shannon Jr. 14 to 20 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 4/20 · 1 day's restBACK Edwards back 4/10 after 3, 33 min since (94% of 35)
BACK Randle back 4/18 after 3, 31 min since (95% of 33)
BACK McDaniels back 4/08 after 6, 29 min since (91% of 32)
BACK Gobert back 4/18 after 3, 38 min since (121% of 31)
BACK Reid back 4/18 after 2, 17 min since (66% of 26)
BACK Hyland back 4/18 after 2, 5 min since (33% of 16)
NEW Shannon Jr. 14 to 24 min over the last 4
NEW Clark 13 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.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 37 free throws a game; Bane at 23 and Banchero at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Randle at 23 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Edwards (2 straight), McDaniels (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 37 free throws a game to Minnesota's 19 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-1 a night and Minnesota minus-4. Call it Orlando 116, Minnesota 113, Minnesota keeping it close.
4/01 vs ATL 101-130 — ORL notes
ORL lost 101-130. ORL shot 40% (35 of 88) to ATL's 51%, 6 of 32 from three. The glass went 37-51 against them. Cain led with 17 (5 of 9, 2 of 6 from three); Bane added 14, Carter Jr. 14. Q1 was theirs, 28-25, but the other 3 periods went 105-73 against them. Cain's -19 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/03 @ DAL 138-127 — ORL notes
ORL won 138-127. ORL shot 56% (47 of 84) to DAL's 46%, 14 of 26 from three, and went to the line 37 times to DAL's 31 — 30 points from the stripe to their 25. Carter Jr. led with 28 (8 of 16, 2 of 3 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Bane added 27, Suggs 19. The hinge was Q1, 38-31: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 30. Bane was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
4/05 @ NOP 112-108 — ORL notes
ORL won 112-108. ORL shot 43% (40 of 93) to NOP's 42%, 7 of 33 from three. The glass went 57-47 for them. Bane led with 27 (8 of 19, 3 of 8 from three, 8 of 11 at the line); Banchero added 23, Carter Jr. 13. The hinge was Q4, 31-20: ORL came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 4. ORL trailed 52-60 at the half and won the second half 60-48. Cain was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
4/06 vs DET 123-107 — ORL notes
ORL won 123-107. ORL shot 51% (41 of 81) to DET's 49%, 11 of 26 from three, and went to the line 40 times to DET's 19 — 30 points from the stripe to their 13. ORL turned it over 14 times to DET's 19. Banchero led with 31 (10 of 16, 10 of 10 at the line); Bane added 25, Black 14. The hinge was Q2, 39-27: a lead of 2 became 14, and the lead reached 26. Suggs was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
4/08 vs MIN 132-120 — ORL notes
ORL won 132-120. ORL shot 54% (51 of 95) to MIN's 50%, 12 of 29 from three, and went to the line 23 times to MIN's 14 — 18 points from the stripe to their 12. The glass went 48-33 for them. Banchero led with 20 (8 of 11); Bane added 18, F. Wagner 17. The hinge was Q2, 29-21: a lead of 2 became 10, and the lead reached 24. Bane was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
4/10 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 25 free throws a game; Jones at 22 and Sexton at 19 a game. Without Buzelis (3 straight), Simons (23 straight), Richards (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 33 free throws a game; Bane at 22 and Banchero at 19 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 33 free throws a game to Chicago's 25. Call it Orlando 119, Chicago 117, Chicago keeping it close.
4/12 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 107, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Tatum at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 32 free throws a game; Bane at 20 and Banchero at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 32 free throws a game to Boston's 16 and the defense, Boston allowing 107 a night to Orlando's 113. Call it Boston 117, Orlando 113, Orlando keeping it close.
4/19 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 110, shooting 53 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Duren at 19 and Harris at 15 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. 6 days' rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 31 free throws a game; Banchero at 22 and Fra. Wagner at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. 6 days' rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the arc, Detroit at 40 percent from three to Orlando's 33 and the line, where Orlando takes 31 free throws a game to Detroit's 24. Call it Detroit 117, Orlando 113, Orlando keeping it close.
4/22 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Cunningham at 18 and Duren at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 109, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Banchero at 22 and Fra. Wagner at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Detroit wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Detroit 116, Orlando 114, Orlando keeping it close.
4/02 @ DET 108-113 — MIN notes
MIN lost 108-113. MIN shot 44% (38 of 86) to DET's 48%, 13 of 42 from three. Randle led with 27 (9 of 15, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Dosunmu added 19, Reid 19. Q1 was theirs, 31-30, but the other 3 periods went 83-77 against them. Conley's -12 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/03 @ PHI 103-115 — MIN notes
MIN lost 103-115. MIN took 19 more shots (101 to 82), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 38% to PHI's 50%, 14 of 43 from three, and got to the line 20 times to PHI's 28. The glass went 43-53 against them. Randle led with 21 (9 of 15, 2 of 6 at the line); Hyland added 21, Dosunmu 19. Q2 was theirs, 30-22, turning a 2-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 93-73 against them. They led by as many as 10. DiVincenzo's -18 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 vs CHA 108-122 — MIN notes
MIN lost 108-122. MIN shot 46% (38 of 83) to CHA's 49%, 14 of 38 from three, and went to the line 23 times to CHA's 15 — 18 points from the stripe to their 13. Randle led with 26 (9 of 16, 1 of 5 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Hyland added 18, Dosunmu 12. Q2 was theirs, 39-26, turning a 8-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 96-69 against them. Dosunmu's -23 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/07 @ IND 124-104 — MIN notes
MIN won 124-104. MIN shot 52% (46 of 89) to IND's 48%, 17 of 41 from three, and got to the line 16 times to IND's 31. Dosunmu led with 24 (10 of 17, 1 of 5 from three); Randle added 19, Hyland 19. The hinge was Q3, 39-24: a lead of 10 became 25, and the lead reached 31. Dosunmu was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
4/08 @ ORL 120-132 — MIN notes
MIN lost 120-132. MIN shot 50% (45 of 90) to ORL's 54%, 18 of 44 from three, and got to the line 14 times to ORL's 23. The glass went 33-48 against them. Shannon Jr. led with 33 (11 of 14, 5 of 7 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); McDaniels added 18, Reid 15. Q4 was theirs, 37-31, the deficit cut from 18 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 101-83 against them. Anderson's -25 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Durant at 26 and Thompson at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Finney-Smith (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Minnesota comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Randle at 23 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Edwards (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-6 a night and Minnesota minus-7 and the defense, Houston allowing 108 a night to Minnesota's 117. Call it Houston 117, Minnesota 112.
4/12 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Randle at 22 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Randle (2 straight), Gobert (2 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 126, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Fears at 29 and Bey at 22 a game. Without McGowens (15 straight), Jordan (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the line, where New Orleans takes 27 free throws a game to Minnesota's 20 and the glass, where New Orleans has been minus-3 a night and Minnesota minus-8. Call it Minnesota 121, New Orleans 117, New Orleans keeping it close.
4/18 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 133 a night and allowing 122, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Jokić at 28 and Murray at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Murray (2 straight), Braun (2 straight), Johnson (2 straight). 5 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 123, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Dosunmu at 17 and Shannon Jr. at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Randle (3 straight), Gobert (3 straight), Reid (2 straight). 5 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-6 a night and Minnesota minus-7. Call it Denver 124, Minnesota 119.
4/20 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Murray at 25 and Jokić at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 122, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Shannon Jr. at 21 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-8 a night and Minnesota minus-7. Call it Denver 123, Minnesota 117.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
AM A. Morales
CC C. Castleton
DB D. Bane
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
JC J. Cain
JC J. Carter
JR J. Richardson
JS J. Suggs
MW M. Wagner
NP N. Penda
PB P. Banchero
TD T. da Silva
WC W. Carter Jr.
MINBH B. Hyland
DD D. DiVincenzo
JB J. Beringer
JC J. Clark
JI J. Ingles
JM J. McDaniels
JP J. Phillips
KA K. Anderson
NR N. Reid
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
Magic beat Timberwolves 132-120 as Paolo Banchero scores 20 and Orlando wins 4th straight
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Paolo Banchero had 20 points and eight rebounds, Desmond Bane added 18 points and six assists and the Orlando Magic beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 132-120 on Wednesday night.
Franz Wagner scored 17 points and Goga Bitadze came off the bench with 14 points and 15 rebounds for the Magic, who have won four straight.
The win pulled the Magic (44-36) up to seventh place in the tight race for playoff/play-in positions. With two road games remaining (Chicago on Friday and Boston on Sunday), they could finish anywhere between six and ninth in the Eastern Conference.
Terrence Shannon Jr . led the Timberwolves with a career-high 33 points. Jaden McDaniels , back in the lineup after missing six games with a left knee injury, added 18 points in 19 minutes.
The Timberwolves, who have lost five of seven, played without Anthony Edwards (right knee injury) and four players who started Tuesday night’s win at Indiana that clinched their Western Conference playoff spot.
Julius Randle missed his first game of the season and Rudy Gobert missed his fifth.
Wagner scored twice to help Orlando break away from a 47-47 tie to a 63-53 halftime lead. Jalen Suggs hit a couple of 3-pointers and a layup on a 22-6 burst that broke the game open in the third quarter. The Magic led by 24 at one point.
Shannon scored 29 points in the second half, hitting five of seven 3-point shots. He made 11 of 14 shots overall and also had five assists.
The Magic shot 53.7% overall in their home finale.