Minnesota Timberwolves 104, Orlando Magic 89 — Recap

January 9, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Minnesota Timberwolves 104, Orlando Magic 89. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIN 29-18 ORL; Q2 MIN 23-21 ORL; Q3 MIN 26-23 ORL; Q4 MIN 26-27 ORL.

Top performers (box score): Julius Randle (MIN) 23 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Anthony Edwards (MIN) 21 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 threes on 5-of-19 shooting; Naz Reid (MIN) 16 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-9 shooting; Goga Bitadze (ORL) 15 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists on 7-of-12 shooting; Caleb Houstan (ORL) 14 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 threes on 4-of-7 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN

Julius Randle

23 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM · 8-16 FG

Scoring · MIN

Anthony Edwards

21 PTS, 3 REB, 7 AST, 4 3PM · 5-19 FG

Scoring · MIN

Naz Reid

16 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 2 3PM · 5-9 FG

Season highs

Caleb Houstan · Season-high 4 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
MIN	29	23	26	26		104
ORL	18	21	23	27		89

🧮 How They Scored

MINORL

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

47.1%Effective FG%46.8%

7.5%Turnover %11.4%

29.8%Offensive rebound %21.7%

0.365Free-throw rate0.218

Box Score

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Anthony Edwards G	36	21	3	7	2	—	2	5-19	4-11	7-9	+20
Rudy Gobert C	32	10	12	1	1	—	—	5-8	—	0-2	+14
Jaden McDaniels F	32	7	8	1	—	1	—	1-4	0-2	5-5	+12
Julius Randle F	31	23	10	2	—	1	2	8-16	1-3	6-6	+13
Donte DiVincenzo G	24	12	2	4	2	—	3	4-10	4-7	0-1	-1
Naz Reid F-C	23	16	3	1	2	1	—	5-9	2-4	4-6	+14
Mike Conley G	23	9	4	2	2	—	1	3-7	1-2	2-2	+23
Nickeil Alexander-Walker G	22	2	6	3	—	—	—	1-5	0-2	—	+2
Josh Minott F	8	—	—	—	—	1	—	0-2	0-1	—	-7
Luka Garza C	3	4	—	—	—	—	—	2-2	—	—	-5
Leonard Miller F	3	—	2	—	—	—	—	0-2	0-1	—	-5
Jaylen Clark G	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	-5

Orlando Magic

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Caleb Houstan G	33	14	1	1	—	—	2	4-7	4-6	2-2	-4
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	33	13	1	2	1	1	1	5-7	3-4	—	-20
Goga Bitadze C	30	15	8	2	1	3	—	7-12	0-1	1-1	-9
Cole Anthony G	27	12	3	5	2	2	4	5-13	0-3	2-3	-13
Tristan Da Silva F	24	6	9	2	—	—	1	2-9	0-5	2-2	+3
Jett Howard G	23	10	8	4	—	—	2	4-11	2-9	—	-5
Wendell Carter Jr. F	18	8	6	1	—	—	—	3-10	0-3	2-5	-6
Jonathan Isaac F	15	4	7	—	—	2	—	1-4	0-2	2-2	-11
Anthony Black G	10	3	—	1	—	1	1	1-5	0-2	1-2	-6

🔬 Advanced Stats

Minnesota TimberwolvesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Julius Randle	Bench	31	23	61.7	28.8	+21.3	21.6
Anthony Edwards	Bench	36	21	45.7	29.1	+26.9	10.1
Naz Reid	Bench	23	16	68.7	23.1	+27.4	22.3
Donte DiVincenzo	Bench	24	12	57.5	25.0	+3.3	8.9
Rudy Gobert	Bench	32	10	56.3	12.2	+22.6	13.8
Mike Conley	Bench	23	9	57.1	16.4	+48.6	23.5
Jaden McDaniels	Bench	32	7	56.5	6.9	+18.1	7.4
Luka Garza	Bench	3	4	100.0	25.0	-71.4	42.9
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	Bench	22	2	20.0	10.2	+4.7	6.8
Joe Ingles	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Josh Minott	Bench	8	—	0.0	11.1	-43.8	-69.2
Leonard Miller	Bench	3	—	0.0	25.0	-71.4	-21.4
Jaylen Clark	Bench	3	—	0.0	12.5	-71.4	-28.6

Orlando MagicTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Goga Bitadze	Bench	30	15	60.3	18.2	-15.5	15.3
Caleb Houstan	Bench	33	14	88.8	13.3	-4.5	6.9
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	33	13	92.9	11.3	-28.6	8.9
Cole Anthony	Bench	27	12	41.9	31.6	-23.6	9.2
Jett Howard	Bench	23	10	45.5	22.0	-10.6	14.8
Wendell Carter Jr.	Bench	18	8	32.8	25.5	-19.1	-2.2
Tristan Da Silva	Bench	24	6	30.4	21.2	+4.3	7.5
Jonathan Isaac	Bench	15	4	41.0	13.2	-40.5	20.3
Anthony Black	Bench	10	3	25.5	25.0	-33.3	-24.1